Feeling Free

The past few weeks we've been talking about loneliness and vulnerability and how universal and unseen these experiences can be. In naming your loneliness and seeing where you are vulnerable you can begin to know yourself on a deeper level. This week Kevin and Niseema talk about emotional and cognitive freedom, and how to find a way to be more compassionate about the critical thoughts we may have about ourselves. When we were young, we learned how to get our needs met by believing what our parents said about us and then giving them what THEY needed. In this show, we separate out the negative messages our parents would have us believe about ourselves, from what really could be our true strengths and our true liberation. We start by asking five pertinent questions beginning with, "What am I doing in my life that is NOT me?" We also explore the little-known diagnosis of "dependent personality disorder", and how debilitating it can be to feel incapable of doing anything for yourself. Tune in this week as we explore more ways to live a free and independent life. -------------------- For more information or support contact hosts Kevin O'Donoghue LMHC or Niseema Dyan Diemer SEP at: [email protected], or call 212-757-4488. You can sign up for our weekly newsletter at www.tffpp.org. These are challenging times and we hope this episode served to validate and ease your anxiety about what you may be experiencing. Please feel free to also suggest show ideas to the above email. Thank you for listening, Kevin and Niseema www.tffpp.org https://www.kevinlmhc.com www.niseema.com www.thepositivemindcenter.com PRODUCTION CREDITS Opening Music : Another Country, Pure Shadowfax, Shadowfax Break Music: Original Music by Geoff Brady End Music : TFFPP Theme - Giullian Goiello for The Foundation for Positive Psychology The Positive Mind is produced with the help of: Engineering: Geoff Brady Producer: Connie Shannon Website Design and End Music: Giullian Gioello Marketing and PR: Jen Maguire, Maguire PR, [email protected]