TOP SELF | Tips on Jealousy in Relationships, Anxiety, and Insecurity

The one thing I hear so much is how ashamed you are about being jealous, it actually even affects the growth of this podcast because you don't share it with your friends and family because you don't want them to know you're this way.  

But I know you don't want to be this way and I also know that unfortunately you feel as ashamed and judgement because people will say your crazy, psycho or nuts and that ...

In this episode of the Top Self podcast, I talk with Michelle Brown, a functional nutrition and lifestyle practitioner with a specialty in the biology of trauma. Michelle explains how trauma affects the body's nervous system and the importance of addressing both mind and body to heal. 

This episode is a good reminder that other factors are at play within our body when it comes to jealousy and we have to take a holisti...

In this episode, master financial coaches, Shana and Vanessa, who co-host the Financial Coaching for Women podcast, which ranks in the top 1.5% worldwide and stays in the top 10 "How To" podcasts on Apple in the US AND they are on Top Self today to discuss how financial transparency and trust are crucial in relationships. 

Backed by five years of hands-on experience as financial coaches and training by Dave Ramse...

If you are someone who is a recovering alcoholic or thinking about getting sober, you're in the right place my friend.  Addiction is tough and I have seen it throughout my family and others families and it can be so destructive. 

Join myself and Rachel Harrison as she talks a bit about her recovery, how she is different today in many ways other than just being sober.  I hope this episode can be an inspiration for you...

Today is heavy and you may feel called out a bit and it just might feel uncomfortable.  Just like jealousy, this topic may feel shameful too but you are not alone in this either.  

I'm talking about cheating and not your partner cheating... you cheating.  I'll cover possible reasons this might be something you do or have done in the past. Its a short one but I hear it enough and I know you are feeling guilty and ...

I am flying solo in today's episode and wanted to discuss just a few takeaways from my last guest Topaz Adizes and our conversation about the questions we ask and why we ask them.

It's a quick dump episode but an important one when it comes to communicating with our partners and the reassurance questions we ask over and over again.

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Feel like your asking the same questions over and over again to your partner?  Does it seem like you already know what you want the answer to be?  Wonder why your conversations often seem to escalate when you ask your burning question?  Is your partner getting a little on the defensive side and maybe feel like their back is against the wall when answering.

It's very possible we're not asking relationship strength...

This episode includes LIFE CHANGING information from Thais Gibson, that years from now, you're going to remember listening to it and know it was the pivotal moment that set you on a path of transformation.  

As a leading figure in personal development, Thais is the co-founder of the Personal Development School and an expert in attachment theory. 

Wonder why no matter how much you tell yourself you're not...

I absolutely can't stand it when I hear people say "you have to just get over it". Or especially things like.. you're crazy, or you're nuts when they are referring to you being jealous.  

There is such a stigma around "being jealous" that people seem to just have no tolerance for.  Yes, I understand it is not healthy, yes I understand its not something to pass off as if its OK to be that ...

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You've been told to "Think Positive" so many times in your life and this could be keeping you stuck.  According to my guest today, Dr. Eddie O'Connor, a clinical psychologist and host of 'The Psychology of Performance', shares his insights on the detrimental effects of positive thinking when misapplied.

This very thin...

Every time you catch yourself nagging from here on out, you're going to remember this episode.

I have such a FIRE guest today.  Dr. Abby Medcalf, a relationship expert, psychologist, author, podcast host, and TEDx speaker and she delivers some hard core truths in her very no-nonsense kind of way and one of them is...

Don't Have A Victim Mentality

Remember your mom saying, you're driving me ...

The Trust Building Bootcamp is starting soon and if you haven't joined yet, you want to listen to this episode.

I had in my head that if there had been something like this available for me when I was going through my jealousy and seeking resources, I would have jumped all over it.  And then... just as we learn to do with jealousy, I questioned that thought.  Would I have?  Would I have signed up immediately.  I don&ap...

Trigger Warning.... sorta.... Not only is she Oxford trained smart, she's beautiful as well.  The talented Katarina Polonska is my guest today and she's talking about the most important relationship of all.  The relationship you have with yourself. 

She shares:

• the importance of trusting oneself 
• how to start building a healthy relationship with yourself
• the pivotal role of attachment theory in understanding per...

In a world constantly bombarding us with images of youth and perfection, navigating getting older can sometimes feel quite frankly... sad. 

Dr. Mary Alice Mina, a Harvard-trained dermatologist and I talk about the entire spectrum from changes in our bodies to shifts in our mindset, and how embracing all of it requires a balance of self-care and self-acceptance.

She shares:

• her thoughts on cosmetic procedures v...

Sizzle, sizzle!  This is a hot topic and one I hear a lot of drama around and it makes perfect sense of why the ex or mother of your partner's child might be a area of insecurity for you.

• I tackle the sensitive topics of dealing with ex-partners and the dynamics they play in your relationship
• try to get you to reconsider how much information needs to be shared about past relationships
• share an exercise to boost the validation...

Do you remember the last time you got ready to go somewhere, an event, or to work or to church, or just to hang out with your friends and you felt really good about the way you looked.  Like you maybe even said to yourself, I feel good, I look good?  

It's not about how you look but about how you FEEL and today's guest is an expert at making women feel good about themselves both inside and out.  She is the founde...

I know you have a million thoughts going on in your head right now so before you click "play" on this episode really commit to listening to it with as little amount of distractions as possible because in this episode of the Top Self Podcast, I am talking with  wellness practitioner Heather Lillico about strategies for managing anxiety, particularly for overthinkers, perfectionists, and people pleasers. 

Sound lik...

A couple weeks ago, my guest Dr. Corey Allen dropped 2 mind-shifting, bombs on the podcast and I was worried that maybe you were in anxiety mode with a swirl of thoughts running through your mind as you were listening and might have missed them.  So, I decided to do a whole episode on the 2 nuggets so this time, you really need to concentrate and let it sink in.

Here's a run down of the highlights in this episode:

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I have a major crush on what today's guest is doing.  She is working on a treatment module for trust.  Thank goodness for people like clinical psychologist. Shannon Sauer-Zavala.  She talks about understanding the function of behavior and that there's a reason you're thinking the way you do.

Because people think about trust in a black and white way, she shares a trust exercise called Dimensions of Trust wher...