Episode 424 - The Dr. Cloud Show - The Two Engines of a Balanced Life

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

🗓️ 22 April 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Dr. Henry Cloud explores the concept of balance in life, focusing on the relationship between our relational and performance sides. He explains how integrity means being whole and integrated in both areas, using the metaphor of a boat's wake to help listeners evaluate their life patterns. Throughout the episode, Dr. Cloud provides practical ways to assess life balance, shares strategies for identifying narcissistic behavior, and offers advice on dealing with criticism and perfectionism. The episode includes call-in segments where Dr. Cloud helps listeners who are struggling with perfectionism in their creative pursuits and setting effective boundaries with difficult family members.

Are toxic relationships draining your energy and stealing your joy? You're not alone, and you don't have to keep feeling stuck. Dr. Henry Cloud has helped millions of people reclaim their peace by setting healthy boundaries. Dr. Cloud’s free guide, "10 Strategies for Dealing with Toxic People," teaches you how to spot harmful behaviors like gaslighting, effectively handle narcissists, and say "no" without guilt.

It's time to feel safe again. Download your free copy 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 ebook that covers.
0:16.0	What makes someone an unsafe person?
0:19.0	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.
0:29.0	Go to www.boundaries.me slash free to download the guide today.
0:34.9	Music to download the guide today.
0:43.4	Hey guys, welcome back.
0:47.5	It's the Dr. Cloud Show, and this is my fun time where I get to talk to you,
0:51.2	and hopefully you like talking to me, and everybody else gets to listen.
0:55.4	We talk about life, how you're feeling, how you're relating, how you're performing,
1:01.0	all kinds of things that I like to refer to as issues that can be shrink-wrapped.
1:08.4	In other words, shrink kind of tries to help you wrap them into a few steps of something to do.
1:11.1	So we always start with a thought for the day.
1:16.5	And today, I want to look at one way of looking at.
1:18.2	There's a million different ways to look at this,
1:27.1	but I find this one extremely helpful to look at having a balanced life.
1:32.3	Now I'm talking about work, play, personal, professional balance.
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