Hug Me, I'm Insane

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In this episode I discuss some of my less than sane thinking and how I deal with it. It's easy to call myself crazy when these thoughts come up, but that's exactly part of the problem.

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Most of us become adults while still bearing childhood wounds. Often, we hang onto these hurts without realizing how much we rob ourselves of forward momentum; by staying entreanched in stories of being 'wronged,' we can stop growing. In this episode I discuss my own experience with the Blame Game and how I let go of past hurts. 

Ever asked yourself that age-old question: why am I here? I certainly have! It’s certainly common to feel lost and expendable in a society that seems to value what you own rather than who you are. In this episode I discuss my own search for meaning, and how I arrived at the answer to the world’s oldest and biggest question.

Throughout our lives we are faced with things which may challenge the heck out of us: people, situations, experiences, circumstances, etc. But what happens when we use those things as reasons why we’re not moving forward in our lives? In this episode I discuss the very common trait of externalizing our problems, how it entraps us, and the reasons why we do it.

When we talk about the grieving process, much emphasis is placed on how we should experience grief - healthy ways to grieve, how long, etc. But what about those people in our lives who suddenly stop talking to us? This can leave us feeling angry and abandoned. However, we sometimes forget how everyone in our life is also exposed to our grief. For them, the experience can be frightening in ways that scares them into silence.

At some point in your life, you may have said to yourself: “I just want to be happy…” But what does that mean? There are as many definitions of happiness out there as there are people. So how do we truly find happiness? And can we be sure that when we get there, we’ll actually BE happy?

In this episode I discuss some of the definitions of happiness floating around, and define the things that have - and have not - brought happiness to my own life.

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We often hear people proclaim how they like things done a certain way because “…I’m a perfectionist.” But what does that mean? And is that a good thing? After all, weren’t most of us taught to “do it right, or not at all?”

In this episode I talk about the root cause of my own perfectionism, and the associated links to anxiety, depression, procrastination, OCD and self-esteem.

When we’re feeling anxious, sometimes it seems like relief is impossible. In truth, there are many causes and manifestations of anxiety. In this episode, I talk about the one place where anxiety ALWAYS exists - the future.

Life can sometimes feel like a never-ending parade of bad luck, bad situations and bad people. When this happens, it’s hard not to conclude that I must have been born a sh*t magnet. That’s actually half-true: the problem is indeed us, or more specifically, our thinking. But we weren’t born that way. In this episode I explore the roots of negative thoughts, how they shape our lives, and how they can be transformed.