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November 24, 2022
Episode 30: Protecting What’s Good Without Denying What’s Hard at the Holidays
Today's episode of The Best of You Podcast is in honor of the Thanksgiving holiday, and the holiday season in general. If you're dealing with a mixture of emotions today, this episode is for you. Holidays are complicated, and in today’s episode, I walk you through how to honor what’s hard, even as you give […]
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Episode 30: How to Honor What’s Hard at the Holidays & Discover the Good Things You Crave
Today's episode of The Best of You Podcast is in honor of the Thanksgiving holiday, and the holiday season in general. If you're dealing with a mixture of emotions today, this episode is for you. Holidays are complicated, and in today’s episode, I walk you through how to honor what’s hard, even as you give […]
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November 17, 2022
Episode 29: Perfectionism and Proving Your Worth: How to Stop Chasing Approval and Start Living the Life You Actually Want
OK, buckle up, today's conversation on The Best of You podcast goes deep, and we both get really honest about own struggles. I could have talked with Mary for hours about how to get off the treadmill of perfecting and proving your worth—and start claiming the life you actually want. You do not want to […]
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November 10, 2022
Episode 28: The Pain of Performing For Others and How to Claw Your Way Out with Toni Collier
On today’s episode of The Best of You podcast, I’m talking with the wonderful and wise Toni Collier who shares bravely about finding herself stuck in the performance trap, and how she clawed her way out. Toni's capability & high capacity helped her survive, but she also wound up exhausted, broken, and numbing. As Toni […]
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November 3, 2022
Episode 27: 7 Ways We Manage Perceptions Instead of Forging Real Connections
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October 27, 2022
Episode 26: Types of “No” Part 2—How to Say “No” to Toxicity, The Real Meaning of Turn the Other Check & How to Form a Boundaries Committee
This week on The Best of You podcast, we're getting into how to say No to toxic behaviors—including practical strategies, scripts, and misconstrued bible passages. There’s no one-size fits all when it comes to setting healthy boundaries. A strategy that might work in a healthy relationship won't work with toxicity. It's important to understand the […]
October 20, 2022
Episode 25: Types of No Part 1—How to Say “No” in Healthy Relationships
This week and next week on The Best of You podcast, we're getting into 3 types of "No"—including practical strategies, and scripts, for how to say No in different situations. First up is how to say no in healthy relationships. This episode is for you if you struggle to set a boundary, state a preference, […]
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October 13, 2022
Episode 24: Boundaries, the Spectrum of Toxicity, and a Note About Evil
Today on The Best of You podcast, we’re diving into how to discern toxic vs. healthy patterns of behavior. There is no one-size fits all when it comes to setting healthy boundaries. It requires discernment and wisdom; strategy and skill. That's why it's so important to understand what I call the Spectrum of Toxicity. I […]
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October 6, 2022
Episode 23: Am I wounded or am I sinful?
Today on the podcast, we're diving into this question I keep bumping up against. On one hand we go to church, and we’re told you're sinful; you need to repent, you need to die to yourself. On the other hand, we go to therapy, and we're told you're wounded; you've had trauma. You need to […]
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September 29, 2022
Episode 22: How to Build Trust with Yourself
On this week’s podcast we’re talking all about building trust with yourself. This *internal* work is so important to the work of setting healthy external boundaries. I share with you an example from my own life and walk you through a process of connecting more deeply to what’s actually happening inside of you. As you […]
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