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If you are tired of your people-pleasing ways, this episode is for you! Show NotesI didn’t even know I was a people-pleaser, I thought I was nice. It turns out people-pleasing isn’t nice, it’s dishonest and manipulative. Ugh! But there’s hope! I talk about how I got over my people-pleasing ways and you can too.…

If you feel like you have to hide who you really are to be accepted, this episode is for you!We hide by isolating and telling lies. We’re afraid to show our flaws. But being flawed is just part of being human. Once you can accept this in yourself, it’s easier to accept it in others…

This episode covers 9 rules for improving your relationships. Show NotesEveryone wants their relationships to be a safe harbor. To help you achieve that, I borrow nine rules from David J. Lieberman as a way to structure this episode. I then share what I’ve learned about each rule from my recovery to illustrate them. The…

This episode adapts Stephen Covey’s Circle of Concern and Circle of Control concepts to the COVID-19 situation to help us focus on what we can control. Show NotesControl is an issue for people in recovery, and right now it’s probably a concern for just about everyone given COVID-19. Covey’s model of Circle of Concern vs.…

This episode covers the preconditions for trauma and the strategies to prevent or at least reduce the impact of trauma from the pandemic and quarantine. Show NotesThere are a number of predictable conditions that lead to trauma. These include unpredictability, immobility, loss of connection, loss of a sense of safety and others. These can be…

If you’re having difficulty dealing with the COVID-19 situation, or anything else that’s causing you difficulty, this episode can help! Show NotesLiving life on life’s terms means being able to accept and face life as it comes, not as you wish it would come. You’ll hear about how I made the shift from being pissed…

For my 50th episode I took questions from listeners and answered them, such as what’s the difference between grief, depression and unmanageability, and how do I have better boundaries with my kids? Show NotesIn this 50th episode, I take more time than usual to answer a variety of listener questions. In addition to grief, depression,…

I suggest previous episodes that will help you soothe your mind and heart during this pandemic, whether anxious, depressed or overwhelmed. Show NotesIf you’re stuck in negative thought loops, catastrophizing about the future, or burned out and overwhelmed from rescuing others I can help! Rather than creating a new episode this week, I make suggestions…

I make the distinction between boundaries of self containment and self protection and give examples of both in my life. Show NotesLearning boundaries of self containment means I only share things that are personal with trustworthy people. Boundaries of self protection means I get to decide what I will and will not tolerate. I give…

Learning to live with losing people, whether to death, relapse or friendships that have faded, is much easier in recovery. Show NotesBefore recovery, I subconsciously assumed that losing people somehow took something away from me. Now that I’m in recovery and recognize my wholeness, I realize it’s just part of life to lose people. Perhaps…