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Finding your true path so you don’t end up living a false life

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Finding your true path so you don’t end up living a false life
Finding your true path so you don’t end up living a false life
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Finding your true path so you don’t end up living a false life
October 7, 2018

Trying to find happiness is hard enough, but trying to do it when other people are in your life (or are interfering with your life) is even harder.

The first email I read on this episode is from someone who has a problem with his girlfriend smoking pot. He wants the relationship, but not the pot.

The second email dives into how deeply religious parents might want to continue controlling you even after you leave the nest. This episode is all about finding your true path and making the decision to follow it.

Filed Under: Ask Paul, Control, Family, Marriage, Passion, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Spirituality, Values Tagged With: Finding your true path so you don't end up living a false life, follow your passion, parents control my life

Investigating gut feelings in relationships

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Investigating gut feelings in relationships
Investigating gut feelings in relationships
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Investigating gut feelings in relationships
September 9, 2018

When you get that suspicious feeling that a friend, family member, or partner is doing something deceptive, do you investigate further? Or do you take their word when they say nothing is going on?

When that gut instinct kicks in, it’s time to listen and perhaps even dig a little deeper just to get to the truth.

Also in this episode, I revisit values and what steps to take to show yourself love, respect and compassion so that you don’t end up in toxic relationships.

Filed Under: Ask Paul, Betrayal, Compassion, Deception, Infidelity, Intuition, Manipulation, Marriage, Relationships, Toxic Behavior, Values Tagged With: Following your instinct, Getting manipulated, have suspicions of betrayal, staying out of toxic relationships

Can Your Relationship Heal After An Affair?

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If you’ve been the victim or the perpetrator of infidelity, or you suspect that there might be cheating in your relationship, this article will help you understand several important aspects of the cheater’s behavior, the cheating partner’s perspective, and what both partners need to focus on if they are planning on saving the relationship after the affair is discovered.

Whether you want to save your relationship or not, this article will be a good resource to help you understand the perspective of both partners.

A relationship can survive infidelity if both partners want to work on it, but there are some challenging steps ahead for the couple on this path.

This article is a path to understanding the basic components of the cheater, cheating in general, and what it takes to create a successful relationship during the rebuilding process. 

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Filed Under: Abandonment, Communication, Deception, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Fears, Guilt, Infidelity, Jealousy, Loneliness, Lying, Manipulation, Marriage, Regret, Relationships, Sex, Values Tagged With: cheated on me, cheating husband, cheating wife, healing after cheating, healing from the affair, surviving infidelity, why do people cheat

How To Make Better Decisions To Get The Outcomes You Want

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If your life is filled with stress and an overall sense of unhappiness, you may be unknowingly making decisions that are hurting you in ways that you don’t even realize.

Picture a funnel for a moment. A funnel can be a great visualization of what happens when you make a decision. The stem (the small opening) represents the choice you have before you. The mouth (the wide part) represents the outcomes that manifest because of those choices.

I like that visualization because a choice stems from a thought that leads to an action that could lead to massive change in your life. Your choice “funnels” out into the world, affecting you and everything in it sometimes.

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Filed Under: Behavior, Control, Decisions, Desires, Fears, Motivation, Negative Emotions, Passion, Personal Boundaries, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Thinking, Values Tagged With: How to make better decisions, I can't trust my decisions, i make terrible decisions

When you feel unlovable and unworthy

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When you feel unlovable and unworthy
When you feel unlovable and unworthy
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When you feel unlovable and unworthy
April 15, 2018

If you’ve ever come out of a relationship feeling unlovable and unworthy, it’s time to consider the source of this false belief and how you are sabotaging yourself for future relationships.

Also, I read an email about conditional versus unconditional love and just what makes up love anyway.

Filed Under: Emotional Abuse, Emotional Healing, Marriage, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Values Tagged With: feeling unlovable, feeling unworthy, Self-sabotage

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