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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?

Do You Know You Are Good?

Margaret — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 23:24:46 +0000

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?

Are You Reliable and Dependable?

Margaret — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 23:14:09 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul September 13, 2021

Can your inner child and others rely on you to follow through on what you say you are going to do?

It seems to me that, more and more, I can’t depend on others to follow through on what they say they are going . . . → Read More: Are You Reliable and Dependable?

Resistance: Wanting Freedom but Staying Stuck

Margaret — Tue, 31 May 2022 15:56:16 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul August 30, 2021

Are you resistant to loving yourself? Are you winning the battle but losing the war – and losing yourself?

When Cecily was seven years old and her mother was beating her, she made a deep and profound decision: “I will not let her win. I . . . → Read More: Resistance: Wanting Freedom but Staying Stuck

Are You Emotionally Present or Emotionally Disconnected?

Margaret — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:29:29 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul August 23, 2021

Do you move toward your feelings so you can learn from them, or do you move away from them with your various addictions?

Our society does not foster emotional presence and mindfulness. In fact, we offer a myriad of addictions to avoid feeling our . . . → Read More: Are You Emotionally Present or Emotionally Disconnected?

When to Share Information….and When to Stay Quiet

Margaret — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:18:07 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul August 16, 2021

Has sharing information that has been very beneficial for you sometimes been a frustrating experience?

Have you had the experience of learning something that feels very important to you, and you really want to share it with a loved one? What often happens?

This is . . . → Read More: When to Share Information….and When to Stay Quiet

Getting Unstuck From Resisting Love

Margaret — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 16:06:50 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul August 2, 2021

Do you get stuck in resistance, not wanting to open or to love out of fear of being controlled?

How often do you get stuck in anger, anxiety, withdrawal, or depression? You know you can open, pray, and invite love into your heart, and do . . . → Read More: Getting Unstuck From Resisting Love

Why Am I Overlooked?

Margaret — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 16:20:38 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul June 28, 2021

Have you wondered why you are so often overlooked when others aren’t?

It feels terrible to be constantly overlooked. This is the situation that Melanie is struggling with:

“Even when I think I am fitting in to a group and talking to everybody OK . . . → Read More: Why Am I Overlooked?

Anxiety and Panic Attacks: Fear of Fear

Margaret — Sun, 23 Jan 2022 18:10:46 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul June 14, 2021

Do you find yourself anxious or panicked over the fear of the panic?

If you have had panic attacks do you find yourself panicked over the panic?

People who have these attacks tend to become afraid of the panic itself, i.e., they can find themselves . . . → Read More: Anxiety and Panic Attacks: Fear of Fear

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?