If there's one thing we've all learnt over the past year, it's that slowing down is actually pretty damn important.

But setting boundaries around work or your social life is much easier said than done.

Which is why an Instagram post by author Sally Hepworth listing the boundaries she put in place for her followers about had us feeling all the feels.

"You know when you’re cruising along and all of a sudden you realise you’re totally overwhelmed? And worse, overwhelmed by entirely the wrong things? This is where I have been the past few weeks," she began the post.

"I realised boundaries were exactly what I needed in order to beat the overwhelm and better prioritise my life."

She went on to say that as of today, she won't be able to do any more book club visits and has set in place new boundaries about how people can contact her.

"I have to admit it feels a little uncomfortable putting up these boundaries because I have always prided myself on being a fairly boundary-free person, also at the age of 40 I am still shamefully desperate for people to like me... but Glennon Doyle says it is the thing to do, so what am I supposed to do?"

We hear you Sally.

Which is why we asked theMamamiacommunity to share the boundaries they reluctantly had to set in their lives to carve out that all-important 'me time'.

Here's what they had to say.

Work boundaries.

'I don’t talk about work related things in my lunch break.'

"I don’t have my work email on my phone or home laptop. Once 5pm hits I switch off from all that. Also, I don’t answer calls after 10pm (unless it’s immediate family - my son, mum, dad or brother) I don’t talk about work related things during my lunch break that’s my time to reset. My phone goes on do not disturb at 10pm every night. I don’t answer my phone before 8am from work colleagues. If it’s important, they can send me a message... I found I needed to do this for my mental wellbeing and to stop burn out." - Kelly.

'I turn my work phone off on the weekend.'

"I turn my work phone off at 6pm on Friday and don't turn it on until Monday morning." - Catriona.

'My work laptop is just for work.'

Personal boundaries.

'I turn my phone off when I go on holidays.'

Social life.

'I said goodbye to a toxic friend.'

"I cut out a toxic friend... well I should say she cut me out and I accepted (I think she expected me to apologise and want to be her friend again because it was over such a trivial thing). Not being anxious around any of my friends any more is life changing." - Emmeline.