idk, let’s ask my mom

In this episode, Karen and Annika dive into a viral social media story about a girlfriend who felt sidelined on vacation when her boyfriend seemed to prioritize his female best friend over her. They explore the importance of trust, boundaries, and responding to red flags in dating relationships.

In this episode, we explore how an adult daughter is learning to set limits, prioritize her independence, and resist the urge to manage her mom's emotions while maintaining their relationship.

Annika and Karen talk about the Positive Intelligence Assessment and how easy it is for our survival brain to get us in the habit of doing everything out of fear. They dive into the Hyper Achiever saboteur and Karen gives advice on how to let go of it.  There’s a link to the assessment if you want to see how you tend to sabotage yourself. https://www.positiveintelligence.com/saboteurs/ Love you gu...

Annika and Karen answer questions and talk more about boundaries and how to make sure they're healthy. 

Annika and Karen discuss how setting boundaries with someone that's taking advantage of you does not make you a bad person.

Karen and Annika discuss the overwhelm that can come with a new diagnosis.

In this episode, Annika and Karen explore how our survival brain can create a scarcity mindset. They share the story about someone who feels threatened when his friends get close, showing how fear of 'not enough' can impact relationships—and how to shift toward connection and trust."

Karen and Annika help a follower find ways to deal with a friend who commits but never follows through. 

“Am I being an irrational crazy girl because my boyfriend won’t take any pictures for me on his family vacation...or should I call him out on his behavior?“  Annika and Karen discuss the disappointment that can come when others don't fulfill our expectations.

Annika and Karen discuss the frustrations that come with competitive friends and how to stay empowered. 

Karen and Annika discuss a text thread between a daughter-in-law and her future mother-in-law and ways to create healthy relationships with extended family.

As requested Annika and Karen are talking all about resentment in this newest episode. Listen now and find out how to take care of it so you can stay in charge of your life.

Karen shares how she stopped sabotaging Mother’s Day. Listen in as Annika and Karen discuss why some women get triggered and struggle on Mother’s Day, and how they can create a better experience for themselves.

In this episode, Karen teaches us how to retrain our brains after we discover the thoughts that aren't serving us using her "copy and paste" method. 

Episode 63 is all about the silent treatment and how easy it can be to fall into this when a problem arises. Using the silent treatment can actually make it harder to explain your feelings and come to a solution in your relationships. 

Annika and Karen discuss mistakes and the gift behind them. Making a mistake can help you find out who you aren’t.

Just a fun conversation with my mom about distractions and social media while we wait for a table. 

In this episode, Annika and Karen talk about the fear of rejection and how our survival brains use it to keep us in the cave.

Annika & Karen discuss how over-apologizing can become a habit that sabotages your relationship with your self and your confidence.

Karen and Annika talk about their goals for 2024 and how they set themselves up for success when setting a new goal. 

Annika and Karen talk about what healthy work boundaries look like in the workplace with our guest, Grace Albinson (@legally_calm). 

Tune in as Karen, Annika, and her dad Steve, dig deeper into how easy it can be to slip into a victim mentality and the blame game. 

Join in as Annika and Karen discuss common misconceptions about setting boundaries and how to make sure they are healthy and beneficial to your life.

Annika and Karen talk about victim mode..how we put ourselves there and how we can get ourselves out. 

Annika and Karen talk about the "tracks" that can form in our brains when we have thoughts about our circumstances. Those thoughts can sabotage our new experiences if we aren't careful.