Becoming Un-Stuck

Parenting is hard! Anyone who is a parent can attest to the stress and sometimes hair puling moments. In this episode we discuss how a parent can learn to have more patience for their child and see behaviors differently. 

It seems to a very popular phrase and statement to call someone who is 
un-empathetic a narcissist. But what is Narcissism and how do you know if you are really dealing with a narcissist or perhaps something else? In this episode we talk about what Narcissistic personality disorder is and how to identify if what you're seeing really is narcissism or perhaps inability to connect emotionally. 

Grief is the one aspect of life that we are most unprepared. Grief can not be planned. The sting of grief runs deep and the often unwanted reality is that the only way through grief, is through the pain. In this episode we talk about the stages of grief and how to help your self or someone you know to be able to move through their grief. 

Earlier episodes have focused on tools and aspects that can help to bring more confidence in your life. In this episode we focus on some of the more specific areas of confidence for men. While the language favors men, anyone can listen and learn something. 

1/3 of your life will be spent at work. That's 90,000 hours over the course of a lifetime. That is a sad dreadful life If that work is not fulfilling and satisfying! In this episode we talk about 4 of the most common factors that determine a persons happiness and satisfaction level in work and if unsatisfied, we also talk about how to change it. 

The topics of changing habits and mindsets seems to be the new wave sweeping the social circles. I believe and have witnessed that if we can learn to identify and change the things that lead to the unwanted behaviors in the first place, then we can have real lasting change. In this episode we talk about another way of learning to change habits that may provide more lasting change. 

Being validated in our lives and personal struggles is a foundational need to have self esteem and a secure sense of self. Often times when we share vulnerable moments with others we are looking to be validated, when often most people don't actually know what validation is or how to give it. This often leaves us feeling not heard, rejected and desperately seeking to be told our feelings matter. In this episode we talk about how to validate properly in a way that meets the needs we are truly seeking, and also give us language to know how to ask for the validation we need. 

Relationships and friendships are a key to a healthy emotional intelligence, and as such trust is a needed part of those relationships. So what do you do if people break that trust, or you get hurt. How do you learn to trust again to find love and create friendships. In this episode we talk about how to move through the hurt and pain to learn to trust again.  

Vulnerability is the avenue to love and connection in life, yet it is one of the things we most misunderstand. In this episode we talk about what vulnerability is, what is it not and how to have more courage to be vulnerable with ourselves and the people in our lives. 

In this episode we talk about why it's important to not filter what emotions you feel, and why it is crucial to feel the pain of life in order to really be happy.