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Find the Right Teacher – When everything fails and nothing works out

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Find the Right Teacher – Everything is failing, nothing is working out
Find the Right Teacher – Everything is failing, nothing is working out
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Find the Right Teacher – Everything is failing, nothing is working out
February 25, 2018

Have you ever listened to a motivational speaker and decided that you were going to make huge changes in your life – then a couple of days after the seminar, you lost all your motivation?

This has happened to me at least three times in my life. It took me several years to realize that motivation is a great short-term solution but a terrible long-term strategy.

What’s the fire underneath that needs to be burning in order for you to follow through with the huge changes you want to make in your life? In segment one of this episode, I talk about motivation and what it takes to really start creating change in your life. (Hint: It’s not about attending more motivational seminars).

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Filed Under: anxiety, Divorce, Fears, Human Potential, Loss, Marriage, Negative Emotions, Personal Boundaries, Physical Health, Podcast Episode, Regret, Rejection, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Thinking, Values Tagged With: Find the Right Teacher, When everything fails and nothing works out, Where does wisdom come from?

Will letting go of my narcissistic mom destroy my self-worth?

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Will letting go of my narcissistic mom destroy my self-worth?
Will letting go of my narcissistic mom destroy my self-worth?
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Will letting go of my narcissistic mom destroy my self-worth?
January 17, 2018

Letting go of a narcissistic parent can seem like cutting off a limb to some people, but what happens right after the moment you make the decision to cut them out of your life?

Matthew Bivens of the Having it A.L.L. podcast joins me today to discuss what can be a challenging task.

Filed Under: Codependency, Control, Decisions, Emotional Abuse, Family, Narcissism, Personal Boundaries, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Toxic People Tagged With: I have a narcissistic mom, Will letting go of my narcissistic mom destroy my self-worth?

The abuse victim’s perspective – Step-parents and step-children – When honoring yourself leads to loneliness

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The abuse victim’s perspective – Step-parents and step-children – When honoring yourself leads to loneliness
The abuse victim’s perspective – Step-parents and step-children – When honoring yourself leads to loneliness
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The abuse victim’s perspective – Step-parents and step-children – When honoring yourself leads to loneliness
November 5, 2017

Why don’t abuse victims leave the relationship? The world can look at someone who is clearly being abused by their partner and say things like, “Why don’t you just leave?” But the abuse victim’s reality is a lot different from those who’ve not experienced what it’s like to have an abused mind.

Their perceptions and beliefs about the world are entirely different than ours so leaving isn’t the easy path others make it out to be. Segment 1 is all about the perspective of the abuse victim and why it’s not as easy to leave the abuser as it may appear to others.

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Filed Under: abuse, Ask Paul, Children, Control, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Family, Human Potential, Loneliness, Manipulation, Marriage, Narcissism, Personal Boundaries, Podcast Episode, Relationships Tagged With: Emotional Abuse, Step-parents and step-children, The abuse victim's perspective, verbal abuse, When honoring yourself leads to loneliness

Reconnecting With Family As The New You

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One of the hardest steps to take after any level of personal growth and development is introducing the new you to those who know you best:

Family

I stayed out of touch with my father for 10 years(!) until I heard that he was dying. 10 years previous to that, I made the choice to stay away from him because our conversations never really seemed to be about how much he missed me and wanted to spend time with me, they’d almost always end with him asking me for money.

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Filed Under: childhood, Dysfunction, Family, Fears, Identity, Personal Boundaries, Relationships Tagged With: Reconnecting With Family As The New You

So What You’re Afraid – Avoiding Unavoidable People – To Start Anew or Wait for the Old

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So What You’re Afraid – Avoiding Unavoidable People – To Start Anew or Wait for the Old
So What You’re Afraid – Avoiding Unavoidable People – To Start Anew or Wait for the Old
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So What You’re Afraid – Avoiding Unavoidable People – To Start Anew or Wait for the Old
July 16, 2017

Honoring your boundaries can be the hardest step to take in your personal development, and it’s also one of the fastest ways to start creating a life without toxicity and dysfunction. But what if you’re too scared to do it?

Getting to a place where fear goes away isn’t easy – it can take a lot of inner growth, leading to the confidence and courage to do whatever it takes to let others know what is acceptable and what is not. [Read more…]

Filed Under: abuse, Ask Paul, Control, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Withdrawal, Family, Fears, Human Potential, Personal Boundaries, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth Tagged With: Fear stopping you, starting anew or waiting for things to change, unavoidable people

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