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Boundaries Bootcamp: How Healthy Boundaries Accelerate PTSD Recovery

Host: Brad Schipke • Overcoming PTSD Podcast • Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching

In this Boundaries Bootcamp kickoff, Brad and Kaylene break down what healthy boundaries really are—and what they’re not—for trauma survivors and those healing from PTSD. Instead of “fortress walls” that shut everyone out, they explore boundaries as fences with doors and gates you control, so you decide who gets access, when, and how.

You’ll hear practical, real-life examples of boundaries around sobriety, family conflict, and emotional safety, and why highly emotional, all-or-nothing “I’m done, I’m out” rules usually backfire. Brad and Kaylene show how to pause, think long-term, and place your “fence” in the right spot instead of building it in the middle of your life during a meltdown.

This episode also digs into the less-talked-about side of boundaries: self-boundaries. You’ll learn why keeping promises to yourself around food, sobriety, rest, and emotional reactions is the foundation for confidently setting boundaries with others. As your self-respect and self-worth grow, your boundaries become calmer, clearer, and easier to enforce.

Finally, Brad and Kaylene touch on navigating boundaries in close relationships—especially family and parent-child dynamics—where it can feel like your hands are tied. You’ll walk away with a grounded, compassionate framework for respecting your own needs while allowing others to have their boundaries too, without getting lost in guilt, shame, or people-pleasing.

💡 What You’ll Learn

What healthy boundaries are—and what they are not

How to spot “fortress” walls versus flexible, loving boundaries

Why self-boundaries are the foundation for every other boundary in PTSD and trauma recovery

How to ask “What’s best for me long term?” in any triggering situation

How fear-based decisions shrink your life and keep trauma patterns in place

Practical boundary examples around addiction, sobriety, and shared living spaces

Why you do not have to justify or defend your boundaries to anyone

How respecting other people’s boundaries actually supports your own healing

Simple ways to notice where you leave situations feeling worse—and where a boundary is needed

🧠 Key Takeaway

Healthy boundaries aren’t walls to keep people out; they’re doors you control so your healing, safety, and self-respect come first.

🔗 Next Steps

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PTSD recovery • trauma healing • healthy boundaries • self boundaries • relationship boundaries • emotional boundaries • mental boundaries • nervous system regulation • people-pleasing and PTSD • sobriety and boundaries • family conflict after trauma • parent-child boundaries • communication skills in trauma recovery • self-respect and self-worth • emotional regulation tools • trauma coping tools • Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching • Overcoming PTSD Podcast