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.
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 59 minutes
- Episodes
- 598
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
A Journey into Jealousy - The Dysfunctional Family Holiday Season - Their Emotions are not Your Responsibility
Jealousy is a multi-faceted beast that can motivate you to say or do things that you may not normally say or do. It involves many emotions and can run (and ruin) your life if you don't address the re…
01:17:39 |
Sun 25 Dec 2016
The Emotional Healing Journey - To Express or Not To Express - Focus on Yourself
The emotional healing journey consists of many ups and downs. A listener asks me how I managed to get through my journey and what I can share with others on what to expect. Whether you're starting yo…
00:59:09 |
Sun 18 Dec 2016
The partner who'd rather be anywhere but home - Honoring myself everywhere but home - The present moment
What do you do when your partner wants to spend more time away from home than with you? Is that a sign that there's something wrong in the relationship? Is there a more serious issue, perhaps they do…
01:00:34 |
Sun 11 Dec 2016
The Toxic Episode - The toxic relationship - Validating toxic friends - Enabling Toxic Behavior
Toxic relationships - friends, family, coworkers, and more. What can you do if you can't get away from them? Do you even know how to get away from them? How can you continue the relationship when you…
01:07:06 |
Sun 04 Dec 2016
The Spiritual Lessons Connecting the Past to Present - Letting Family Hit Rock Bottom - Alone on the Holidays
There's a spiritual or philosophical correlation between an event that happened to you in your past and what is happening to you today. You may not recognize the significance of your behavior today, …
01:12:36 |
Sun 27 Nov 2016
Getting better at receiving - Recovering from abusive love - Living with the affair
Giving can feel so good, but receiving can too so why do so many people have trouble receiving? Do you reject gifts or other offers? If so, why would you take the honor to give away from the giver? I…
00:48:23 |
Sun 20 Nov 2016
Selfish or self-sustaining? - The mom who wasn't there for me - Obsession about my partner's history
What is acceptable to you and what is not? What is considered self-sustaining and what is selfish? I read an email from someone who's in constant battle in his mind, unsure if he's honoring his perso…
01:07:07 |
Sun 13 Nov 2016
Begin Healing From Childhood Sexual Abuse
Sexual abuse should not be taboo. Survivors carry the shame, pain, and guilt when the reality is that the perpetrators should be the one carrying those things. The pain of past abuse is real and it d…
00:42:43 |
Sun 06 Nov 2016
The Meaning of Communication - Guilt by Manipulation - Obsessing Over the Ex
What you say isn't always what they hear. What they understand isn't always what you conveyed. Who is responsible for the communication, you? Them? Both? Neither? It's time to explore this topic. On …
01:10:05 |
Sun 30 Oct 2016
The Pattern of Anxiety - Saving Anger Only For Those Closest to You
With General Anxiety Disorder, is there a chance of getting free of the consistent feelings of anxiety and panic? Is there a remote chance of feeling better or even making it go away completely? Mayb…
01:03:32 |
Sun 23 Oct 2016
Laughing at Criticism - There Are No Terrible Children - Fixing Your Own Toxic Behavior
Can you laugh at criticism? Do you believe in yourself enough so that when someone calls you anything less than you really are, you can shrug it off without those sometimes hard to avoid feelings? Wh…
01:13:08 |
Sun 16 Oct 2016
Measuring Your Worth and Esteem - Jealous and Insecure in the Relationship
Self-esteem stems from the level of self-worth you have about yourself. That's great to know, but how do you raise either or both so that you can walk through life confidently and assert yourself whe…
01:11:39 |
Sun 09 Oct 2016
The Silent Treatment - The Drawbacks of Non-Confrontational Behavior - Permission to Hate
The silent treatment is like an acid that disintegrates trust and love because of the withdrawal of emotions (emotional withdrawal). I can't trust you with my emotions because when you withdraw, I fe…
01:21:33 |
Sun 02 Oct 2016
Indecision and Stagnation - Realizations of a New, Bad Marriage - Music and Emotions
Permanent decisions are not always permanent, we just think they are. Even marriage nowadays isn't permanent, as much as we want it to be. And even when everything is going great, "stuff" happens and…
01:07:58 |
Sun 25 Sep 2016
Losing Your Identity in the Relationship - The Brilliant, Worthy You - Exes as Friends - The Right Partner
Nurturing yourself while you're in a relationship decreases the impact breaking up has if and when it happens. The more you keep the connection with yourself and don't lose a part of you in the relat…
01:00:25 |
Sun 18 Sep 2016
The Bad First Impression - Living with Debilitating Pain - Fear of Doing Whats Right For You
Making a bad first impression is not necessarily your fault. You could be well dressed, have a great hair day, good breath, and even the best personality, but that mole behind your ear makes them thi…
01:09:31 |
Sun 04 Sep 2016
The Yeah But Mentality - Life After Abuse - Rejecting Former Friends
Ever have a friend that said "Yeah But..." to every good suggestion you made? How about when they actually ask for your advice, you give it, but they don't do it because their excuse machine activate…
01:17:44 |
Sun 28 Aug 2016
Building emotional deficit - Can't find or keep friends - In Love But Still Cheated
Should you receive for everything you give? You bet, but maybe not in the way you're thinking. You can build an emotional deficit by giving and giving and not receiving in the way you'd like. Resentm…
01:27:14 |
Sun 21 Aug 2016
My Partner Changed But Is It Too Late - Guilt About Leaving the Marriage - More Manipulative People
I talk a little more on manipulative people and share with you what might make them that way in the first place. Association and dissociation may play a role in their behavior. If you're not familiar…
01:10:21 |
Sun 14 Aug 2016
The Dysfunction of The New Normal - Offending Defensive People
Has dysfunction become the new normal for you? Are you in a relationship where your toleration for bad behavior is so high that you don't even recognize what's bad for you anymore? That sounds like a…
01:06:27 |
Sun 07 Aug 2016
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