524 episodes
The Overwhelmed Brain Paul Colaianni
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- Health & Fitness
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4.5 • 238 Ratings
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Get to the root of emotional issues and learn the best way to relate to yourself and others by honoring your personal boundaries and making decisions that are in alignment with what's most important to you.
This is not a "common-sense" personal growth and development show. You won't be told to think positively or create affirmations. The Overwhelmed Brain is about accessing that deeper mental and emotional strength inside you so that you can decrease or even eliminate old fears and evolve into the person you want to be.
Learn what your parents or caretakers never taught you about emotional wellness and creating strong, non-toxic bonds with others.
If you want the exact instructions that will help improve your life, you're in the right place.
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When family believes they know what's best for you
As an adult, you've learned to take care of yourself. You believe you are making the right decisions and following the best steps you can to find happiness. But then there's family. Some family can believe you're doing the wrong thing and want you to follow their way and their path. If you don't want what they want, it can cause a big issue.
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When all feels lost and you believe nothing will ever be good again
Experiences of loss, such as a breakup and losing your job can have a profound emotional impact on you. In fact, it can feel devastating. Afterward, a childlike confusion can follow. Will the pain, sadness, or confusion ever end? Is there a path forward? If you can get out of the rut, yes there is. But it takes a perceptual shift you may not have while you're down and out.
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Trying to avoid overwhelm and disappointment while moving toward your goal
Going for goals can be, well, disappointing. Trying to get something done might give you feelings of failure when you don't get it done. Are you a goal setter or do you wing it? I hate goal-setting myself. I'll share some of my thoughts on this to help you avoid disappointment after disappointment.
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The inner conflict of tough decisions
What drives the important decisions in your life, fear or desire? In this episode I talk about a person's fear of visiting his father because of family that doesn't want him there. I also talk about how to start trusting again after someone betrays you... is there a path to wholeness after such an event?
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Can a chronic complainer ever be content?
There's a fine line between real suffering versus just getting stuck in a cycle of feeling sorry for yourself. The chronic complainer's suffering is real, but is it self-inflicted? Do they really want to change? And do some people benefit from expressing their pain and suffering? There's no victim-blaming here. I'm just exploring a subject many of us might run into.
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Stuck in the middle of someone else's relationship issues
Trying to encourage a friend in a relationship to see the truth about their toxic partner can come with its own set of challenges, especially when the friend doesn't want to hear it and the toxic person wants to shut you down.
Customer Reviews
My favourite Podcast
I’ve been listening to these podcasts for just over a year now!! Updated review here.
Paul is such an incredible man. I’ve managed to rebuild and strengthen relationships, as well as make new ones and so much more.
I’ve gone from being a hermit to opening up and trusting again.
From $14/hr to $45-65/hr and owning my own business that I actually love.
Closing off and unknowingly being passive aggressive to opening up with the RIGHT people and owning my issues.
I’ve paid off $30,000 in debt in under 8 months after unlearning old habits and creating new ones! Also my weird attachment with money.
There’s so much positivity in my life.
I’m tearing up just writing this.
With God, Paul, & a therapist I had for all but 6 months my life has totally changed.
It wasn’t overnight to anyone reading this. It was day by day.
Paul. Thank you. I never could’ve imagined a life in such vivid colours. Even on the hard days I have such a new perspective and new coping mechanisms to handle it.
Also. I have a totally new vocabulary thanks to the array of words and phrases you’ve used and described. This has helped me repair so much in my life and realize my issues as well as issues I have with others.
Transparency, steadiness, bluntness are where it’s at with TOB.
Love it here.
Thanks for the community you’ve created.
With love, care, and gratitude,
Trystal
What a whiner
Lol my brain always sees another side to EVERYTHING
I’m sorry but you sound like a complete whiner.
Your upset because someone stood to close to you, did you consider moving.
I’ve tried listening to your podcasts so many times, your ability to let the littlest of situations bother you don’t sit well with me
Continue please I’m sure there are many self absorbed whiners that need to be validated
Soothing and Informative
I really enjoy this podcast and find the topics spot on . I also feel a huge sense of calm when listening to your voice so if I’m having anxiety or any type of nervousness I put on any podcast and it’s almost like a lullaby . So both informative and soothing and very helpful especially for free !!! Thank you ! Jackie