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How to Set PTSD Boundaries Without Guilt or Conflict

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

In this Boundary Bootcamp workshop, Brad and Kaylene help trauma survivors turn boundary ideas into real-life action. Instead of just talking about what boundaries are, this session focuses on getting specific: what internal boundary you need most, what external boundary you’ve been avoiding, and what will actually help you enforce them when life gets messy.

You’ll hear how internal boundaries often start with one powerful goal: stop doing damage when you’re triggered. That could mean not binging substances, not spiraling into reactive conversations, and choosing self-care first so you don’t make tomorrow harder than it needs to be.

The workshop also breaks down why many boundaries fail: they’re too vague, you don’t anticipate obstacles, and you don’t have a plan for enforcement. Whether it’s bedtime, screen time, people-pleasing at work, or staying calm with a specific person, the focus is on clear rules, realistic systems, and skill-building over perfection.

If boundaries have felt confusing, guilt-heavy, or impossible to maintain, this episode reframes them as self-respect in action—simple, consistent choices that protect your nervous system and make PTSD recovery sustainable.

💡 What You’ll Learn

How to define an internal boundary as what you do to stop self-damage and support long-term healing

Why the best early PTSD boundaries focus on “don’t make it worse” before trying to make it better

How to create clearer boundaries by getting specific about behaviors, timing, and routines

How to plan enforcement by identifying the exact obstacles that will challenge your boundary

How to stay calm in hard conversations by catching emotion early and using grounding tools

How to redirect negativity without escalating, including question-based conversation control

How to build time-management boundaries with alarms, reminders, and tracking real time spent

How to do a “hard reset” when overwhelm and unfinished tasks are clogging your mind

How to choose one internal boundary and one external boundary to create immediate momentum in recovery

🧠 Key Takeaway

Boundaries work when they’re clear, realistic, and enforced with a plan—your nervous system heals faster when you stop doing damage and start protecting your peace consistently.

🔗 Next Steps

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Topics Covered:

PTSD recovery • trauma healing • boundaries workshop • internal boundaries • external boundaries • self-love and self-respect • emotional regulation • nervous system regulation • trauma coping tools • trigger management • people pleasing recovery • conflict boundaries • communication skills • self-care routines • bedtime boundaries • screen time boundaries • time management for trauma survivors • procrastination and overwhelm • habit building • recovery coaching • practical PTSD tools