The Toxicity Survival Guide

As we roll into 2024 you might have noticed that your healing journey didn't look exactly the way you had hoped in 2023. You might be having some feelings about what that means for you going into the new year. With the help of philosopher J. Aaron Simmons and his new book Camping with Kierkegarrd, I explore what it means to confront the reality of where we are on our journey.

Blackburn suggests you need good mental health in order to do philosophy. I say he's got it all wrong. In this episode, I share how philosophy can directly improve your mental health and some of the best ways to accomplish that! Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskPhilosophyFAQ/comments/4ifqi3/im_interested_in_philosophy_where_should_i_start/ Books: Think by Simon Blackburn Sophie's Wor...

Some topics demand nuance and not everyone is going to have the capcity to hold onto that nuance. That doesn't mean that we shouldn't express what needs to be said. I explore the value of expressing nuance in light of the Israel-Hamas war and as someone who regularly speaks about child abuse. Here is the Charlotte Clymer piece Here is a link to the Instagram post I mention in this episode...

I explore the wisdom existential philosopher and holocaust survivor Victor Frankl has to offer in these turbulent times. I share how his wisdom is helping me navigate the current increase of antisemitism and how it can help everyone working hard to break cycles. UPDATE: Since the recording of this episode, I have learned that the specific incident that directly inspired it was inaccurately reporte...

While I am no expert on world politics, I am a Jew thanks to my abusive mother. As a result, I am involved in the Israel and Palestine conflict. I talk about the cycles I see taking place in this conflict and reflect on how these events really reveal just how needed and critical your cycle breaking work really is.

I don't have a cure all for the strugglebus, but I do have a few ideas about what might help you. Instagram: www.instagram.com/empowermentthroughthought

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This is an often misunderstood tool that has made a HUGE difference in my own life and navigating toxic people. 

This habit of labeling sometimes totally normal parts of the human experience as "ill" or "sick" or "broken" has become popular thanks to the busted Healthcare system in the United States. And while it is good and appropriate to call out illness when it is genuinely present, we've all probably gone a bit too far with it. I break down exactly what is up with this t...

Want to avoid spiraling into a deep pit of emotions everytime you start to think critically? In this episode I share how pairing Radical Permission with your critical thinking time can help you focus your energy on the important decision making work you've got to do on your cycle breaking journey! Follow me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/empowermentthroughthought Join my email list: https://w...

Its more important than you might guess. I cover the role of intution as well as some tips on how to strengthen and heal your relationship with your intution. Instagram: www.instagram.com/empowermentthroughthought Email: dr.louise@empowermentthroughthought.com

In this epiesode I reveal one of my favorite strategies for learning to integrate your thining brain while listening to the wisdom of your emotions. Email: dr.louise@empowermentthroughthought.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/empowermentthroughthought

I breakdown specifically what benefits Sabbath had for me as a survivor of long term abuse, and what other survivors might want to think about on their own healing journey.

Life doesn't stop for Sabbath, but I am doing my best to honor my intention to take this time for rest!

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After recapping my father's passing, I explore how my life has changed one year later. Toward the end I share one of the most surprising outcomes of these past 12 months. Instagram: www.empowermentthroughthought.com/empowermentthroughthought Email: dr.louise@empowermentthroughthought.com

Working on subtle levels of healing and befriending my triggers, I have noticed how some of the reasoning my abusive father used were shared beliefs with folks of his same generation. In this episode, I explore some of these shared beliefs and how my generation (Millennials) might be critical of the reasoning behind these ideas, while at the same time we may be repeating the very same reasoning pa...

I say I value safety but do I act that way? Here is a walk through my brain and how I'm unleashing the power of philosophy to help guide me through this chaos. Instagram: www.instagram.com/empowermentthroughthought Email: dr.louise@empowermentthroughthought.com

Inspired by the introduction to Skye Cleary's How To Be Authentic, I explore the tension self-help has with core features of our identity as cycle breakers, and some of the reasons philosophy might be a better choice for us. Instagram: www.instagram.com/empowermentthroughthought.com Email Me: dr.louise@empowermentthroughthought.com Transcript: https://www.empowermentthroughthought.com/blog/the...

When you grow up in chaos, you often crave chaos later in life. In this episode, I talk about how to manage that craving for familiarity without engaging in the more self-destructive side of this tendency. Instagram: www.instagram.com/empowermentthroughthought Website: www.empowermentthroughthought.com Email: dr.louise@empowermentthroughthought.com

I have been struggling to articulate exactly why philosophy is so freaking powerful to folks who are going against the status quo. On the heels of running the world's first ever Practical Philosophy course, I finally figured it out. In this episode I break it all down. Instagram: www.instagram.com/empowermentthroughthought LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dr-louise-william s

Come with me as I wrestle with the realization that creating raw vulnerable healing content on social media can be both healing and harmful. I have no clear answers in this episode, just a real exploration of the reality of being a survivor content creator online. 

In this episode I explore the ancient wisdom of "Know Thyself." I discuss exactly what this phrase means, and why this is a critical step in making difficult decisions. I then show how difficult decisions in my own life have been much easier to make because I did the work to know myself. 

I am spilling the tea on my colleagues! In this episode I explain why you tend to see a lot more psychology in cycle breaker spaces than you see philosophy, and what I am doing about the situation.  Check out my new work with me page: https://www.empowermentthroughthought.com/work-with-me  Instagram: www.instagram.com/empowermentthroughthought LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dr-louise-will...

Its taken me a long time to try to tackle this question head on here on the podcast since there really are so many different ways people define philosophy. However, I am finally laying out exactly how I think about this in my own work.  I break down the two main ways to understand exactly what philosophy is and where I think the real magic of philosophy lies for cycle breakers.