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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?

Love: Nurture and Nature

Margaret — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 17:54:39 +0000

Love: Nurture and Nature

By Dr. Margaret Paul [ 1357 Hit(s) ] May 17, 2021

Loving yourself and sharing your love with others is not about nature vs. nurture, but nature and nurture.

A few years back, Dr. Erika Chopich and I had a very interesting experience. A major Korean broadcasting company, The . . . → Read More: Love: Nurture and Nature

Learning to Trust Yourself and Your Guidance

Margaret — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 17:45:54 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul January 11, 2021

If you were hurt as a child, you likely have trust issues that need to be healed.

Were your parents or caregivers trustworthy? Mine weren’t. I could not trust their love. I could not trust that they had my highest good at heart because they . . . → Read More: Learning to Trust Yourself and Your Guidance

How to Define Your True Self-Worth

Margaret — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 01:21:31 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul January 04, 2021

Do you believe your self-worth is in your looks and performance? If you do, is this working for you and bringing you joy?

Marilyn asked in one of my webinars:

“I’ve noticed there are times I define my worth in a way that seems not . . . → Read More: How to Define Your True Self-Worth

“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?”

Can We Ever Heal From Childhood Abuse?

Margaret — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 01:43:55 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul November 09, 2020

Will you always be struggling with the effects of an abusive childhood?

If you had an abusive childhood, will you always suffer from it? This is the question that Andrea asked me about:

“I had a terrifying childhood. I have had counseling, motion light therapy, and been . . . → Read More: Can We Ever Heal From Childhood Abuse?

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 Codependent With Your Higher Power?

Margaret — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 19:35:15 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul August 31, 2020

Hilary wrote:

I am eating very clean and working out five days a week. I try to meditate every day. Despite this, I feel disconnected and unloved by my Higher Power. I know this is just how I FEEL and not reality. I tell . . . → Read More: Are You Codependent With Your Higher Power?

Triggers: Acting Out or Acting In

Margaret — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 20:20:53 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul August 24, 2020

What do you do when a person or situation triggers your stress response?

Most of us have at one time or another been ‘triggered.’ A trigger is an event, situation or interaction with a person or group of people that activates the fight, flight or freeze stress . . . → Read More: Triggers: Acting Out or Acting In

“I Can’t Receive Love.”

Margaret — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 20:04:04 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul August 17, 2020

Do you have trouble giving and receiving love? You CAN heal this

Lindsay wrote during one of my webinars:

“I can’t receive love. Physically, not even a kiss or stroke of kindness. I was never told ‘you’re awesome, great job, you’re beautiful, you can do . . . → Read More: “I Can’t Receive Love.”