Your Wounded Self Is Not the Real You

By Dr. Margaret Paul November 30, 2021

When we believe we are our wounded self, we end up with low self-worth.

Did you feel loved, valued, cherished and safe as a child?

Many of us did not receive the love we needed. Whether it was due to physical, sexual, and/or emotional abuse . . . → Read More: Your Wounded Self Is Not the Real You

How to Feel Safe and Connected with Yourself and Others

  By Dr. Margaret Paul November 22, 2021

Discover what it takes to create a deep level of safety and connection with yourself and with others.

 

Most people have a deep desire to feel safe, and to feel connected with the people in their lives. Yet, many people never feel a sense . . . → Read More: How to Feel Safe and Connected with Yourself and Others

Protecting: From Your Wounded Self or Your Loving Adult

By Dr. Margaret Paul November 15, 2021

Do you sometimes get confused about when protecting yourself is loving and when it’s controlling?

Clients often ask me a question such as the following:

“What’s the difference between protecting or controlling from your wounded self or from your loving adult? Isn’t the loving adult supposed . . . → Read More: Protecting: From Your Wounded Self or Your Loving Adult

Is Your Intent to Be Safe or To Be Loving?

By Dr. Margaret Paul November 08, 2021

We often convince ourselves we are being loving when we are really trying to avoid facing our fears.

Knowing our true intent is sometimes a tricky thing.

For example, Tony knows that he has huge fears of being rejected or controlled by a woman. In . . . → Read More: Is Your Intent to Be Safe or To Be Loving?

How To Rewire Your Brain

Dr. Margaret Paul October 11, 2021

Are you tired of repeating the same self-abandoning behaviors over and over? You CAN rewire your brain!

 

There is much wonderful research currently being done on what rewires the brain toward truth, self-love, and self-care. It is clear from this research that what you focus . . . → Read More: How To Rewire Your Brain

Healing Neediness

By Dr. Margaret Paul October 04, 2021

Discover when you have a legitimate need and when you are being needy, and how to heal neediness.

Neediness is often a primary cause of relationship problems.

We are needy when we abandon and reject ourselves and then expect others to take responsibility for our . . . → Read More: Healing Neediness