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Men's mental health

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 26:10


Today, we are talking about men's mental health. Men are struggling, and consequently, woman are feeling those effects. With marriage rates down and social media movements of men bashing, I wanted to add a different perspective to the conversation. Check in with the partners, friends, dads, brothers and others. Help create a space for their vulnerability.  #mensmentalhealth #boyshavefeelingstoo #healthypartners #strongindependentwomen #mensemotions

The myth of perfection

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 28:34


Today, we are talking about the myth of perfection. So often we have an idea of what something should feel like, look like, of be and we lose sight of what it is. I was inspired by listening to "The Gift 14 lessons to save your life" by Dr. Edith Eger who is a holocaust survivor, mother, and psychotherapist. She has been through really challenging horrible things and continues to live a beautiful life. #notperfect #existentialtherapy #controlwhatyoucan #mentalhealth #wdnc 

Self-awareness

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 27:53


Today, we are talking about self-awareness. Part of healing, growing, and changing behavior is being aware of who we are and how we show up in the world. Not with criticism and judgement, but with compassion and patience. #selfawareness #mentalhealth #howdidigethere #skillbuilding #getcurious

Rebuilding and repair

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 29:12


Today, we are talking about rebuilding and repairing. As we evolve in our human experience we get so many opportunities to evaluate the different parts of ourselves. Part of doing that is repairing old thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors. We can make a plan and create new parts rebuilding to the new version of who we want to be. #couplestherapy #evolving #newskills #repair #rebuild

Betraying yourself

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 27:39


Today, we are talking about how we betray ourselves. In one's life we make decisions and choose to live in a way that is inauthentic to who we actually are. Sometimes, it a conscious choice, and other times it is several small choices over time. Pay attention to how you feel when you make those decisions. Start to create space in your life for your whole self. #betrayal #authenticself #beyourself #healingandgrowing

Compartmentalization

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 29:10


Today, we are talking about compartmentalization experiences and emotions. It is sometimes helpful, if not necessary, to put those aside to continue carrying on through life, especially when those things are challenging. #compartmentalize #mentalhealth #gettingthrough #wholeself #feelings

Surrender

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 28:16


Today, we are talking about Surrender and how helpful it is to just sit down sometimes. We are all dealing with so many things. It feels like overwhelmed, frustrated, sad, angry, afraid, and exhausted. One of the only ways to get through really hard times is to take a moment to surrender. Not give up, but slow down. Take care of your basic needs, breathe, make a plan, and then get up and keep doing. #anxiety #surrender #sitdown #takecareofyou

Mindset and assumptions

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 28:54


Today, we are talking about the different mindsets. How we look at the world depending on our attitudes, beliefs, feelings, thoughts, and assumptions. We get to choose how we move through challenges by shifting our mindset or perspective. #mindsetmatters #intention #assumptions #experiences 

Generational trauma

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 29:18


Today, we are talking about generational trauma. We can look back though our family lineage and see pattern of behavior. In order to change things for the better, it is important to understand context, history, and then makes changes in our own behavior. #generationaltrauma #knowoyourhistory #makeschanges #lessonsfromyourmother

Judgement

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 28:06


Today, we are talking about judgement and how we are perceived. Sometime we need to check our own behavior and often we need to check who is doing the perceiving. We might need to change our environment to one where we can be our most authentic selves. #judgement #findyourpeople #selfawareness

Emotional baggage

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 26:00


Today, we are talking about emotional the stories we tell ourselves that keep us stuck. It is helpful to see, feel, and let go of those emotions. Healing and growing from those challenging things we have experienced. Releasing the things that no longer serve a purpose in the present version of you. #emotionalbaggage #lettinggo #movingforward #mentalhealth

Imposter syndrome is an insult to the previous versions of ourselves

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 24:25


Today we are talking about imposter syndrome. Often when we achieve big things we can often feel undeserving. It is an opportunity to validate previous versions of ourselves who did the hard work to get to us into those spaces. #deserving #impostersyndrome #hardwork #generationalhealing

