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Rekindling with toxic family – The long-term results of honoring yourself – Even the victim plays a role – Contact or no contact your ex

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Rekindling with toxic family – The long-term results of honoring yourself – Even the victim plays a role – Contact or no contact your ex
Rekindling with toxic family – The long-term results of honoring yourself – Even the victim plays a role – Contact or no contact your ex
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Rekindling with toxic family – The long-term results of honoring yourself – Even the victim plays a role – Contact or no contact your ex
June 18, 2017

How do you go about rekindling with toxic and/or dysfunctional family members? Is it worth “going home” and starting up those old, dysfunctional, family get-togethers again?

Is it possible to avoid the toxicity of a dysfunctional family past? There is a way to return to a toxic family environment but it’s going to take some courage to be the person you want to be with the people that have always known you the way you were. I talk about that and more in segment one.

In segment two, I read a message from someone who shares what it’s like honoring yourself. Joshua says that he’s been taking steps to stand up for himself and express his truths to people that he never has before. He is showing up as that authentic person he’s always wanted to be and things are happening for him in a way that never has.

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Filed Under: abuse, childhood, Children, Control, Decisions, Depression, Desires, Divorce, Dysfunction, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Withdrawal, enabling, Family, Human Potential, Loneliness, Manipulation, Marriage, Narcissism, Personal Boundaries, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Toxic People, Victim Mentality Tagged With: Contact or no contact your ex, Emotional Abuse, Even the victim plays a role, Rekindling with toxic family, The long-term results of honoring yourself, verbal abuse

When it’s time to call it quits in a relationship – Weaning family off you – Finding Purpose

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When it’s time to call it quits in a relationship – Weaning family off you – Finding Purpose
When it’s time to call it quits in a relationship – Weaning family off you – Finding Purpose
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When it’s time to call it quits in a relationship – Weaning family off you – Finding Purpose
April 30, 2017

Is it time to call it quits in your relationship? When do you know? Are there signs that you can look at that might make you think, “Hey, that’s happening to us! Maybe we should split up.”

There are many indications that it might be time to call it quits in your relationship, but it doesn’t mean you have to split up. In fact, listen with your partner if you think you may be experiencing relationship hiccups so that you can discuss what can be done instead of just throwing in the towel.

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Filed Under: abuse, Ask Paul, Control, Decisions, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Withdrawal, Family, Human Potential, Marriage, Passion, Personal Boundaries, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth Tagged With: Finding Purpose, Weaning family off you, When it's time to call it quits in a relationship

When Love Isn’t Enough – Will Marriage Fix Dysfunction? – Untying Selfishness From Personal Boundaries – Tolerating Abuse

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When love isn’t enough – Will marriage fix dysfunction? – Untying selfishness from personal boundaries – Tolerating abuse
When love isn’t enough – Will marriage fix dysfunction? – Untying selfishness from personal boundaries – Tolerating abuse
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When love isn’t enough – Will marriage fix dysfunction? – Untying selfishness from personal boundaries – Tolerating abuse
January 29, 2017

Is love enough? Will it overcome anything that happens in your life?

Financial struggles, family problems, arguments, abuse, and more… will your faith in love be enough to get you through the tough times? I read a letter from a young man who wonders if love is enough to get through anything. To add a bit of challenge on top of that, what if that love is only one-sided?

 
Love is supporting the other person’s path and wanting them to be happy. When you start with that, it can blossom outward from there. If you start with anything less, you may not have room for anything more.

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Filed Under: abuse, Ask Paul, Behavior, Control, Decisions, Dysfunction, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Withdrawal, enabling, Infidelity, Manipulation, Personal Boundaries, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Values Tagged With: Emotional Abuse, Tolerating Abuse, Untying Selfishness From Personal Boundaries, verbal abuse, When Love Isn't Enough, Will Marriage Fix Dysfunction?

A Journey into Jealousy – The Dysfunctional Family Holiday Season – Their Emotions are not Your Responsibility

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A Journey into Jealousy – The Dysfunctional Family Holiday Season – Their Emotions are not Your Responsibility
A Journey into Jealousy – The Dysfunctional Family Holiday Season – Their Emotions are not Your Responsibility
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A Journey into Jealousy – The Dysfunctional Family Holiday Season – Their Emotions are not Your Responsibility
December 25, 2016

Jealousy is a multi-faceted beast that can motivate you to say or do things that you may not normally say or do. It involves many emotions and can run (and ruin) your life if you don’t address the real reasons you get jealous.

Sometimes a fantasy is created in your head and you become jealous based on what may not even exist. Other times, there is hard data to prove that what you’re jealous about is real and should be investigated further (or acted upon). Is there a good reason to get jealous?

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Filed Under: Ask Paul, childhood, Family, Human Potential, Jealousy, Negative Emotions, Personal Boundaries, Podcast Episode, Relationships Tagged With: How to stop being jealous, The Dysfunctional Family Holiday Season, Their Emotions are not Your Responsibility

The Partner Who Is Everywhere But Home – Not Honoring Yourself In The Relationship – The Present Moment

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The partner who’d rather be anywhere but home – Honoring myself everywhere but home – The present moment
The partner who’d rather be anywhere but home – Honoring myself everywhere but home – The present moment
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The partner who’d rather be anywhere but home – Honoring myself everywhere but home – The present moment
December 11, 2016

What do you do when your partner wants to spend more time away from home than with you? Is that a sign that there’s something wrong in the relationship? Is there a more serious issue? Is it perhaps they don’t feel safe with you?

In the first segment, I read a letter from a man who missed his fiance’. She would go out drinking with friends and family and he would be home alone, trying not to be offended or hurt.

As she spent less time at home, he got more concerned but also gave her the space she asked for. Soon, the wedding was called off and she was moving out.

What went wrong? What could he have done differently?

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Filed Under: Ask Paul, Divorce, Family, Infidelity, Loneliness, Personal Boundaries, Podcast Episode, Presence, Relationships Tagged With: Not Honoring Yourself In The Relationship, The Partner Who Is Everywhere But Home, The Present Moment

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