Well Sh*t. It really is that simple...
By The Universal Needs
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Join Claire & Serena as they take you through a journey to discover more about your Universal Needs, WHY they aren't currently being well met, HOW to meet them in ways that work for you and how to CONSISTENTLY do so in quick, easy and simple ways that fit seamlessly into your life. A combination of personal development & entertainment, this podcast shows you how meeting your Universal Needs is VITAL to all the most important areas of your life including relationships, mental health, self worth, business, parenting, boundaries, emotional wellbeing and more...with plenty of fun along the way.
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Episode 206 - Shoulding Series - Why shoulding on yourself, or others, negatively impacts your needs
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May 11, 2026 |
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Episode 205 - Why needs are like cleaning, and how to get more motivated to do both
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May 04, 2026 |
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Episode 204 - The Villain era series: How healing your wounds can sometimes mean you're labelled the villain
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Episode 203 - The Villain era series: No matter how good you are you're the villain in someone's story
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Episode 202 - What is interconnectedness and why is it so critical to getting our needs met?
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Episode 201 - Why we sometimes hate walking our talk
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Episode 200 - One of the Universal Needs is CHANGING!
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Episode 199 - Do you have an inner Gremlin? Are you feeding it without realizing?
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Episode 198 - How to acknowledge someone
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Episode 197 - The importance of joy when times are tough
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Episode 196 - How to do business as usual when everything feels so out of control"
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Episode 195 - Why there is no such thing as win-lose in relationships
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Episode 194 - Why it's never to late to say "no"
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Episode 193 - How to learn how to say yes more
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Episode 192 - How to let go of control"
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Episode 191 - How assuming compromised needs
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Episode 190 - None of your business
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Episode 189 - Why it's not always helpful to get comfortable with being uncomfortable
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Episode 188 - What is supportive discomfort?
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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Episode 187 - How conflict avoidance often causes more conflict
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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Episode 186 - The Importance of Direct communication
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Episode 185 - If you find yourself in a difficult situation, here's how to avoid the drama and protect your peace
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Episode 184 - How to support your Inner Teenager
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Episode183 - How to support your Inner Child
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Episode 182 - How to find the balance between creating and allowing
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Episode 181 - Find the small things that can make the big difference when meeting your needs
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Episode 180 - The most important first step to nervous system regulation that most people don't do
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Episode 179 - How to regulate your nervous system
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Episode 178 - How to stay in Creator mode when you don't have the capacity to come up with options
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Episode 177 - What to do when you're stuck between two crappy choices
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Episode 176 - Why acknowledgment is more important than most people realize
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Episode 175 - How to create when you're dependent on someone else's reaction
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Episode 174 - Just one small thing
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Episode 173 - The small language changes that could stop the majority of arguments
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Episode 172 - The darker side of questions
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Episode 171 - How to Make Your Yum UnYuckable
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Episode 170 - Don't Yuck My Yum
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Episode 169 - Understanding the shapes in the context of movies
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Episode 168 - How do the Interaction Dynamics apply to children and power dynamics? (Shapes 10 - (the movies are next!)
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Episode 167 - The Harm Dynamic (Shapes 9) - Focusing on actual harm and the impact of it
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Episode 166 - How to meet your needs in empowering ways (Shapes 8) - How to move from a disempowering approach to meeting your needs to an empowering one
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Episode 165 - How to meet your needs in empowering ways (Shapes 7) - The contributor approach
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Episode 164 - How to meet your needs in empowering ways (Shapes 6) - The supporter approach
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Episode 163 - How to meet your needs in empowering ways (Shapes 5) - The creator approach
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Episode 162 - How to know if the way you're meeting your needs is disempowering (Shapes 4) - Why the rescuer approach is so harmful
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Episode 161 - How to know if the way you're meeting your needs is disempowering (Shapes 3) - The Rescuer Approach
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Episode 160 - How to know if the way you're meeting your needs is disempowering (Shapes 2) - The Persecutor approach
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Episode 159 - How to know if the way you're meeting your needs is disempowering (Shapes 1) - The Victim Approach
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Episode 158 - When giving a second chance is a good idea...and when it isn't
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Episode 157 - An "apology" to avoid consequences is not an apology, it's manipulation (and more!)...
