Emotional Intelligence for Critical Thinkers
Is it possible to argue with love and respect for the other person? What if they can’t but you can?
If you ever feel small or are made to feel inferior after an argument with a loved one, it’s time to learn what to do when it goes too far.
I received an email from someone who was very angry with me. She said “You should be ashamed of yourself for teaching that it is okay to break ties with family!“
She was referencing an episode I did on toxic family members and how I said if they are too toxic to be around that it’s okay to part ways with them. [Read more…]
When your family has dysfunction, family gatherings can be quite a challenge. What do you do in the midst of family drama?
Do you recoil and transform into the old, pre-personally-developed you? Or do you stand firm in who you are today and love them with your healthy boundaries intact?
Family is the final frontier of personal growth. You don’t want to miss this episode.
[Read more…]In any gathering or social situation, you are bound to run into a toxic person or two. You know, those people that don’t look forward to seeing again next year?
Toxic family members especially can create a nightmare scenario. But dealing with them doesn’t have to be the ordeal it is. This episode helps you learn the tools you need to make it through the evening or week.
Hurtful people do a really good job of causing us to feel bad about ourselves.
Not only that, we end up repeating what they said or did to us in our mind over and over again. The emotional trauma can last for months or years.
In this episode I help transform the hurtful messages from others into empowering declarations that help us move on see them for who they really are.
