Facing the Feelings That Fuel Addictions

Underlying all addictive behavior is the intent to avoid painful feelings. Addictions are a major form a self-abandonment, leading to the aloneness and emptiness that often underlie addictive behavior. Practicing Inner Bonding heals addictions.

No one likes our wounded self, and we don’t like others’ wounded self, so when we allow our wounded self to be in charge in our relationships, we are not compatible with anyone.

Our society is more violent than ever. It’s time to understand where violence comes from and what we can each do about it.

Abandonment wounds from childhood abuse, or from being left or ignored, or from being bullied, ridiculed or teased, can be healed within a relationship. 

Do you trust your intuition and your higher guidance? Learning to trust yourself is one of the most important things you can do for yourself, and this podcast will help you learn to do this.

Our feelings are a powerful source of inner guidance, of intuition, of inner knowing. This is why Step One of Inner Bonding is learning to be present in your body with your feelings.

Prayer is a powerful way of staying centered and connected with yourself and your guidance. Discover the many ways there are to pray and meditate that can being you the fullness of peace, joy, and love. 

Are you an authoritarian or permissive parent? Are you overtly or covertly trying control your children. Discover the false beliefs that lead to trying to control your children, what the consequences are, and how else to parent. 

Dr. Margaret Paul explains that true health and longevity depend on three pillars: eating an organic, ancestral diet, enjoying regular movement, and managing stress through practices like Inner Bonding, which fosters emotional self-care and loving action. By combining these, she remains healthy and vibrant into her eighties, and encourages gradual, enjoyable lifestyle changes and self-kindness to support lasting vitality.

What do you do when you feel powerless over others and events? Do you avoid the feeling with various self-abandoning behaviors, or do you open to learning about what’s loving to you when you feel helpless over a person or situation?