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The Overwhelmed Brain

Establishing boundaries with toxic family

The Overwhelmed Brain

Paul Colaianni: Emotional Abuse and Relationship Expert

Mental Health, Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.52K Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2019

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

When you dread that phone call or personal visit with family that you hope goes well but never does, it's important to learn how to establish boundaries. You don't want to spend most of your time in anxiety waiting for the next family reunion. Toxic family can make life hard. Not being able to avoid toxic family can make it even worse. Hopefully this episode gives you some tools that help you survive those dreaded family gatherings once and for all.

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:07.4

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0:13.5

checkout life presents the toughest challenges every day you are faced with

0:18.4

decisions that test your ability to express who you really want to be in this

0:22.4

world we're told to keep saying affirmation to express who you really want to be in this world.

0:23.0

We're told to keep saying affirmations and keep thinking positively,

0:27.0

but what do you do when that stuff doesn't work?

0:30.0

Welcome to the overwhelmed brain,

0:32.0

where you'll learn to make decisions that are right for you

0:35.0

so that you can create the life you want now. Hello and I'm here to help you

0:54.2

increase your emotional intelligence so that you can avoid dysfunction handle

0:58.6

toxic situations with grace and ease and show up as your authentic self.

1:04.9

Everything I talk about on this show is my personal opinion and is meant for informational

1:08.5

and educational purposes only.

1:10.4

Always consult a medical or psychological professional before making any changes that could affect your physical or mental health.

1:17.0

Wow, okay, just making sure I'm recording here because I just spent probably a good 20 minutes recording or talking without

1:26.2

recording.

1:27.2

So I'm looking at my screen right now and see that the recording is going on, that's

1:31.8

excellent. So we're off to a good start from

1:35.8

20 minutes ago it was a good start as well but now I'm recording today I want to

1:42.4

talk about something that happens to us in the holidays.

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