choice is the bottom line here. Our goal in facilitating your growth in assertive self-expression is to free you to make those choices: to be close when you want and to maintain distance when you prefer that; to nurture your ties with friends and loved ones and to set firm limits with those you don’t want close; to speak up when it’s necessary to defend your personal space and to reach out when you want to expand your personal space; and to recognize that the other person has rights too.
