If someone you love is making you feel bad about yourself,

head over to love and abuse.com,

listen to the podcast on Emotional Abuse and Manipulation,

and check out the Mean Workbook today.

Life presents the toughest challenges.

Every day you are faced with decisions that test your ability to express who you really want to be in this world.

We're told to keep saying affirmations and keep thinking positively, but what do you do when that stuff doesn't work?

Welcome to the overwhelmed brain where you'll learn to make decisions that are right for you

so that you can create the life you want now. Hello, this is Paul Kolyani, host of the overwhelmed brain, the personal growth show for the critical

thinker.

On this show I discuss practical down to earth steps

to help you improve your mood, your sanity, and your life.

We'll talk about why we do the things we do and what we can do to

reach higher levels of happiness and lower levels of stress and overwhelm. My goal

is to help you become empowered so that you can create the life you want.

Well, recently I took a long drive from New Hampshire to Georgia.

I stayed for a month, then drove back home home just returning a few days ago.

Fortunately I timed my drive so that I'd arrive between snowstorms.

On the way home I stopped at a rest area to take a break.

While sitting there in my truck, I saw this older red car pull-up.

The driver had his head stretched forward nearly over his steering wheel, peering into my truck staring straight at me.

My first thought was to lock my doors.

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