Q&A: How Do You Avoid Getting Hurt In Relationships?
Question: How do you share and let people in without getting hurt? Michelle S., Oakland, CA How do you let people into your emotional space without the experience ending with the feeling of being humiliated or how do you move forward, risking yourself to experience rejection? Patrick F., CA Answer: PROCEED WITH CAUTION Life can be like a masquerade ball with everyone having the ability to enjoy superficial interactions while wearing a mask that hides their true identity. At s
Do You Know How Childhood Trauma Impacts Emotional Intelligence?
Are you an adult who experienced childhood trauma and you find that you just can't make social or professional connections? A part of you may desire to have meaningful relationships instead of superficial associations with other people. The other part may not want to make those type of connections because you may have a conscious or subconscious fear of getting hurt. The pain you experienced caused deeply rooted issues to promote anxiety and depression that hinders you in des
Do You Know the Ways to Escape the Trap of Trauma?
Trauma is an emotional response to an event that a person experiences that produces more emotion than the individual's mind can handle. It causes the person to feel as if they are imprisoned in a life sentence to emotionally, mentally and physically experience the effects of the trauma forever. The trauma causes the person to feel as if they are a victim who is a prisoner to this life changing event. As is the case with most prisoners, the individual sense of time is impacted
Do You Know How Taking Responsibility Impacts Your Level of Emotional Intelligence?
"I could have been a college football player but my high school coach kicked me off the team because my grades weren't good and my teachers wouldn't help me out with my grades because they didn't like me." "I got an Article 15 because my chain of command just needed a scapegoat for their own lack of leadership abilities. They don't know how to lead, so why should I follow?!?!" "My children's father just does not want to do the right thing by paying child support and I am bare
Using F.E.A.R to Overcome Self-Defeat
When stepping out to achieve your dream, the first thing that you have to overcome is the fear of failure. There is a popular saying that you have probably already heard that helps to define fear. Fear is ‘False Evidence Appearing Real’. You may feel tempted to look at those circumstances or situations that are roadblocks or mountains in between you and your ability to achieve your dream.You may even have doubts about your ability to succeed based on negative thoughts that p
