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...
by NATALIE | Mar 1, 2019 | Podcast: The Baggage Reclaim Sessions
Does someone really need to do the equivalent of giving us a one-star review? Do we need to let our ex know that we’re “over” them? Why does someone put themselves on Tinder right after they’ve made plans to move or be away for some time? What’s the craic with...
by NATALIE | Feb 22, 2019 | Podcast: The Baggage Reclaim Sessions
Do you sometimes feel as if you’re typecast in a role that on the one hand, you derive a sense of purpose or value from, but on the other, it’s a rod for your back? This week’s episode of The Baggage Reclaim Sessions is a deep dive on roles so that...
by NATALIE | Feb 15, 2019 | Podcast: The Baggage Reclaim Sessions
When you go on dates or you’re in a relationship, who is it that shows up? Is it you, the whole you and nothing but the you? Or, is it your representative, the persona you send out that’s a glossier or more watered-down version of you that you think does the best job...
by NATALIE | Feb 8, 2019 | Podcast: The Baggage Reclaim Sessions
What do you do when you feel as if you’ve failed at something? Shame you? Shrink into yourself and isolate? Pick you apart in an attempt to figure out what’s wrong with you? Turn your failure into a secret that you need to cart around in your emotional...
by NATALIE | Feb 1, 2019 | Podcast: The Baggage Reclaim Sessions
I kicked off the new year by watching Netflix’s Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. It got me thinking about our attitudes to processing and letting go of emotional baggage that interferes with our ability to live our life happily and authentically. In this...
by NATALIE | Jan 25, 2019 | Podcast: The Baggage Reclaim Sessions
It’s over thirteen years since I started writing about emotional unavailability. Back then I identified key signs that someone was emotionally unavailable and these went on to form the backbone of my first book, Mr Unavailable and the Fallback Girl. In this...
by NATALIE | Jan 18, 2019 | Podcast: The Baggage Reclaim Sessions
So many people mistake intensity for intimacy, and so their relationship begins at high speed and then they experience the painful crash and burn that inevitably ensues. Intensity, as lovely as it might seem initially, isn’t sustainable. It damages the prospects...
by NATALIE | Jan 12, 2019 | Podcast: The Baggage Reclaim Sessions
When we’re romantically involved with someone who’s ambiguous and ambivalent about their interest and/or whether they want a relationship with us, it grinds us down. We accept crumbs. This week’s episode of The Baggage Reclaim Sessions follows...
by NATALIE | Jan 5, 2019 | Podcast: The Baggage Reclaim Sessions
Happy New Year! After a couple of weeks break, it’s time for a new episode of The Baggage Reclaim Sessions. I’m kicking off 2019 by delving into a tricky but much-needed subject for discussion: recognising when we’re trying too hard with...
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