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When a dysfunctional upbringing leaves you with nothing but broken tools

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When a dysfunctional upbringing leaves you with nothing but broken tools
When a dysfunctional upbringing leaves you with nothing but broken tools
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When a dysfunctional upbringing leaves you with nothing but broken tools
August 5, 2018
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Your level of function or dysfunction as an adult is almost always determined by the most unhealthy or toxic people in your family growing up.

When you are raised by those who didn’t or couldn’t love and support you as you deserved, you may have developed “broken” tools to deal with situations as an adult. When your emotional toolbox has a bunch of broken tools, you may keep getting the results you don’t want, causing you to stay unhappy.

In this episode, I help you identify those broken tools and what you can do to start utilizing them the right way, or even fixing them altogether.

Filed Under: abuse, Behavior, Beliefs, childhood, Codependency, Dysfunction, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Healing, Family, Healing, Healthy Thinking, Manipulation, Narcissism, Neglect, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Toxic Thinking Tagged With: don't know how to heal, dysfunctional childhood, No means to heal

Want More Intimacy and Connection in Your Relationship?

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My girlfriend and I went on a road trip to Indiana for a music festival. It was a 10-hour trip that took about 12 hours to complete (you know, rest stops, gas, food, etc).

When we arrived we experienced the perfect storm of bad luck:

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Filed Under: Intimacy, Marriage, Relationships Tagged With: bonding through challenges, Growing closer in your relationship, how to have more intimacy in my relationship

The Top 10 Components of a Satisfying, Healthy, and Happy Relationship

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A romantic relationship is supposed to bring you happiness. It’s supposed to be healthy, satisfying, and especially loving.

If your relationship is suffering in any of those areas, maybe it’s not the right relationship for you. Or maybe you just don’t know what to do to make it any better.

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Filed Under: Divorce, Healthy Thinking, Marriage, Passion, Personal Boundaries, Relationships, Sex Tagged With: How to be happier in your relationship, Steps to a Happy Relationship

I don’t let anyone get close to me

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I don’t let anyone get close to me
I don’t let anyone get close to me
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I don’t let anyone get close to me
May 27, 2018
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How much are you willing to risk to have the greatest relationship you can have? How much emotional connection do you want?

It seems the higher the reward, the more you have to risk. In this episode, I talk about how staying emotionally closed up or closed off takes away most of the human experience and keeps everyone you want to love at a distance.

Filed Under: Divorce, Emotional Withdrawal, Family, Fears, Marriage, Relationships Tagged With: I am emotionally closed off, I don't let anyone get close to me, I keep people I love at a distance, I want more emotional connection

When your parent doesn’t make you feel worthy

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When your parent doesn’t make you feel worthy
When your parent doesn’t make you feel worthy
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When your parent doesn’t make you feel worthy
May 20, 2018
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Where does your self-worth come from if it isn’t instilled in you from your parents or caretakers? There is a path to a higher sense of self-worth and self-esteem. It may not be an easy path, but it does exist.

In this episode, I read a message from someone who’s father prefers his new family over his old one.

Filed Under: Abandonment, childhood, Children, Divorce, Family, Insecurity, Marriage, People Pleaser, Rejection, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth Tagged With: My dad doesn't love me, My father loves his new family over his old family

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