# How I Stopped Giving My Time Away and Took My Life Back | Episode 347

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Podcast: [Fragmented to Whole: Life Lessons from 12 Step Recovery](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fragmented-to-whole-life-lessons-from-12-step-recovery-182478)
Published: 2026-04-13T11:00:00+00:00
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Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode 347 of the Fragmented to Whole Podcast, I'm sharing a very real and practical look at time boundaries, what they actually look like in daily life, and how they changed everything for me. Before recovery, I thought my issue was time management. But the truth was much deeper: I didn’t have boundaries around my time. That meant my time was constantly available to others, and I was unintentionally abandoning myself. In this episode, I walk you through the s...

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