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

Is your negative self-perception causing you to believe in lies?

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Is Your Negative Self-Perception Making You Believe in Lies?
Is Your Negative Self-Perception Making You Believe in Lies?
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Is Your Negative Self-Perception Making You Believe in Lies?
July 8, 2018
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People see us differently than we see ourselves. The problem isn’t when we think we’re better than others perceive us, it’s when we don’t believe people who say good things about us.

When you find yourself throwing away compliments in place of beliefs and self-perceptions that aren’t true, you stay in a self-perpetuating cycle of negativity and may never get out until you are ready to give up that sometimes you are just plain wrong.

Filed Under: Beliefs, Deception, Identity, Lying, Podcast Episode, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Thinking, Toxic Thinking, Worry Tagged With: Is your negative self-perception causing you to believe in lies?

Pulling out of the emotional rut

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Pulling out of the emotional rut
Pulling out of the emotional rut
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Pulling out of the emotional rut
June 17, 2018
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There is a path out of the rut of depression, feeling unworthy, unlovable, stupid, and any of a number of other thoughts and feelings that can permeate your life.

If you’re in that miserable, stuck state, this episode may be a path to a door that shines the light on the dark.

Filed Under: anxiety, Depression, Emotional Healing, Overwhelm, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Toxic Thinking Tagged With: Getting out of anxiety and depression, pulling out of the emotional rut

Learning the process of figuring out problems

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Learning the process of figuring out problems
Learning the process of figuring out problems
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Learning the process of figuring out problems
May 6, 2018
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What are the steps you need to take to figure out the challenges that come into your life? Is there a process?

Would you know what questions to ask if someone you know shared that they were going through some challenges?

Join Matthew Bivens and I as we talk about our process of discovering issues and how to dig down through the layers.

Filed Under: Ask Paul, Decisions, Friendships, Healthy Thinking, Negative Emotions, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Resources, Suffering, Thinking, Toxic Thinking Tagged With: How do I know what my problem is?, My friend has a problem, What steps do I take to figure out my problem?

The life decision you regret – Never find true love again – Do you value yourself

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The life decision you regret – Never find true love again – Do you value yourself
The life decision you regret – Never find true love again – Do you value yourself
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The life decision you regret – Never find true love again – Do you value yourself
April 1, 2018
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In this episode, I talk about that one decision you regret not having made that could have changed your entire life for the better… or would it have been worse?

In segment two, what do you do when you lose the love of your life and realize you will never be happy again? Can you recover from losing “the one”?

In segment three, what filters do you wear that show you a world that isn’t really there? Are those filters serving you?

Filed Under: Ask Paul, Beliefs, Decisions, Divorce, Loss, Marriage, Podcast Episode, Regret, Relationships, Suffering, Thinking, Toxic Thinking Tagged With: Do you value yourself, Never find true love again, The life decision you regret

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