The Overwhelmed Brain

Emotional Intelligence for Critical Thinkers

Do You Control Fate – Recovering From The Lies You’ve Told – You Can Spot a Fake Laugh and inauthentic behavior

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Do You Control Fate – Recovering From The Lies You’ve Told – You Can Spot a Fake Laugh and inauthentic behavior
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Do You Control Fate – Recovering From The Lies You’ve Told – You Can Spot a Fake Laugh and inauthentic behavior
October 11, 2015
fate lying and laughter

Is fate what we make or what we create? In segment one, I talk about a quote from Carl Jung on this very topic.

Today’s listener email has to do with being caught in a lie with family and what to do in the aftermath. It’s an interesting listen in segment two.

For segment three, I talk about spotting fake or forced laughter. In the final segment, I share my thoughts about a very dysfunctional family member of mine who’s trying to worm his way back into my family’s lives but is having a heck of a time getting any cooperation (hint, it’s my stepfather).

The Long, Dirty Divorce: Enduring The Emotional Drain of a Never-Ending Broken Marriage

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The Long, Dirty Divorce Episode: Enduring The Emotional Drain of a Never-Ending Broken Marriage
The Long, Dirty Divorce Episode: Enduring The Emotional Drain of a Never-Ending Broken Marriage
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The Long, Dirty Divorce Episode: Enduring The Emotional Drain of a Never-Ending Broken Marriage
September 27, 2015

I received an email from a woman whose husband cheated on her, then made her life a living hell during the divorce. She is depressed and has lost her desire for most things in life. Is there a solution to all of this?

How do you get from defeated and controlled to empowered and in control when you’re going through a long, dirty divorce?

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Adapting to Change and Accepting Death

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Adapting to Change and Accepting Death
Adapting to Change and Accepting Death
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Adapting to Change and Accepting Death
September 20, 2015

adapting to change accepting death personal growth tony robbinsWhen change happens, do you grow with it or suffer and hope it goes away? Growing through change helps you move out of stagnation and stop repeating old behaviors.

In this episode of TOB, I talk about adapting to change. I also bring up the subject of death and acceptance, and how accepting that death is a part of life and letting the emotions come up, whatever they are, will help start the healing process.  [Read more…]

Do You Forgive? And a Little Bit on Shame

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Forgiveness is not about other people. It’s about you. When you can learn to forgive yourself, even when you aren’t the one to blame, you let go of the negative emotions so that you can take the learnings into your future.

Also, I talk about John Gibson, the pastor who committed suicide after hackers revealed millions of user names and detailed information about the users from the Ashley Madison infidelity and cheating site.

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