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When tiny compromises lead to resentments

October 8, 2019 By Paul Colaianni Leave a Comment

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  • When tiny compromises lead to resentments

Do you make small compromises with the people you love so that they will like or love you more?

There are two ways to compromise:

One has attached resentments, the other doesn’t.

I’ll give you one guess which method of compromise works better for the relationships in your life. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: anger, Ask Paul, Codependency, Connection, Dysfunction, Emotional Triggers, Emotional Withdrawal, Intimacy, Loneliness, Marriage, Negative Emotions, Podcasts, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth Tagged With: building resentment in your relationship, Compromising for others, When tiny compromises lead to resentments

How to Make Your Relationship Last Almost Forever

June 27, 2019 By Paul Colaianni Leave a Comment

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  • How to Make Your Relationship Last Almost Forever

Do you value what your partner values? If not, you may be in for a rude awakening when they suddenly get upset with you for seemingly no reason.

What’s important to you may not be important to them, and vice versa, but it might be a good idea to make what they value important to you since your relationship’s longevity may depend on it. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: anger, Ask Paul, Divorce, Fears, Marriage, Personal Boundaries, Podcasts, Relationships, Values, Vulnerability Tagged With: Valuing your partner's values, what's important to your partner?

When you can’t enjoy life because you’re always waiting for the other shoe to drop

May 5, 2019 By Paul Colaianni Leave a Comment

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  • When you can’t enjoy life because you’re always waiting for the other shoe to drop

It’s hard to enjoy life if you are weighed down with the belief that something bad is going to happen. How can you appreciate today if you believe tomorrow will bring misery?

There is a path to a better today. This episode will give you some tools to make that happen.

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“I am not the cause of the problem, you are!”

March 16, 2019 By Paul Colaianni Leave a Comment

Have you ever tried to tell someone they were doing something you don’t like, or that they were just outright wrong, but they turned it around on you and put you on the defense? [Read more…]

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How family drama can teach you a lot about personal boundaries

February 10, 2019 By Paul Colaianni Leave a Comment

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  • How family drama can teach you a lot about personal boundaries

When your family has dysfunction, family gatherings can be quite a challenge. What do you do in the midst of family drama?

Do you recoil and transform into the old, pre-personally-developed you? Or do you stand firm in who you are today and love then with your healthy boundaries?

Family is the final frontier of personal growth. You don’t want to miss this episode.

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