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The partner who likes things as they are when you’re just miserable
When you live with your romantic partner and their relatives, and your partner doesn’t seem to want that to change, what do you do?
(more…)Putting an end to your own passive aggressive behavior
A listener shared with me that someone called her passive-aggressive. She had no clue that that’s what she was doing, but she asked me how to identify it in herself and how and why it comes about. I address this very important subject in this article.
The article below is an addendum to today’s episode. Also, in this episode, I bring up a very difficult situation where someone has a husband who is not only disabled, which can be challenging enough, but also abusive. The wife is stuck and doesn’t know what to do.
(more…)How to avoid destroying yourself with guilt
So you did something you regret, and now you walk around feeling guilty all the time.
Guilt isn’t something you keep. It’s supposed to be a message that disappears after you’ve learned the lesson. If you carry guilt long after the event, it may be time to release it.
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