Can challenges and conflicts lead to happiness?

The Overwhelmed Brain

Paul Colaianni

Therapy, Emotions, Sad, Health, Mental Health, Personal, Abuse, Anxiety, Relationships, Health & Fitness, Psychological, Self-improvement, Mind, Stress, Emotional, Anger, Philosophy, Divorce, Psychology, Addiction, Happiness, Happy, Development, Thinking, Success, Education, Frustration, Sadness, Manipulation, Resistance, Brain, Depression, Overwhelm, Mental

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🗓️ 11 February 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Why is it so hard to strike a balance between our own happiness and the happiness of those we care about? In today’s episode, I tackle the challenges of relational conflict and the importance of acknowledging when we’re not okay. We face tough moments in life. And it takes courage to assert our dignity. Sometimes, standing up for yourself is the most respectful thing you can do—for you and your loved ones. Let's explore the fine line between pleasing others and recognizing that you might be inadvertently contributing to your own unhappiness. Sometimes that means facing what you fear head on.

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0:00.0	If you once felt joy in finding and experiencing love, but now you feel mostly fear that you'll lose it,
0:07.0	I suggest listening to the Love and Abuse Podcast over at love and abuse.com,
0:11.0	and it will help you navigate the difficult relationship.
0:14.8	Welcome to the overwhelmed brain where you'll learn to make decisions that are right for you
0:19.2	so that you can create the life you want now.
0:22.1	Hey, this is Paul Kolyani and I'm here to help. create the life you want now.
0:22.6	Hey, this is Paul Kolyani and I'm here to help you learn to deal with difficult people
0:26.9	and tackle life's challenges without compromising who you are.
0:31.2	This show consists of my personal opinions and is meant for
0:34.0	informational purposes only. Always seek a professional for your mental
0:37.3	health and well-being. You know it's funny I was listening to one of my
0:41.8	older episodes way back when like this is episode
0:45.0	number 547 I was listening to episode number 178 I made it I don't know 2015 maybe 2016 and man I was a different person I mean not much
0:58.8	different but I could tell my personality was different.
1:03.4	When I listened to my old episodes,
1:05.4	it just seemed like I was on Cloud 9 or something.
1:09.2	I was really positive.
1:12.2	I was really energized. I was energetic. You know, I'm listening to this and I'm thinking to myself,
1:19.6	have I changed? Has something happened where I'm not so positive anymore or was I just on top of the world for some reason? I mean, I certainly wasn't making money back then.
1:32.0	I was very much going through
1:36.4	savings back then I was doing what I could with the money I had I mean when I created the show I made myself a financial runway
1:46.2	so I could do the show for a number of well at the time I thought it was a year or two but it ended up lasting about three years before I really had to buckle down and learn how to make money doing this show and doing the coaching work that I was doing.
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