{"id":35455,"date":"2026-08-25T18:41:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T01:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jaynolan.org\/boundaries-matter-building-healthy-relationships-through-self-advocacy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T18:41:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T01:41:11","slug":"boundaries-matter-building-healthy-relationships-through-self-advocacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jaynolan.org\/es\/boundaries-matter-building-healthy-relationships-through-self-advocacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Boundaries Matter: Building Healthy Relationships Through Self-Advocacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"Boundaries Matter: Building Healthy Relationships Through Self-Advocacy Ep. 01\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I6-XxDMIer0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the very first episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/jaynolan.org\/es\/blog\/podcast-in-the-same-boat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In the Same Boat<\/a>. Host Edward Amey, CEO of Jay Nolan Community Services, sits down with Wesley Witherspoon, nationally recognized self-advocate, trainer, and disability rights leader, to discuss one of the most important life skills for everyone: healthy boundaries.<\/p>\n<p>In this conversation, Wesley shares why boundaries are essential for self-advocacy, personal safety, healthy relationships, independence, and self-determination. Drawing from years of advocacy, training, and leadership experience, Wesley explains how people with developmental and intellectual disabilities can recognize, communicate, and maintain boundaries in everyday life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Topics include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What boundaries really mean<\/li>\n<li>Self-advocacy and personal choice<\/li>\n<li>Recognizing healthy and unhealthy relationships<\/li>\n<li>Communicating needs with confidence<\/li>\n<li>Safety, respect, and independence<\/li>\n<li>Practical strategies for neurodivergent individuals and families<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>About the Guest:<\/strong>\u00a0Wesley Witherspoon serves in advocacy and leadership roles throughout California and has spent more than 15 years presenting on self-advocacy and disability-related topics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@jaynolan-org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe<\/a> for more conversations about neurodiversity, inclusion, self-determination, employment, advocacy, and community belonging.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:\u00a0<\/strong>Listen on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/2wp7sRbFCHPHVUXr00SqfG?si=wBsErEPVQ8ayKn9AvWBiGg&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=a968043e4d5048fd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a> | Watch on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/I6-XxDMIer0?si=dO-AjnRY1oU_RLWa\">Youtube<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the very first episode of In the Same Boat. 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