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Loosening the Emotional Grip Problems Have on You

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Loosening the Emotional Grip Problems Have on You
Loosening the Emotional Grip Problems Have on You
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Loosening the Emotional Grip Problems Have on You
September 2, 2018

How difficult is it to experience life to the fullest when you have a dark cloud of problems and challenges?

In this episode, I help you tackle the problems in your life with many questions designed to loosen the grip emotional challenges have on you. If you can get some relief from the problems in your life, perhaps you could experience more of what it has to offer.

Filed Under: Dysfunction, Emotional Healing, Negative Emotions, Toxic Thinking Tagged With: life is hard, Loosening the Emotional Grip Problems Have on You

When a dysfunctional upbringing leaves you with nothing but broken tools

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When a dysfunctional upbringing leaves you with nothing but broken tools
When a dysfunctional upbringing leaves you with nothing but broken tools
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When a dysfunctional upbringing leaves you with nothing but broken tools
August 5, 2018

Your level of function or dysfunction as an adult is almost always determined by the most unhealthy or toxic people in your family growing up.

When you are raised by those who didn’t or couldn’t love and support you as you deserved, you may have developed “broken” tools to deal with situations as an adult. When your emotional toolbox has a bunch of broken tools, you may keep getting the results you don’t want, causing you to stay unhappy.

In this episode, I help you identify those broken tools and what you can do to start utilizing them the right way, or even fixing them altogether.

Filed Under: abuse, Behavior, Beliefs, childhood, Codependency, Dysfunction, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Healing, Family, Healing, Healthy Thinking, Manipulation, Narcissism, Neglect, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Toxic Thinking Tagged With: don't know how to heal, dysfunctional childhood, No means to heal

Pulling out of the emotional rut

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Pulling out of the emotional rut
Pulling out of the emotional rut
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Pulling out of the emotional rut
June 17, 2018

There is a path out of the rut of depression, feeling unworthy, unlovable, stupid, and any of a number of other thoughts and feelings that can permeate your life.

If you’re in that miserable, stuck state, this episode may be a path to a door that shines the light on the dark.

Filed Under: anxiety, Depression, Emotional Healing, Overwhelm, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Toxic Thinking Tagged With: Getting out of anxiety and depression, pulling out of the emotional rut

When you feel unlovable and unworthy

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When you feel unlovable and unworthy
When you feel unlovable and unworthy
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When you feel unlovable and unworthy
April 15, 2018

If you’ve ever come out of a relationship feeling unlovable and unworthy, it’s time to consider the source of this false belief and how you are sabotaging yourself for future relationships.

Also, I read an email about conditional versus unconditional love and just what makes up love anyway.

Filed Under: Emotional Abuse, Emotional Healing, Marriage, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Values Tagged With: feeling unlovable, feeling unworthy, Self-sabotage

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

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