July 13, 2020
This episode continues our look at politics. Jackie talks with author Bill Eddy about his book Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths and How We Can Stop! Bill talks about the patterns across the world and throughout history where HCP’s have risen to the top and caused chaos and destruction. We cover the role media plays. We talk about what we, the average person, can do in recognizing these personality patterns and how to dialogue in this divisive time.
June 29, 2020
In this episode Jackie has a guest on to talk about Politics. Not partisan politics that put so many people on opposing sides from those they love, work with and know. Politics as it is designed to work and what we as citizens can do to get politics working for us instead of against us.
June 22, 2020
In this episode Jackie talks about the importance of living with intent. We can lay a foundation for ourselves to do this. She also offers practical steps to practice in moving forward with intent. During these times of unrest and uncertainty on our planet and in our country, living with intent can lead to the changes we so need.
June 15, 2020
In this episode, Jackie talks about a common communication process that will derail conversations and leave participants frustrated. This process is referred to as the drama triangle. Jackie explains this process as well as how to exit the drama triangle and communicate in more productive ways.
June 8, 2020
In this episode Jackie talks about the science of crying. We actually don't know a lot about why we cry and even less about why some people don't cry. There have been a lot of misconceptions throughout history about crying. Sadness and sorrow are inevitable experiences in life. Yet, we often avoid them or apologize for feeling that way. How can we gain clarity from our sorrow and bring meaning from our suffering? We talk about this and more in this episode.
June 1, 2020
In this episode Jackie talks about the importance of self-compassion. She talks about the 3 components to self-compassion and the common barriers we are faced with in developing compassion for ourselves.
May 19, 2020
In this episode Jackie talks about how mindfulness and being present improve our intimacy and connections in our relationships as well as offer other positive impacts. Fear of Intimacy is a common issue that brings clients in for therapy. Lack of connection in our relationships increases our feelings of loneliness. Jackie ends this episode with small steps to take in order to practice mindfulness and being present.
May 11, 2020
In this episode Jackie talks about the impact of family dysfunction. We like to think that what happened in our past doesn't affect our adult lives. However, One of the most significant triggers for childhood relationship trauma are adult relationships. Understanding how childhood trauma impacts us is key to being able to heal the wounds and become emotionally literate.
May 4, 2020
In this episode Jackie talks about the importance of being able to feel and express our emotions in a healthy way. Emotions can be intense. If we haven't been taught how to regulate our emotions, they can spill out in ways that are unhealthy. Learning to regulate your emotions increases our ability to have empathy and improves the quality of our relationships and our physical health.
April 20, 2020
In this series on emotion management, Jackie talks about anger. Often, the messages we have been taught about anger are part of the problem and don't help to manage anger. Anger is an emotion all of us have. It doesn't work to deny or suppress anger, so what do we do with anger? What is the purpose of anger? We talk about these things and more in this episode.
