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How to make sure you make it through the big changes in life

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If you don’t mind, I’m going to be Captain Obvious for a moment and share something with you that you already know:

Life can throw you a curveball and turn your entire world upside down.

Let me give you an example of a curveball:

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Filed Under: anxiety, Decisions, Depression, Divorce, Fears, Loss, Overwhelm, Regret, Relationships Tagged With: major life events change everything, When life throws a curve ball

How to Make Your Relationship Last Almost Forever

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Do you value what your partner values? If not, you may be in for a rude awakening when they suddenly get upset with you for seemingly no reason.

What’s important to you may not be important to them, and vice versa, but it might be a good idea to make what they value important to you since your relationship’s longevity may depend on it.

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Filed Under: anger, Ask Paul, Divorce, Fears, Marriage, Personal Boundaries, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Values, Vulnerability Tagged With: Valuing your partner's values, what's important to your partner?

When you can’t enjoy life because you’re always waiting for the other shoe to drop

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When you can’t enjoy life because you’re always waiting for the other shoe to drop
When you can’t enjoy life because you’re always waiting for the other shoe to drop
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When you can’t enjoy life because you’re always waiting for the other shoe to drop
May 5, 2019

It’s hard to enjoy life if you are weighed down with the belief that something bad is going to happen. How can you appreciate today if you believe tomorrow will bring misery?

There is a path to a better today. This episode will give you some tools to make that happen.

Filed Under: abuse, anxiety, Ask Paul, Fears, Insecurity, Obsession, Overwhelm, Relationships, Toxic Thinking Tagged With: Always waiting for the other shoe to drop

When fear is the primary obstacle in your life

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When fear is the primary obstacle in your life
When fear is the primary obstacle in your life
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When fear is the primary obstacle in your life
February 17, 2019

Many fears you have can probably be traced back to a lack of knowledge or exposure. Overexposure to what you don’t want creates fear. Underexposure to what you don’t want also creates fear.

So what does it take to become more fearless? More knowledge and exposure! If it were only that easy…

Filed Under: Ask Paul, Emotional Triggers, Fears Tagged With: Fear holds me back from everything

Decrease Social Anxiety

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Decrease Social Anxiety
Decrease Social Anxiety
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Decrease Social Anxiety
October 17, 2018

Social anxiety can be debilitating. In this bonus mini-episode, I talk about one way to start thinking about it differently so that it doesn’t have such a grip on you.

Stop anxiety when it starts with The S.A.F.E. Empowerment System

Filed Under: anxiety, Ask Paul, Fears, Insecurity Tagged With: fear of crowds, Fear of public speaking fear of public speaking, how to get over social anxiety, social phobia

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