Podcasts

If you have trouble saying “no” this episode is for you! Show NotesI share several tips for how to say no. I also share several scripts – specific words and phrases you can use in various situations to set boundaries with others. These include scripts for saying “no” to friends, family, bosses and clients.

If you interpret other people’s actions as against you all the time, this episode might challenge your thinking. Show NotesIf you decide that things that happen around you almost always mean something negative, you might be “making things mean things that they don’t.” In this episode I give a really good example of how I…

The opposite of chaos is predictability, and this episode talks about how to create more predictability in your life. Show NotesIf you’ve lived a life of chaos and want that to end, this episode is for you! In it you’ll learn how to slowly begin to put some structure in your life. This will give…

Learn how to get rid of the negative audio playing in the background of your mind, it’s poisoning your mind! Show NotesWhen negative thoughts continually run through our minds it’s like poison in a well. It’s impossible to love yourself when the well of your mind is full of poison. Stopping the negative thoughts helps…

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…