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Getting comfortable letting go of what no longer serves you

Getting comfortable letting go of what no longer serves you
Getting comfortable letting go of what no longer serves you
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Getting comfortable letting go of what no longer serves you
April 5, 2020

Can you get back up after a big fall? If you’re struggling to do so, your foundation may not be as stable as you’d hoped.

The components that make up your life: Your job, your family, your home, the city you live in, your car, etc, all have some sort of meaning or value to you. When you start to let go that which no longer serves you, you start to free yourself from the toxic components.

What do you value and what gives you heartburn every time you think about it? Sometimes removing one small thing from your life can make a big change.

Filed Under: Behavior, Beliefs, Codependency, Control, Dysfunction, Emotional Abuse, Family, Marriage, Podcast Episode, Relationships Tagged With: Am I holding on for too long?, How can I let the past go?, Should I let things go or hold on to them?

Friends and family that try to be helpful but really aren’t

Friends and family that try to be helpful but really aren't
Friends and family that try to be helpful but really aren't
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Friends and family that try to be helpful but really aren't
October 4, 2020

Some loved ones really want to help you through your challenges. There are those that listen and support you and meet you where you are. Then there are those that have good intentions but fail miserably. It’s not that they’re incompetent, but it could be that they simply have no clue what they’re talking about. 

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Filed Under: Depression, Family, Guilt, Lying, People Pleaser, Podcast Episode, Regret, Relationships, Toxic People Tagged With: My mom is always overly helpful, overly helpful people, They're sometimes too helpful

When you don’t know who you are

When you don't know who you are
When you don't know who you are
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When you don't know who you are
September 13, 2020

Have you ever really learned who you are at a deeper level? Sometimes we walk around doing the things we’re supposed to do, but rarely stop to figure out who is doing those things.

In this episode, I read an email from a woman who never got a chance to learn who she is because of narcissistic parents telling her who she is all her life. Now that she’s a wife and mom, she feels lost.

If you’re lost, it’s time to find yourself. 

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Filed Under: Decisions, Family, Identity, Narcissism, Personal Boundaries, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Therapy, Toxic Behavior, Toxic People Tagged With: The meaning of my existence, Trying to figure out who I am, What is the point of existing?

Walking around as an adult with dysfunctions from childhood

Walking around as an adult with dysfunctions from childhood
Walking around as an adult with dysfunctions from childhood
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Walking around as an adult with dysfunctions from childhood
July 19, 2020

Dysfunctional behaviors often come from trauma, neglect, or abuse, but some can come from seemingly benign areas of life as well.

We don’t know the full impact our childhood had on us until we’re older trying to relate to other people outside of our family.

In this episode, I talk about one person’s experiences from childhood and how she recognized a lot of her dysfunctions, and how she is finding a way out of them.

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Filed Under: anxiety, childhood, Dysfunction, Emotional Healing, Empathy, Family, Podcast Episode Tagged With: Do you have toxic behavior because of childhood?, How many dysfunctions did you develop because of your upbringing?

Email grab bag: Getting ghosted while dating and when you have trouble forgiving someone who wronged you

Email grab bag: Getting ghosted while dating and when you have trouble forgiving someone who wronged you
Email grab bag: Getting ghosted while dating and when you have trouble forgiving someone who wronged you
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Email grab bag: Getting ghosted while dating and when you have trouble forgiving someone who wronged you
July 16, 2020

The first segment is about a young woman who keeps getting “ghosted” by her dates. It’s starting to impact her self-esteem and she’s wondering if she’ll ever find a life partner.

In the second segment, I reply to someone who wants to hate those who’ve wronged her, but her spirituality says it’s better to forgive.

Is it?

Sounds like a great subject to talk about. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Dating, Family, Forgiveness, Hate, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Toxic Behavior Tagged With: Is it bad to hate?, Is it necessary to forgive?, When your dates keep ghosting you, When your dates never call you back

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