Request an "Ignite Your Intimacy" breakthrough session with Heather https://heathershannon.co/video-page/. You’ll get her top 3 recommendations to enhance your sex life and learn if her Intimacy Infusion program could help you feel closer and more connected.-Ever wondered how setting up boundaries can enrich your relationships and add an extra layer of trust? ? This week on Ask a Sex Therapist, we chat to Nookie, a boundary pioneer who is adding fun and lightness to this heavy topic ?. She's got an infectious way of making the complicated approachable. Here are some highlights you can expect:- The six types of boundaries identified and provide examples of each.- Importance of setting boundaries early on in relationships.- How healthy boundaries surprisingly create more freedom in relationships - How to avoid manipulation and gaslighting in your relationships so you can feel close and independent at the same timeTime Stamps:[10:49] Work boundaries, intellectual limits, personal space violated.[17:12] Setting boundaries: assertiveness, defining what you want.[20:56] Dealing with manipulation and boundary setting challenges.[23:10] Honesty in friendships is essential for trust.[26:38] Compassion, boundaries, ethics, and self-reflection in relationships.[30:50] Change yourself, accept change, or be annoyed.[37:57] Choose words wisely, impact can be powerful.[39:49] Establish boundaries early in dating relationships.WORK WITH HEATHER:Request a free Intimacy Breakthrough Session with Heather- https://calendly.com/hshann1/discovery-call-1-clone?back=1&month=2023-07LET’S CONNECT! FIND HEATHER HERE ⤵️:Heather’s Website - https://HeatherShannon.coHeather’s Instagram - https://instagram.com/AskASexTherapistHeather’s YouTube - Check out the video version of this podcast & more! - https://www.youtube.com/@AskASexCoachCONNECT WITH HEATHER “NOOKIE” CLAUS:Visit her website: https://my.curiouser.life/ Order the Take No Sh*t! Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CGSZ78NL SIMILARLY AWESOME EPISODES:Liked the episode? Here’s a few more episodes of Ask A Sex Therapist that you'll enjoy:038: Authenticity, People Pleasing & True Intimacy! - https://apple.co/3G36NTT043: Exploring Findom Kinks with Dr Kate Balestrieri - https://pod.fo/e/1ecfaaRATE & REVIEW US!Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating here....