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The tiny things that improve your life

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The tiny things that improve your life
The tiny things that improve your life
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The tiny things that improve your life
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Have you ever had a tiny squeak in a door in your home that irritated you every time you used it? What happens after you oil the hinge and the squeak goes away? To some, it can feel like a life-changing moment!

That and other quality-of-life improvements can actually create happiness and make the day-to-day that much better. 

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Filed Under: Emotional Healing, Happiness, Personal Boundaries, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Values Tagged With: Quality-of-Life Choices, Self-Improvement Nuggets, Small ways to happiness

When bad things keep happening to you

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When bad things keep happening to you
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Changing how you respond to and cope with challenges can improve your relationships and life overall. When you’re getting the same bad results over and over again, it might be time for a new perspective to help you create better outcomes. 

When times are tough, things will change. When times are tough, they sometimes get tougher and sometimes get better. And when they don’t get better, they might stay pretty bad for a while.

These aren’t happy truths. They’re real truths. They are reality.

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Filed Under: Communication, Depression, Emotional Healing, Personal Boundaries, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Therapy Tagged With: Change your terrible outcomes, Getting better results, Taking control of your life

Obsessing about people

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Obsession is a potent force, a relentless pursuit that can consume our thoughts, behaviors, and even our lives. It’s a desperate longing that often disregards the clear signs of failure.

I know this because I’ve been there. I’ve been obsessed, and it’s not a place I would wish anyone to be.

When I was younger, I found myself in the throes of obsessive thinking more than once. My first girlfriend, my second girlfriend, my wife – all were subjects of my obsessive thoughts.

I would follow them, physically and mentally, recording their every move in my mind. I would look them up online, trying to piece together a bigger picture, hoping to find a crack in the door that I could slip through.

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Filed Under: Emotional Healing, Obsession, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Therapy Tagged With: obsession in relationships, Obsessive thinking

Are your feelings wrong?

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Are your feelings wrong?
Are your feelings wrong?
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Are your feelings wrong?
April 23, 2023
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In Any Relationship, You’re Either Contributing to It or Taking Away From It.

When you take away from it, you are pulling out the main ingredients of what makes a relationship healthy and enjoyable. When you are contributing to it, you are strengthening it you are giving it the life and vibrancy, it needs to stay healthy and last long.

One of the things I’ve learned over the years is that the more you show up as your true self with almost everyone in your life, life becomes a lot easier.

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Filed Under: Emotional Healing, Emotional Triggers, Empathy, Identity, Personal Boundaries, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Toxic Behavior, Vulnerability Tagged With: Invalidation in relationships

The ‘take care of you’ episode: Showing up as the best version of yourself

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The ‘take care of you’ episode: Showing up as the best version of yourself
November 18, 2018
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What does it take to become the best version of you? What do you need to do for yourself so that you become happier and more fulfilled?

This episode is all about you and what it takes to become the most supportive, compassionate person to yourself.

Filed Under: Ask Paul, Betrayal, Divorce, Emotional Healing, Healing, Healthy Thinking, Insecurity, Marriage, Mourning, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth Tagged With: How can I be the best version of me?, How can I heal from someone who hurt me?, How to heal from betrayal

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