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Identifying Your Sense of Self – Overcoming the Guilt of Leaving the Emotional Abuser – Diminishing Emotional Triggers

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Identifying Your Sense of Self – Overcoming the Guilt of Leaving the Emotional Abuser – Diminishing Emotional Triggers
Identifying Your Sense of Self – Overcoming the Guilt of Leaving the Emotional Abuser – Diminishing Emotional Triggers
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Identifying Your Sense of Self – Overcoming the Guilt of Leaving the Emotional Abuser – Diminishing Emotional Triggers
June 4, 2017

Your sense of self and identity can dissolve or even be rewritten over years of trauma, abuse, and/or dysfunction.

Dis-integration can happen after a lifetime of challenges that you haven’t yet healed from, causing you to feel scattered and feel like you have no purpose.

When you don’t have a strong emotional foundation, the hard times are harder and you feel beat up and burnt out almost all the time so it’s important to establish who you are.

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Filed Under: abuse, anger, Ask Paul, Control, Divorce, Ego, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Withdrawal, Guilt, Human Potential, Identity, Marriage, Podcast Episode, Rejection, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth Tagged With: Diminishing Emotional Triggers, Emotional Abuse, How do I know if I'm being emotionally abused?, Identifying Your Sense of Self, Overcoming the Guilt of Leaving the Emotional Abuser, verbal abuse, What is emotional abuse?

When You Haven’t Achieved Life Goals Yet – Walking the Line Between Partner and Consoler – Waiting for Your Ex to Return to the Relationship

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When You Haven’t Achieved Life Goals Yet – Walking the Line Between Partner and Consoler – Waiting for Your Ex to Return to the Relationship
When You Haven’t Achieved Life Goals Yet – Walking the Line Between Partner and Consoler – Waiting for Your Ex to Return to the Relationship
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When You Haven’t Achieved Life Goals Yet – Walking the Line Between Partner and Consoler – Waiting for Your Ex to Return to the Relationship
May 28, 2017

What happens when you reach that age where you thought you would have accomplished certain things in life but are nowhere close to what you set out to do 10, 20, 30, or more years ago? Do you get depressed? Do you have a mid-life crisis?

Or… maybe you see that there’s a bigger plan in the works for your life. If that’s too spiritual a view for you, perhaps it’s time to come to terms with your fears and accept realities you don’t want to accept.

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Filed Under: Ask Paul, Beliefs, Career, Decisions, Desires, Divorce, Finances, Human Potential, Loneliness, Marriage, Passion, Regret, Relationships Tagged With: Waiting for Your Ex to Return to the Relationship, Walking the Line Between Partner and Consoler, When You Haven't Achieved Life Goals Yet

Sex Starts Before the Bedroom – Achieving Closure After the Breakup – Attracting Authentic People

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Starting Sex Before the Bedroom – Achieving Closure After the Breakup – Attracting Authentic People
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Starting Sex Before the Bedroom – Achieving Closure After the Breakup – Attracting Authentic People
May 21, 2017

When does sex really start? Is it when you’re taking off your clothes?

Does it start when that heated kissing or “petting” begins? If you are emotionally connected, you already know when sex starts – way before you ever step into the bedroom.  If, however, you’re somewhat detached from your emotions, sex is probably, mainly a physical thing for you.

Regardless of where you are on the spectrum of sexual intelligence, this segment is all about how to build up to it the right way so that it is as enjoyable as it can be. The buildup, the trust, the vulnerability, the attentiveness, the receptiveness, and a whole lot more can make or break a great sexual encounter, let alone a healthy, happy sex life to begin with. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ask Paul, Divorce, Human Potential, Loneliness, Marriage, Negative Emotions, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Sex Tagged With: Achieving Closure After the Breakup, Attracting Authentic People, Sex Starts Before the Bedroom

Fear-Based Decision Making – Wanting more than friendship – Giving it all away for free

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Fear-Based Decision Making – Wanting more than friendship – Giving it all away for free
May 14, 2017

Do you make decisions based on what’s in alignment with the highest intention for yourself, or do you make them based on fear?

One path almost always leads to turmoil, and the other leads to getting what you want out of life almost every time. Fear-based decision-making is the topic for segment one in today’s episode.

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Filed Under: anxiety, Ask Paul, Career, Decisions, Desires, Fears, Human Potential, Jealousy, Loneliness, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Thinking Tagged With: Fear-Based Decision Making, Giving it all away for free, Wanting more than friendship

Holding on to regrets and resentments – What is healthy communication? – When it can’t get any worse

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Holding on to regrets and resentments – What is healthy communication? – When it can’t get any worse
May 7, 2017

What resentments or regrets are you holding on to?

Sometimes years can go by while you keep a firm grasp of what causes you stress simply because you can’t let go of the idea that you could have made different choices in life.

Or, could you have made different choices or taken a different direction in your life? If so, why didn’t you? Sounds like an important topic to discuss. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ask Paul, Decisions, Depression, Human Potential, Loneliness, Negative Emotions, Overwhelm, Podcast Episode, Regret, Relationships, Suicide Tagged With: Holding on to regrets and resentments, What is healthy communication?, When it can't get any worse

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