What The Emotional Health!

Please stop telling people that it is just as simple as “all you have to do is choose to be happy!” This is dangerous and damaging to people. They feel broken or wrong when they can’t choose to be “happy”. What does it mean to be happy?

As men, we are taught that to be venerable is to be weak. It is not manly to cry or share your emotional life. When we allow ourselves to open up we can finally be opened to live in freedom.

Never mind, I had a plan for this episode and it just didn't work. So instead you're getting me, vulnerable and open. What better way to have an episode on vulnerability than to just be. I share some stories that occurred this week that knocked me back a few steps. Thanks for listening.

Make an apology that is meaningful. If in your words you still blame “others” it is not going to be heard. Find a way to take ownership of your part without negating the experience of others. There is a great deal of power in a simple “I'm sorry.” Don't get hung up on being right, or showy. Once you realize your mistake take ownership, say sorry, and move on. Your partner will thank you.

Boundaries are a struggle to set, pain to enforce, and hell if they are placed wrong. Today we will examine them from a very high-level overview. I will share what I have uncovered on how to set enforceable, healthy, self-protecting boundaries.

Oh and please excuse my voice. I was just recovering from COVID when I recorded this.

With the holidays fast approaching, are you ready for those emotionally challenging conversations? We all have to learn how to recognize emotions. However, in the heat of the moment, it can be almost impossible for some. Just ask a simple question.

Chrissy and Matthew sit down to catch up on the last year and a half or more. They have both seen major changes. The biggest one is in how Matthew was able to bring the walls down. Open up emotionally and share his vulnerability with her. Now we join him and Chrissy, sometimes, as he dives deeper into his emotional self.

Fun note for the end, you get to hear me in real-time put the pieces together in my head! Good times!

Welcome to the first episode of what will, at least I hope, be a deep, interesting look into emotional intelligence. First, I have to wrap up the loose ends of my journey with anger. I share what I found to be the steps we have to follow to overcome destructive anger and control. I am so excited to share my journey with everyone all over again only with EVERY emotion! 😥