The Overwhelmed Brain

By Paul Colaianni: Relationship and Emotional Abuse ExpertHealth & Fitness Mental Health Education Self-Improvement

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The Overwhelmed Brain episodes

April 27, 2025 When you should avoid making decisions with lasting consequences
Some decisions have a long-lasting effect. Sometimes that effect is positive; Sometimes it's not. . When you decide to get into or out of something, it's vital you don't set yourself up for failure and regret.
35 min
April 20, 2025 Life isn't exactly fulfilling when you are holding on to upset toward someone
When you're holding on to that little bit of anger or upset about or toward someone else, maybe someone who is not even in your life anymore, it can decrease the quality of your happiness, maybe even diminishing it to a mere sliver of what it could be.
32 min
April 13, 2025 Stay in control or let it go?
Do we have to carry the weight of our past negative experiences into our future? Staying in control and letting go of it have the very same effect. I get into more detail about that in this episode about choice.
43 min
April 06, 2025 The games our loved ones play
"Go ahead, have a great time! Wait, are you leaving without me? What about my needs? No, I mean go ahead and have fun. I'll be good! Hey, don't feel bad about leaving me alone, I'll be fine. Oh, you don't feel bad? Why are you leaving me alone? How can you do this to me?" Need I say more?
39 min
March 30, 2025 What is love?
How you define love will be what you get from it. If you don't have a definition for love, you may get stuck with something that appears to be love, but is really something else altogether. If you are 100% happy with the people you love in your life, skip this episode.
54 min
March 23, 2025 Never put your faith in anyone who makes you feel unworthy
People who care about you should lift you up, not kick you when you're down. If someone keeps dragging you lower, trusting their words is like giving a vampire the keys to the blood bank.
28 min
March 16, 2025 When every argument is petty and unresolved
Arguing isn't fun, but if it's going to happen, it should at least be productive. But what if it's never productive and you never get anything resolved? That's the question I tackle today.
39 min
March 09, 2025 The big life lessons that can change everything for the better
There are some life lessons that we have to force ourselves to go through in order to make our circumstances better. Those lessons can feel like a massive leap over a bottomless chasm. But the rewards for such a leap can mean the difference between living a full life or one restricted by fear and uncertainty.
32 min
March 02, 2025 Am I really the problem?
If you find that you define yourself in a negative way based on someone else's perception of you, you must listen to this episode. Is what they're saying about you really true? If you think that, we need to address that right away.
49 min
February 23, 2025 Should payback for bad behavior be a relationship norm?
What are your rights in a relationship with someone who is mistreating you or acting badly? Is it okay to get back at them and reciprocate with similar or worse behavior? What's fair in relationship warfare? Good question!
49 min

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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.