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Episode 156 - The 6 essential parts of an effective apology
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May 26, 2025 |
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Episode 155 - Why do some people get second chances, and some people don't?
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May 19, 2025 |
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Episode 154 - What are your relationship orbits, and how can they protect you?
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May 12, 2025 |
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Episode 153 - The power of whimsy when meeting your needs
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May 05, 2025 |
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Episode 152 - Are you avoiding something that would meet your needs because you're not "good at it"?
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Episode 151 - What Bieber, a bucket and Bourdain have to do with needs
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Episode 150 - Why "We listen and we don't judge" is SO problematic
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Episode 149 - The ONLY thing you owe other people
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Episode 148 - How to find your needs "big hitters"
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Episode 147 - How much emotion should you show children?
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Episode 146 - How honest should you be with children?
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Episode 145 - When your help is actually a hindrence…
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Episode 144 - The importance of befriending your rage…
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Episode 143 - Get your "But" out of here....
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Episode 142 - How to cope when it feels like the world is falling apart
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Episode 141 - Why listening to your body can help you create everything you need
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Episode 140 - FOMO, ROMO, SOMO and JOMO…
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Episode 139 - Why "you're so strong" isn't the compliment you think it is
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Episode 138 - Word Salad: just one way people manipulate through language
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Episode 137 - Why happiness is not the goal
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Episode 136 - Why you might not WANT the goal that you THINK you do…especially when it comes to weight loss
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Episode 135 - The problem with goal setting
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Episode 134 - What if feedback could be the ultimate gift?
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Episode 133 - Why we sometimes resist joy
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Episode 132 - How to help children process their emotions
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Episode 131 - Why it's so important NOT to say "It's OK" when someone apologizes to you
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Episode 130 - When in doubt, dance it out (or your version of this!)
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Episode 129 - The key to customer experience, that is also the key to incredible friendships
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Episode 128 - When someone can't show up for you when you need or want them to
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Episode 127 - Is dark humor ever supportive to your needs?
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Episode 126 - What to do when you don't want to meet your needs
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Episode 125 - Emotions Mini Series: What to do if you're hesitant about connecting with your emotions
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Episode 124 - Emotions Mini Series: How to begin connecting with your emotions
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Episode 123 - How to support Neurospicy Needs
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Episode 122 - We are all human
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Episode 121 - How trying to maintain an image can compromise your needs
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Episode 120: When things don’t go to plan mini-series - "What to do in the pause when things don’t go to plan"
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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Episode 119: When things don’t go to plan mini-series - How to cope when things don’t go to plan...
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Episode 118 - I feel like I want to be angry but I don't know why...
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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We're back...ish
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Episode 117 - Big Doings...
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Episode 116 - Quick tips for building your capacity
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Episode 115 - Are you intimidating or are they intimidated?
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Episode 114 - How to deal with Imposter Syndrome
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Episode 113 - Are you struggling with things that you 'have to', 'need to' or 'should' do?
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Episode 112 - Podcast Pause: We're Walking Our Talk
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Episode 111 - It's OK to change behaviors if they no longer meet your needs
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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Episode 110 - When it doesn't compromise your needs, if you support the needs of others, you'll get a boost too
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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Episode 109 - Why am I so depleted series: People Who Suck
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Episode 108 - Why am I so depleted series: What drains your needs
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Episode 107 - Why am I so depleted series: Capacity - How to Avoid Burning Out
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Episode 106 - Podcastaversary 2! How do you know when your needs are unmet?
