Rise 2 Realize Podcast

How to manage when you love and live with someone with mental illness.

There are 11 stages of love. The first stage is pre-dating. How do you prepare for dating?

Sometimes life is too hard! How do you cope with it? Do you drink, smoke, watch tv, eat. What do you do? Let's explore together how to face the challenges of life.

Co-parenting can suck, especially after divorce. Do you co parent with an ex? Sometimes  co-parenting with your ex can feel like a nightmare? Is there any hope of ever parenting well with your ex?

Does your inner voice give you mixed messages? "Remember practice Unconditional self love.  Please, don't fool yourself, you're not good enough."

Do you love your job, but there's that one colleague that drives you crazy on the regular? Do you feel like if they left, work would be perfect?

Does it seem like your sweet, loving child had been replaced with an attitude filled, ungrateful monster? What is going on?  

Is your partner bad at parenting? Does it seem like they have no clue what they are doing and they won't take your advice? Do you think they would be such a better parent if they did

  Has jealousy ever made you show the insecure side of yourself? Have you felt shame or embarrassment for being jealous? Is jealousy normal?

Are you in love with being in love? Do you fantasize about romantic dates that lead to a life happily ever after? Are you constantly being disappointed that the fairytale horse with the prince or princess isn't showing up?

Has your need for intimacy clouded your judgment? Is make up sex a good idea? Do you ever feel like telling your partner, don't talk to me, but touch me now?

Have you ever felt conflicted about a relationship? Your head says one thing and your heart says the opposite? How do you choose which one to listen to?  

Do your arguments escalate to where the verbal gloves come off? Do you resort to name calling, hitting below the belt with your comments or bringing up the past? Does this type of communication feel like it's doing irreparable damage to your relationship?

Are you a serial first dater? Do you get caught up in appearances, status. Are you wondering how to graduate to a second, possibly third date?

Maybe it's been a while since you dated, and now you're feeling like you're ready to date again, but you don't know where to start? Is it scary to you to meet new people? Are you afraid of being rejected? Are you concerned that you will go on many dates, and won't meet someone special? Do you know what the most successful approach to dating scene is?

After a break up, what do you do? Is there a magic formula on how to recover from a bad break-up? And.. how long are you supposed to wait before you date again?

What if we could divide the complexity of love into 11 stages, ranging from preparation for love, to universal love springing out from within? Would you like to explore them?