Podcast Episodes

Failing the Challenge - Silent Abuse in Relationships - Depressed and Unmotivated - Appreciating What Works

What do you do when you face a challenge you believe you're prepared for, but you fail instead? The feelings of failure can be debilitating, especial…

9 years, 3 months ago

Committing to a Decision - Chronic Pain and Suffering - Trouble Receiving - Expanding Beyond You

Can you commit to a decision? How do you know if you're making the right decision? Follow your heart is great advice… if you even know what's in your…

9 years, 3 months ago

Surviving the Crisis - Self-Perpetuating Abuse - Building Resilience Through Criticism

In crisis, is there anything you can do to bring you into a calmer, more peaceful place? Actually, not usually. In fact, you may have to experience t…

9 years, 4 months ago

Settling for a job because you can't find anything better

A career can take up over half your life, so why would you settle for one that makes you miserable? I've settled a lot over the years and I got so bu…

9 years, 4 months ago

Overcoming General Unease - When Nothing Works Out in Life - Questioning Trust in Relationships

Episode 178

Are you walking around with an undertone of fear, anxiety, panic, or nervousness? What do you feel when nothing in general is happening in your life?…

9 years, 4 months ago

The Abused Mind and Mixed Signals in Relationships - Still Mourning - Overcoming Your Overwhelmed Brain

Episode 177

Sexual and physical abuse survivors develop an abused mindset which they take into relationships. This mindset sets them up to be strung along and to…

9 years, 4 months ago

Breaking Through Obsessive Thoughts - Is Everyone Toxic? - The Real Issue in the Relationship

When obsessive and intrusive thoughts won't go away, what can you do? You might feel better knowing that won't mean a thing in a 100 years, but if re…

9 years, 4 months ago

Bad Luck and Great Fortune - Stuck with No Way Out - Small Lies and Big Problems - Advice For Life

Episode 175

When is a bad thing a good thing? When is a good thing bad? How attached are you to outcomes? I tell a quick Zen Buddhist parable that might make you…

9 years, 5 months ago

Judging Others - Moving from Guilt to Great - Guilt is a Path to Compassion

Judging others is a sign of something you're struggling with or haven't healed from internally. It is anger, sadness, or some other bad feeling that …

9 years, 5 months ago

When love isn't enough - Will marriage fix dysfunction? - Untying selfishness from personal boundaries - Tolerating abuse

Is love enough? Will it overcome anything that happens in your life? Financial struggles, family problems, arguments, abuse and more... will your fai…

9 years, 5 months ago