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The pain you sometimes need to go through to increase your quality of life

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The level of happiness and fulfillment you feel on a day to day basis can change based on many factors. One of those factors has to do with the ability to make hard decisions that may involve big changes that you’re not ready to face.

The fear and pain associated with change can often prevent us from doing what we need to do to increase our quality of life.

However, sometimes the lesson is that in order to reach a higher level of satisfaction in life, it might involve scary steps you don’t want to take. 

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Filed Under: anxiety, Decisions, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Finding peace, Healing, Human Potential, Negative Emotions, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Toxic Behavior Tagged With: It can be too hard to change, The pain before the change, Why is change so painful

Taking the blame for their behavior

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Are you taking the blame for other people’s bad behavior more often than you should?

If so, maybe there’s something a bit more covert going on that you need to know about.

Some people have mastered the art of painting you into a corner. Because of that, you will feel responsible even when it’s clear they are the ones behaving badly.

If you want to learn how to counter this type of behavior, keep reading. 

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Filed Under: Behavior, Communication, Emotional Abuse, Manipulation, Marriage, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Toxic Behavior, Toxic People Tagged With: I always take the blame, I feel like I am to blame for everything, My partner always blames me

When you don’t know who you are

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Have you ever really learned who you are at a deeper level? Sometimes we walk around doing the things we’re supposed to do, but rarely stop to figure out who is doing those things.

In this episode, I read an email from a woman who never got a chance to learn who she is because of narcissistic parents telling her who she is all her life. Now that she’s a wife and mom, she feels lost.

If you’re lost, it’s time to find yourself. 

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Filed Under: Decisions, Family, Identity, Narcissism, Personal Boundaries, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Therapy, Toxic Behavior, Toxic People Tagged With: The meaning of my existence, Trying to figure out who I am, What is the point of existing?

What to do when the judgments come out of you

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Are you judgmental toward those you love? In this episode, I talk about how your judgments can dissolve the love in your relationship. What can you do to heal from being judgmental?

The road to healing from judging others can be challenging, but the emotional and relationship rewards are too rich to pass up. 

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Filed Under: anger, Control, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Triggers, Judgment, Manipulation, Marriage, Personal Boundaries, Podcast Episode, Relationships Tagged With: My partner is always criticizing me, My partner is so judgmental toward me, My wife is always judging me, Why husband judges everything I do

Can there be peace and balance in an unbalanced relationship?

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Some people have a strange way of balancing their lives. Some folks will pick up a hobby or hang out with friends.

But others may take a darker route. They’ll betray their partner or become addicted to drugs or alcohol. You may not see that as balance, but for those people, that’s how they get it.

There are of course healthier ways to balance your life & your relationships, but in this episode, we’re going to talk about the less popular ones.

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Filed Under: Addiction, Emotional Abuse, enabling, Finding peace, Infidelity, Marriage, Personal Boundaries, Podcast Episode, Relationships Tagged With: How can we find peace in our relationship?, My relationship is so unbalanced, Upset at my partner for betraying me

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