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Putting an end to your own passive aggressive behavior

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Putting an end to your own passive aggressive behavior
Putting an end to your own passive aggressive behavior
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Putting an end to your own passive aggressive behavior
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A listener shared with me that someone called her passive-aggressive. She had no clue that that’s what she was doing, but she asked me how to identify it in herself and how and why it comes about. I address this very important subject in this article.

The article below is an addendum to today’s episode. Also, in this episode, I bring up a very difficult situation where someone has a husband who is not only disabled, which can be challenging enough, but also abusive. The wife is stuck and doesn’t know what to do.

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Filed Under: anger, Dysfunction, Personal Boundaries, Podcast Episode Tagged With: Afraid to speak up, how to stop being passive-aggressive, say what you mean

When friends and family think you’re making a bad decision

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When friends and family think you’re making a bad decision
When friends and family think you’re making a bad decision
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When friends and family think you’re making a bad decision
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Your friends and family really want the best for you. But what are they going to say when they see you make a decision they believe is just crazy?

A woman wrote to me and told me she decided to take a break from her husband after telling her friends and family how awful he was. Now she is considering taking him back, and she has no idea how to face them and tell them the news.

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Filed Under: Decisions, Emotional Abuse, Personal Boundaries, Podcast Episode, Self-Worth Tagged With: Decisions without family and friends' support, My friends think I'm making a bad decision

The tiny things that improve your life

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The tiny things that improve your life
The tiny things that improve your life
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The tiny things that improve your life
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Have you ever had a tiny squeak in a door in your home that irritated you every time you used it? What happens after you oil the hinge and the squeak goes away? To some, it can feel like a life-changing moment!

That and other quality-of-life improvements can actually create happiness and make the day-to-day that much better. 

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Filed Under: Emotional Healing, Happiness, Personal Boundaries, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Values Tagged With: Quality-of-Life Choices, Self-Improvement Nuggets, Small ways to happiness

Learning to counter rude and intimidating behavior from others

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Learning to counter rude and intimidating behavior from others
Learning to counter rude and intimidating behavior from others
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Learning to counter rude and intimidating behavior from others
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Whether it’s the jerk at work or that one person in your family who just doesn’t like you, rude and intimidating people can be found in any corner of the world (and under many rocks).

In this episode, I share seven suggestions that will help you counter those behaviors and perhaps even make some of these people start respecting you again.

Filed Under: Bullying, Career, Communication, Conflict, Emotional Abuse, Finding peace, Hate, Personal Boundaries, Podcast Episode, Toxic People Tagged With: Dealing with jerks at work, How to deal with rude people

Sometimes you have to take a stand to make a change in your life, even if you’re scared as hell.

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Sometimes you have to take a stand to make a change in your life, even if you’re scared as hell.
Sometimes you have to take a stand to make a change in your life, even if you’re scared as hell.
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Sometimes you have to take a stand to make a change in your life, even if you’re scared as hell.
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When you’re in a situation that needs to change, but you’re too afraid to take a stand or just hope it changes on its own, you may be waiting forever.

Unfortunately, waiting for changes can often involve exposing yourself to a toxic environment, causing long-term emotional damage.

If you want change, you might have to take a big scary step to get it.

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Filed Under: anxiety, Career, Conflict, Fears, Personal Boundaries, Podcast Episode, Toxic People, Worry Tagged With: honoring your personal boundaries, risking everything for a better life, Taking a stand

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