Emotional Intelligence for Critical Thinkers
In this episode, I talk about that one decision you regret not having made that could have changed your entire life for the better… or would it have been worse?
In segment two, what do you do when you lose the love of your life and realize you will never be happy again? Can you recover from losing “the one”?
In segment three, what filters do you wear that show you a world that isn’t really there? Are those filters serving you?
Carl Jung said, “When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate.”
If you see the unfolding of events in your life as the hand life deals that you have no control over, you’re half right. Life happens and has no compassion for your situation. However, you set yourself up to fail when you choose not to look at the loose ends or unfinished emotional business you need to deal with.
[Read more…]In a recent episode of The Overwhelmed Brain podcast, I talk about when to call it quits in a relationship. It’s probably not one of those feel good episodes that everyone wants to hear. In fact, I received a message from someone who said it was a great episode and that it revealed some things in his relationship that might need to be addressed.
Sometimes life goes by and you can be in happy denial until someone points out that something might be wrong.
[Read more…]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.
[Read more…]What is it with pervasive thoughts about people you don’t particularly care about? You already don’t want to see them in person, so how do you keep them from appearing in your mind?
In segment one of today’s show, I read a letter from a woman who can’t get her husband’s ex-wife out of her mind. How do you get rid of consistent, unwelcome thoughts like this?
How can you finally rid yourself of that one persistent thought in your mind’s eye? I have a few suggestions.
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