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Kids Humiliating Kids – My Boss is Irrational – Enablers Give Their Dependents a Free Ride – The Meaning of Spirituality

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Kids Humiliating Kids – My Boss is Irrational – Enablers Give Their Dependents a Free Ride – The Meaning of Spirituality
Kids Humiliating Kids – My Boss is Irrational – Enablers Give Their Dependents a Free Ride – The Meaning of Spirituality
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Kids Humiliating Kids – My Boss is Irrational – Enablers Give Their Dependents a Free Ride – The Meaning of Spirituality
March 20, 2016

In this multi-faceted episode, I’ll talk about how bullies love when you react negatively and what to do to squash the energy behind their bullying.

This is from a letter from a kid who got bullied in school and was humiliated to the point where he didn’t want to go back. Adopting a “who cares?” attitude can be very helpful in situations like this.

In the second segment, I talk about someone with an irrational boss. What do you do when your boss is completely crazy? The lizard brain kicks in, and you can react like a human, or perhaps what really needs to happen is for you to react like another lizard!

I also talk about spirituality in this episode, something I rarely talk about on this show. When the trauma is too much, and you can’t get beyond it, maybe spirituality is a factor in healing. After all, when even the worst events in life have a positive meaning of some sort, it can surely help get beyond the pain and other negative feelings.

Finally, I discuss enabling and empowerment. This episode is packed. 

Filed Under: Bullying, childhood, Children, Codependency, enabling, Fears, Friendships, Hate, Humiliation, Spirituality, Toxic People

The Abused Mind in Relationships – A Listener Gets Cheated On And Kicked Out – Wanting Others To Do What You Believe is Right

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The Abused Mind in Relationships – A Listener Gets Cheated On And Kicked Out – Wanting Others To Do What You Believe is Right
The Abused Mind in Relationships – A Listener Gets Cheated On And Kicked Out – Wanting Others To Do What You Believe is Right
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The Abused Mind in Relationships – A Listener Gets Cheated On And Kicked Out – Wanting Others To Do What You Believe is Right
March 6, 2016

Getting into an abusive relationship is a quick path to a horrible future. Getting into a great relationship, however, can seem like the best thing that ever happened… unless they cheat, then it feels like an abusive relationship.

If you decide to stay in a relationship where you know infidelity is happening, are you being abused, or are you abusing yourself? 

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Filed Under: abuse, anxiety, Behavior, Control, Divorce, Dysfunction, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Withdrawal, enabling, Family, Guilt, Human Potential, Infidelity, Loneliness, Marriage, Relationships, Toxic People Tagged With: cheating in a marriage, Emotional Abuse, I have an abused mind, verbal abuse, Wanting others to do what you want

Should You Divorce the Thoughts of Staying in a Bad Marriage?

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I received an email from a woman I’ll call “Jenny.” Jenny is in quite an unempowering situation, being married to a man who simply doesn’t care about her. He makes decisions without her, dismisses her, disrespects her, basically does anything he wants, and also expects her to do what he wants. 

Jenny is in an unhappy marriage.

She reached out to me to thank me for helping her and many others. I was grateful to get her message. 

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Filed Under: Behavior, Divorce, Human Potential, Marriage, Negative Emotions, Personal Boundaries, Relationships Tagged With: divorce, marriage, unhappy in relationship, When is it time for a divorce?

The Snapping Point of Lasting Change

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The Snapping Point of Lasting Change and Finding Compassion When People are Petty
The Snapping Point of Lasting Change and Finding Compassion When People are Petty
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The Snapping Point of Lasting Change and Finding Compassion When People are Petty
January 9, 2016

We all have a snapping point and it can change our world when it happens.

I remember the first time I stood up for myself. I was 10. The bully up the street came over and we had just finished wrestling (as boys tend to do). I was done. He wasn’t.

I sat down, tired, and not interested in wrestling anymore. And he came up to me and said, “Come on, let’s wrestle some more.” I was like, “Nope, I’m done. I’m too tired, and don’t want to wrestle anymore.”

He further badgered me, “Come on, let’s wrestle again!”

“No. I don’t want to.”

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Filed Under: Behavior, Beliefs, Human Potential, Negative Emotions, Personal Boundaries Tagged With: anger, boiling point, snapping point

Standing Up For Yourself Is The Right Thing To Do

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Standing Up For Yourself Is The Right Thing – Getting Resistance While Honoring Your Boundaries – A Listener Stops Listening and Calls Me Out
Standing Up For Yourself Is The Right Thing – Getting Resistance While Honoring Your Boundaries – A Listener Stops Listening and Calls Me Out
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Standing Up For Yourself Is The Right Thing – Getting Resistance While Honoring Your Boundaries – A Listener Stops Listening and Calls Me Out
January 3, 2016

Brene Brown said, “Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others.”

I remember making a business deal with a friend of mine. We went into it together knowing that we’d each have to play a part in developing, running, and sustaining the business. The business idea sounded very lucrative, and we were both excited to start going with it.

However, about a month into it, I got reservations. I almost felt sick every time we talked about it, to the point where I hoped it wouldn’t be brought up. But, this was a business arrangement that I agreed to – how could it possibly not be brought up?

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Filed Under: Behavior, Beliefs, Human Potential, Negative Emotions, Personal Boundaries Tagged With: Boundaries, decisions, direction, fear, momentum, stand up

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