The last few weeks I have been having a roller coaster of a time with my teenage kids. If you are a parent you know this stage of raising them comes with its unique challenges. They still need your guidance, but they don't want to hear it.

And because I am learning more about healthy boundaries, I have been insisting on clear communication and taking time to have conversations that bring deeper understanding.

We have been having quite a few of these conversations lately. Often we get tired of saying the same things over and over again, so we give up. But I am convinced that healthy boundaries involve consistency.

One night last week, the kids overstepped their boundaries and came home past their curfew. I was so angry and frustrated, but it was late and I was tired so I did not say what I needed to say. Instead, I went to bed stuffing my feelings down.

The next day, I woke up with laryngitis! And it hit me like a tonne of bricks. I knew I was getting a message from my body. I Iooked...