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Real Life

by Lisa Leffel, MS.Ed, TTS, RN

A look at life and the experiences we all share. Mental health is an important aspect of Real Life and focus is on happiness and inner peace. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lisa-leffel/support

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Episodes

  1. Self-Harming Behavior

    Describes what self-harm is and who experience this type of behavior. Explains why individuals choose to harm themselves. Overviews the types of self-harming behavior and offers strategies to manage self-harm urges.

  2. Fighting Online

    Offers strategies that help avoid getting involved in an online argument.

  3. Tackling Loneliness

    Discusses the loneliness epidemic. Offers ways to tackle loneliness.

  4. Alone Time

    Discusses benefits, challenges, and personality and alone time. Describes the difference between aloneness versus loneliness. Lists signs you need alone time and how to get it. Focuses on how to get others to respect your alone time and overcoming fear of alone time.

  5. Disagreements

    Discusses how to have productive disagreements before they turn into all out arguments and brawls.

  6. Acting on Red Flags

    Discusses what red flags are (and what they are not), why you need to pay attention to red flags, and how to deal with red flags in a thoughtful way.

  7. Aging

    Discusses symptoms, causes and treatment of age-related conditions. Focuses on cognitive conditions.

  8. Malingering

    Overviews what Malingering is and discusses key traits. Describes symptoms, causes and treatment.

  9. Paranoid Personality Disorder

    Overviews what Paranoid Personality Disorder is and discusses key traits. Describes symptoms, causes and treatment. Details how to deal with someone who may have Paranoid Personality Disorder.

  10. Schizoid Personality Disorder

    Overviews what Schizoid Personality Disorder is and discusses key traits. Describes symptoms, causes and treatment.

  11. Histrionic Personality Disorder

    Overviews what Histrionic Personality Disorder is and discusses key traits. Describes symptoms, causes and treatment.

  12. Dependent Personality Disorder

    Overviews what Dependent Personality Disorder is and discusses key traits. Describes symptoms, causes and treatment.

  13. Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder

    Overviews what Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder is and discusses key traits. Explains the difference between OCPD and OCD. Describes symptoms, causes and treatment.

  14. Avoidant Personality Disorder

    Overviews what Avoidant Personality Disorder is and discusses key traits. Describes symptoms, causes and treatment.

  15. Narcissistic Personality Disorder

    Overviews what Narcissistic Personality Disorder is and discusses key traits. Describes symptoms, causes and treatment.

  16. Borderline Personality Disorder

    Overviews what Borderline Personality Disorder is and discusses key traits. Describes symptoms, causes and treatment.

  17. Antisocial Personality Disorder

    Defines what Antisocial Disorder Personality Disorder is and explains symptoms, causes and treatments.

  18. Signs You Might Be A Drama Queen and Things A Drama Queen Does To Control Others' Lives

    Overviews the five signs you might be a drama queen. Details things a drama queen does to control your like.

  19. Catastrophising

    Defines catastrophising. Describes how anxiety and catastrophising often go hand-in-hand. Discusses where you may find yourself fearing the future or plagued by challenging thoughts about the likelihood of things going wrong. Points out the difference between possibility and certainty. Offers…

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  20. Brain Zaps

    Describes what causes brain zaps. Reveals the signs of brain zaps and how to minimize the chances of brain zaps.

  21. Help for the Socially Awkward

    Explains why some people may be socially awkward. Describes how you can determine if you are socially awkward. Offers tips on how to become more socially successful.

  22. How to Tell if You're an Overtalker

    Offers self-management tips to overtalkers. Defines what type of personality most overtalkers have and the causes of overtalking. Explains categories of overtalking. Discusses treatment options.

  23. Doomscrolling

    Explains what is Doomscrolling and why we do it—and how to stop.

  24. Perfectly Imperfect

    Explains the perfectionism phenomenon and offers steps to help with your desire to be perfect.

  25. Shame

    Describes that like every other feeling that drags us down, shame can at times feel insurmountable. But as with every other feeling, we can control it. Details how to rise above shame.

  26. Finding Your Purpose

    Describes how “finding your purpose” is more than just a cliché or a dream that will never be fulfilled. Provides tips on how to live a purposeful life. Explains that "finding your purpose" is actually a tool for a better, happier, healthier life that too few people attempt to use.

