Why do certain people push our buttons?
I hear from a lot of people who don’t understand why being around their family pushes their buttons. They figure that because they’re however-old, or they don’t have these feelings or conflicts in other areas of their life, or they have money,...There’s no need to be ‘baggage-free’ to move forward or have what we want
So many of us hold ourselves back from changing career, going after what we want or showing up to intimate relationships. For instance, I see people try to achieve the perfect amount of healing before dating again or at all. Others try to get a gazillion degrees or...Podcast Ep. 217: Trust is a gamble, but we can learn to make good bets
Humans devote so much bandwidth into trying to dodge vulnerability, controlling the uncontrollable, and belatedly addressing boundary issues to allay their fears and insecurities. But our habits wreck our confidence, sabotage intimacy, and can inadvertently cause us...
Podcast Ep. 216: The Truth About Breakups
So many people treat breakups like personal statements of their worth or their ability to love and be loved. As a result, the stories we tell ourselves about why a breakup happened and what it means about us can profoundly affect our self-esteem and subsequent...
