Hey friends! Are you a nice person, or are you kind? In today’s episode of From Both Sides Of The Couch, we explore the important difference between the two and how learning to set boundaries can turn people-pleasing into personal power.

Join me, Dr. Laurie Bruce, as we talk honestly about why boundaries aren’t selfish or mean. They help regulate our nervous system and create a sense of safety, both for us and for others. When boundaries are unclear or missing, relationships often feel less secure rather than more loving.

The paradox is this: not holding boundaries doesn’t make relationships better; it actually makes them harder. Your worth doesn’t come from being needed. It comes from being whole.

Listen to this week’s episode of From Both Sides Of The Couch: Nice vs Kind: How Setting Boundaries Is An Act of Love.

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Dr. Laurie Bruce is a clinical psychologist and mindfulness coach. She received her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in 2000. Her expertise is in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), which is a treatment that combines both traditional cognitive and behavioral strategies with Eastern Mindfulness practices. She is also a Certified Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapist and completed a year-long intensive training through the Integrative Psychiatry Institute. She’s passionate about the safe, legal, and ethical use of psychedelic medicines to help address trauma, mood, and anxiety disorders and for personal and spiritual development.

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