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The pain you sometimes need to go through to increase your quality of life

The pain you sometimes need to go through to increase your quality of life
The pain you sometimes need to go through to increase your quality of life
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The pain you sometimes need to go through to increase your quality of life
September 27, 2020

The level of happiness and fulfillment you feel on a day to day basis can change based on many factors. One of those factors has to do with the ability to make hard decisions that may involve big changes that you’re not ready to face.

The fear and pain associated with change can often prevent us from doing what we need to do to increase our quality of life.

However, sometimes the lesson is that in order to reach a higher level of satisfaction in life, it might involve scary steps you don’t want to take. 

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Filed Under: anxiety, Decisions, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Finding peace, Healing, Human Potential, Negative Emotions, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Toxic Behavior Tagged With: It can be too hard to change, The pain before the change, Why is change so painful

Can there be peace and balance in an unbalanced relationship?

Can there be peace and balance in an unbalanced relationship?
Can there be peace and balance in an unbalanced relationship?
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Can there be peace and balance in an unbalanced relationship?
September 6, 2020

Some people have a strange way of balancing their lives. Some folks will pick up a hobby or hang out with friends.

But others may take a darker route. They’ll betray their partner or become addicted to drugs or alcohol. You may not see that as balance, but for those people, that’s how they get it.

There are of course healthier ways to balance your life & your relationships, but in this episode, we’re going to talk about the less popular ones.

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Filed Under: Addiction, Emotional Abuse, enabling, Finding peace, Infidelity, Marriage, Personal Boundaries, Podcast Episode, Relationships Tagged With: How can we find peace in our relationship?, My relationship is so unbalanced, Upset at my partner for betraying me

What to do when you’re going nowhere

What to do when you're going nowhere
What to do when you're going nowhere
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What to do when you're going nowhere
August 23, 2020

If you’re on a road that you believe is never going to end and never going to get better, what do you do? Should you just accept that’s your lot in life and you should just deal with it?

Or do you take a leap of faith in a direction that leads to the unknown in hopes that life will get better? There is always hope, but sometimes it has to be pursued.

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Filed Under: anxiety, Communication, Depression, Dysfunction, Fears, Finding peace, Loneliness, Loss, Marriage, Personal Boundaries, Podcast Episode, Relationships Tagged With: How do I honor my boundaries when everyone is against me?, Why is change so scary?

Depression or the blahs shouldn’t be a way of life

Depression or the blahs shouldn't be a way of life
Depression or the blahs shouldn't be a way of life
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Depression or the blahs shouldn't be a way of life
July 23, 2020

If you’ve suffered depression and haven’t found your way out yet, or you’ve found your way out but it still sneaks up on you, I share some strategies in this episode that may help you feel just a glimmer of something better. 

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Filed Under: Depression, Finding peace, Healthy Thinking, Loneliness, Podcast Episode Tagged With: How do I stop being depressed?, Will depression ever go away?

When loved ones resist the decisions you need to make for yourself

When loved ones resist the decisions you need to make for yourself
When loved ones resist the decisions you need to make for yourself
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When loved ones resist the decisions you need to make for yourself
July 26, 2020

Sometimes you have to make hard decisions for yourself. Your decisions may affect how people perceive you, causing them to resist what you’re doing.

Unfortunately, those that don’t support the decisions we make for ourselves are often stuck in how it’s going to affect them instead of benefit you.

In this episode, I read a message from a transgender man who experienced many challenges growing up and thinks he’s finally over the toughest parts. I give him my thoughts and also talk about how you can make life’s bigger decisions as well.

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Filed Under: abuse, Addiction, anxiety, Ask Paul, Blog article, Compassion, Decisions, Depression, Femininity, Finding peace, Humiliation, Identity, Masculinity, Personal Boundaries, Podcast Episode, Presence, Rejection Tagged With: How to make a big decision for yourself even when people resist, The challenges of telling people you want to be transgender, There are many more challenges in your life as a LGBQIT person

The risk and reward of standing up for what you know is right

More on taking a stand to make changes in your life – A peaceful approach or take a risk instead?
More on taking a stand to make changes in your life – A peaceful approach or take a risk instead?
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More on taking a stand to make changes in your life – A peaceful approach or take a risk instead?
July 8, 2020

Taking a stand or protesting an injustice in your life isn’t always about being aggressive. Often, it can be a peaceful objection that helps you move toward honoring yourself.

Sometimes you have to take a bigger stand, even at the risk of loss. In this episode, I read an email from someone who didn’t appreciate my comments from the previous “Take a stand” episode I created. I talk about that and suggest a different approach to conflict resolution. [Read more…]

Filed Under: anger, Communication, Conflict, Finding peace, Podcast Episode, Toxic People Tagged With: Protesting injustice, Taking a stand at the risk of loss

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