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Setting boundaries as a small business owner can feel impossible—especially when you’re balancing clients, family, and the never-ending mental load. In this episode of Passion, But Make It Profit, Julia Foster sits down with Dereka Feiler, owner of Recoup and Relief Counseling and Therapeutic Services (now with locations in Medina and Dublin, Ohio), to talk about realistic boundaries for entrepreneurs, working moms, and service-based business owners.

Dereka shares what changed when she went from a fast-paced career (Child Protective Services) to owning a growing private practice—and how becoming a mom forced healthier boundaries around time, energy, and priorities. Together, Julia and Dereka unpack the difference between working in your business vs working on your business, why delegation can be a boundary tool, and how to time block when life is unpredictable (kids, customers, and “urgent” problems that jump the line).

You’ll learn practical strategies for:

• Setting boundaries at work and in your personal life without guilt

• Time blocking and why it doesn’t always work (and what to do instead)

• Managing the mental load of entrepreneurship, parenting, and daily life

• Creating a monthly “brain dump” task list (with time estimates) to reduce overwhelm

• The “basic needs vs self-care” mindset shift that changes everything

• Simple routines like the 5-4-3-2-1 reset to fit self-care into a packed schedule

• Building sustainable work-life balance as a business owner

If you’re an entrepreneur who struggles with overworking, burnout, people-pleasing, or constantly feeling behind, this episode will help you create boundaries you can actually stick to—so you can grow a profitable business without losing the heart behind it all.

Connect with Julia: @JustFlourishMarketing
Learn more about Dereka + Recoup and Relief Counseling (Medina + Dublin, Ohio) and the Daffodil Room Group (infertility nonprofit).