Podcast

#259- Journey of Attachment: Redefining Joy

By Shelley / June 12, 2018 /

  #259- Journey of Attachment: Redefining Joy Joy is not the absence of pain, although it can seem that way when you don’t know any better. When you feel stuck in your love life, nothing has a shine to it. You’re in search of something to make you feel happy, yet you don’t see the limitations…

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#258- Saving People From Learning Their Own Lessons

By Shelley / June 8, 2018 /

  #258- Saving People From Learning Their Own Lessons Do you hand out unsolicited advice, telling people how to live their lives? Maybe you think you’re doing them a favor because you want to save them from learning the “hard” way. After all, you know better than they do. Whether with friends or intimate relationships, this…

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#257- Journey of Attachment: Manipulation Doesn’t Lead to Change

By Shelley / June 5, 2018 /

  #257- Journey of Attachment: Manipulation Doesn’t Lead to Change Your relationship isn’t going well. You don’t feel heard or appreciated, but you think if your partner would just try harder to do what you want him/her to do consistently, you’d feel better. Instead, you feel undermined because your feelings are dismissed; clearly you are “imagining…

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#256- Why Do I Always Feel Wrong Even When I’m Not?

By Shelley / June 1, 2018 /

  #256- Why Do I Always Feel Wrong Even When I’m Not? The “I am wrong” belief is one that still pops up for me, and for many of my clients. The inner judge can be so critical, making you feel wrong for everything you do. It can often be triggered by what someone says. Maybe…

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#255- Journey of Attachment: The Fantasy of Someone Else’s Life

By Shelley / May 29, 2018 /

  #255- Journey of Attachment: The Fantasy of Someone Else’s Life How much time do you spend investing in the lives of other people? Do you look at celebrities and think they know more about life than you do? Maybe you have a different set of rules for yourself and others, and the ones for yourself…

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#254- Controlling Others So You’re Not Angry With Yourself

By Shelley / May 25, 2018 /

  #254- Controlling Others So You’re Not Angry With Yourself When you’re not happy with your current situation—whatever it is—you may feel angry. You think you’re pissed at the outside world, but really your anger lies with yourself. You don’t accept where you are; it’s not where you want to be. So in an attempt to…

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#253- Journey of Attachment: Rescuing Others Doesn’t Win You Love

By Shelley / May 22, 2018 /

#253- Journey of Attachment: Rescuing Others Doesn’t Win You Love Do you ever look at others and pity them? Maybe there is someone in your life who you feel bad for, and want their situation to change. It actually bothers you if they do nothing to help themselves, so you feel this strong urge to rescue…

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#252- Teaching People How To Treat You

By Shelley / May 18, 2018 /

  #252- Teaching People How To Treat You It’s hard to watch someone you care about being disrespected. You might even get pissed and wish you could control their reaction, wanting to yell out, “Why do you let him/her treat you that way?!” Maybe YOU even start treating them badly because they’re teaching you that behavior…

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#251- Journey of Attachment: Never Beg to be Loved

By Shelley / May 15, 2018 /

#251- Journey of Attachment: Never Beg to be Loved This podcast title came from a meme that really resonated with me, “Never beg to be loved.” While it may not sound like something you would do, I see it quite often in insecurely attached relationships (it never happens in healthy relationships). Begging to be loved results…

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#250- Universe, Please Stop Beating Me Up

By Shelley / May 11, 2018 /

#250- Universe, Please Stop Beating Me Up The universe is powerful to be sure, but I speak to many people who believe it is in control and we’re just along for the ride. They think the universe decides if you should be punished or rewarded. This is simply not true. The universe does not act independently…

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