Last week Sarah Brady, an ex-girlfriend of actor Jonah Hill, started posting screenshots of text messages the couple exchanged during their year-long relationship to her Instagram account.
He includes "surfing with men," "to post pictures of yourself in a bathing suit," and "to model."
The screenshots sparked discussion around Hill's use of the word "boundaries" and how what we know as "therapy-speak" can be invoked to justify questionable behavior.
"Therapy speak has become weaponized in many ways," says Lisa Marie Bobby, psychologist and clinical director of Growing Self Counseling & Coaching in Denver.
"By saying, 'you're failing to respect my boundaries,' it is effectively stopping the conversation and accusing someone else of being inappropriate," Bobby says.
Persons:
Sarah Brady, Jonah Hill, Brady, Lisa Marie Bobby, Bobby
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Denver