Drop the Bags Bitch
All about healing from traumatic marriages and divorces
Episodes
134 episodes
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