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The inside the box thinking that keeps your emotional triggers alive

The inside the box thinking that keeps your emotional triggers alive
The inside the box thinking that keeps your emotional triggers alive
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The inside the box thinking that keeps your emotional triggers alive
June 13, 2021

Albert Einstein said, “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”

When you aren’t getting the results you want today, or you find yourself easily triggered by certain events or people, you may be carrying around old baggage that perhaps requires a level of thinking just outside the box.

Many unresolved emotions sit outside the box of current thinking. If you don’t want to go outside that box, it could be why you’re stuck.

Filed Under: anger, anxiety, Emotional Triggers, Healthy Thinking, Podcast Episode, Toxic Thinking Tagged With: Difficulty making decisions, How to stop getting triggered, Working on reacting with anger

Following the path that serves you best even if it feels the worst

Following the path that serves you best even if it feels the worst
Following the path that serves you best even if it feels the worst
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Following the path that serves you best even if it feels the worst
January 9, 2022

Sometimes you have to let things go and take a new road in order to find a sense of peace and comfort inside yourself. The new road may come with a high price that has an even higher reward.

Are you going to pay the high price for the reward, or take a longer path that involves a bit more mental labor? They are both challenging but they both lead to an outcome that is worth the journey.

Filed Under: anxiety, Control, Decisions, Fears, Overwhelm, Podcast Episode Tagged With: How do I make a hard decision?, What if I can't make a difficult decision?, What path do I take when they're all hard?

When the fear of abandonment keeps you from happiness

When the fear of abandonment keeps you from happiness
When the fear of abandonment keeps you from happiness
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When the fear of abandonment keeps you from happiness
February 16, 2020

When you’re needy and fearful of someone leaving you, or something ending, you tend to miss all the best moments of life.

Fear of abandonment can dominate your thoughts causing you to miss out on happiness and fulfillment. When you grow beyond that fear, you might actually starting enjoying life again.

Filed Under: Abandonment, anxiety, Divorce, Fears, Podcast Episode, Relationships Tagged With: How do I stop being afraid of rejection?, I'm afraid to be alone, What do I do about my fear of abandonment?

When you desperately want an explanation or closure but you can’t get it

When you desperately want an explanation or closure but you can't get it
When you desperately want an explanation or closure but you can't get it
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When you desperately want an explanation or closure but you can't get it
April 19, 2020

You know that feeling you get when someone does something that surprises you in a bad way but they don’t tell you why they did it?

When you aren’t given the reason for their behavior, you may walk around with that unfinished business feeling. It’s the feeling you get when you really want to move on from an event in your life but just can’t stop obsessing on why they did what they did. 

It’s a tough place to be, but it needs to be resolved if you’re going to move on and enjoy life again. 

Filed Under: anxiety, Betrayal, Divorce, Finding peace, Obsession, Podcast Episode, Relationships Tagged With: I can't get closure, I can't get past the fact they left for no reason, They left and didn't tell me why

You Don’t Have to Forgive Others

Forgiveness is about healing inside from the hurt that was caused at the time. You may harbor resentment, anger, and other feelings toward someone else, but the hurt and pain are carried within you.

So how do you forgive and move on?

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Filed Under: anxiety, Behavior, Forgiveness, Negative Emotions, Values Tagged With: How can I forgive and move on?, Is there a way to let go of the anger and forgive?, What if I can't forgive?

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