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Breaking up for newbies – Enabling your own terrible relationship – Dating the emotional abuser

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Breaking up for newbies – Enabling your own terrible relationship – Dating the emotional abuser
Breaking up for newbies – Enabling your own terrible relationship – Dating the emotional abuser
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Breaking up for newbies – Enabling your own terrible relationship – Dating the emotional abuser
February 4, 2018

Segment 1: Without a history of breakups, your first major one can seem devastating and life-ending.

In this segment, I help the newbie get through all the symptoms of the first major heartbreak.

Segment 2: When you think your relationship is horrible and you find yourself taking up all the slack for your deadbeat other half, are you creating your own misery?

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Filed Under: abuse, Codependency, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Withdrawal, enabling, Human Potential, Loneliness, Loss, Lying, Manipulation, Marriage, Narcissism, Relationships Tagged With: Breaking up for newbies, Dating the emotional abuser, Enabling your own terrible relationship

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
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

Getting along with everyone – Stuck in the marriage – Get offline to stretch your mind

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Getting along with everyone – Stuck in the marriage – Get offline to stretch your mind
Getting along with everyone – Stuck in the marriage – Get offline to stretch your mind
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Getting along with everyone – Stuck in the marriage – Get offline to stretch your mind
January 14, 2018

Segment 1: Race, culture and background can dictate personality and behavior. A listener writes in and asks how to get along with almost everyone.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Behavior, Communication, Divorce, Human Potential, Marriage, Presence, Relationships, Spirituality Tagged With: Get offline to stretch your mind, Getting along with everyone, Stuck in the marriage

An Addict’s Mind – Is Suffering Optional – Avoid Healing by Judging Others

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An Addict’s Mind – Is Suffering Optional – Avoid Healing by Judging Others
An Addict’s Mind – Is Suffering Optional – Avoid Healing by Judging Others
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An Addict’s Mind – Is Suffering Optional – Avoid Healing by Judging Others
January 7, 2018

Segment 1: The addict has a different perspective of the world according to a recovering addict that sent me a message that I read on this episode. Segment 2: We’re told that suffering is optional. I make an argument against, and for it.

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Filed Under: Addiction, Codependency, Divorce, Emotional Healing, enabling, Healing, Judgment, Marriage, Relationships, Suffering, Toxic Thinking Tagged With: How does an addict's mind work?, Is Suffering Optional? Avoid Healing by Judging Others

Resolving Before New Years – Are You The Problem – Free Will or Destiny – Planning Your New Year

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Resolving Before New Years – Are You The Problem – Free Will or Destiny – Get Ready for Next Year
Resolving Before New Years – Are You The Problem – Free Will or Destiny – Get Ready for Next Year
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Resolving Before New Years – Are You The Problem – Free Will or Destiny – Get Ready for Next Year
December 31, 2017

Segment 1. Resolving issues before New Year’s resolutions is a better practice for some people.

If you have trouble keeping your resolutions, perhaps it’s time to change when you make them. [Read more…]

Filed Under: anger, Behavior, Communication, Control, Decisions, Depression, Divorce, Human Potential, Marriage, Negative Emotions, Relationships, Thinking, Toxic People, Values, Worry Tagged With: Are You The Problem?, Free Will or Destiny, Planning Your New Year, Resolving Before New Years

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