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Gain Empowerment and inner strength by accepting that death could be the outcome

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Gain Empowerment and Inner Strength by Accepting that Death Could Be The Outcome
Gain Empowerment and Inner Strength by Accepting that Death Could Be The Outcome
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Gain Empowerment and Inner Strength by Accepting that Death Could Be The Outcome
December 1, 2015

Self-empowerment means you have no fear in making the decisions that are right for you.

It is having options when there appear to be none because you accept the consequences for decisions you wouldn’t normally make.

After all, if you can accept almost any consequence, even when it is unpleasant, you have more options.   [Read more…]

Filed Under: anxiety, Behavior, Beliefs, Death, Human Potential, Podcast Episode Tagged With: anxiety, inner strength, Learning acceptance, Self-Empowerment, Worst Case Scenario

“I Want to End My Life” – A letter from a 14 year old considering suicide – special episode

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“I Want to End My Life” – A Letter from a 14 Year Old Considering Suicide – Special Episode
“I Want to End My Life” – A Letter from a 14 Year Old Considering Suicide – Special Episode
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“I Want to End My Life” – A Letter from a 14 Year Old Considering Suicide – Special Episode
December 6, 2015

The email was anonymous so I had no information on her whatsoever. In fact, she made sure to conceal anything that identified her, probably so I wouldn’t just pick up the phone and call 911.

But I wouldn’t have done that anyway. Of course, she didn’t know that.

In fact, her letter to me was, in her words, a “last-ditch effort”.

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Filed Under: Ask Paul, Behavior, Human Potential, Negative Emotions, Podcast Episode Tagged With: death, dying, struggle, suicide

Eliminating Negative Memories – The Yin Yang of Masculine and Feminine – Emotional Detachment

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Eliminating Negative Memories, the Yin Yang of Masculine and Feminine, and Emotional Detachment
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Eliminating Negative Memories, the Yin Yang of Masculine and Feminine, and Emotional Detachment
November 8, 2015

Segment one: Our emotions are attached to our memories. Our memories are attached to people and stuff. It’s that stuff that we hold on to that sometimes makes us feel bad, so why do we still have it in our lives? Pictures are a great example of this. Why keep pictures that make you feel bad?

Segment two: In any relationship, the role of masculine is typically played by one person and the role of the feminine is played by the other. The problem occurs when one person likes the role they’re in and the other doesn’t. Knowing your role and what best works for the relationship will create a harmonious get-together as opposed to one of conflict.

Segment three: In this final segment, I talk a bit about detaching from your emotions. Being emotionally detached can make your partner think that you don’t love them which can be one of the worst feelings in the world.

Stop anxiety when it starts with The S.A.F.E. Empowerment System

Filed Under: anger, Communication, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Healing, Emotional Triggers, Emotional Withdrawal, Family, Femininity, Healthy Thinking, Marriage, Masculinity, Negative Emotions, Podcast Episode, Relationships Tagged With: Eliminating Negative Memories, Seems so emotionally detached, the Yin Yang of Masculine and Feminine

Getting the Big Picture in Arguments – Honoring Personal Boundaries with Parents – Creating the Life You Want

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Getting the Big Picture in Arguments, Honoring Personal Boundaries with Parents, and Creating the Life You Want
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Getting the Big Picture in Arguments, Honoring Personal Boundaries with Parents, and Creating the Life You Want
November 1, 2015

Segment one: Stepping out of the details so that you can see a bigger picture is one of the best ways to end an argument. When you “chunk up” into a broader perspective instead of staying “chunked down” and embroiled in the details, you’re able to step out of all the negative emotional energy about the situation.

Segment two: A listener who just graduated college wrote and asked about honoring his personal boundaries with his parents and how to get along with a particular family member who doesn’t seem to like him.

Segment Three: I talk about what it really means to “create the life you want.” If you’ve had trouble doing that up to now, this is the segment for you.

Filed Under: Dysfunction, Emotional Triggers, Family, Marriage, Negative Emotions, Personal Boundaries, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Toxic People, Values Tagged With: Creating the Life You Want, Getting the Big Picture in Arguments, Honoring Personal Boundaries with Parents

The Long, Dirty Divorce: Enduring The Emotional Drain of a Never-Ending Broken Marriage

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The Long, Dirty Divorce Episode: Enduring The Emotional Drain of a Never-Ending Broken Marriage
September 27, 2015

I received an email from a woman whose husband cheated on her, then made her life a living hell during the divorce. She is depressed and has lost her desire for most things in life. Is there a solution to all of this?

How do you get from defeated and controlled to empowered and in control when you’re going through a long, dirty divorce?

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Filed Under: Behavior, Human Potential, Personal Boundaries, Podcast Episode, Relationships Tagged With: cheating, divorce, Infidelity, marriage, relationship, separation

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