Pocket Therapist

In this episode, I answer my first question from a listener. We get into stopping emotional spirals and talk about methods of using self-talk to keep emotions from taking over causing a meltdown. I even finally get my answer about what “full bore” means. My wife told me that a toe pick (on an ice skate) is used for control–to navigate jumps, footwork, and spins. It’s pretty important. Thus, the name of the episode.

Everybody lies. Kids start lying at a really young age. As adults, we lie, often thinking we’re doing a service or helping someone by keeping the truth from them. But lies are dangerous when you’re trying to build or maintain trust in a relationship. What happens when you find out your partner is lying to you about something big? How do you confront it without blowing up the relationship?

This is where it begins. I’ll talk some about why I’m focusing a mental health podcast on words and language. I’ll share some starter insights and set it up for the adventure to come.