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Tag Archives: loving adult
If you tend to isolate, and you believe that isolating protects you from getting hurt, you might be surprised to learn of the harm you are causing yourself. In my counseling practice, I often have clients who tend to isolate as a way of protecting against their fears – especially their fears of rejection and...
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Posted in Self Improvement & Personal Growth
Tags: courage, fear of anger, fear of disapproval, fear of engulfment, fear of rejection, heartbreak, Inner Bonding, intent to learn, isolating, isolation, loneliness, loving adult, Margaret Paul, open heart, self worth
Caretaking is NOT the opposite of narcissism! I used to think that caretaking was the opposite of narcissism. I thought that narcissists were people who demanded that others give themselves up to care-take the narcissist. I thought that caretakers were people who were programmed to take care of others instead of themselves. I thought that...
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Posted in Relationships, Self Improvement & Personal Growth
Tags: care-take, caretaker, caretaking, compassion, Inner Bonding, loving adult, loving relationships, Margaret Paul, narcissism, wounded self
When you learn how to hold your heart with love and compassion, you will discover that you can feel peaceful and even alive and passionate about your life in the midst of the pain of life.
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Posted in Self Improvement & Personal Growth
Tags: compassion, feeling safe, heart, heartbreak, Inner Bonding, inner child, loneliness, love, loving adult, loving inner parent, Margaret Paul, passion
“Seek first to understand and then to be understood.” – Stephen Covey How often have you heard yourself say: “I just want someone to understand me.” “I just want to be heard.” “I feel invisible.” “I just want to be seen.” I know what it feels like to not be understood, heard, or seen, as...
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Posted in Relationships, Self Improvement & Personal Growth
Tags: being seen, being understood, Inner Bonding, inner child, loving adult, loving inner parent, Margaret Paul, narcissism, needy, self-abandonment
Did you learn to lie as a child to protect yourself from rejection? Are you still using this form of control, which is undermining your self-esteem? Discover how to heal lying.
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Posted in Relationships, Self Improvement & Personal Growth, Spiritual Growth
Tags: authenticity, dishonesty, ego, fear of rejection, heartbreak, Inner Bonding, intention, lies, loving adult, lying, Margaret Paul, rejection, Self Help, spiritual guidance, spirituality, wounded self
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