Jamie Dunn- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

12/30/2023

A new perspective on new years: self-acceptance above all else.

06/01/2022

These past few weeks about been affecting me and so many quite deeply. We’re feeling so many things and trying to cope and carry on. Being a deep feeler can be so challenging but also such an inherently beautiful gift. Make sure to give yourself and others extra grace and compassion.

04/01/2022

Most of us can relate to being in some level of survival mode these past couple of years. As we emerge and peek our heads out, it’s clear that we don’t just go back to who we were fully. We felt and faced a lot (and continue to) as individuals, couples, families, communities, and people on this planet. What we do with these experiences and how we integrate them into our next steps forward will inevitably define how it’s impacted us. I’m honored to begin to wade into these unknown and scary waters with clients again. Missed this sacred work. 💜

03/19/2022

Yes!!! 🙌🏼

05/14/2020

If you need resources as an HSP or parent of an HSP, please visit http://bit.ly/2XMscIw

05/04/2020

YES. Let’s not feel we have to take it all on

12/11/2019

💜 yes we do

10/28/2019

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The most common questions I get around boundaries are:
1. “How can I place a boundary without making someone upset?”
2. “How can I make someone understand my boundary?”
3. “How can I stop people from crossing my boundary?”

Here is the answer: you can’t. All you can control is your response.

I know this is a heart breaking part of the healing process. You’re doing the work. You’re practicing self care. You placing boundaries because you finally “get” their importance.

This takes courage.

But then, there’s the other person’s reaction. In my healing journey I had plenty of people that didn’t listen to my boundaries. They continued to cross them.

This is why most people don’t hold their boundaries. They believe they are responsible for the emotions of others.

Boundaries are simply our own personal limits. They are kind and clear. They tell people around us how we will be interacted with.

But, those with trauma and unhealthy attachment will view boundaries as a rejection. Or abandonment. They have not healed, and believe a person with limits is harming them.

This is when we breathe.

Boundaries are an act of self care. They are for us. If someone responds in a hurtful way we are simply getting feedback on their emotional wellness.

Emotionally well people respect boundaries.

They have their own.

They know this is a part of authentic love and connection. They value someone guiding them around their own needs and requests. They know they aren’t being abandoned.

They honor the needs of others because they honor the needs of themselves.

Setting boundaries is a practice. It’s terrible uncomfortable but gets easier with time. Now that I have clear boundaries, I honestly don’t know how I lived without them.

Hold your boundaries. It’s self love

10/12/2019

08/26/2019

How are we doing out there with back to school? This is an exciting, but often, stressful time for students and families. Self-care is a must!

04/08/2019

We’re all doing our best at our current level of awareness. When we know better, we can do better.

01/19/2019

“Trauma not transformed becomes trauma transferred” -Ashley Judd