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Ep. 59: Navigating the Crossroads: 5 Steps to Becoming More Decisive
Episode 59
When we have difficult decisions to make, it is as if we come to a crossroads and the choice becomes loaded with extra pressure. If we can recognize …
1 year, 9 months ago
Ep. 58: People Pleasing, Resentment, & Other Relationship Killers
Episode 58
People pleasing and obsessive-compulsive personality occur together far more than many might think. Some people heroically put all their determinatio…
1 year, 9 months ago
Ep. 57: Regarding Your Battle with the World's Stupidity
Episode 57
The world can be really annoying. But we can question how annoyed we need to be. And examining our response can lead us to understand lots about ours…
1 year, 10 months ago
Ep. 56: In Praise of Healthy Perfectionism
Episode 56
Perfectionism has gotten a bad rap. Used well, it can serve us and others very well. Used badly, it kills the spirit. Perfectionism that feels necess…
1 year, 10 months ago
Ep. 55: What Happens When a Compulsive Meets the Archetype of the Saint
Episode 55
The archetype of the Saint can draw people with obsessive-compulsive personality to a life of devotion—even if that devotion is not standard religiou…
1 year, 11 months ago
Ep. 54: Chronic Urgency Stress Syndrome (CUSS) and That Monster Hiding Under Your Bed
Episode 54
We've all got a monster hiding under our bed: shame, fear, depression, or anger we feel we need to avoid. And we often try to avoid it with urgency: …
1 year, 11 months ago
Ep. 53: Perceived Chaos and the Need to Control
Episode 53
For some of us chaos is disturbing on a deep level. And it's often beyond our control. But the question is whether the chaos is just out there in the…
1 year, 11 months ago
Ep. 52: Do You Live With Ease Or Urgency?
Episode 52
Living with urgency and living with ease are two opposite approaches to life. If asked which we prefer, most of us would say ease, but few of us ac…
2 years ago
Ep. 51: How Compulsive Perfectionists Can Cultivate Happiness
Episode 51
Stop thinking you’re supposed to be smelling the roses when you know that planting and managing the garden is what really makes you happy.
Wouldn’t i…
2 years ago
Ep. 50: How To Not Waste Your Time In Therapy
Episode 50
Some people are reluctant to go to therapy for fear of wasting their time there. Others may already be in therapy but fear they are wasting their tim…
2 years ago