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What to do when the judgments come out of you

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What to do when the judgments come out of you
What to do when the judgments come out of you
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What to do when the judgments come out of you
September 9, 2020

Are you judgmental toward those you love? In this episode, I talk about how your judgments can dissolve the love in your relationship. What can you do to heal from being judgmental?

The road to healing from judging others can be challenging, but the emotional and relationship rewards are too rich to pass up. 

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Filed Under: anger, Control, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Triggers, Judgment, Manipulation, Marriage, Personal Boundaries, Podcast Episode, Relationships Tagged With: My partner is always criticizing me, My partner is so judgmental toward me, My wife is always judging me, Why husband judges everything I do

Working through those old emotional triggers so that you can stop the PTSD and start living life again

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Working through those old emotional triggers so that you can stop the PTSD and start living life again
Working through those old emotional triggers so that you can stop the PTSD and start living life again
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Working through those old emotional triggers so that you can stop the PTSD and start living life again
August 2, 2020

Emotional triggers are what develop when you go through a traumatic event in your past, then the memory of that trauma stays with you and comes up at different times causing you to feel upset, hurt, or angry, which can affect your relationships and your life. Experiencing an emotional trigger is like PTSD and it needs to be healed if you want a higher quality of life.

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Filed Under: anger, anxiety, Dysfunction, Emotional Triggers, Fears, Insecurity, Negative Emotions, Podcast Episode Tagged With: Trauma creates your emotional triggers

How to deal with the worries of today and the emotional triggers of every day

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How to deal with the worries of today and the emotional triggers of every day
How to deal with the worries of today and the emotional triggers of every day
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How to deal with the worries of today and the emotional triggers of every day
June 28, 2020

The challenges of today seem greater than ever. Emotions are running high and we can become triggered easily.

What do you do with all this pent up energy?

If you’re not using it to fight for a cause or help you out of a dangerous situation, it may be festering inside you causing you to feel pretty rotten.

In this episode, I give you questions you can ask yourself to get out of the whirlwind of negativity and into a calmer space inside you.

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Filed Under: anger, anxiety, childhood, Emotional Triggers, Podcast Episode, Worry Tagged With: Always worrying and stressing out, How to deal with so many worries

Judgment – The Ultimate Relationship Destroyer

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Judgment can be one of the most damaging weapons in a relationship. It tells your partner that it’s not okay to be themselves.

This builds resentment in them and will eventually corrode even the most intimate relationships. Even if your relationship survives the corrosive effect of judgment, it still suffers.

This article explains how your emotional triggers form your judgments and how judging those closest to you can make you and everyone else around you miserable.

Judgment truly is the ultimate relationship destroyer. [Read more…]

Filed Under: abuse, Behavior, Beliefs, childhood, Control, Dysfunction, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Triggers, Emotional Withdrawal, Guilt, Judgment, Manipulation, Marriage, Negative Emotions, Relationships Tagged With: how to stop judging, Husband is so critical of me, judging in marriage, judging in relationship, judging my wife, Partner is always criticizing me

Dealing with selfish people that don’t care if they hurt you

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Those selfish people that don’t care if you’re hurt by their behavior
Those selfish people that don’t care if you’re hurt by their behavior
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Those selfish people that don’t care if you’re hurt by their behavior
February 9, 2020

When you are interacting with people who only want what they want, regardless of how it affects you, you’re in for a very dysfunctional and possibly emotionally harmful situation.

It’s important to know your line and know when people cross it, then honor that line so that you don’t lose a bit of yourself.

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Filed Under: Emotional Abuse, Emotional Triggers, Empathy, Family, Lying, Manipulation, Marriage, Narcissism, Negative Emotions, Neglect, Personal Boundaries, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Selfishness Tagged With: narcissistic abuse, so selfish, why are people selfish?

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