The Toxicity Survival Guide

Three concrete things you can do to start regaining a bit of control, even if its just small chunks at a time. If you want support as you implement these strategies, you can work with me by signing up at www.empowermentthroughthought.com

Once you accept that you cannot control the behavior of toxic people, you have to start looking at the things you can control. Expectations are one of those things. 

I'm being real real in this one. Some experiences with toxic people in my life recently made me think hard about the exhaustion they create and the consequences to my ability to crush my goals. 

This tool has been so powerful on my journey navigating toxic people. It takes a bit of adjustment to get into using it regularly, but it really is so powerful. 

This wisdom wasn't originally about navigating toxic relationships, but with a little bit of work, we can fasten it into an incredibly powerful tool to protect ourselves against toxicity. 

In this teaser episode, I briefly cover all four of this season's big topics!

BONUS Episode inspired by some recent events in the abuse recovery space. My thoughts on whether it makes sense to call NPD a mental illness and how Buddhism shows us there is another way. 

These are just a few nuggets that I have walked away with from my years of navigating toxic relationships 

If you've ever tried chatting with family about toxic people, you might have been disappointed in the results. Here are three tips to make the process less painful 

10 nuggets that can help save you a lot of hurt in the future 

Here I lay out TWO different things you can do to start sorting this out for yourself.  If you want to check out the written version of this episode, check out www.empowermentthroughthought.com/blog/S1W4ActionItems

The story of Shannon, a thirty-five-year-old elementary school teacher who is ready to get some serious answers. 

If this question is really important to you, you really can get good answers. We explore what that looks like in this episode!

Two things you can do to start unpacking what it really means if you are asking "Am I the toxic one?"

Follow Cindy, a toxic person, and Jessie, a non-toxic person, on their journey through the question "Am I the toxic one?"

You actually know more about the answer to this question simply by exploring the way you ask it. 

Two concrete things you can do to begin exploring the reasons behind your own journey with the question "Am I the Toxic One?" 

Here we explore the interactions of Cindy, a toxic person, and Jessie, a non-toxic person. We see how Cindy utilizes Jessie's concern about toxicity ultimately as a way to control Jessie. 

There are lots of different reasons we might be asking ourselves whether we are the toxic one. Some of those reasons are more problematic than others. In this episode, we cover the theory behind asking this question. 

We cover some basic things you can start doing today to investigate your relationship with toxic behavior. This is an absolute gold mine for anyone who is seriously wondering if they are the toxic ones in their relationships. 

It's all fine and good to know the theory, but what does it actually look like in real life? We explore the case studies of Cindy, a toxic person, and Jessie, someone who sometimes does toxic things, while they both independently try to plan a party. 

Together we walk through what exactly a toxic person and how that is different from someone who just occasionally engages in toxic behavior. We cover some definitions and some of the tricky ways these groups overlap. 

This overview episode gives you a glimpse into all of the good stuff that we are going to cover in the very first season of our Podcast: Am I the Toxic One?

I cover who I am, what this podcast is about, and some of the goodies you have to look forward to!