The Overwhelmed Brain
Get to the root of emotional issues and learn the best way to relate to yourself and others by honoring your personal boundaries and making decisions that are in alignment with what's most important to you.
This is not a "common-sense" personal growth and development show. You won't be told to think positively or create affirmations. The Overwhelmed Brain is about accessing that deeper mental and emotional strength inside you so that you can decrease or even eliminate old fears and evolve into the person you want to be.
Learn what your parents or caretakers never taught you about emotional wellness and creating strong, non-toxic bonds with others.
If you want the exact instructions that will help improve your life, you're in the right place.
Psychology
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Health
Anxiety
Self-Improvement
Philosophy
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Development
Mental Health
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 59 minutes
- Episodes
- 598
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
Mother treats me badly - Early warning signs in relationships - You are not that - Bypassing intuition
Mom criticizes her, makes her feel bad and unworthy, yet this listener still wants a relationship with her. Do you let go or do you find a way to relate that won't be toxic to you? What happens w…
01:07:00 |
Sun 24 Sep 2017
When "I Know" prevents healing - How to be a safe partner - When others bypass your intuition
When you are so knowledgeable about your problems, you may have a tendency to be closed off to the solution. The "I know" syndrome can keep you from finding out the root of your emotional distress. I…
00:56:03 |
Sun 17 Sep 2017
The no-win conversation - Lashing out at others - Blame the cheater not yourself
Does your partner corner you into a no-win situation? Do they ask you questions that make you wrong no matter what you say? I talk about double binds in relationships and a couple ways to get out of …
01:05:47 |
Sun 10 Sep 2017
Success via stress - Never too old - judging others when you do the same thing - The guilt of the infidel
Is succeeding in a stressful way better than not succeeding at all? In this first segment I talk about how creating a deadline with accountability keeps you on task and even makes you more creative. …
00:58:10 |
Sun 03 Sep 2017
Obsessing about people - Can your marriage heal if you grow - Online shaming
When you obsess about someone you want in your life or someone that broke up with you, what can you do to stop the never-ended thoughts? What about when you go so far as to stalk them and find out ev…
01:18:14 |
Sun 27 Aug 2017
See me, Judge me - Is your opinion really that important?- Stop Oversharing - What is No Contact?
Standing up for your boundaries can have the consequence of being called out. I address critical feedback from a listener who calls me out on what she believes to be smug and superior behavior. Can s…
01:30:34 |
Sun 20 Aug 2017
Trusting Your Gut - Can You Reconcile with Someone You've Hurt - Making Decisions Easier
Do you trust your gut? Do you want to? I tell you how in this first segment where I share how I almost got conned by a store clerk. In segment two, high school sweethearts get married then divorced t…
01:11:05 |
Sun 13 Aug 2017
Blaming Others for Everything - Does time heal? - The overworking ADD partner - Hanging up on family
You will get the results you want as soon as you accept responsibility for your role in every problem in your life. What is your level of success? Segment one will help you measure it and come up wit…
01:19:13 |
Sun 06 Aug 2017
Wanting someone who doesn't want you - The price of inauthenticity - When you want someone to get help
When you pursue someone you want romantically but they don't want you, the result is often hurt feelings or worse. What about when you love someone so much that you want them to love you back and the…
01:00:13 |
Sun 30 Jul 2017
Criticism and how you are like them - How to start the therapeutic process - The damage to the soul when someone dies
You know that feeling you get when someone puts you down? How about when you feel like you're doing everything right but that one person tells you how you're doing it wrong? In segment one, I read…
01:10:58 |
Sun 23 Jul 2017
So What You're Afraid - Avoiding Unavoidable People - To Start Anew or Wait for the Old
Honoring your boundaries can be the hardest step to take in your personal development, and it's also one of the fastest ways to start creating a life without toxicity and dysfunction. But what if you…
01:08:35 |
Sun 16 Jul 2017
Feeling Unworthy by Comparison - Your Partner's Controlling Parent - Breakdown of Narcissism - Recycling Dysfunction
Comparing yourself to other people is the fastest way to low self-worth and self-esteem. And why do we always compare ourselves to people that are better looking, wealthier, healthier and have more s…
01:18:51 |
Sun 09 Jul 2017
Handling negative feedback - Stop worrying about everything - Enabling is disabling - Guilt and apologies
How do you handle negative feedback? There's a golden opportunity to sink or swim when someone puts you down. Their comments don't have to equal pain and a hit on your self-worth or self-esteem. In f…
01:08:33 |
Tue 04 Jul 2017
Does Authenticity Make You Cringe - Getting Past Your Partner's Past - Building Rapport with People
When someone expresses themselves to you, do you cringe at the thought of you doing the same? Does the idea of sharing what they're sharing make you feel uncomfortable? Does it stop you from living l…
01:09:07 |
Sun 25 Jun 2017
Rekindling with toxic family - The long-term results of honoring yourself - Even the victim plays a role - Contact or no contact your ex
How do you go about rekindling with toxic and / or dysfunctional family members? Is it worth "going home" and starting up those old, dysfunctional, family get-togethers again? Is it possible to avoid…
01:09:22 |
Sun 18 Jun 2017
All those years wasted with your ex - When hope works against you - Under the stream of negative emotions
How can you possibly forget an ex that "wasted" years of your life? How can you possibly forgive them either? In this first segment, I read a letter from someone who married a big problem, and now…
01:15:15 |
Sun 11 Jun 2017
Identifying Your Sense of Self - Overcoming the Guilt of Leaving the Emotional Abuser - Diminishing Emotional Triggers
Your sense of self and identity can dissolve or even be rewritten over years of trau Your sense of self and identity can dissolve or even be rewritten over years of trauma, abuse, and / or dysfuncti…
01:08:43 |
Sun 04 Jun 2017
When You Haven't Achieved Life Goals Yet - Walking the Line Between Partner and Consoler - Waiting for Your Ex to Return to the Relationship
What happens when you reach that age where you thought you would have accomplished certain things in life but are nowhere close to what you set out to do 10, 20, 30 or more years ago? Do you get depr…
01:21:41 |
Sun 28 May 2017
Starting Sex Before the Bedroom - Achieving Closure After the Breakup - Attracting Authentic People
When does sex really start? When you're taking off your clothes? The heated kissing or "petting" or… is there a lot more to it? If you are emotionally connected, you already know when sex starts - wa…
01:06:33 |
Sun 21 May 2017
Fear-Based Decision Making - Wanting more than friendship - Giving it all away for free
Do you make decisions based on what's in alignment with the highest intention for yourself, or do you make them based on fear. One path almost always leads to turmoil, and the other leads to getting …
01:06:49 |
Sun 14 May 2017
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