Somatic approaches to setting empowered boundaries and healing codependence in Bellingham WA
Author : Nichole Proffitt | Published On : 31 Aug 2026
Why is it so hard to set boundaries even when you know you should?
Because boundary-setting is not a cognitive challenge, it is a nervous system event. For anyone with a history of relational trauma or codependency, the act of saying no triggers the same survival responses as a genuine threat (fight, flight, freeze, or fawn). Somatic therapy addresses boundaries and codependency at the level where they actually live: in the body and nervous system.