  27. Self-Acceptance and Acceptance of External Events

    Discusses the role of acceptance in good mental health, the difference between self-acceptance and acceptance of external events (and why both are important), how to get better at accepting yourself for who you are, and how to develop greater acceptance of external circumstances.

  28. Habits that Lead to Unhappiness

    Describes bad habits that are shared by many unhappy people, along with a solution for breaking each of them.

  29. Let It Go!

    Describes how letting go of the past and living in the present plays an enormous role in good mental health.

  30. Perfectionism

    Discusses the mental and physical harm perfectionism can have on a person. Offers tips on how to overcome perfectionism.

  31. Why Boredom is Good for You

    Explains that there's a point to boredom, and it can offer us a chance to shape our own lives.

  32. Why Your Brain Doesn't Want You to Be Happy

    Details why your brain isn't wired to make you happy. Explains how you can change the way you think, behave, and ultimately feel despite your brain's primitive purpose. Describes the difference between living a meaningful life versus a happy life.

  33. Trust

    Details signs of having trust issues and possible origins. Offers tips on how to overcome trust issues.

  34. Decisions You Make and Actions You Take

    Explains how you can assess what habits you should keep and those you should change or discard to achieve positive mental and physical health.

  35. Dealing with Awkward Conversations

    Describes the TACT method of dealing with awkward conversations. Provides examples of specific awkward conversations and offers responses if you find yourself in such conversations. Provides tips on dealing with awkward topics that may come up in conversations.

  36. Dealing with Difficult Situations

    Offers tips on how to deal with difficult situations.

  37. Dealing with Guilt

    Explains why people feel guilty. Details how to handle healthy guilt and how to deal with unhealthy guilt.

  38. Panic Attacks

    Focuses on causes, symptoms, treatment and medications surrounding panic attacks and panic disorder.

  39. How Do You See Yourself?

    Explains how you think about yourself plays a huge role in your overall well-being. Defines what self-esteem is, how it affects your wellbeing, and how to improve your self-esteem for better mental health.

  40. Pathological and Compulsive Liars

    Indicates the difference between a pathological and compulsive liar. Offers tips on dealing with a pathological liar. Cites how to identify signs of pathological lying. Explains the difference between white lies and pathological lies. Cites the types of treaments for pathological and compulsive...

  41. Dealing With People Who Talk Too Much

    Explains how to make a monologue a dialogue. Offers steps how to deal with people who are too talkative and how to set boundaries with such a person.

  42. How to Silence Your Haters

    Offers tips how to use hate to motivate and put a kibash to haters' intentions to bring you down.

  43. Forgive or Forget?

    Details what forgiveness is and what it is not.

  44. Manipulation

    Describes manipulation. Explains why people manipulate others. Provides examples of manipulation. Discusses why it is important to be aware of and address manipulative behaviors for the sake of your mental health and well being. States how to ensure you are not deliberately or accidentally...

  45. Gossiping

    Talks about why most gossip focuses on negative information and is emotionally rewarding.

  46. Control Hungry?

    Defines what control is and why we crave it, the impact that effectively managing your need for control can have on your overall wellbeing, and how to manage the need for control on a day-to-day basis in order to improve your mental health.

  47. The Purpose of Food At Social Events and Holidays

    Details the role of food and beverage in events and holidays. Explains why food is so important at social events. Describes what a social event checklist is. Discusses how to write a time plan and focus on food safety.

  48. Who Are You?

    Discusses finding and maintaining your sense of identity and living authentically.

  49. Do You Have Empty Nest Syndrome?

    Discusses the symptoms, causes and treatment for Empty Nest Syndrome.

  50. Been Ghosted?

    Explains why people ghost. Discusses why being ghosted hurts. Offers tips on how to cope when you are ghosted.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A look at life and the experiences we all share. Mental health is an important aspect of Real Life and focus is on happiness and inner peace. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lisa-leffel/support

HOSTED BY

Lisa Leffel, MS.Ed, TTS, RN

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A look at life and the experiences we all share. Mental health is an important aspect of Real Life and focus is on happiness and inner peace. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lisa-leffel/support

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