Self Development Collective

4 Steps To Set Boundaries With Controlling Family Members

Are you tired of listening to your family tell you why something won’t work? Or maybe you’re exhausted from hearing their opinions on what you should do? We all have that special someone in our family that likes to control everyone and everything. Even if they’re well-intentioned, it can be tiring and frustrating to deal with their constant stream of comments. So how do we deal with it? What can we do to stop them from taking all our energy and possibly our enthusiasm? Boundaries. This is where it’s at. When I learned how to set boundaries with controlling family members my life and my self-esteem changed. I felt more empowered to make decisions for myself and stand my ground. So let’s get you empowered too with these simple ideas on how to set boundaries with controlling family members.Links Mentioned In This Episode
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How I Stopped Drowning In Anxious Thoughts

Do you get stuck in a cycle of anxious thoughts? Do you find yourself getting stuck in what feels like a snowball effect of stress and anxiety that completely clouds your day? So did I! Until I found this simple but great process that has helped ground me and bring me back to myself.In this podcast episode, I share a great strategy that I found in the Holistic Psychologist membership. It has helped me get out of that cycle of anxious thoughts, experiences less stress, and feel more joy.The part I love most about this strategy is it can be done anywhere and takes LESS than 5 minutes.You can find the PDF steps for this strategy HERE (created by the Holistic Psychologist)Links Mentioned In This EpisodeHolistic Psychologist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.holistic.psychologist/
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Feeling anxious about life? Me too - here’s how I dealt with it

Do you feel anxious and stressed? Do you worry about future situations that haven't happened yet? Do you worry if you allow yourself to experience these feelings you'll fall into a deep hole and never come out? So was I! So much so that I lost sleep over it. So I went deep into the hole and came out and now I'm here telling you about it!In this episode, I go through a process that has helped me deal with anxiety, stress, overwhelm and feelings of grief. I discuss how I usually try to avoid feeling these feelings and what happened to me when I stopped running.
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Do You Feel Like You’re Living By A Set Of Rules You Didn’t Make?

Do you ever feel like you're living by a set of rules you didn't make? Do you find yourself feeling resentful and frustrated that you feel things have to be done in a way that you wish could be different?In this episode I cover two experiences I had recently about traditions and living by "invisible rules" we feel we have to live by but don't know why.
 
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How To Stop Worrying & Stressing Out About Everything

Do you feel like you're constantly worrying about something? Maybe you always worry about what your family think, maybe you're worried about what your friends think?Either way, one of the biggest barriers we have in life is to learn how to stop worrying about everything!In this episode, I talk about one strategy that helps us learn how to stop worrying about everything!We look at how to break down what we can and can't control and what to do to help us stop worrying about the things we can't control.This is a simple strategy that can work for anyone!
 
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Feeling tired, resentful and like you’re always doing something for someone else?

Are you feeling tired, resentful, and like you're always doing something for someone else? In this episode, I unpack a conversation I had with my partner that goes through a simple metaphor as to why we're feeling tired and resentful.This simple exercise helps us to see why we might be feeling this way and how we can change it! 
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Do You Struggle To Get Along With Someone? 4 Steps That Can Help You!

Do you struggle to get along with someone? Is there someone in your life that you find you just can't get along with no matter how hard you try? Does their behavior frustrate you?In this episode go through my personal experience of wanting to be liked and what I've learned when it comes to struggling to get along with someone (or struggling with their behavior).I break it down into 4 steps to help you next time you encounter someone that you feel you struggling with!Learn how to deal with the anxiety of wanting to be liked but also the anxiety of struggling with someone's behaviour in this short but eye-opening episode.
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How To Say No (Without Feeling Guilty!)

Learning how to say no is something we all struggle with! It's such a big lesson in life that can really make or break our future. Sometimes learning how to say no can be a difficult experience that is full of guilt but I hope by sharing this episode we can change that!In this episode, I discuss a personal story of mine where I struggled learning how to say no! By sharing this story I talk about the key learnings I've had on WHY we should say no and how to say no more often.Whether your a major people pleaser (like I was!) or you want some simple advice on how to feel less guilty when it comes to saying no, this episode is for you!
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How To Get Our Drive & Focus Back

In this episode, I cover my current experience and past experiences of losing drive and focus when it comes to life! I discuss some great advice I found during my read as well as my personal experience on how to overcome a lack of drive and focus.3This advice applies whether you've lost focus in a certain area of your life OR you feel like you lack drive and focus overall (which we've all experienced at a time in our lives).
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How To Stop Being Afraid Of Your Own Thoughts & Sit With Yourself

Fear of yourself is one of the hardest limitations to overcome. For years I struggled to learn how to overcome the fear of myself. I couldn't handle the idea of sitting with my thoughts because I was scared I'd be overwhelmed with fear and anxiety-based thoughts.In this episode, I cover one exercise that has helped me to manage the whole being afraid of yourself situation! It's a 30-minute exercise that truly helped me to empty my thoughts, face them and most importantly face the fear of myself.So if you:
Struggle with the idea of being alone with yourself and your thoughts
Can't seem to figure out how to overcome the fear of yourself
Are sick of being afraid of yourself and always needing to be distracted
Then this episode can help!Listen in to hear about how this simple exercise helped me to realise the power of my thoughts and also just have the courage to sit with myself and allow them.
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