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The Overwhelmed Brain, 657 episodes. Page 2 of 7.

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The massive, impossible, overwhelming circumstances that make life feel hopeless

102

Can you heal from the big reveal of your partner's past?

103

Those "Nothing" people when you ask what's wrong

104

The family bonds that require boundaries

105

Arguing your way to understanding

106

The bonds that never seem to end

107

When your relationships aren't exactly high quality or authentic

108

What to do when someone you care about shows more excitement about their interests than you

109

When people treat you as you were, not as you are

110

When you love someone so much it doesn't matter how much they hurt you

111

Can we get past the issues that divide us

112

Dealing with hurtful people who won't change

113

I didn't ask to be born and I don't want to be here

114

The people who don't grow may never accept your growth

115

Can an unempathetic person develop empathy?

116

Obsession and regret - when you just can't stop thinking about what happened

117

The part of you that you don't want others to see

118

Moving out of a full life of toxic family

119

Relationship challenges, insecurities, and questions

120

What will you sacrifice to be happy?

121

Know your worth

122

The missing ingredient that can sometimes make or break a new relationship

123

The growing, compounding negative emotional energy building up inside you

124

Jumping to conclusions and overreacting

125

Fool me three times, uh, shame on you again

126

You hurt me and now I want you to hurt... forever

127

Trying to connect with the emotionally disconnected person

128

Why do some people have such a short fuse?

129

Should you convince people who don't like or trust you to like or trust you?

130

When shame, guilt, and regret keep you from moving forward

131

Is your fear in control of your life?

132

How we make others feel unworthy without doing anything at all

133

When your lessons come back to test you

134

What if I have no clue who I am?

135

When family believes they know what's best for you

136

When all feels lost and you believe nothing will ever be good again

137

Trying to avoid overwhelm and disappointment while moving toward your goal

138

The inner conflict of tough decisions

139

Can a chronic complainer ever be content?

140

Stuck in the middle of someone else's relationship issues

141

When the new person in your life still has feelings for their ex

142

How do I deal with someone always putting me down?

143

The quirks that might make others judge us

144

Can challenges and conflicts lead to happiness?

145

Am I wasting time thinking it's ever going to get better?

146

When you don't want to accept that thing they do

147

You only get along when you agree they have no flaws

148

Will the long-term lie tear the relationship apart?

149

Should you keep the door open to people who want to close it?

150

Why you can't get through to some people

151

The tiny things that improve your life

152

Challenges come in all shapes and sizes in romantic relationships

153

When friends and family think you're making a bad decision

154

Holding on to guilt

155

Carrying around the past can screw up the present

156

Standing proud in your own worth when others are incapable of seeing it

157

BONUS - Time to sleep

158

The toxic partners of friends and family can make life more challenging

159

Where do you look when you believe this is all there is?

160

Struggling with the fear of death

161

Please get off your phone and pay attention to me

162

When perpetual resentment is the new normal of the relationship

163

Are your most private thoughts yours alone or for others know too?

164

The part of you that can take over when things get tough

165

Things are good and bad and mostly bad until they're good

166

When bad things keep happening to you

167

Asserting yourself without getting aggressive

168

Is it possible to patch things up with family who won't let go of the past?

169

Maintaining a healthy relationship with your therapist, coach, or healer

170

The lessons that can change your life for the better

171

When you're feeling judgmental and critical of those you love

172

Getting through every day you can't stop thinking about what happened in the past

173

Can you stay connected to friends and family that don't share your values?

174

We're told no one can make us feel anything... Yeah right

175

Filtering out the good and bad to clear the way for the great

176

Crawling out of the deep hole of being someone you're not

177

How do you cope with people who can't cope?

178

The direct path to stronger bonds

179

There are good people that do bad things and bad people that do bad things

180

The path to emotionally reconnecting with yourself

181

Sometimes you have no options left so you become depressed

182

When confidence feels impossible

183

Trusting the deeper part of you that is watching out for you

184

The hard steps that lead to happiness and a life worth living

185

How to approach those you know will be upset by what you say

186

Trusting someone to make the right choice

187

Are your feelings wrong?

188

How many strikes do you give someone before they're out?

189

The big, scary choices you might have to make to add more peace and comfort to your life

190

When your happiness depends on and maybe even drains another person

191

When everything bad happens to you and tomorrow will be just as bad or worse

192

Thinking you should have accomplished a lot more by now

193

Don't forget yourself: Taking the leap out of codependent behavior

194

Old coping skills that don't work like they used to

195

Should I accept who they are or move on with my life?

196

Does vulnerability increase love and connection?

197

Getting accustomed to getting older

198

Toxic bonds that might need breaking

199

The next steps in a stuck relationship

200

When you feel like you're not that important to your friends and family