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Episode 105 - Don’t negatively impact the needs of the people you want around
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Episode 104 - You don’t need to be in crisis to ask for help or meet your needs
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Episode 103 - Boundaries Series: How to communicate your boundaries
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Episode 102 - Boundaries Series: How to know what your boundaries are
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Episode 101 - Boundaries Series: What exactly ARE boundaries?
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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100th Episode - Why it’s so important to celebrate your wins
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Episode 99 - It’s OK to be human
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Episode 98 - Question time: Why am I not doing the thing I want to do?
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Episode 97 - Culture is Not a Costume…
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Episode 96 - What to do when they’re not OK Series: How to support without rescuing
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Episode 95 - What to do when they’re not OK Series: How to check in when you know they’re not ok
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Episode 94 - What to do when they’re not OK Series: When you’re both in the well sh*t
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Episode 93 - How to give advice when someone else is struggling
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Episode 92 - How to deal with the inner critic and inner saboteur
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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Episode 91 - How to shift bad habits or change behaviors
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Episode 90 - When something we DON’T enjoy meets our needs…
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Episode 89 - What to do when you’re REALLY struggling…
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Episode 88 - Trauma Series: How to heal trauma and triggers
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Episode 87 - Trauma Series: How do you identify trauma?
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Episode 86 - Trauma Series: What is trauma?
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Episode 85 - “You should smile more…”
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Episode 84 - When the things that normally feel good don’t meet our needs
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Episode 83 - Conflict Series - Resolving conflict through coping, closing or co-creating
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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Episode 82 - Conflict Series: How to take the conflict out of (some) conversations
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Episode 81- Conflict Series: How to deal with conflict via needs
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Episode 80 - How to stop apologizing (when you have nothing to apologize for)
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May 29, 2023 |
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Episode 79 - The drain of Mental Labor on your needs
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May 22, 2023 |
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Episode 78 - Grief Series - Grief isn’t just about death, it’s about change
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May 15, 2023 |
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Episode 77 - Learning how to receive
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May 08, 2023 |
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Episode 76 - Grief Series - How to support grieving
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May 01, 2023 |
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Episode 75 - Just because it wouldn’t compromise your needs, doesn’t mean it won’t compromise theirs
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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Episode 74 - Grief Series - How to Grieve
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Episode 73 - The Ding Ding Dings
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Episode 72 - Burning the candle at both ends series - Same shit, different day
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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Episode 71 - Burning the candle at both ends series- I’m too busy to meet my needs, what do I do?
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Podcast Update - Big Changes!
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Mar 26, 2023 |
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Episode 70 - Burning the candle at both ends series - The Needs Formula
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Episode 69 - How to say no when you find it really hard
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Episode 68 - That’s not rambling, it’s meeting your needs
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Episode 67 - People Pleasing Series - The problem with putting others first
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Episode 66 - People Pleasing Series - Sorry Not Sorry
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Episode 65 - People Pleasing Series - The root of most people pleasing
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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Episode 64 - When rising above can bite you in the ass
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Episode 63- If you loved me...
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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Episode 62 - Treat every customer like a regular
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Episode 61 - Friendship Series - Clearing Niggles
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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Episode 60 - Friendship Series - Having the hard conversations and getting comfortable with being uncomfortable
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Episode 59 - Friendship Series - How to create a friendship that works for both of you
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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Episode 58 - How to start the year filled up is now
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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Episode 57 - How to create the holiday season that works for YOU
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Episode 56 - Taking the pressure out of the holidays
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Episode 55 - 'Tis the season to be selfirst
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Episode 54 - Our Podcastaversary!
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Episode 53 - Does it feel like you don’t have time to meet your needs?
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Episode 52 - When the pursuit of happiness compromises your needs
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Episode 51 - How to increase your resilience
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Episode 50 - Why it is never a good idea to go past your capacity...
