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The Process of Self-Sabotage – You Don’t Have to Forgive Everyone – Anxiety All The Time

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The Process of Self-Sabotage – You don’t have to forgive everyone – Anxiety all the time
The Process of Self-Sabotage – You don’t have to forgive everyone – Anxiety all the time
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The Process of Self-Sabotage – You don’t have to forgive everyone – Anxiety all the time
May 1, 2016

Why do we fall off course so easily? When you prioritize tasks that take your time away from the things you want to accomplish, you fall back farther and farther until you are no longer making progress. In fact, you might even end up going backward.

Sometimes you are not in alignment with a bigger vision for yourself. The reason is that you might actually have a value hidden under the surface that you didn’t even know was there. I talk about this self-sabotaging behavior in segment one of this episode.

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Depending on Abusive People – When Physical Pain Will Not End – Should You Take Someone Who Desperately Wants You

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Depending on Abusive People – When Physical Pain Will Not End – Should You Take Someone Who Desperately Wants You
Depending on Abusive People – When Physical Pain Will Not End – Should You Take Someone Who Desperately Wants You
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Depending on Abusive People – When Physical Pain Will Not End – Should You Take Someone Who Desperately Wants You
April 24, 2016

Being in an abusive relationship of any kind, especially where you have a dependency on the abuser for one reason or another, leaves you in a tough spot.

Can you leave and still be okay, or are you so dependent that leaving will put you in a worse situation? This is a tough position to be in, so what do you do? I talk about this in segment 1. 

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The Delay of Relationship Happiness

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The desire to end

One of the issues some of my previous coaching clients had was a partner that couldn’t seem to make up their mind.

Their partners knew there were problems in the relationship, yet they still procrastinated or said things like, “Yeah, I know I have problems. I’m working on them.”

I know this response well because that used to be me! 

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Instead of Controlling Your Partner, Heal Yourself

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Most of the messages I get have to do with intimate relationships. That makes sense because many people get into these kinds of relationships.

We want that connection, bonding, and intimacy with another person. It’s in our wiring. The catch is that once we find the person to share our life with, they almost always come with a mirror that reflects what we need to heal in ourselves.

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You Are Not Alone in Your Challenges But May Feel Alone in Your Relationship

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You Are Not Alone in Your Challenges But May Feel Alone in Your Relationship
You Are Not Alone in Your Challenges But May Feel Alone in Your Relationship
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You Are Not Alone in Your Challenges But May Feel Alone in Your Relationship
April 17, 2016

Have you ever felt alone in your struggles? Just when you thought you were the only person experiencing what you’re going through, it’s hard to imagine anyone else dealing with the same thing. Yet, there are many. And I receive a lot of messages from people that reinforce that. How does that help you? There might be something bigger at play here.

Also, I talk about a message I received from someone who feels very alone in her relationship. Her partner just doesn’t seem to want to include her in any future plans he has for himself, and only himself. He says he loves her and wants to be with her, but his actions and behavior prove otherwise. Much to talk about today.