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Exploring Infidelity: Can The Relationship Survive The Affair?

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Exploring infidelity – Can the relationship survive the affair
Exploring infidelity – Can the relationship survive the affair
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Exploring infidelity – Can the relationship survive the affair
March 25, 2018
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Cheating might be the end of most relationships, but many couples have survived and thrived after an affair. There are many components to infidelity so it’s important to understand it from all sides.

In this episode, I explore the basics of cheating and what will allow your relationship to survive and heal after the affair.

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Filed Under: Abandonment, Ask Paul, Deception, Divorce, Family, Forgiveness, Guilt, Infidelity, Intimacy, Jealousy, Lying, Marriage, Podcast Episode, Rejection, Relationships, Sex, Values Tagged With: heal from cheating, Surviving the affair

Find the Right Teacher – When everything fails and nothing works out

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Find the Right Teacher – Everything is failing, nothing is working out
Find the Right Teacher – Everything is failing, nothing is working out
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Find the Right Teacher – Everything is failing, nothing is working out
February 25, 2018
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Have you ever listened to a motivational speaker and decided that you were going to make huge changes in your life – then a couple of days after the seminar, you lost all your motivation?

This has happened to me at least three times in my life. It took me several years to realize that motivation is a great short-term solution but a terrible long-term strategy.

What’s the fire underneath that needs to be burning in order for you to follow through with the huge changes you want to make in your life? In segment one of this episode, I talk about motivation and what it takes to really start creating change in your life. (Hint: It’s not about attending more motivational seminars).

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Filed Under: anxiety, Divorce, Fears, Human Potential, Loss, Marriage, Negative Emotions, Personal Boundaries, Physical Health, Podcast Episode, Regret, Rejection, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Thinking, Values Tagged With: Find the Right Teacher, When everything fails and nothing works out, Where does wisdom come from?

10 Steps to Keep Your Relationship from Slipping into Dysfunction

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If your relationship has gone through its ups and downs but is now on a good path to prosper, you’ll probably want to keep it that way.

Here are ten steps you can take to make sure your relationship stays healthy and continues to blossom. For more of an in-depth look at each step, listen to the episode attached to this post. 

Important: If you believe that you may be doing emotionally abusive behavior and would like to change that about yourself, sign up for the life-changing Healed Being program over at healedbeing.com).

If you are currently in a relationship with someone whose dysfunctions are hurtful to you, listen to my podcast Love and Abuse to help you navigate through the difficulties.

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Filed Under: abuse, anger, Codependency, Control, Divorce, Dysfunction, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Withdrawal, enabling, Forgiveness, Manipulation, Marriage, Rejection, Relationships, Values Tagged With: Keeping Your Relationship in Top Shape

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
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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

Holding on to a lie to keep the relationship going

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Holding on to a lie to keep the relationship going
Holding on to a lie to keep the relationship going
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Holding on to a lie to keep the relationship going
December 6, 2017
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When you find out a lie that your partner has been holding on to for months or years, where does that leave the relationship?

How do you move on? What if it’s a minor lie and your relationship has been going great?

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Filed Under: Deception, Divorce, Infidelity, Lying, Manipulation, Marriage, Relationships, Values Tagged With: Holding on to a lie to keep the relationship going

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