I don't know as I have any specific suggestions for you with regard to this.  But what you're really talking about here is personal boundaries. So here are links to some articles, from PsychCentral's archives, on the subject of establishing, & defending, personal boundaries. Hopefully some of the information in these articles can be of some help:
https://psychcentral.com/lib/what-ar...do-i-get-some/
https://psychcentral.com/lib/10-way-...dium=popular17
https://blogs.psychcentral.com/imper...dium=popular17
https://blogs.psychcentral.com/imper...hy-boundaries/
https://psychcentral.com/lib/5-tips-...iveness/?all=1
https://psychcentral.com/blog/how-to...amily-members/
Also, family therapist Kati Morton has 2 videos on her YouTube channel on the subject of personal boundaries. Here are links to those videos:
  
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