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Standing Up For Yourself Is The Right Thing To Do

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Standing Up For Yourself Is The Right Thing – Getting Resistance While Honoring Your Boundaries – A Listener Stops Listening and Calls Me Out
Standing Up For Yourself Is The Right Thing – Getting Resistance While Honoring Your Boundaries – A Listener Stops Listening and Calls Me Out
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Standing Up For Yourself Is The Right Thing – Getting Resistance While Honoring Your Boundaries – A Listener Stops Listening and Calls Me Out
January 3, 2016
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Brene Brown said, “Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others.”

I remember making a business deal with a friend of mine. We went into it together knowing that we’d each have to play a part in developing, running, and sustaining the business. The business idea sounded very lucrative, and we were both excited to start going with it.

However, about a month into it, I got reservations. I almost felt sick every time we talked about it, to the point where I hoped it wouldn’t be brought up. But, this was a business arrangement that I agreed to – how could it possibly not be brought up?

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Filed Under: Behavior, Beliefs, Human Potential, Negative Emotions, Personal Boundaries Tagged With: Boundaries, decisions, direction, fear, momentum, stand up

The Physical Symptoms of Emotional Turmoil

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The physical symptoms of emotional turmoil – The Unfaithful Husband and the Wife Who Never Let it Go – A Story of Giving for the Holidays
The physical symptoms of emotional turmoil – The Unfaithful Husband and the Wife Who Never Let it Go – A Story of Giving for the Holidays
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The physical symptoms of emotional turmoil – The Unfaithful Husband and the Wife Who Never Let it Go – A Story of Giving for the Holidays
December 20, 2015
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Marianne Williamson said, “Allopathic doctors used to laugh condescendingly at those who posited that psychological, emotional, and spiritual factors were important contributors to the sickness as well as healing of the body.”

After I got married, I developed stomach issues. My stomach would burn after I ate anything with tomato sauce, onions, or garlic. So, pizza was killing me!

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Filed Under: Behavior, Negative Emotions, Physical Health Tagged With: acid, anger, I get acid reflux when I'm angry, medical

It’s Okay to Feel Okay Even When There’s Pain and Suffering in the World

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Finding peace when so many people are suffering – Listener email about desperately wanting to save a relationship – inner emotion expressed outwardly through voice and movement
Finding peace when so many people are suffering – Listener email about desperately wanting to save a relationship – inner emotion expressed outwardly through voice and movement
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Finding peace when so many people are suffering – Listener email about desperately wanting to save a relationship – inner emotion expressed outwardly through voice and movement
December 13, 2015
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It’s amazing the little things we get upset about. Any one of us could be standing in line at the grocery store and it could be moving along fine. Then, the person ahead of you pulls out all their coupons and delays our progress.

Then, they pull out an out-of-state check which prompts the cashier to call the manager over to verify it.

And while this is happening, we’re getting less and less patient. Then we might think to ourselves, “How much longer is this going to take?”

We might get angry or even resentful towards them or even ourselves for getting into the wrong line in the first place.

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Filed Under: Behavior, Human Potential, Negative Emotions Tagged With: bombings, focus, happiness, shootings, terrorism, unhappy

“I Want to End My Life” – A letter from a 14 year old considering suicide – special episode

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“I Want to End My Life” – A Letter from a 14 Year Old Considering Suicide – Special Episode
“I Want to End My Life” – A Letter from a 14 Year Old Considering Suicide – Special Episode
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“I Want to End My Life” – A Letter from a 14 Year Old Considering Suicide – Special Episode
December 6, 2015
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The email was anonymous so I had no information on her whatsoever. In fact, she made sure to conceal anything that identified her, probably so I wouldn’t just pick up the phone and call 911.

But I wouldn’t have done that anyway. Of course, she didn’t know that.

In fact, her letter to me was, in her words, a “last-ditch effort”.

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Filed Under: Ask Paul, Behavior, Human Potential, Negative Emotions, Podcast Episode Tagged With: death, dying, struggle, suicide

Eliminating Negative Memories – The Yin Yang of Masculine and Feminine – Emotional Detachment

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Eliminating Negative Memories, the Yin Yang of Masculine and Feminine, and Emotional Detachment
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Eliminating Negative Memories, the Yin Yang of Masculine and Feminine, and Emotional Detachment
November 8, 2015
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Segment one: Our emotions are attached to our memories. Our memories are attached to people and stuff. It’s that stuff that we hold on to that sometimes makes us feel bad, so why do we still have it in our lives? Pictures are a great example of this. Why keep pictures that make you feel bad?

Segment two: In any relationship, the role of masculine is typically played by one person and the role of the feminine is played by the other. The problem occurs when one person likes the role they’re in and the other doesn’t. Knowing your role and what best works for the relationship will create a harmonious get-together as opposed to one of conflict.

Segment three: In this final segment, I talk a bit about detaching from your emotions. Being emotionally detached can make your partner think that you don’t love them which can be one of the worst feelings in the world.

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

Filed Under: anger, Communication, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Healing, Emotional Triggers, Emotional Withdrawal, Family, Femininity, Healthy Thinking, Marriage, Masculinity, Negative Emotions, Podcast Episode, Relationships Tagged With: Eliminating Negative Memories, Seems so emotionally detached, the Yin Yang of Masculine and Feminine

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