Dr. Margaret Paul » Addictions

What Are You Afraid To Feel?

Margaret — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 15:43:41 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul October 25, 2021

Are you stuck in wounded pain due to avoiding your deeper existential pain of life?

We desire to find the path to peace, joy, and freedom. We strive to feel lovable, worthy, and secure. We know that if we do our Inner Bonding work . . . → Read More: What Are You Afraid To Feel?

Caretaking Others Prevents You From Knowing Yourself

Margaret — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 00:31:14 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul November 16, 2020

Is your addiction to caretaking stopping you from knowing yourself?

“I have had to parent my whole life, never really able to be a kid from my childlike mother to my son-like husband. Everything seems to depend on me doing the right thing and staying . . . → Read More: Caretaking Others Prevents You From Knowing Yourself

When it is Loving to You to Control – and When it’s Not

Margaret — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 00:54:23 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul November 02, 2020

Discover when controlling opens your heart and when it closes you down and blocks your connection with your spiritual guidance.

The kind of control that actually blocks our ability to access spirit is when we try to control what we can’t control – such as . . . → Read More: When it is Loving to You to Control – and When it’s Not

Are You Resistant To Loving Yourself?

Margaret — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 20:42:26 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul September 14, 2020

Do you want to love your inner child when you are in pain, or do you reject and abandon yourself in the face of your painful feelings?

Lauren, a client of mine, has been practicing Inner Bonding for a number of years but she was . . . → Read More: Are You Resistant To Loving Yourself?

Discovering Your True Life Purpose

Margaret — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 20:00:47 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul April 13, 2020

Discover what you need to notice that can lead you to your life purpose.

“If you follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to . . . → Read More: Discovering Your True Life Purpose

Addiction to Story Telling

Margaret — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 21:17:40 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul

November 04, 2019

Being able to tell great stories, and being addicted to story-telling, are two very different things.

I was at a social gathering speaking with Robyn, a woman I had just met. At first, it sounded like she was a very interesting person and a . . . → Read More: Addiction to Story Telling

Resistance to Being a Loving Adult

Margaret — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 19:36:10 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul October 07, 2019

Have you experienced feeling resistance to being a loving adult and taking responsibility for your feelings?

When I first started practicing Inner Bonding, I was in much resistance to taking responsibility for myself. I had spent too many years believing that getting love – and trying to . . . → Read More: Resistance to Being a Loving Adult

Obsessing, Ruminating, Worrying…Oh My!

Margaret — Mon, 05 Aug 2019 16:56:12 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul August 05, 2019

Are you ready to move beyond obsessive ruminating and worry? Are you ready to move beyond fear, anxiety and depression? What works for me can work for you too!

I used to spend hours and even days ruminating about different things – a conflict with . . . → Read More: Obsessing, Ruminating, Worrying…Oh My!

Judging Yourself Can Lead To Sexual Addiction

Margaret — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 19:48:02 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul March 04, 2019

Discover how self-abandonment can lead to using and objectifying others sexually.

Nicholas consulted with me because of problems he was having in his marriage. He was very distressed that his wife, Kayla, never wanted to have sex with him.

In the course of our work, it . . . → Read More: Judging Yourself Can Lead To Sexual Addiction

Are You Living Your Life or Just Getting It Over With?

Margaret — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 21:36:56 +0000

Do you often try to get a task over with, or even get life over with? Do you have problems staying in the moment and enjoying the process of something, rather than just completing a task?

How often do you find yourself wanting to finish something or to get something over with, rather . . . → Read More: Are You Living Your Life or Just Getting It Over With?