Posts by Barb Nangle
How to Take Control by Setting Digital Boundaries for Peace and Productivity
Issue 162, April 10, 2026 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ The Moment Everything Changes Two years ago, I coached a woman on the podcast who was overwhelmed by her living situation. She was doing all the work, her roommates weren’t contributing, and nothing changed despite repeated conversations. When we got off the call,…
Read MoreHow Internal Boundaries Help You Stop Over-giving and Reclaim Your Energy
Issue 161, April 3, 2026 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ For most of my life, I thought over-giving was a strength. I was helpful, generous with my time (and sometimes with my money), and reliable. The one people could count on. I thought I was “nice.” And I was all of those things.…
Read MoreHow Internal Boundaries Free You from the Need to Hide
Issue 160, March 27, 2026 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ I realized something recently that feels both simple and profound. I don’t feel like I have to hide anymore. For most of my life, I did, but I didn’t even realize that’s what I was doing. It wasn’t in obvious ways. It’s not…
Read MoreHow a Simple Nightly Practice Helps You Stop Abandoning Yourself
Issue 159, March 20, 2026 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ There’s a simple practice that has helped me maintain my boundaries more than almost anything else I’ve done. It’s not complicated, doesn’t take long, and you can start doing it tonight. If you’re in 12-step recovery, you’re probably familiar with it: it’s called…
Read More4 Ways Keeping the Focus On Yourself Leads To Be Better Life
Are you filled with tension and anxiety and don’t know why? photo credit: Mohammed Abdelgaffar Maybe you know something needs to change, but don’t know what. You’ve tried everything and nothing seems to work, at least not long-term. That was me before 12 step recovery. I’ve learned to do something that has improved my life…
Read MoreHow Internal Boundaries Help You Stop Abandoning Yourself and Live with Integrity
Issue 158, March 13, 2026 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ Integrity Is an Internal Boundary Years ago, when I first got into recovery, I became fascinated with the word integrity. So I looked it up. I was surprised to see that the dictionary had two different definitions. The first is the one most…
Read MoreDiscipline Equals Freedom: How to Develop the Hidden Skill That Ends Self Abandonment
Issue 157, March 6, 2026 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ Discipline Equals Freedom, But Not the Way I Used to Think Years ago, I recorded a podcast episode called Discipline Equals Freedom. And I meant it. Back then, I was talking about structure. Food plans. Dating plans. Financial reserves. Time management. Putting systems…
Read MoreHow Emotional Boundaries Keep You from Ruminating and Catastrophizing
Issue 156, February 27, 2026 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ Emotions, Emotional Boundaries, and the Stories Your Mind Tells I want to start by sharing something that happened a while ago. It showed me that the tendency toward rescuing and fixing doesn’t necessarily disappear just because we’ve done a lot of work. But…
Read More10 Ways for How to Stop Abandoning Yourself When You Set Boundaries
Issue 155, February 20, 2026 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ One of the most difficult parts of setting boundaries isn’t deciding what to say. It’s dealing with what you feel. Sometimes even before you say it. And definitely after you say it. In my experience, the number one thing that stops people from…
Read MoreWhy Emotionally Unavailable People Keep Showing Up and What You Can Do About It
Issue 154, February 13, 2026 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ One of my clients recently asked me for concrete examples of emotional availability and vulnerability. She said something like this:“I show empathy. I validate people. I listen. I’m curious. I really try to be there. So why do I keep ending up with…
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