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When you just can’t figure out why you’re unhappy

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When you just can’t figure out why you’re unhappy
When you just can’t figure out why you’re unhappy
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When you just can’t figure out why you’re unhappy
July 15, 2018

What do you do when you’ve done a lot of work on yourself and feel like you’ve addressed the toughest issues in your life but still feel as if there is something missing?

What’s the secret to figuring out what’s keeping you from feeling fulfilled? By asking yourself the right questions, you’ll get the answers you need.

There’s a unique mind-mapping technique in this episode to help you figure out why you’re unhappy. 

Filed Under: anxiety, Ask Paul, Depression, Fears, Loneliness, Loss, Podcast Episode, Thinking, Victim Mentality Tagged With: Why am I always sad?

Pulling out of the emotional rut

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Pulling out of the emotional rut
Pulling out of the emotional rut
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Pulling out of the emotional rut
June 17, 2018

There is a path out of the rut of depression, feeling unworthy, unlovable, stupid, and any of a number of other thoughts and feelings that can permeate your life.

If you’re in that miserable, stuck state, this episode may be a path to a door that shines the light on the dark.

Filed Under: anxiety, Depression, Emotional Healing, Overwhelm, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Toxic Thinking Tagged With: Getting out of anxiety and depression, pulling out of the emotional rut

Find the Right Teacher – When everything fails and nothing works out

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Find the Right Teacher – Everything is failing, nothing is working out
Find the Right Teacher – Everything is failing, nothing is working out
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Find the Right Teacher – Everything is failing, nothing is working out
February 25, 2018

Have you ever listened to a motivational speaker and decided that you were going to make huge changes in your life – then a couple of days after the seminar, you lost all your motivation?

This has happened to me at least three times in my life. It took me several years to realize that motivation is a great short-term solution but a terrible long-term strategy.

What’s the fire underneath that needs to be burning in order for you to follow through with the huge changes you want to make in your life? In segment one of this episode, I talk about motivation and what it takes to really start creating change in your life. (Hint: It’s not about attending more motivational seminars).

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Filed Under: anxiety, Divorce, Fears, Human Potential, Loss, Marriage, Negative Emotions, Personal Boundaries, Physical Health, Podcast Episode, Regret, Rejection, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Thinking, Values Tagged With: Find the Right Teacher, When everything fails and nothing works out, Where does wisdom come from?

One Way to Turn Anger and Upset Around

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If you find yourself angry or upset with someone in your life, I made up this short “emotion inversion” process to help you come to a different understanding of the situation and what you are truly upset about.

To “invert” an emotion is to take back the control it has over you. If you feel trapped by the grip of a negative emotion, regaining control of that emotion will give you back your power and maybe even give you the opportunity to cause the emotion to go away completely.   [Read more…]

Filed Under: anger, anxiety, Behavior, Control, Negative Emotions, Relationships, Thinking Tagged With: From Anger and Upset to Okay, The Emotion Inversion Technique, Turning anger and upset around

Handling a Rejection – Combining logic and emotion – Leaving doesn’t mean not loving

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Handling a Rejection – Combining logic and emotion – Leaving doesn’t mean not loving
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Handling a Rejection – Combining logic and emotion – Leaving doesn’t mean not loving
January 28, 2018

Segment 1: How do you handle “no”?

Do you suffer hoping the other person would follow you to the ends of the earth, or do you welcome the opportunity to be free of someone that didn’t want to be with you? [Read more…]

Filed Under: Abandonment, anxiety, Communication, Divorce, Human Potential, Marriage, Rejection, Relationships, Thinking Tagged With: Combining logic and emotion, Handling a Rejection, Leaving doesn't mean not loving

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