Podcast Ep.20: Do Neglected Chores Break a Relationship? and The 8 Types of...
It’s that time of the week again– there’s a new episode of The Baggage Reclaim Sessions podcast! Here’s what I cover in episode 20: Do neglected chores break a relationship? After reading this post...
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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:...
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Advice Wednesday #3: Widowed & Hurt From First Relationship Breakup–Can I...
The tricky situation: I’m a 65-year-old widow of five years, (married forty years) going through my first relationship breakup since losing my husband. I broke up with my boyfriend because I couldn’t...
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Podcast Ep.23: Name-Calling In Arguments?, Why I Find Affirmations Beneficial...
It’s time for this week’s episode of The Baggage Reclaim Sessions podcast! Here’s what I cover in episode 23: Is name-calling and swearing at someone in an argument OK? It’s understood that things get...
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Advice Wednesday #9: Is It Possible To Remain Neutral Between My Feuding...
The Tricky Situation: Zoe asks, I have two friends who have resented each other for such a long time that no one remembers how it really started. We all work for the same company. I am very close with...
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“They’re ‘Too Nice’ To Break Up With”
One of the trickiest situations can be when you know that you need to break up but you stay together or keep going back because you feel that the person is ‘too nice’ to break up with. It’s like, if...
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How To Tell Someone You’re Not Interested Without Ghosting
When I dated back in the day, one of my struggles, aside from not being interested in emotionally available men (cough), was ending relationships. Looking back, I wish I’d had a couple of handy...
View ArticlePodcast Ep. 176: Voicing Issues To Be Better Than Before
This week’s episode of The Baggage Reclaim Sessions revisits the topic of improving communication in our intimate relationships. When we recognise that we’re experiencing an issue or that we need to...
View ArticlePodcast Ep. 215: Fear of Criticism Doesn’t Have To Run Your Life
All humans desire acceptance the most and so conversely, we fear rejection to the same degree. As a result, we all have some level of discomfort with criticism, and that’s the subject of this week’s...
View ArticleYour growth or boundaries *might* ‘upset’ somebody, and that’s OK
One of the chief arguments for avoiding boundaries is the fear of hurting other people’s feelings and the potential to invite conflict and criticism. As a result, when we embark on anything that might...
View ArticlePodcast Ep. 227: Let’s Stop Pressing The Reset Button
In this week’s episode of The Baggage Reclaim Sessions, I revisit the topic of pressing the ‘reset button’. This is where somebody attempts to reset the relationship to a point they feel most...
View ArticlePodcast Ep. 242: But Will You Actually Get Into Trouble?
In this week’s episode of The Baggage Reclaim Sessions, I explain how learning to be unconditionally obedient skewed our perception of negative consequences and why it’s time to update our thinking so...
View ArticlePodcast Ep. 245: Disagreeing With Loved Ones Doesn’t Have to Be Threatening
Why is it that we might be able to debate and have disagreements at work but panic and shut down or become defensive with loved ones? In this week’s episode of The Baggage Reclaim Sessions, I explain...
View ArticleBoundaries and Why You Need to Watch Out for “Well-Meaning” People
The more I talk to people about healthy boundaries, the more I see that many of us humans are hung up on being perceived as well-meaning. So we avoid creating healthy boundaries that we think will...
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You Might Feel Bad After Standing up for Yourself, but You’ve Done a Good Thing
Sometimes after I’ve stood up for myself, whether it’s in conflict situations or where I’ve essentially put my stake in the sand and said ‘Yep, this is who I am’ or ‘This is what I care about’ or...
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