Episode 417 - The Dr. Cloud Show - When Progress Isn't Visible - The Truth About Lasting Change

The Boundaries.me Podcast

Greg Bowler

Religion & Spirituality, Henrycloud, Gaslighting, Productivity, Mentalhealth, Boundaries, Faith, Leadership, Drhenrycloud, Christiancounseling, Psychology, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Counseling, Christianity, Narcissism, Relationships, Drcloud

4.7 • 815 Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Dr. Cloud examines the concept of incremental progress—explaining why personal growth happens little by little rather than all at once. The discussion covers how consistent small steps contribute to progress when dealing with depression, anxiety, relationship challenges, and health concerns. Dr. Cloud speaks with callers about establishing family boundaries after trauma, addressing chronic headaches in teenagers, and navigating the emotional aspects of infertility. Throughout these conversations, he outlines a framework for measuring progress, maintaining motivation, and finding peace when life takes unexpected turns.

You deserve relationships that lift you up, not wear you down. If you're feeling exhausted by toxic people or unsure how to handle difficult behaviors, Dr. Henry Cloud is here to help. His free guide, "10 Strategies for Dealing with Toxic People," will show you how to recognize harmful behaviors like gaslighting and narcissism, how to confidently set boundaries, and how to finally take back your peace.

You're not alone—and things can get better. Download your free copy now at www.boundaries.me/free

Transcript

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0:00.0	Sick of being treated unfairly in relationships?
0:03.0	Discover key strategies from Dr. Henry Cloud on how to protect yourself from toxic people.
0:09.0	Go to www.boundaries.me slash free to get a free e-book that covers.
0:16.0	What makes someone an unsafe person?
0:19.0	How to recognize and respond to gaslighting. What to do with a narcissist? How to recognize and respond to gaslighting?
0:21.9	What to do with a narcissist?
0:23.6	How to say no?
0:25.2	How to deal with people that play the victim.
0:27.7	And much more.
0:29.1	Go to www.boundaries.me slash free to download the guide today.
0:34.9	Music to download the guide today.
0:44.6	Welcome back.
0:45.8	It's a Dr. Cloud Show.
0:47.8	We talk about topics all the time.
0:54.0	And one of them that we thought it would be good to talk about is the concept, is things get accomplished little by little, usually not
0:59.3	all or nothing, usually not in a day. But it is our bent to want to have things of value
1:08.6	quickly and we want to have them all.
1:18.0	And we tend to think of, you know, all or nothing, all or nothing kinds of ways of looking at looking at everything.
1:19.9	You know, somebody who's got to lose 50 pounds, they're going to start and work hard on
1:25.6	January 1 and 2 and hop on skills on January 3.
1:28.7	They might not see any movement at all.
1:32.1	In fact, you might have gone the other way if just enough water stays in the body.
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