Podcast

#312- Whining and Complaining: The Road to Nowhere

By Shelley / December 14, 2018 /

#312- Whining and Complaining: The Road to Nowhere We pretty much all hate whiners, so why do we do it ourselves? Maybe you use a different word like “complain” or “vent,” but it’s basically all focusing on a problem. Some people are so used to complaining, they do it even after the problem is solved—on autopilot.…

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#311- Journey of Attachment: Explode, Beg, Repeat—A Circle of Hell

By Shelley / December 11, 2018 /

#311- Journey of Attachment: Explode, Beg, Repeat—A Circle of Hell When you explode on your partner, what often follows is guilt and shame. You regret what you did so you try to crawl out from the hole you just dug to pick up the pieces and get back to where you were before you exploded. Or…

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#310- We’re All F*cking Annoying

By Shelley / December 7, 2018 /

#310- We’re All F*cking Annoying When something annoys you, causing you to complain, get defensive, etc., it is a reflection of what already lives inside you. It’s a reaction to wanting something to change that you have no control over. And as long as you’re looking for someone to change their annoying ways, you give them…

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Surviving to Thriving: Sarah Poet

By Shelley / December 5, 2018 /

Surviving to Thriving: Overcoming My Darkest Moment Sarah Poet In this episode of “Surviving to Thriving: Overcoming My Darkest Moment,” I talk with mother, writer and Soul Doula, Sarah Poet. Growing up in a religious household, Sarah’s free-spirited nature was never nurtured. She always felt there was something inside that wasn’t allowed to exist. Her…

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#309- Journey of Attachment: Why You Don’t Trust Yourself

By Shelley / December 4, 2018 /

#309- Journey of Attachment: Why You Don’t Trust Yourself People who are insecurely attached have trouble trusting themselves because they got negative reinforcement for their choices as a kid: punishment, neglect, etc. If this is you, you are constantly looking for clues about what you’re “supposed” to do, needing reassurance around every step you make. You…

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#308- I Wish You Were Different: The Road to Acceptance

By Shelley / November 30, 2018 /

#308- I Wish You Were Different: The Road to Acceptance It’s one thing to know intellectually you can’t change people, but it’s different to actually feel and accept it. Even if you tell yourself they’re never going to change, you can still find yourself angry because you want things to be different. You want THEM to…

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#307- Journey of Attachment: Where Did All The Good Men Go? A Conversation With My Hubs

By Shelley / November 27, 2018 /

#307- Journey of Attachment: Where Did All The Good Men Go? A Conversation With My Hubs Welcome to another podcast with my husband! The flood gates have opened. This time we’re talking about emotional availability and what an emotionally available man looks for in a woman. Of course the first part of that equation is that…

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#306- Transparent Communication: A Conversation With My Hubs

By Shelley / November 23, 2018 /

#306- Transparent Communication: A Conversation With My Hubs Introducing… my husband! I always knew I would bring him on at some point (he has offered many times), so an email inquiry about how my husband and I communicate provided the catalyst. In our very first podcast together, Dave and I will walk you through a situation…

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Surviving to Thriving: Bill Wooditch

By Shelley / November 21, 2018 /

Surviving to Thriving: Overcoming My Darkest Moment Bill Wooditch In this episode of “Surviving to Thriving: Overcoming My Darkest Moment,” I talk with best-selling author, speaker and business owner, Bill Wooditch. Bill grew up in the backwoods of Western Pennsylvania where his mom had a singular goal: get her kids out of their dead-end factory town.…

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#305- Journey of Attachment: Why Am I Always The Booby Prize?

By Shelley / November 20, 2018 /

#305- Journey of Attachment: Why Am I Always The Booby Prize? Do you look for validation from someone who doesn’t give it to you? Each time you do this it reinforces your deeper belief that you don’t matter; you’re not important; you don’t have value. Then what happens is you draw people to you who treat…

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