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Utilize anger in a healthy way by honoring your boundaries

Learning your boundaries – Utilizing anger in a healthy way – Accepting the limitations of others
Learning your boundaries – Utilizing anger in a healthy way – Accepting the limitations of others
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Learning your boundaries – Utilizing anger in a healthy way – Accepting the limitations of others
June 5, 2016

Anger can rise up in you because of a violation of your personal boundaries, but do you even know what your boundaries are?

I like to think of boundaries as your castle walls. And within those walls lies your emotional core where you are most vulnerable yet most powerful at the same time.

Sometimes we feel anger and we aren’t even sure why. This episode will help you learn what your boundaries are so that you know at what point you can be pushed before you “lose it”.

Also, I read an email from someone who got so angry that he forgot what he said while he was in that state. You do have a choice to either utilize anger for your protection or to attack someone else.

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Filed Under: Ask Paul, Behavior, Human Potential, Negative Emotions, People Pleaser, Personal Boundaries, Podcast Episode Tagged With: anger, Boundaries, control

The Snapping Point of Lasting Change

The Snapping Point of Lasting Change and Finding Compassion When People are Petty
The Snapping Point of Lasting Change and Finding Compassion When People are Petty
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The Snapping Point of Lasting Change and Finding Compassion When People are Petty
January 9, 2016

We all have a snapping point and it can change our world when it happens.

I remember the first time I stood up for myself. I was 10. The bully up the street came over and we had just finished wrestling (as boys tend to do). I was done. He wasn’t.

I sat down, tired, and not interested in wrestling anymore. And he came up to me and said, “Come on, let’s wrestle some more.” I was like, “Nope, I’m done. I’m too tired, and don’t want to wrestle anymore.”

He further badgered me, “Come on, let’s wrestle again!”

“No. I don’t want to.”

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Filed Under: Behavior, Beliefs, Human Potential, Negative Emotions, Personal Boundaries Tagged With: anger, boiling point, snapping point

The Physical Symptoms of Emotional Turmoil

The physical symptoms of emotional turmoil – The Unfaithful Husband and the Wife Who Never Let it Go – A Story of Giving for the Holidays
The physical symptoms of emotional turmoil – The Unfaithful Husband and the Wife Who Never Let it Go – A Story of Giving for the Holidays
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The physical symptoms of emotional turmoil – The Unfaithful Husband and the Wife Who Never Let it Go – A Story of Giving for the Holidays
December 20, 2015

Marianne Williamson said, “Allopathic doctors used to laugh condescendingly at those who posited that psychological, emotional, and spiritual factors were important contributors to the sickness as well as healing of the body.”

After I got married, I developed stomach issues. My stomach would burn after I ate anything with tomato sauce, onions, or garlic. So, pizza was killing me!

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Filed Under: Behavior, Negative Emotions, Physical Health Tagged With: acid, anger, I get acid reflux when I'm angry, medical

When Those Deeper Negative Emotions Just Won’t Go Away

Expressing those deep, negative emotions that you’ve been holding onto from your past should lead to a release of the emotional energy behind them, and free you from the burden of holding onto the pain.

However sometimes what you express, vent or release isn’t all of it, and you need to dig a little deeper to get to the real pain that’s keeping you from moving on.

In this article, I’ll help you dive into that deeper pain to help you reach closure and healing. [Read more…]

Filed Under: anxiety, Depression, Emotional Withdrawal, Insecurity, Loneliness, Loss, Mourning, Negative Emotions, Podcast Episode Tagged With: anger, deeper pain, emotional pain, hurt, release, sadness

Getting Past Your Past

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The residue of negative emotions after a significant event happens in your life can become consuming and controlling. They can affect your perspectives, the decisions you make, the people you connect with, and even your health.

So why do we hold on to negative emotions of an event from the past? What keeps something like anger, sadness, and other negative states around for weeks, or even years? The answer is: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Behavior, Human Potential Tagged With: anger, emotions, negative, past, sadness

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