The Overwhelmed Brain

Emotional Intelligence for Critical Thinkers

Can You Make Peace with Your Cravings?

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I was chatting with a client recently and told her that over the weekend, I drank a soda. This may not be a shock to you, but it was for me because I haven’t had a soda in about twenty years.

I was at a horse farm with my girlfriend enjoying some time away from home, and this craving came over me. I really, really wanted a soda.

Every time I’ve tried to drink soda in the past (after I quit soft drinks), I got an instant headache. This was a blessing when I was getting off my soft drink addiction because it made the cravings a lot easier to reject.

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How to avoid miserable relationships by knowing how to make better choices

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How to avoid miserable relationships by knowing how to make better choices
How to avoid miserable relationships by knowing how to make better choices
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How to avoid miserable relationships by knowing how to make better choices
September 23, 2018
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When you end up in a miserable relationship, who’s to blame? Do you feel powerless as the relationship gets worse and worse?

It’s vital to see the signs at the beginning, but it’s even more important what you do later on when you are heavily invested.

To know how to make better relationship choices and avoid costly ones, be sure to tune into the Love and Abuse podcast. 

Are you capable of emotional abuse?

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Are you capable of emotional abuse?
Are you capable of emotional abuse?
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Are you capable of emotional abuse?
May 13, 2018
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Would you know if you were being emotionally abusive? There is a question you can ask yourself to determine if you are being emotionally abusive or not.

Once you know the question, you can change how you communicate with anyone.

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    For more on emotional abuse, control, and manipulation in relationships, visit loveandabuse.com.

    How To Make Better Decisions To Get The Outcomes You Want

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    If your life is filled with stress and an overall sense of unhappiness, you may be unknowingly making decisions that are hurting you in ways that you don’t even realize.

    Picture a funnel for a moment. A funnel can be a great visualization of what happens when you make a decision. The stem (the small opening) represents the choice you have before you. The mouth (the wide part) represents the outcomes that manifest because of those choices.

    I like that visualization because a choice stems from a thought that leads to an action that could lead to massive change in your life. Your choice “funnels” out into the world, affecting you and everything in it sometimes.

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    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…]