Resilience; the space between not knowing and knowing

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 28:07


Today we are talking about resilience; the space from now knowing to knowing It can be uncomfortable and create anxiety. It can also create an opportunity to learn new skills and building trust in ourselves. #resilience #nowknowing #trustyourself #skillbuilding

Getting through

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 30:28


Today we are talking about getting though. Because right now, that's all we can manage. Make sure to do the big three: sleep, diet, and moving your body around. Taking care of you takes grace and compassion. #gettingthrough #giveyourselfgrace #roadtrips #goingthoughhell

Conflict, communication, and connection

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 31:27


Today we are talking about conflict. Understanding how you fight and what you're feeling. Also, coming back to the conversation is necessary. #conflict #redlipstick #communication #understanding #rulesofengagement 

Anger

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 28:09


Today we are talking about anger. It is often said that anger is a secondary emotion. What is under the anger is usually fear, sadness, feeling disregarded, or not enough. Allow space to figure out what the feeling is. #anger #selfawareness, #70skid #genx #unhelpfulreactions #parenting

Hay comida en la casa/We have food at home

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 29:36


Today we talking about validating and accepting our whole self. The phrase hay comida en la casa, meaning we have food at home. When we love our whole self first, we don't need to work as hard to get love from other people. #bridgetjones #haycomidaenlacasa #loveyourselffirst #lx2codependencycoachingpodcast 

Character flaw and mental health

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 27:36


Today, we are talking about seeing our struggles as character flaws. We often assume when we are struggling that something is wrong with us. It's not but that is how it feels. Shift the perspective to trusting yourself. You have gotten this far and you will get past this too. You are not broken. #characterflaw #mentalhealth #trustyourself #greatness

Intellectualizing v Feeling

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 29:33


Today, we are talking about intellectualizing versus feeling in the process of growth. We process lots of information through out thoughts before allowing ourselves to feel it. It is important to be aware of the old narratives and stories we are using when we process. Growth and healing comes from allowing the stories to change. #newyear #change #feelings #thoughts #anxiety 

Being Wrong

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 28:19


Today we are talking about being wrong. How being wrong is a good place to be because it gives us a different perspective. We can learn a lot when we are wrong. #beingwrong #scientific method #relationships #bestintentionsthebook  The podcast I was listening to was 10% Happier with Dan Harris and Sharon McMahon 

Best laid plans and adjustment

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 25:33


Today we are talking about plans and adjusting to those plans. Addressing the anxiety and discomfort that comes from changes to our plans. #planning #anxiety #controlwhatyoucan #attachments #trustyourself. 

Perception

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 30:59


Today we are talking about perception. How we are perceived in the world around us and how we perceive the world around us. #change #perception #bestintentionsthebook #socialmedia #concretekulture https://www.etsy.com/shop/ConcreteKulture

Emotional Perspective

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 27:44


Today we are talking about experiencing the world through our emotional perspective. Giving yourself grace and patience while you are having your emotions. Getting through tough experiences. #trustyourself #emotionalawareness #emotioalperspective #mentalhealth Get your copy of Best Intentions: The things we do for love https://bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com/products/best-intentions-the-things-we-do-for-love

Nurturing Relationships

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 29:34


Today we are talking about nurturing relationships. Attending to the relationships you want to grow and evolve, especially the relationship with yourself. #growth #nurturing #relationships #bestintentionsthebook 

Control what you can, check your facts, and keep going

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 21:51


Today we are talking about controlling what you can in the moment, checking your facts, and keep going. This past week was rough. Lots of emotions. We still have to do things. #postelection2024 #bigfeelings #bestintentionsthebook #mentalhealth #politicsaside 

