Advice Column
He has a boss who’s stifling his career, controlling his advancement, and may feel threatened by his education and experience. How can he still advance and become all he’s meant to be regardless of his boss’ attempts to block him?
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He is struggling to accomplish his dreams, running into some hardships in the process, and trying to figure out why he can’t seem to move forward successfully. Should he take the steps to move past the subconscious patterns and programs that are blocking him? Is it all worth the work?
She is in a “friends with benefits” situation and finds herself really liking the guy and feeling anxious when she doesn’t hear back from him. Is it possible she’s gotten too attached? Or, perhaps, been lying to herself all along? Will she be able to find happiness regardless of whether she hears back from him? I believe so.
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She was in a beautiful and loving relationship with someone she thought was “The One” and then he broke up with her out of nowhere before he deployed. Is there hope for their future together? How does she heal and move forward honorably?
She’s having trouble staying vulnerable in her relationship because she feels like she and her boyfriend disconnect every time there’s conflict. Can they learn how to stay connected to each other even in times of conflict? Can they learn how to cope in healthier ways? Are they ready to change?
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He wants to learn how to honor God in all things but he’s not sure what that looks like. Where does one even begin when there are so many mixed messages out there about what honoring God really is?
He has obsessive thoughts about people and things all the time and he feels like his thoughts run away from him. Can he learn to control his thoughts? And if so, how?
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He’s heard me talk before about determining if our feelings are rational or irrational and because this strategy has been so helpful to him, he wants me to describe it again. It’s a game changer for so many. Will you find it helpful in your life as well?
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She has a simple, yet profound question: Why do people hurt me so much? In the question’s simplicity, there’s so much pain. How does one learn the mindset and the tools required to no longer feel wounded by everyone and everything? How does one learn to stay at peace when they feel hurt by the things other people say and do?
She wants to get out of a relationship that she knows isn’t right for her but she’s struggling to make the jump. Is the struggle because she doesn’t want to lose him, or hurt him? Or is it because she’s scared he may really be The One? And how can she tell the difference between it all?
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He asks a very simple question that has a surprising answer. Even more surprising, perhaps, is the fact that with a simple mindset shift and a few tools and strategies, every person has the power to no longer be negatively affected by the negativity of others. Whew! It’s powerfully life-changing stuff.
Continue Reading Why Do Some People Have Such Negative Energy?
She wants to know what creates negative energy in us and we are oh, so delighted to share because we know that once a person learns why something happens, they can also learn how to change it, permanently.
She’s recently single, unhappy, and feels like she’s in a strange, non-directional place. She wants a family and has worked so hard on herself in order to have one, but it doesn’t seem to be happening. She knows she’s in an angry and negative place but her feelings are so real. How can she begin to shift her thoughts and mindset so that she can find direction, happiness, and peace again?
He wants to be able to push himself past the barriers that are in his mind, but he has these old, stubborn limiting beliefs that say he’s not great at anything so why even try. Will he be able to retrain his brain using some of the tools and strategies I give? I believe.
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She keeps sabotaging her health with drinking and overeating. What are some of the reasons for this? And more importantly, what are some steps she can take to change it?
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His mom and family have caused a lot of pain in his life and he’s still holding resentment toward them for not believing in him and for making him feel like he always had to act a certain way to get their love and attention. And he’s finding it hard to forgive them. Is it possible for us to forgive the people who hurt us so badly? The answer is yes and it’s an incredibly powerful strategy to learn.
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For most of his life, his mom was pushing him to be a nurse because of job security and to this day she is looking for a new job, on unemployment, and never looking to retire. Was she trying to protect him, in the only way she knew how, from the pain she’s had to live with because of her choices?
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