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Healing Neediness

Margaret — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 16:30:53 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul October 04, 2021

Discover when you have a legitimate need and when you are being needy, and how to heal neediness.

Neediness is often a primary cause of relationship problems.

We are needy when we abandon and reject ourselves and then expect others to take responsibility for our . . . → Read More: Healing Neediness

Relationships: Hanging in Through the Hard Stuff

Margaret — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 16:09:36 +0000

Relationships: Hanging in Through the Hard Stuff

By Dr. Margaret Paul April 26, 2021

Do you have the courage to hang in through the hard times and do the learning and healing we all need to do to create a loving relationship?

Are you committed to working through the difficult . . . → Read More: Relationships: Hanging in Through the Hard Stuff

“How Can I Know When I’m Caring And When I’m Caretaking?”

Margaret — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 09:31:04 +0000

Knowing the difference between caring and caretaking can sometimes be confusing. Discover how to tell the difference.

Have you sometimes wondered how to know the difference between caring and caretaking? This is the question that Arielle is asking:

“I’m mindful of my over-giving tendency. But often I don’t realize I’m caretaking until . . . → Read More: “How Can I Know When I’m Caring And When I’m Caretaking?”

Can We Run Out Of Love?

Margaret — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 00:52:35 +0000

Is your experience of love that it is scarce and limited?

“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Love never decreases by being shared. ~Chinese Proverb

There seems to be a myth that love is scarce – that there is only . . . → Read More: Can We Run Out Of Love?

“If I Move Into My Power, Will I End Up Alone?”

Margaret — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 21:12:38 +0000

Do you have the common false belief that the better you feel about yourself, the more alone you will be?

Yolanda asks:

“What is coming up for me is — if I completely move out of self-judgment and fully take the responsibility to actualize the deepest yearnings of my Soul, I will be SO POWERFUL that NOBODY . . . → Read More: “If I Move Into My Power, Will I End Up Alone?”

Filling Up Emptiness From The Inside

Margaret — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 20:00:26 +0000

Discover the cause of inner emptiness and what you need to do to feel full inside.

For many people, inner emptiness is a big problem. They believe that they can fill their emptiness from the outside, which is a false belief.

The cause of inner emptiness is a lack of a loving connection with . . . → Read More: Filling Up Emptiness From The Inside

“Why Do I Seem to Attract Rejection?”

Margaret — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 18:52:35 +0000

Are you perplexed regarding why you so often feel rejected by others?

Alana asked me the following question:

“My whole life I have felt that I don’t fit in with others – in my family, school, work – and while I have a pleasant, friendly demeanor, I also have an underlying self-consciousness, and . . . → Read More: “Why Do I Seem to Attract Rejection?”

“Can We Be Friends After A Relationship Ends?”

Margaret — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:16:20 +0000

Discover what you may need to address before deciding whether you can be friends with an ex partner.

Elise writes:

“My partner and I separated a year ago. My partner now wants to finalize the relationship but work on being ‘friends’. I am having difficulty connecting as just ‘friends’, it seems to trigger . . . → Read More: “Can We Be Friends After A Relationship Ends?”

Challenges of The Dating Scene

Margaret — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:45:01 +0000

Dating provides many opportunities to learn and grow. Discover some of what you can learn that will be very valuable for you. Franklin writes:

“I am a 68 year old male who was married for 27 years and now divorced 15 years. I have fallen in love with a woman after only three months . . . → Read More: Challenges of The Dating Scene

“If I’m Perfect, No One Will Reject Me” – Healing Perfectionism

Margaret — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 18:44:54 +0000

Discover the 3 big false beliefs that lead to the burden of perfectionism, and the truth that heals these beliefs. . . . → Read More: “If I’m Perfect, No One Will Reject Me” – Healing Perfectionism