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Just how deep do you have to dig to heal unresolved issues?

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Just how deep do you have to dig to heal unresolved issues?
Just how deep do you have to dig to heal unresolved issues?
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Just how deep do you have to dig to heal unresolved issues?
September 5, 2021
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The past can wreak havoc on the present, especially on your relationships. If therapy, reading, watching videos, and learning all you can about how to improve and heal isn’t working, sometimes you need to dig so deep that break down the wall that’s hiding the true source of pain underneath. At that point, healing can begin.

Filed Under: Addiction, Emotional Healing, Emotional Triggers, Negative Emotions, Podcast Episode Tagged With: deep pain, past trauma and abuse, unhealed emotions

Does vulnerability increase love and connection?

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Does vulnerability increase love and connection?
Does vulnerability increase love and connection?
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Does vulnerability increase love and connection?
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What does it take to feel love and connection?
What does it take to show love and connection?
Is vulnerability the path?

Can you have a strong, loving relationship without the need to be so exposed emotionally? I do my best to answer these questions in this article.

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Filed Under: Connection, Marriage, Negative Emotions, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Vulnerability Tagged With: How to be vulnerable, Vulnerability is a strength

The hidden emotions that may be inside you and you don't know it

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The hidden emotions that may be inside you and you don't know it
The hidden emotions that may be inside you and you don't know it
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The hidden emotions that may be inside you and you don't know it
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Most people aren’t taught emotional intelligence in their upbringing. Because of that, there are often lingering negative emotions hanging around in us that might need to be addressed if we’re going to experience a life without the burden of anxiety, depression, and emotional triggers.

Getting out of anxiety and depression is often not an easy task. But I hope to help give you some extra tools for your emotional toolbelt in this article to give you a good start.

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Filed Under: anxiety, Depression, Emotional Healing, Emotional Triggers, Negative Emotions, Podcast Episode

Learning to control your own reactions and overreactions

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Learning to control your own reactions and overreactions
Learning to control your own reactions and overreactions
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Learning to control your own reactions and overreactions
January 3, 2021
Without coping mechanisms, every small thing is like the end of the world.

Some people might say you overreact and sometimes you agree with them but can’t figure out how to stop doing it.

If you find yourself reacting as if you were in fight or flight, it’s time to get a grip on your emotional triggers and change the patterns that create those reactions in the first place.

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Filed Under: anger, Emotional Triggers, Negative Emotions, Podcast Episode Tagged With: How do I stop overreacting?, My partner says I overreact, Why do people overreact so much?

Keep your power by giving yourself one of the greatest gifts possible

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Keep your power by giving yourself one of the greatest gifts possible
Keep your power by giving yourself one of the greatest gifts possible
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Keep your power by giving yourself one of the greatest gifts possible
December 22, 2019
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It’s important to bounce back from the setbacks and always move forward so that you aren’t drowning in the anger, sadness, or upset from the past.

Sometimes even present circumstances can be enough to stall your forward momentum. This is why it’s vital to make sure you recharge your personal power so that you are no longer a victim to the world and can start taking charge of your life.

Filed Under: Behavior, Beliefs, Control, Decisions, Emotional Abuse, Empathy, Healthy Thinking, Human Potential, Negative Emotions, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Therapy, Toxic Thinking Tagged With: compromising yourself for the relationship, Take responsibility for your own life, The greatest gift you can give yourself

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