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In this episode B talks about her journey through healing both as a client and now on the other side as she pursues an MSW. 

In this episode Jackie discusses the neuropathways involved in addiction.  Understanding these neuropathways can often give addicts a view of the internal landscape driving the addiction and make sense of the why and the what of addiction.  

In this episode Jackie talks about the connection between forgiveness and grief and the complexities of both.  For those who find themselves stuck somewhere in grief and cringe when poeple talk about forgiveness, this might bring some insight.

 

 

In this episode Jackie talks about the relationship between sovereignty and intimacy. How we can’t have real intimacy unless we have power over ourselves to develop and grow.

In this episode Jackie covers topics of consent, racial differences and the process of assessing what we learned and what we need to unlearn.

In this episode Jackie finishes the series focused on politics focusing on confirmation bias.  We are all impacted by our bias and we all want to be right.  In this episode you'll find some helpful skills for increasing your awareness of your bias and also how to challenge our bias so that we can improve our thinking, our conversation and our relationships. 

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.

In this episode Jackie talks about Cognitive Dissonance.  Life is filled with decisions and decisions typically arouse dissonance.  Continuing to look at our current state of politics in the US, we talk about how cognitive dissonance also applies with the leaders we endorse.

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.

In this episode Jackie talks about the Johari Window as a tool for increasing self-awareness and emotional intelligence.  This is a tool often used in therapy as a way for clients to receive feedback about themselves that will help them make the changes they are seeking and to have happier and meaningful relationships.