Margaret Paul, Ph.D. January 18, 2016

When others are mean or rejecting, do you tend to take their behavior personally?

One of the biggest issues that many people struggle with is taking other people’s behavior personally. Why do we do this?

Lila asked:

“I would like to hear you speak about the potential . . . → Read More: Why We Take Things Personally

Have you been mystified when someone who has appeared to be very kind and caring suddenly becomes blaming, critical, or just disappears?

How often have you had the experience of feeling someone’s kindness, only to feel deeply criticized as the relationship progressed?

This was Leslie’s experience and she is struggling with whether or . . . → Read More: Kind at the Beginning…Critical Later. Why?

Margaret Paul, Ph.D. January 04, 2016

Do you sometimes get confused regarding whether a relationship issue is about you, about your partner, or about both of you?

Alexa asked me the following question:

“How do you know when you are self-abandoning and being needy versus setting off fear of engulfment in your partner that . . . → Read More: “How Do I Know When The Issue Is Mine?”

Margaret Paul, Ph.D. November 09, 2015

We want to be able to trust others to be honest and reliable. Yet are you honest and reliable with yourself? Do you trust your own inner knowing? You will not be able to trust others until you are trustworthy with yourself.

“I have a hard time trusting . . . → Read More: Trusting Others Starts With Self-Trust

Margaret Paul, Ph.D. November 02, 2015

There is a very definite process for healing false beliefs that always works!

Have you found that the same false beliefs keep coming up over and over – even though intellectually you know they aren’t true? This is what Betty is struggling with:

“Many times I have identified . . . → Read More: How To Heal Your False Beliefs

Margaret Paul, Ph.D. October 26, 2015

Are you a person who has experienced being tuned into your spiritual Guidance, yet you frequently forget to check in, especially in times of anxiety and stress?

Gerald was raised in a family whose God was money and success. There was no religion practiced and neither of his . . . → Read More: Are You Forgetting Your Guidance?