Feeling Safe & Standing Strong
Based on the Universal Truth “We’ve all got the right to feel safe”.
This Podcast is co-branded and brought to you by The Institute of Hope and Protective Behaviours International. Each episode offers practical, plain English tools for psychological safety, communication and emotional fitness with simple body based practices you can use right away. Listen here, read the full transcript and save your favourite practices.
Feeling Safe & Standing Strong
Episode 5: Boundaries are Safety in Action
Boundaries aren’t walls. They’re signals that help us protect what matters and feel safe in ourselves. In this episode, we explore how boundaries show up in daily life and why they’re essential for healthy relationships and self-respect
Informed by Universal Protective Behaviours, Pillar One: We all have the right to feel safe. In this episode, we explore how boundaries are a way we put this into practice.
Somatic Practices in this episode: **Somatic practices are simple ways of listening to and supporting our body so that we can respond with more clarity and care.
- ✋ Wall-Press Grounding — strength, firm stance
- 🗣️ Boundary Rehearsal (Voice & Movement) — clear voice, speaking up
(You’ll be guided through these in the episode, and please know they can be done at a desk or adapted while walking.)
✨ Feeling Safe Standing Strong is brought to you by The Institute of Hope (IOH) in collaboration with Protective Behaviours International (PBI).
🌏 I have the privilege of living, loving, learning, and creating on Larrakia Country and I pay my respects to Elders past, present, and emerging.
🔗 Find out more at www.theinstituteofhope.com.au or www.protectivebehavioursinternational.net
