Meghan Markle has set quite the example since she stepped into life as the Duchess of Sussex. As a biracial American woman, shes modernized the British monarchy. She has also focused on the advancement of women through charitable causes and broken down myths about pregnancy after the age of 35 .

Now she and her husband, Prince Harry, are demonstrating how to take care of your own mental health even if it leads to some tough changes with your family.

Youve probably heard by now that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced on their Instagram page theyll be taking a step back as senior members of the Royal Family in order to carve out a new, progressive role within their family . While theres mostly speculation over whats occurring and we dont have all the details on their decision, one thing is pretty clear: Theyre slapping some boundaries in place.

Jokes aside, this is a pretty valid move. Though Meghan and Harry may have a distinctly unique experience given the fact theyre navigating royal waters and all what theyre going through isnt all that rare. Most of us have probably dealt with iffy family dynamics at some point.

Setting clear boundaries with your relatives and telling them what you are and arent comfortable with isnt always the easiest, but doing so can make your life (and theirs) much, much smoother in the long run.

Heres why we need boundaries.

When were young, our parents or guardians more or less govern our lives. They call the shots, and we pretty much go along with it. As we grow up, however, we start to become our own person.

We take in [information] from our family, but then we also take in from the world, and then we make sense of those pieces and apply them to who we are and we start to learn more about ourselves within the context of all that information, said Mayra Mendez , a licensed psychotherapist and program coordinator for intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental health services at Providence Saint Johns Child and Family Development Center.

As we make sense of the world around us and how we fit into it, we develop a stronger idea of what we stand for and what defines us. And in order to meet what we want and need, like and dislike, we may have to make some adjustments AKA throw up some boundaries so we can live in a way were comfortable with.

Because we are always learning more about ourselves (even well into our golden years), this process never really ends, Mendez said. As we evolve and change, so do our needs which puts us on a constant quest to find our truest selves in the world.