HSPs and trauma survivors: stop pressurizing yourself to heal faster. Melody Beattie's timeless codependency wisdom still hits hard today.

Why do gut instincts about toxic people get ignored and talked away despite screaming warnings?

Relationships and family dysfunction are two complex yet vital pieces of the mental health puzzle that come together when my husband Chris joins me on the mic today, sharing our perspectives as an Italian Yankee married to a Southern belle.

Fear of being mean often prevents setting healthy boundaries. Strengthen your mental health by tackling people pleasing and conflict avoidance for a balanced life.

Breaking down the problem with biased vs critical thinking. Today's episode explores discernment, good and bad ideas, debate, openness, ego and cognitive bias, scientific validity vs. the validity of emotion, a how-to for teenagers asking for later curfews, and becoming a better negotiator.

We practice saying goodbye to what no longer serves us. We learn to let go of worry for the sake of worry. We let go of covid strategy stressing, let go of perfectionism, of caring what other people think, of people pleasing tendencies, of fear of loneliness, denying intuition, and influencer enabling of dysfunctional ideals. We instead give a happy hello to 2022, and practice the law of attraction to start manifesting the healing we want.

On top of the general tensions & chaos of 2020, I'm seeing lots of heartache & change for highly sensitive people. Energies are a-churnin' Ya'll!!!! As we face big changes & big unknowns as a tribe and individually we will be challenged to let go and move on in many ways. I share a story about my old supervisor, Gus, a Spiritual Father, who lovingly helped me when I was a super green therapist & human being & taught me by showing me simplicity & truth in letting go.

This week's episode feels like a PSA for People Pleasers. It comes out of the countless times I have held space for clients who's families have absolutely ruined their big days with chaos, negativity, competition, shaming, control issues, demanding their way, manipulation, drama tornados and passive aggressiveness. If you struggle with energy vampires or come from a moderate to severely dysfunctional family, you might want to give this a listen before planning your next big day or celebration.

How to identify the traits of covert narcissists as an HSP & empath. setting boundaries and navigating narcissistic manipulation.

Understand how listing sneakily steals our energy. The Don't List is a much loved and easy-peasy tool for recovering people pleasers, perfectionists & over functioning people.