When helping is not helpful

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 28:08


Today we are talking about when helping is not helpful. There are times we think we are helping and it makes things worse. It can be disempowering the person we are trying support. #nothelpful #resentment #needs #rescuing #helping #bestintentionsthethingswedoforlove https://bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com/products/best-intentions-the-things-we-do-for-love?_pos=1&_psq=best+int&_ss=e&_v=1.0  

Communication skills for relationships

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 31:50


Today we are talking about relationship communication. I go over a tool I use often to help clients build helpful communication skills. I use the 6 Steps to Great Communication by Cynthia Hansen https://lifeandbeautyweekly.com/2010/10/communication_skills/ #communication #relationships #skillbuilding #connection #lx2codependencycoachingpodcast 

Emotional access, awareness, and availability

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 31:00


Today we are talking about being able to access and process our own emotions. Emotional intelligence is about being aware of what we are feeling, authentically showing up, and have compassion for our emotional selves. #emotionalvulnerability #feelyourfeelings #emotionalawareness #newbook #bestintentions #greece #somaticemotions

Denial

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 29:10


Today we are talking about denial and the things we refuse to look at. Often we avoid addressing things head on because we don't know what to do to change them. We don't know where to start. We start by acknowledging they exist. #denial #makingchanges #smallsteps #mentalhealth #elephantintheroom

Distraction vs Detachment

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 29:28


Today we are talking about distraction vs detachment. Often, when we are feeling tough emotions we want to distract ourselves in order not to feel. Whereas detachment might be a better move. Unattached from the outcomes but working through the feelings. #emotions #detachment #distractions #dothework #mentalhealth #lx2codependencypodcast

Satisfaction, suffering, and sacrifice

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 28:29


Today we are talking about satisfaction, suffering, and satisfaction. We get to choose how much of those things we endure or get from life. We can manage our resources, create goals, and set boundaries to a better experience through life. #satisfaction #sacrifices #boundaries #betterlife #mentalhealth

Memory and rebuilding

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 26:30


Today we are talking about memories and how we can change the narrative. We can recall something from a different perspective. We can create a better understanding of who have been and who are becoming. #memories #rebuilding #resilience #childhood

Forgiveness, bridges, and napalm

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 30:50


Today we are talking about forgiveness, bridges, and napalm. We get to determine the relationships that warrant forgiveness as it relates to our peace and access to our resources. Boundaries and bridges help keep us safe and maintain connection. #maintainpeace #forgiveness #burnorbuild #bridges #connection #lx2codependencypodcast

The big three: Food, exercise, and sleep

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 30:44


Today we are talking about the big three things I talk to clients about often often to evaluate how they are feeling: Food, exercise, and sleep. All of these things have an effect on our mood and energy. #sleephygiene #foodmatters #moveyourbody #mentalhealth 

Motivation and the fuel we use

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 30:54


Today are talking about motivation and fuel we use to get there. We can use lots of different things to drive us to change, healing, and growth. What fuel are you using and is it sustainable? #motivation #growth #change #beingnew

Routine and rituals to manage anxiety

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 30:18


Today we are talking about using routines and rituals to help us regulate our anxiety. Our brains strive for order. When we can consciously create routine, things we do in a habitual way, we make our brain feels better. The meaning and intentions behind the routine can make it a ritual. #routines #habits #anxiety #mentalhealth

Inner circle

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 30:02


Today we are talking about who is in your inner circle of humans. Who do you feel safe and comfortable with. What those bonds are made of. We get to determine the level of closeness and vulnerablility we share with people. #innercircle #vulnerability #boundaries #community

Assumption of suffering

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 27:45


Today we are talking about the assumption of suffering as it relates to compassion and empathy. We are all going through our things; good, bad, or otherwise. If we can assume people are struggling, it is an opportunity to be kind to ourselves and others. #selfcompassion #suffering #expectations #grace #kindness

