Posts Taggedacceptance

#76 Relationship Connection is Possible

The Awareness and Consciousness Podcasts with Gary van Warmerdam
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#76 Relationship Connection is Possible
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we have these strategies of giving a good impression and hiding the stuff we fear they will judge us for. And so our relationship is made “comfortable” in that space of keeping up a false impression and hiding our negative feelings and thoughts. However, it’s not comfortable long-term living in these masks and false versions of our self. Certainly not with our intimate partner. We can’t keep the facade on all the time. It’s exhausting. It’s going to break down.

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#69 Self Awareness – Why do people believe crazy lies, conspiracy theories, and illusions?

The Awareness and Consciousness Podcasts with Gary van Warmerdam
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#69 Self Awareness - Why do people believe crazy lies, conspiracy theories, and illusions?
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Figuring out the truth isn’t straightforward.  Consider this; the mind is the mechanism that we use to discern the truth. However, this is the same mind that generates stories, false narratives, daydreams, and fictional realities in our heads.  These two uses of the mind are contradictory. It’s no wonder people are having difficulty seeing the difference between truth and a made-up story. 

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#62 Overwhelmed with Emotions – Why am I so Angry?

The Awareness and Consciousness Podcasts with Gary van Warmerdam
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#62 Overwhelmed with Emotions - Why am I so Angry?
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Where do you start making changes when you are overwhelmed with emotions? Understanding the deep sources of emotions help us move into compassion, and decrease the impact of the Inner Judge. Beginning steps include acknowledging where you are, accepting it, and then finding one small change to get you started.

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How meditation can help you get faster results with self mastery work

By sitting in silence and observe you will get a clearer view of what is going on inside. You might need some help with overcoming limiting beliefs and initial resistance, but once you do meditation will be an invaluable friend on your journey to self awareness.

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#58: How to Relax

The Awareness and Consciousness Podcasts with Gary van Warmerdam
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#58: How to Relax
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This podcast will guide you through a breathing practice using specific techniques to relax your nervous system and brain. There are reasons that breathing techniques can help you relax. Breathing. When done properly it bypasses your intellect and directs your nervous system to switch off the tension and hyper-vigilance. This is something that you can’t do by thinking better thoughts or trying to be positive.

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#57: Critical voice in your head

The Awareness and Consciousness Podcasts with Gary van Warmerdam
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#57: Critical voice in your head
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The critical voice in your head telling you whether you are succeeding or failing at things is actually pretty stupid. It sounds smart, acts confident, and pretends to be an expert. However, it hasn’t actually done any of the things it is criticizing you about.

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#52: Self loathing

The Awareness and Consciousness Podcasts with Gary van Warmerdam
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#52: Self loathing
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Self loathing is a strong hatred towards oneself.  You will also find with it a lot of internal thoughts of criticism and self judgment. Underneath that there will be a layer of beliefs relating to worthlessness.

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#44: Persistence and resistance

The Awareness and Consciousness Podcasts with Gary van Warmerdam
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#44: Persistence and resistance
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What does resistance look like and how do you navigate around it to make changes in your self? Jamie is one of the most persistent people at doing personal change work that I know. She also resists change, happiness and unconditional love more than just about anyone I know.

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#43: Overcoming insecurity and develop confidence

The Awareness and Consciousness Podcasts with Gary van Warmerdam
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#43: Overcoming insecurity and develop confidence
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Attempts to develop confidence often fail because they revolve around projecting a positive self image or achieving success. Unfortunately these two things don’t eliminate other beliefs causing feelings of insecurity.

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#42: Stop beating your self up

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#42: Stop beating your self up
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To effectively change the thoughts and beliefs we beat our self up with it is important to look at the problem differently. That’s what I do in this episode on what specifically happens when you are “beating yourself up”.

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#32: The most important thing for your happiness

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#32: The most important thing for your happiness
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Sometimes it helps to take a step back and have a sense of humor about the process of overcoming fears, identifying and changing core beliefs.

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