How Growing Up Without Family Boundaries Affected My Early Career

Fear of making decisions. Fear of making mistakes.

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Invisible Illness

6 min readMay 19, 2022

Struggling with creating boundaries and setting yourself up for professional success due to family enmeshment — Graphic created by author

Respecting your elders is a core value in many families. In Southeast Asian culture, this can quickly translate into abuse of power and emotional control when there are no boundaries.

How Growing Up Without Family Boundaries Affected My Early Career

Fear of making decisions. Fear of making mistakes.

Written by Jess Mailinh