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...
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...
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