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Stupid questions that heal – Dealing with the Sociopath – Endless codependence

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Stupid questions that heal – Dealing with the Sociopath – Endless codependence
Stupid questions that heal – Dealing with the Sociopath – Endless codependence
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Stupid questions that heal – Dealing with the Sociopath – Endless codependence
January 21, 2018

Segment 1: Asking yourself stupid questions may be the path to healing and moving through the hard stuff in your life.

We often have choices when it appears we don’t – stupid questions may lead to more choices (full article here).

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Filed Under: Codependency, Communication, Control, Dysfunction, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Triggers, enabling, Family, Human Potential, Manipulation, Marriage, Narcissism, Negative Emotions, Thinking, Toxic People Tagged With: Dealing with the Sociopath, Endless codependence, Stupid questions that heal

Resolving Before New Years – Are You The Problem – Free Will or Destiny – Planning Your New Year

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Resolving Before New Years – Are You The Problem – Free Will or Destiny – Get Ready for Next Year
Resolving Before New Years – Are You The Problem – Free Will or Destiny – Get Ready for Next Year
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Resolving Before New Years – Are You The Problem – Free Will or Destiny – Get Ready for Next Year
December 31, 2017

Segment 1. Resolving issues before New Year’s resolutions is a better practice for some people.

If you have trouble keeping your resolutions, perhaps it’s time to change when you make them. [Read more…]

Filed Under: anger, Behavior, Communication, Control, Decisions, Depression, Divorce, Human Potential, Marriage, Negative Emotions, Relationships, Thinking, Toxic People, Values, Worry Tagged With: Are You The Problem?, Free Will or Destiny, Planning Your New Year, Resolving Before New Years

The cheater who went from kind to cold when caught – Ex won’t return even after I improve – Your intuition needs closure

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The cheater who went from kind to cold when caught – Ex won’t return even after I improve – Your intuition needs closure
The cheater who went from kind to cold when caught – Ex won’t return even after I improve – Your intuition needs closure
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The cheater who went from kind to cold when caught – Ex won’t return even after I improve – Your intuition needs closure
December 10, 2017

Segment 1: She caught her husband cheating, he blamed her and her family for the affair.

He used to be loving and supportive. Now that he can’t get his way, he is cold and manipulative. Segment 2: She wants her ex back, but all he wants is sex. She complies but feels empty and lonely without him.

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Filed Under: Betrayal, Decisions, Divorce, Infidelity, Intuition, Loneliness, Loss, Obsession, Relationships, Thinking, Toxic People Tagged With: Ex won't return even after I improve, The cheater who went from kind to cold when caught, Your intuition needs closure

Attracting higher quality partners – Feeling sorry for those that abuse you – Try, try again or do or do not?

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Attracting higher quality partners – Feeling sorry for those that abuse you – Try, try again or do or do not
Attracting higher quality partners – Feeling sorry for those that abuse you – Try, try again or do or do not
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Attracting higher quality partners – Feeling sorry for those that abuse you – Try, try again or do or do not
December 3, 2017

Segment 1: Do you attract the worst partners? What does it take to find a normal person to date?

There is a path to attracting quality partners but it may involve facing your fear of loss.

Segment 2: If you feel bad for your emotional abuser or manipulator, you are more likely to stay in the relationship and take the abuse.

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Filed Under: abuse, Codependency, Compassion, Control, Divorce, Dysfunction, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Withdrawal, enabling, Manipulation, Marriage, Relationships, Thinking, Toxic People Tagged With: Attracting higher quality partners, Feeling sorry for those that abuse you, Try try again or do or do not?

How to feed your brain – Why do abusers abuse? – Too scared to be in a relationship – Everything is temporary

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How to feed your brain – Why do abusers abuse? – Too scared to be in a relationship – Everything is temporary
How to feed your brain – Why do abusers abuse? – Too scared to be in a relationship – Everything is temporary
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How to feed your brain – Why do abusers abuse? – Too scared to be in a relationship – Everything is temporary
October 15, 2017

Segment 1: The more you expose yourself to new things, the smarter you get and the more your thought processes change.

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Filed Under: abuse, Emotional Abuse, Fears, Human Potential, Manipulation, Marriage, Motivation, Relationships, Spirituality, Thinking Tagged With: Everything is temporary, How to feed your brain, Too scared to be in a relationship, Why do abusers abuse?

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