Drop the Bags Bitch
All about healing from traumatic marriages and divorces
Episodes
135 episodes
Moving On
This episode contains the key to avoiding indecision and moving forward towards what you want in life.
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Episode 135
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8:59
Relationship Fears
In this episode I talk about the relationship fears I experience after being in a toxic relationship as well as how I manage it.
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Episode 134
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7:49
Emotional Maturity
This episode is about dealing with emotions in a healthy, emotionally mature way.
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Episode 133
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7:36
Breaking a Brain Habit
We can have habits of the brain like any other habit. This episode gives two steps to breaking brain habits for good.
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Episode 132
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6:26
Having Less Stress
I share a practice that has helped me reduce my stress and be more present in times of rest. Email me at gerdungmelinda@gmail.comFor more on this topic:
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Episode 131
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11:25
Peace Amidst the Chaos
The world feels chaotic right now. Here is how I am maintaining my peace amidst the chaos. My email: gerdungmelinda@gmail.com
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Episode 130
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6:50
Making the Work Easier
In this episode, I give a hack to dramatically reduce the effort required in mind management. If you want to learn even more about this topic, this book is a great resource:
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Episode 129
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6:36
Learning to Trust
Trust can be a complicated thing for survivors of abuse. In this episode, I describe how I personally have navigated this issue and how I've found it possible to trust people, including a romantic partner. Link to rat study:
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Episode 128
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7:00
Plan B
We all end up facing things we didn't want. This episode is all about staying in your power when that happens. Option B by Sheryl Sandberg
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Episode 127
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5:29
Relationships with Narcissists
In this episode I address why you can't have a true relationship with a narcissist. I also give a technique I use when I have to deal with people with narcissistic tendencies and am not able to completely avoid them.
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Episode 126
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7:05
Resisting Reality Part 2
A real life example/template for dealing with your own shit.
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Episode 125
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8:52
Resisting Reality Part 1
We don't always choose the circumstances we find ourselves in, but in this episode we talk about how to avoid heaping suffering on top of bad situations.
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Episode 124
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7:33
Bad Mental Health Days
An honest conversation about mental health and the things that I have found helpful in dealing with chronic anxiety.
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Episode 123
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8:25
Validation
Outsourcing the validation of your experiences to other people can fuck you up. This episode talks about how to give yourself the validation you crave.
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Episode 122
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6:16
Focusing On Yourself
Why focusing on yourself is not only not selfish, but also benefits everyone around you.
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Episode 121
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8:04
A Mental Trap
This episode dives into a thinking trap that gets people stuck and prevents them from healing and how you can avoid this trap.
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Episode 120
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6:07
Conducting the Post-Mortem
This episode talks about what a relationship post-mortem is and how to successfully conduct one that will leave you better.
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Episode 119
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9:17
Triggered
This episode talks about the neuroscience behind getting triggered and covers a technique to break yourself out of a triggered state.
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Episode 118
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6:13
Leaving Is Only Half the Battle
This episode talks about the most important work you can do to feel better after leaving a toxic relationship. What we all discover upon leaving is that you don't bounce back to being a happy person again. It takes work to get to that place aga...
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Episode 117
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8:17
No Regrets
This episode talks about regret free decision making and moving past fear based decisions.
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Episode 116
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8:38
The Emotional Roller Coaster of Life
Some reminders about the nature of the ups and downs in life. This book called
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Episode 115
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5:50
Rejection Proof
The way your ex treated you had nothing to do with you. It was all a reflection of their own internal shit. This episode dives into this.
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Episode 114
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5:56
The Layers of Healing
This episode contains the reminder that I have to keep giving to myself in my own healing journey. May it also help you in yours.
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Episode 113
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6:13