Posts by Whitney
#611 – Freedom from Attachment: All About Avoidants (REBROADCAST)
#611 – Freedom from Attachment: All About Avoidants (REBROADCAST) Early childhood is where avoidant seeds take root. If you fall into this category of insecurely attached Avoidants, you probably developed a pseudo-independent identity, going to great lengths to prove you could take care of yourself. You acted like a little adult, holding yourself to pretty…
Read More#610 – Freedom from Attachment: Self-Care + Self-Responsibility = Value (REBROADCAST)
#610 – Freedom from Attachment: Self-Care + Self-Responsibility = Value (REBROADCAST) Self-responsibility and self-care are critical to increasing your value. What is self-responsibility? Being responsible for ALL of your words, actions, choices and reactions. People often want to blame outside events and other people, but that makes you a victim. To be valued is to…
Read More#609 – Freedom from Attachment: Dear Universe… Are You My Dad? And Other Weird Attachments
#609 – Freedom from Attachment: Dear Universe… Are You My Dad? And Other Weird Attachments You blame the Universe/God/whatever for what goes wrong in your life, believing you are constantly being punished for not doing things perfectly. Other people are rewarded with what they want, while some force seems to work against you. You hold…
Read More#608 – Freedom from Attachment: Make-up Sex is B.S.
#608 – Freedom from Attachment: Make-up Sex is B.S. Some people think the best place to solve relationship issues is in bed. It feels intimate—a way to connect—but afterwards, are you really any closer? And do you ever find yourself picking fights with the goal of getting to make-up sex because it temporarily relieves your…
Read More#607 – Freedom from Attachment: How to Guarantee Nothing Ever Changes in Your Life
#607 – Freedom from Attachment: How to Guarantee Nothing Ever Changes in Your Life People always want to know if they should leave their job or their relationship or whatever situation they are unhappy with. Shouldn’t they cut their losses? Isn’t it better to chase the next bright shiny object? The problem is, when people…
Read MoreMoving On to a Healthy and Thriving Life! with Kirsten Ackerman
#606 – Moving On to a Healthy and Thriving Life! with Kirsten Ackerman Growing up, Kirsten struggled with disordered eating and body image. Although she didn’t see the connection at the time, she later realized how much her family environment impacted her relationship with food. Her mom was a chronic dieter who talked negatively about…
Read More#605 – Freedom from Attachment: Fear of Happiness
#605 – Freedom from Attachment: Fear of Happiness Some people equate numbness with happiness. As long as nothing is poking at you screaming for your attention, you think all is right with the world, and you work hard to maintain this state. But when something triggers you, you can’t handle being out of control, so…
Read More#604 – Freedom from Attachment: How Do You Know You Really Care For Someone?
#604 – Freedom from Attachment: How Do You Know You Really Care For Someone? Attachment and care are two different things, and mistaking one for the other can lead to chronic disappointment. When you have expectations about what someone should do, or how they should treat you to show you they care, your happiness is dependent on a fantasy.…
Read More#603 – Freedom from Attachment: You Want To Change? How To Tell if You Are Actually Ready!
#603 – Freedom from Attachment: You Want To Change? How To Tell if You Are Actually Ready! For many people who are stuck, pain is what drives them to seek change. It could be a toxic relationship or yet another holiday spent alone. Maybe it’s wanting to finally escape not feeling good enough. But when…
Read More#602 – Freedom from Attachment: When Life Appears To Be a Soul Sucking Vortex, What Do You Do?
#602 – Freedom from Attachment: When Life Appears To Be a Soul Sucking Vortex, What Do You Do? Most of us have periods in our lives where it feels like everything is a shit show. You feel like the universe is conspiring against you and no one is on your team. Even when people do…
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