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Controlling upset toward others – Feeding dysfunctional people – Full commitment then re-evaluation

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Controlling upset toward others – Feeding dysfunctional people – Full commitment then re-evaluation
Controlling upset toward others – Feeding dysfunctional people – Full commitment then re-evaluation
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Controlling upset toward others – Feeding dysfunctional people – Full commitment then re-evaluation
February 18, 2018

When you get angry, frustrated or upset toward someone else, how quickly do you recover? Would you like to recover faster and get into a better space?

In segment one, I go over the five questions you can ask yourself that might just bring you out of the bad feeling you’re in. For segment two, I share how you might be feeding the dysfunctions of others in your life. If you feed someone else’s dysfunction, they’ll continue to show up in a way you don’t like over and over again.

In segment three, I talk about commitment and how just because you signed up for life, doesn’t mean you have to see it through – especially if the person you’re with has changed the rules and isn’t keeping up with their end of the bargain.

Filed Under: anger, Ask Paul, Behavior, Codependency, Control, Dysfunction, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Withdrawal, enabling, Family, Human Potential, Judgment, Marriage, Negative Emotions, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Toxic People Tagged With: Commitment to commitment, Enabling Abusive People, enabling dysfunctional people, Enabling Toxic Behavior, Turning anger and upset around

Changing someone’s life – Tackling your insecurities

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Changing someone’s life – Tackling your insecurities
Changing someone’s life – Tackling your insecurities
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Changing someone’s life – Tackling your insecurities
February 11, 2018

Segment 1: If you want to change someone’s life, sometimes all it takes is a heartfelt “Thank You” or compliment. But not in passing.

A thank you or compliment that makes them stop and process it can be quite powerful. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fears, Human Potential, Humiliation, Insecurity, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Shame Tagged With: body image, How to tackle your insecurities, insecure about my body, The heartfelt "Thank You"

They love you but don’t like to say it – Getting over the guilt of how you treated your ex – You can manipulate but should you

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They love you but don’t like to say it – Getting over the guilt of how you treated your ex – You can manipulate but should you
They love you but don’t like to say it – Getting over the guilt of how you treated your ex – You can manipulate but should you
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They love you but don’t like to say it – Getting over the guilt of how you treated your ex – You can manipulate but should you
December 24, 2017

Segment 1: Is it hard for you or your partner to say I love you?

Sometimes the past can play an important role to prevent or encourage those words to come out of someone’s mouth. If the love is there but the words aren’t, it doesn’t always mean there is no love. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Guilt, Human Potential, Loneliness, Manipulation, Marriage, Podcast Episode, Rejection, Relationships Tagged With: Getting over the guilt of how you treated your ex, They love you but don't like to say it, You can manipulate but should you?

When your partner sides with their family against you

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When your partner sides with their family against you
When your partner sides with their family against you
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When your partner sides with their family against you
December 13, 2017

If your partner’s family is against you and your partner sides with them, what do you do?

When you can’t feel safe in your own relationship because your partner’s priority is his or her own family over you, you may have some hard choices to make. In this episode, Matthew Bivens and I have an emotionally intelligent conversation about an email I received from a woman whose husband shared her personal message to a relative of his.

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Filed Under: Abandonment, Ask Paul, Betrayal, Codependency, Control, Decisions, Divorce, Dysfunction, Emotional Abuse, enabling, Family, Human Potential, Marriage, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Toxic People Tagged With: blood is thicker, mama's boy, unhealthy family ties

Escaping the Real World – Kids and the Narcissistic Parent – The Isolation of the Child Sexual Abuse Survivor

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Escaping the Real World – Kids and the Narcissistic Parent – The Isolation of the Child Sexual Abuse Survivor
Escaping the Real World – Kids and the Narcissistic Parent – The Isolation of the Child Sexual Abuse Survivor
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Escaping the Real World – Kids and the Narcissistic Parent – The Isolation of the Child Sexual Abuse Survivor
November 26, 2017

Do you fantasize, daydream, play video games or watch TV in hopes that you won’t have to deal with reality?

It’s not all bad, but anything in moderation, right? In the first segment of this episode, I talk about the benefits of skipping reality for a little bit as long as you connect with yourself in other ways.

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Filed Under: Abandonment, abuse, Ask Paul, childhood, Children, Codependency, Control, Divorce, Dysfunction, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Withdrawal, Family, Human Potential, Lying, Manipulation, Narcissism, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Sex, Shame, Suicide Tagged With: childhood sexual abuse, lost in thought, narcissistic abuse, narcissistic ex

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