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

Healing from Attracting Unhealthy Relationships

By Dr. Margaret Paul September 27, 2021

Are you attracting emotionally unhealthy relationships over and over? You CAN heal and attract loving relationships with friends and a partner!

Janis asked me the following question:

“I have been doing therapy and reading a lot about healing since a short but very emotionally abusive relationship . . . → Read More: Healing from Attracting Unhealthy Relationships

Do You Know You Are Good?

By Dr. Margaret Paul September 20, 2021

Life changes dramatically when you discover your essential goodness and define your own worth.

 

What does it mean to be good or worthy? What does it mean to be bad or unworthy? Have you defined these terms for yourself?

Do you tell yourself you . . . → Read More: Do You Know You Are Good?