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Episode 49 - You don't have to be in crisis to get help and support
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Episode 48 - When pretending everything is OK compromises your needs further
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Episode 47 - What you have the capacity for in any given moment is what you need most in that moment
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Episode 46 - How to hold space for someone
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Episode 45 - The Guilt & Shame Series (3) - That's not guilt, it's an attempt at manipulating your humanity
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Episode 44 - The Guilt & Shame Series (2) - That's not guilt, it's shame in disguise
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Episode 43 - Guilt/Shame Series (1) - The difference between guilt and shame
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Episode 42 - Why am I procrastinating? (It probably has something to do with your needs)
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Episode 41 - Why your intention REALLY doesn't matter…
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Episode 40 - Let's absolutely lose the absolutes (although not ALWAYS absolutely...)
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Episode 39 - Just HOW toxic is Toxic Positivity?
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Episode 38 - Why telling anyone else how they ‘should’ meet their own needs is a big no-no
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Episode 37 - Well Sh*t. It really is that simple - Episode 37 - Task switching is not the same as taking a break
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Episode 36 - The Self worth Series - Why it's so hard to feel 'enough'
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Episode 35 - The Self worth Series - The link between self worth and self care
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Episode 34 - The Self Worth Series - The difference between self worth and confidence
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Episode 33 - Anger, Judgement and Carrots. What to do with emotional minestrone...
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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Episode 32 - Why (generally speaking) there are no such thing as negative emotions
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Episode 31 - Should we tell you what the 12 Universal Needs are?
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Episode 30 - What happens when the Pride (Parade) comes AFTER a fall...
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Episode 29 - What to do in the well sh*t-iest of times… (AKA the story of what happened to Serena)
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Episode 28 - An Antidote to Anxiety
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May 30, 2022 |
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Episode 27 - Business Series - "How to get good talent and keep it"
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May 23, 2022 |
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Episode 26 - Business Series - "Good customer service - How to get it"
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May 16, 2022 |
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Episode 25 - Business Series - "Good customer service - How to give it"
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May 09, 2022 |
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Episode 24 - How the need to have control is controlling you
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May 02, 2022 |
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Episode 23 - How to get over perfectionism
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Episode 22 - Selfirst Series - "A safe space vs a comfortable space, how a comfortable space can actually cost your needs"
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Episode 21 - Selfirst Series- "The difference between doing harm and not meeting needs that were never your responsibility"
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Episode 20 - Selfirst Series- "What is Selfirst? Let's get specific…"
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Episode 19 - The C-word...
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Episode 18 - How to stop yourself from burning out and how to relight the fire if you do
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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Episode 17 - Apology Series - "What to do when you're waiting for an apology that will never come"
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Episode 16 - Apology Series - How to apologise (and why sorry isn't enough)
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Episode 15 - Apology Series - "When an apology actually damages needs"
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Episode 14 - How to protect yourself from manipulators
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Episode 13 - How screw ups can make our relationships closer
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Podcast Pause (Between Episodes 12 and 13) - Oh No! Where did we go?!
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Episode 12 - When the 'Well Sh*t' hits the fan...
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Episode 11 - When it meets your needs to be a hot mess...
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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Episode 10 - Well sh*t. This changes everything...
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Episode 09 - Trying to fill a bucket with a hole in the bottom…
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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Episode 08 - Shhh, I've got a secret...
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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Episode 07 - Boundaries: If you don't respect the door, you get the gate…
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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Episode 06 - Practice makes permanent not perfect…
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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Episode 05 - Let our ignorance be your education...
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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Episode 04 - Well that wasn't his 'ducking' responsibility, was it?
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Episode 03 - I need to do WHAT?!
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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Episode 02 - The wisdom of Joey Tribbiani... (An introduction to being Selfirst)
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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Episode 01 - Move Over Maslow...There are new needs in town!
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Oct 23, 2021 |
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Episode 00 - Watch or Listen to This First!
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Oct 22, 2021 |