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Your Relationships: Love or Addiction?

Margaret — Sat, 04 Dec 2021 19:42:28 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul June 7, 2021

Have you wondered if your relationship is based on healthy love and devotion, or on obsession and addiction?

Have you ever felt confused about whether your feelings in a relationship were coming from a healthy place or from a wounded place? This is Mari’s . . . → Read More: Your Relationships: Love or Addiction?

“How Do I Ask For What I Need?”

Margaret — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 22:50:18 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul November 30, 2020

Have you often wondered how to ask for what you want in a way that is not experienced as demanding or needy?

In a healthy, loving relationship, partners ask each other for what they need, and generally receive a caring response. But sometimes this can . . . → Read More: “How Do I Ask For What I Need?”

Relationships: “Why am I Struggling After All My Healing?”

Margaret — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 00:44:45 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul November 23, 2020

Do you believe that, because you may have already done a lot of healing work, your relationship should be easier?

I can’t tell you how often I hear from my clients that “I should be further along in my healing process,” especially when it comes to relationships.

You Don’t Really Know Someone Until You Have Conflict

Margaret — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 22:09:51 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul June 08, 2020

Do you sometimes wonder if you really know the person you are dating?

People often ask me how they can know whether or not someone they are dating is really an open and caring person.

“He seems open and caring, but how can I . . . → Read More: You Don’t Really Know Someone Until You Have Conflict

How Do You Feel About Yourself?

Margaret — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 22:08:08 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul

January 06, 2020

Do you feel worthy or unworthy, lovable or unlovable, adequate or inadequate, secure or insecure, alive and passionate or numb?

Do you feel worthy, valuable, adequate, lovable, and secure?

Or, do you feel unworthy, worthless, inadequate, unlovable, and insecure?

Do you believe that your . . . → Read More: How Do You Feel About Yourself?

Relationships: Accepting the Challenges or the Loneliness

Margaret — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 22:39:23 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul December 16, 2019

Is the fear of getting hurt or losing yourself keeping you from accepting the challenges of loving a partner?

“My inner child is lonely and wants to be in a relationship, but relationships are too hard. I feel like I don’t want to work . . . → Read More: Relationships: Accepting the Challenges or the Loneliness

The Important Information Confusion Has For You

Margaret — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 22:09:07 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul December 09, 2019

Discover what information your confusion is giving you.

There are two kinds of situations that can cause confusion:

1) You might feel confused when your wounded self is in charge and you are judging yourself. This confusion is telling you that your wounded self . . . → Read More: The Important Information Confusion Has For You

Sometimes it’s Hard to be a Loving Adult

Margaret — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 23:30:32 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul October 14, 2019

When do you find it especially hard to show up for yourself as a loving adult?

All of us are, at times, challenged in being a loving adult.

Most of the time I can be a loving adult just by deciding to be. But there are . . . → Read More: Sometimes it’s Hard to be a Loving Adult

“I Can’t Feel God’s Love for Me”

Margaret — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 22:35:34 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul September 30, 2019

Discover the secret to feeling God’s love for you.

“When I open to my spiritual guidance, aren’t I supposed to feel loved by God?” asked Tracey in a Skype session with me.

“Yes,” I answered, “but you might have a misconception about how you experience this . . . → Read More: “I Can’t Feel God’s Love for Me”

What Makes You Feel Most Connected With Others?

Margaret — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 23:10:01 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul September 23, 2019

What makes you feel connected with or disconnected from the important people in your life?

Connection with the people who are important to us is a vital need for everyone. Our brains are hard-wired to share love and connection with others. Many of us know . . . → Read More: What Makes You Feel Most Connected With Others?