Identity emerges with committed action over time! 

Also, please forgive the static and the cut/splice! I was able to salvage only some content with the audio file glitched!

Episode 287 - Identity Emerges over Time

Asking some questions about self and others can help propel a deeper understanding when relational ruptures happen. 

Episode 288 - Curiosity to Process Confusion

Even when we are ready to make the change, the emotions will need to be experienced as we go. 

Episode 289 - We Can Prepare but Not Preprocess

When we take aim, the short term and the long term should be oriented in the same direction. Take a listen for the bidirectionality of goal setting. 

Episode 290 - Two Goals, Same Direction

When failure is a part of life, and we don't handle it well, it may cost us! Take a listen for encouragement around navigating failure. 

Episode 291 - Whoops! What Now

In a companion episode to last week, how are we talking to ourselves when weak spots emerge? Whether it's failure or not-yet-developed skills, we can find pathways through . . . and trying again is an option. 

Episode 292 - Try Again

The struggle is where the growth happens. This beautiful metaphor helps illustrate how vital the growing pains are for us to become who we desire to be. Pairing committed action with struggle develops us in intentional ways. 

Episode 293 - Eclosion: Life-giving Growth In the Struggle

Listen for how these two elements help up develop clearer relational boundaries. It doesn't enforce a boundary - but it can help us language and add precision to what we are asking. 

Episode 294 - Consent and Context

Part 1 of 5: Locus of control as a starting point for boundary setting. Take a listen to how we can begin to get clear on what our boundaries through values clarifications. 

Episode 295 - Playing the Game I Condition For

In Part II of our boundaries series, we dive into dynamics and strategies that are important to observe when we are navigating relationships. Through Transactional Analysis, we look at the strategies people might use to coerce outcomes that they desire. Getting savvy about what we are seeing is imperative when we are deciding and enforcing boundaries 

Episode 296 - Adult to Adult Relationships

A mental health educator compelled to walk with people through the stress, challenges, and traumas that unfold in our stories

Episode 290 - Two Goals, Same Direction

Healing through Pain