This week's episode of The Baggage Reclaim Sessions is on a subject I've been thinking about for a while: estrangement. 2020 has tested our relationships and routine, thanks to the pandemic. And now it's that time of year when a lot of people experience anxiety,...
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Podcast Ep 192: I Guilt You So Much!
In this week’s episode of The Baggage Reclaim Sessions, I talk about how so many of us have got into a cycle of feeling bad about ourselves. Guilt has become the currency of our relationships, and it's bankrupting our self-esteem to keep doing everything...
Podcast Ep. 155: Talking About Our Feelings (Part Two)
Following last week's episode of The Baggage Reclaim Sessions where I talked about what causes us to have a pattern of not talking about our feelings, this week I'm focusing on evolving our relationship with our feelings. There are six key habits that offer clues...
Podcast Ep. 154: Talking About Our Feelings (Part One)
Over the next couple of episodes of The Baggage Reclaim Sessions, I'm delving into a topic that sparks discomfort in a lot of us: talking about our feelings. Expressing ours, not just to others, but also to ourselves, is crucial to our emotional, mental, physical...
Podcast Ep. 95: Can We Talk For A Minute? Ambiguity’s Not My Thang
A couple of day's back, I wrote about how, when we're in a situation where someone pretty much clicks their fingers and we come running, and then we're gradually feeling hurt and resentful because they don't feel the same way, we need to draw our line. In this week’s...
Advice Wednesday: Am I ‘The Bridge’ For The Christian Woman I Share So Much In Common With?
Kevin asks: Two weeks ago, a female employee, 21 (I’m 29), who I’d become good acquaintances with, handed in her notice. Prior to this, I’d never considered a relationship with her. That day, there was a big concert for a Christian worship band that we’re both fans...
We Need To Talk About Narcissists: 20 Mindset Shifts To Help You Stop Crazy-Making Yourself
One of the reasons why I haven't written directly about narcissists for some time (although I've covered the subject many times from different angles) is because there's an overuse of the term: it can become a catch-all for anyone who behaves badly in a relationship....
We Need To Talk About: ‘Ghosting’ In The Early Stages of Dating
I recently delved into the topic of ‘ghosting’, which is when someone who you’ve had an intimate relationship with disappears. But of course disappearing isn’t limited to ‘full-on' relationships: ghosting is something that many people have experienced with dating. It...
A ‘connection’ or having ‘so much in common’ isn’t the same as intimacy
"We have an amazing connection", insist so many people who are struggling to understand why they're not experiencing deep, committed, loving, progressing, balanced, consistent relationships with the very people that they're referring to. "But, we have so much in...