Podcast

#315- Journey of Attachment: Upsetting the Apple Cart

By Shelley / December 24, 2018 /

#315- Journey of Attachment: Upsetting the Apple Cart To have what you want in life—whether that’s a fulfilling job, relationship, fame, fortune—you have to upset the apple cart. That means saying and doing what is true for you and taking action from that place. It’s a willingness to step into the messiness of life instead of…

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#314- Self-Protection Leads to More Pain, Not Less

By Shelley / December 21, 2018 /

#314- Self-Protection Leads to More Pain, Not Less You know those strategies you have to emotionally protect yourself from pain? Yeah, they don’t work. Because there is no such thing as emotional protection; you still get hurt, you’re still in pain. Safeguarding against it is an illusion, and half the time those same strategies actually help…

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Surviving to Thriving: Kelli Miller

By Shelley / December 19, 2018 /

Surviving to Thriving: Overcoming My Darkest Moment Kelli Miller In this episode of “Surviving to Thriving: Overcoming My Darkest Moment,” I talk with psychotherapist, radio host and author, Kelli Miller. Kelli grew up as a bit of a control freak, believing working harder was the way to make things happen. This manifested as an eating…

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#313- Journey of Attachment: Why Berating or Ignoring Someone Backfires

By Shelley / December 18, 2018 /

#313- Journey of Attachment: Why Berating or Ignoring Someone Backfires When you try to control someone by berating them or giving them the silent treatment, you don’t think about the actual impact it has. You think you’ll be able to motivate them into doing what you want, but instead you push them away. Do you…

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#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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