by NATALIE | May 17, 2019 | Podcast: The Baggage Reclaim Sessions
I think it’s fairly safe to say that being lied to, especially when we’ve doubted the hell out of ourselves to believe the person in question, cuts deep. All past experiences of honesty (and lies) influence our attitude not just towards being honest but...
by NATALIE | May 10, 2019 | Podcast: The Baggage Reclaim Sessions
So many people are perplexed by their break-up habits, often wondering what’s wrong with them or why others find it so ‘easy’ (they don’t). It’s like they’re kicking themselves for skipping the class at school that they never had....
by NATALIE | May 3, 2019 | Podcast: The Baggage Reclaim Sessions
In an ‘ideal world’, everybody would behave themselves, as well as have no baggage, no issues, no anything that gets in the way of having boundaries. But that’s not how life works. What we tend to do in response to someone’s aversion to having...
by NATALIE | Apr 26, 2019 | Podcast: The Baggage Reclaim Sessions
When we feel stuck or even obsessed about something or someone, we’re often unaware that we experienced a lean period, an extended period prior to the events where we were starved of certain emotional needs. In this week’s episode of The Baggage Reclaim Sessions, I...
by NATALIE | Apr 19, 2019 | Podcast: The Baggage Reclaim Sessions
“Don’t bear grudges”; “Say sorry”; ”Move on!” These represent some of our early lessons about forgiveness. It’s unsurprising, then, that forgiveness is often regarded as something we bestow on others. We fear looking hard-nosed and selfish if we don’t, and...
by NATALIE | Apr 12, 2019 | Podcast: The Baggage Reclaim Sessions
People unfold, and yet, we tend to stick to the assumptions we make about who we think that they should be. We decide that because someone works in a particular profession or goes to therapy, or is “charming, good-looking, smart” that this means something about them...
by NATALIE | Apr 5, 2019 | Podcast: The Baggage Reclaim Sessions
You’re on a date and pass on going back to their place. Or, maybe you’ve arranged to go on a date and opt not to give out your phone number yet. Perhaps your co-worker wants you to take their work, and you decline despite your fear of being disliked or not...
by NATALIE | Mar 29, 2019 | Podcast: The Baggage Reclaim Sessions
Yesterday, March 28th, marked two years since my father passed away after a ten-month dance with cancer. If there’s one thing I’ve taken away from this whole experience, it’s that grief will grow you — whether you want it to or not! In this...
by NATALIE | Mar 22, 2019 | Podcast: The Baggage Reclaim Sessions
While talking about dating and relationship anxiety in episode 130, I touched on fear of sacrifice, loss and being trapped. In this week’s episode of The Baggage Reclaim Sessions, I explain why part of our struggle to be, do and have the things that we want,...
by NATALIE | Mar 15, 2019 | Podcast: The Baggage Reclaim Sessions
Three days before I met Em, I broke it off with a guy that I’d been dating for three weeks. From the way he approached me, through to the dates, calls/texts, I had a lot of misgivings about him. Trouble was, my friends felt that I was being “hasty”...
by NATALIE | Mar 8, 2019 | Podcast: The Baggage Reclaim Sessions
A challenge that often presents itself while dating is the struggle to stay hopeful and grounded while pursuing our need or desire for a relationship. After, for instance, taking time out from dating due to a breakup or to work on ourselves, we often endeavour to stay...
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