Angry At The Right Things

Learn how to attune to what your body is speaking to you, dismantle shame, and in the process, reunite with yourself. 

Therapy shouldn't reinforce or perpetuate the ultimate trauma, which entails making us second-guess ourselves. Learn how to pick a great therapist from inside information, and trust yourself in the process. 

Learn what our bodies are communicating through our relationship to food, as well as what makes us susceptible to cult personalities. Also, learn savvy to know what is not a coincidence, but a type of abusive communication. 

We remain undifferentiated until we unravel all knots of enmeshment with our parents, which are often hidden and unconscious. Learn the real root of OCD-like symptoms, and how profoundly simple it can be to undo. 

Boundaries create order out of chaos, and are needed for us to flourish. Learn what your body is speaking, and how to externalize it out of your body, so you can have peace. 

There's no such thing as an angry person, because all humans have anger. What matters is our relationship to our anger, and that of others. Learn how to create a healthy relationship to anger that brings healing to you and your relationships. 

Mental illness stems from suppressed anger from a betrayal that's usually out of our awareness. The journey of awareness can lead to becoming a new person -- a stronger, wiser person who has safer relationships. A person who no longer betrays herself. 

Perspective literally means to "grasp thoroughly." Perspective is powerful when it's rooted in reality, in fact, it could save your life. Learn how to tame mental illness with a bird's eye view. 

Pertinent info for those of us who suspect we have a BPD parent. This episode was inspired in part by psychologist Lindsay C. Gibson, as interviewed on the We Can Do Hard Things podcast. Also -- re-examining what it means to honor our parents in light of Biblical tradition. 

It's very likely you have at least one person in your life with Borderline Personality Disorder, as it's much more common than previously believed. Learn the most common traits of BPD, as well as the different ways it shows up, so you can safeguard your mental health. 

Feelings of hatred, disgust and anger may not be pleasant, but they serve a purpose. Yet most of us blame ourselves for these feelings and override them -- to our own detriment. Also, Bronwyn leads us in an exercise to be free from compulsion, once and for all. 

Forgiveness isn't a codependent act, but one that involves two parties, and isn't simple or unconditional. Let's pull out codependency out from the roots, embedded deep in our psyche, by attuning to our Inner Child. Katie goes first. 

What do migraines, digestive issues, insomnia and auto-immune disorders have in common? Often, suppressed anger. Learn how to externalize anger out of your body for good, and in doing so, integrate yourself and others in your life. 

Hear why reflection, vs meditation, is nourishing for the soul, and how we can create meadows of peace for ourselves. Learn to be the only reflection for yourself that you trust, and how it makes you powerful... in a good way. 

Some people go their entire lives without truly seeing themselves and responding to what they see in ways that bring about emotional health. It can be a frightening and lonely journey, and expose things we'd rather not see. And yet it's necessary to become a grown-up. 

Reflections on motherhood for anyone with a mother. We learn to nurture ourselves (or not) from the nurture we received from our mothers, and the good news is we can change not only our relationship with our children at any age, but our relationship with ourselves. 

Many of us consider ourselves "empaths," yet much of our empathy is dysfunctional, and doesn't help us or the people we feel it for. Learn the difference between functional and dysfunctional empathy, and the freedom it can bring! 

Waking up is hard to do, because it can be painful and frightening. But just like a rebirth, the potential outcome can be beautiful and worth every bit of the effort. 

We don't "catch" a bout of depression or anxiety. There's always an underlying cause, and it's always RELATIONAL, especially feeling betrayed or abandoned.