Life is not a zero sum game

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 29:06


Today we are talking about shift perspective from a zero sum absolutes mindset. It is not all or nothing, win or lose, love or hate, but something in between. When we can shift perspective and find a middle ground we are less likely to experience such distress or discomfort. #zerosumgame #detachment #5yearanniversary #x2thexennial #classof 91

Righteous Indignation

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 30:31


Today we are talking about the idea "righteous" indignation. The idea of getting angry or frustrated on behalf of someone else. When we are frustrated or irritated about someone else's choices it is an opportunity to recognize what we can control. We can consider the idea that we disrupt our own peace by taking away someone else's ability to manage their own choices. #bugged #unfair #boundaries #detachment

Raised by sheep or wolves

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 29:28


Today we are talking raising sheep or wolves. Thinking about using the opportunity to teach our precious children how to exist the world that can be dangerous. It is our job to teach our kids skills to be safe and secure on the planet where they can get their needs met without sacrificing themselves. #parenting #raisedbywolves #otherpeopleskids #puberty

Finding Gold

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 31:18


Today we are talking about finding gold in your everyday rather than waiting for the "golden years" or "bucket list". Make a to do list and put gold in everyday. #findinggold #emotions #anxietyanddepression #eldorado #kintsugi

The myth of happy and ability to experience joy

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 25:20


Today we are talking about detaching form the myth of being happy and shifting to the feeling of experiencing joy in moments. Sustaining happiness all the time isn't possible. What we can do it experience joy in moments of regular.  #happinessmyth #experiencejoy #momentbymoment #doyourbest #beautyinthemoment

Meaningful Relationships

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 28:27


Today we are talking about the importance of meaningful relationships to our longevity and quality of our lives. Our human experience is motivated by connection. We connect with people all the time, creating meaningful connection helps us live well. #meaningfulreltaionships #friendships #buildingcommunity #lx2codependencycoachingpodcast #daringgrately #vulnerabiity   

Blessings and lesson

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 26:34


Today we are talking about the blessings and lessons we experience when we create the perspective of receiving. When we can start to be receiving of good things happening to us rather than waiting for negative things to happen. #blessingshappen #growthmindset #opportunity #lessons #whathappenedtoyou #trauma #mentalhealth #lx2codependencycoachingpodcast

Life is happening

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 30:24


Life happens and we can get stuck in the why. We don't always know why this tough part of life is happening. It might just be the how. Controlling what we can gives a moment to take back power in the moment it can get easier. #controlwhatyoucan #wecandohardthings #lifehappens #getthroughthemoment #codependencypodcast 

Paradoxical feelings and persistence

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 29:37


Moving forward into our life can be difficult when we are feeling multiple things at the same time. Being human is allowing ourselves to feel our emotions and doing the business of living. We can get get passed the hard things. #whatareyoufeeling #mentalhealt #persistence #atlasoftheheart #growing #doitanyway

Having needs

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 29:18


Today we are talking about having needs and who we are rely on to meet them. #needs #chosenfamily #mentalhealth #rhainacohen #lx2codependencycoachingpodcast #friendship

Hard lessons and best teachers

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 30:22


There are so many teachers in our lives. We learn lessons through out our lives. Many of the things we learn feel random but they are all teaching us the things we need to grow into the best version of ourselves. #lessons #bestteachers #growthmindset #unintendedlessons

Self-sabotage as a form of self-harm

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 30:26


We can get in our own way of our growth and progress. It is helpful to be aware of when we are triggered, what is motivating that, and how are we feeling about things. In learning new skills, we might get in our own way and have to restart. #mentalhealth #growth #selfsabotage #hurtingourselves

Default settng

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 26:02


Today we are talking about the default setting and shifting our perspective from our trauma to our growth setting. When we are learning new skills, we will default back to old skills. There are times when we are healing our old behaviors, its helpful to recognize old coping still exists. Integrating new skills takes time and it can be existing. We can benefit from not doing as much. #defaultsetting #oldskills #growthmindset #selflove #receiving 

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