Emotional Intelligence is the ability to perceive, understand, manage, and handle emotions of others and of ones self. When someone is emotionally intelligent they are able to sense, discern, evaluate & guide different feelings and able to take responsibility for their own emotions. Emotional intelligence is highly correlated with empathy and is useful in creating rich and meaningful connections.

Boundaries are an essential part of establishing healthy relationships and engaging in meaningful connections. But they can also create a lot of confusion, so let me start with a working definition that I came across years ago that helped click boundaries into place for me.