Keywords:
boundaries, relationships, healing, empathy, nervous system, communication, personal limits, generational differences, intimacy, self-care, mental health, self-discovery, emotional security, grief, learned helplessness, personal values, healthy relationships
Summary:
In this episode of the Well2You Podcast, host Sue McCarroll sits down with Dr. Deborah Brown to unpack the essential role of boundaries in healing and maintaining healthy relationships. Together, they explore how empathy, self-awareness, and nervous system regulation influence the way we communicate and uphold our limits.
Takeaways:
• Boundaries begin with recognizing and honoring your own limits.
• Your nervous system can guide you in recognizing when limits are crossed.
• You are responsible for creating change in your environment and relationships.
• Boundaries in intimacy require shared understanding and ongoing effort.
• Learned helplessness can block growth; awareness restores agency.
• Identifying personal values strengthens emotional security.
• Discomfort in boundary-setting often signals transformation.
Sound Bites:
“Your body hears everything your mind says.”
“Boundaries are shared, not set.”
“You can have autonomy and connection.”
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to Boundaries and Healing
03:01 Understanding Personal Limits
05:56 The Challenge of Empathy in Boundary-Setting
09:01 How the Nervous System Informs Boundaries
11:53 Setting and Communicating Boundaries in Relationships
14:59 Emotional Safety and Mutual Understanding
17:56 Generational Perspectives on Boundaries
21:02 Intimacy, Communication, and Connection
24:43 Navigating Relationship Changes
26:45 Overcoming Learned Helplessness
28:10 Grief and Growth Through Change
31:10 Rediscovering Self-Trust and Emotional Security
33:45 Learning Through Discomfort
36:19 Maintaining Healthy Relationships Over Time
40:46 Final Reflections on Courage and Healing
About Deborah:
Dr. Deborah Brown is a psychotherapist and holistic healthcare provider. She is a behavioral health and social science researcher and writer examining how we make decisions about our health and our relationships. She is a strong advocate for ending mental health stigma and a popular voice in the mental health community. She is considered an expert in the area of human behavior, relationships, and sexual health.
Connect with Deborah:
http://brownstonewellnesscenter.net
www.instagram.com/drdeborahbrownstone
Check out her NEW podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-session-with-dr-deborah-brown/id1788991049?i=1000683123974
Meet your host:
Sue McCarroll is the founder of Opal Wellness Studio. Sue has a unique style of coaching women to increase self-care, self-compassion, navigate busy mom life and nourish their bodies mentally, emotionally, and physically. She is is a holistic health coach, Pilates teacher, business owner and mom who gave up diet-culture beliefs to live a lifestyle full of clarity and vitality!
You can learn more about Sue on Instagram
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