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The Overwhelmed Brain

Guilt stops growth - Dad's new girlfriend - Enabling the freeloader

The Overwhelmed Brain

Paul Colaianni: Emotional Abuse and Relationship Expert

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

4.52K Ratings

🗓️ 8 October 2017

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

When you feel guilty for wanting to leave your partner because of their bad behavior, it's time to transform that guilt into something more productive. What happens when you lose a parent and the one left behind wants to date again? Is this something you support or are vehemently against? Do you live with someone taking advantage of you? Are you their doormat hoping they'll change some day? Maybe that day is today.

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0:00.0

You are listening to the overwhelmed brain. Today's episode is brought to you by care.com.

0:05.8

Save 30% off a premium membership when you subscribe at care.com forward slash brain.

0:12.0

Are you annoyed by affirmations? Are you tired of that same old

0:17.3

rehashed personal growth advice that all seems to boil down to think positively and all your problems will go away.

0:26.0

If affirmations feel like lies and positive thinking feels like denial,

0:30.6

then I want you to get ready. The overwhelmed brain is here to help you create the life

0:35.4

you want now. Welcome to the overwhelmed brain. I am your host, personal empowerment coach Paul Kolyani.

0:54.8

I am here to help you increase your emotional intelligence,

0:57.8

strengthen your self-worth and self-esteem,

1:00.4

and empower you so that you can make decisions that are right for you.

1:05.0

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

1:08.0

informational and educational purposes only.

1:11.0

Always consult a physician before making any changes to your medical treatment.

1:15.0

All right, first topic is something I know nothing about.

1:18.0

Well, I shouldn't say that, but I know some things about it in the way I know about it which is PTSD

1:28.1

when it comes to I don't know coming back from the military and having had experiences that you just can't erase

1:35.6

I received an email from someone I'm going to call Mary she said I had discovered your

1:40.5

podcast and it has kept me sane and breathing more than once.

1:44.9

That's good to hear Mary.

1:46.2

I recently fled a terribly abusive relationship, physical and emotional.

1:51.2

He was a lovely man when I married him 16 years ago, but after many tours overseas

1:55.5

with the armed forces, he came back with severe PTSD. I stayed with him for years of

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