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Back to SearchEp. 73: Taoist Wisdom for Compulsive Perfectionists
Episode 73
While I find parts of the Tao Te Ching baffling, exasperating and mystifying, Lao Tzu’s encouragement to accept things as they are still conveys an a…
1 year, 2 months ago
Ep. 72: 7 Ways to Achieve More Flexibility in Your Relationships
Episode 72
I know that most of my listeners are passionately committed to doing the right thing, unfortunately that can lead to doing the wrong thing. If we get…
1 year, 3 months ago
Ep. 71: Clinging to Sacred Cows: Identity and Worth in the Compulsive Personality
Episode 71
People with compulsive and obsessive tendencies tend to hold on to things—money, objects, time and ideas. We imagine that these things we hold on to …
1 year, 3 months ago
Ep. 70: Are you a compulsive hero or a heroic compulsive?
Episode 70
One way to free ourselves from unhealthy compulsive behavior is to understand our motivations, what drives and actually controls us. While we’re all …
1 year, 3 months ago
Ep. 69: How Self Control and Inhibited Expression Hurt Relationships
Episode 69
Self control does have some benefits for relationships. But it also has dangers. If your self-restraint keeps you from expressing positive and intima…
1 year, 3 months ago
Ep. 68: Wield Your Shield Wisely: How Not to be Defensive
Episode 68
Few of us make it through life without ever getting defensive. Shields are universal and archetypal. But, at the risk of being dramatic, how defensi…
1 year, 3 months ago
Ep. 67: The Power of Lists to Tyrannize or Harmonize
Episode 67
Lists can be either effective or excessive. They can help us to organize and prioritize what we need to do, and it feels great to cross things off. B…
1 year, 4 months ago
Ep. 66: Welcome All Guests: Aging with OCPD (Obsessive-Compulsive Personality)
Episode 66
Most people get happier as they reach their 50s, 60s and 70s. But people who are obsessive, compulsive and perfectionistic may miss out on the potent…
1 year, 4 months ago
Ep. 65: Letting Go and Holding On: The Essential Life Skills No-One Taught You
Episode 65
We often hear that we need to be able to let go, let go of things like resentment, control, limited identity, and replaying that embarrassing episode…
1 year, 4 months ago
Ep. 64: Driving Nowhere: The Dangers of Being Overly Conscientious
Episode 64
Too often our efforts to be conscientious overshoot their goal and we become rigid and rulebound instead. Sometimes this is because we follow convent…
1 year, 5 months ago