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June 27, 2023

Shedding the Shame and Embracing Powerful Emotions w/ Joli Hamilton E…

Dr. Joli Hamilton, a relationship coach and research psychologist, known for her expertise in the field of jealousy joins the show today. Her research explores the archetypal nature of emotions and their purpose, with a focus...

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June 20, 2023

4 Steps to Change and Transformation EP 35

Today's episode is all about change and I have an exciting announcement of changes coming to the podcast for you. In this episode, I talk about the topic of change and its role in personal growth and transformation. Since y...

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June 13, 2023

Why You Feel The Way You Feel w/ Reneau Peurifoy EP 34

This episode discusses emotions and Why You Feel The Way You Do. One of the many books written by Reneau Peurifoy

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May 30, 2023

Stop These 5 Lies and Prioritize the Truth EP 33

You are so consumed with trying to figure out if your partner is telling you the truth, you are ignoring the lies you're saying about your partner and to yourself. Self-awareness is the key to growth so if you want transforma...

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May 16, 2023

Ashamed of Yourself EP 32

Are you embarrassed and ashamed of where you came from? Where you grew up? How you grew up? I certainly was and for most of my life I lead with that shame. it made me think everyone was better than me. I made me feel that...

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April 24, 2023

31: Dump the Junk - Special Episode

Have you joined the Dump the Junk Program yet? What are you waiting for? The doors are closing VERY soon. Today's episode is so exciting for me because not only did I get to interview two women who are listeners of this pod...

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April 11, 2023

30: Small Thoughts Need Big Muscles

When it comes to jealousy and our insecurities, oftentimes, the first thought your brain serves up to you in wrong. It's a default thought. One your brain has been serving up to you for years. So long in fact, you consider ...

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March 28, 2023

29: The Magic of Surrender w/ Kute Blackson

He's been on the Larry King Now show, Dr. Drew, Fox and Friends and now the Jealousy Junkie podcast! This episode's guest is transformational speaker and best selling author, Kute Blackson and he's here to help you understand...

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March 21, 2023

28: Getting Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable

Is the attractive person sitting next to your partner at the dinner table a tiger? No, of course not. But yet, you respond with fight or flight mode as if it's life or death. You hate being uncomfortable and probably have n...

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March 7, 2023

27: Jealousy Is Just A Part Of You

Our obsessions seem so magnified, so big and out of control and we let that become "who" and "what" we think we are. Because we're so focused on our jealousy, we begin to believe it's the only thing we bring to a relationship...

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Feb. 28, 2023

26: Retroactive Jealousy w/ Zachary Stockill

Have you ever been more curious than you should be about your partner’s past lovers? Where one question about their past turned into five, which turned into ten, then felt that very uncomfortable pang of jealousy? This type o...

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Feb. 21, 2023

25: Why Cant You Absorb a Compliment

Did you know you're being rude when you shrug off a compliment? After blowing off a compliment my husband gave me, he asked "Why can't you just absorb a compliment"? That made me wonder... why can't I? What's behind that? W...

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Feb. 14, 2023

24: Lessons Learned From My Costa Rican Jealous Meltdown

Recently, my husband and I traveled to Costa Rica for a conference. We stayed in a beautiful hotel overlooking the beach and had a ton of fun experiences BUT day 4 would send me into a tailspin I haven't been in for a very, ...

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Jan. 17, 2023

23: Why Dysfunctional Can Feel Comfortable

You learn so much in childhood. How to walk, how to talk, how to do multiplication and division. Unfortuantely, for some though, you also learn to be fearful, to not trust. We learn not to get too happy because any minute, ...

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Jan. 3, 2023

22: The Chemical Mark of Trauma w/ Dr. Galit Atlas

Trauma leaves a chemical mark on a persons genes that is passed down to the next generation according to today's guest Dr. Galit Atlas. It's about family secrets and the secrets we keep from ourselves that also keep us from ...

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Dec. 20, 2022

21: 5 Statements You Should Stop Making To Your Partner

In today's quick dump episode, I share 5 statements I decided to stop making to my partner that changed the dynamic of our relationship. Most of the time, you don't even realize how the words you choose can come across. Even...

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Dec. 6, 2022

20: Trauma: A Normal Response To An Abnormal Situation w/ Candace All…

Did you know that toxic stress decreases the size and impairs the function of different regions of the brain that are actually responsible for our learning, our executive functioning, our memory ? Candace Alley, a five time i...

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Nov. 29, 2022

19: Three Things That Slow Your Progress Of Overcoming Jealousy

One of the reasons it took me so long to overcome my jealousy is because I kept getting stuck or there would be long periods of time I wasn't working to improve it. I started to notice a pattern of these times and today I am ...

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Nov. 22, 2022

18: How Stress Ramps Up Your Jealous Brain w/ Dr. Cindi Ackrill

Did you know when your brain is operating under duress, all of the "parts" are not coordinating which can ramp up your jealous mind. Our brains have a negative bias because it wants to save us. It wants to keep us safe from ...

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Nov. 15, 2022

17: You Screwed Up Again, Now What?

It all feels like its falling apart when you screw up and show your jealous side... AGAIN. But, there is an important mindset to have when you are trying to tame your jealousy and in today's episode, I'm sharing the importanc...

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Nov. 1, 2022

16: Simple Habits To Tackle Hard Problems w/ Sarah Ramsey

Life strategist, relationship specialist, creative solution finder, and heart-centered problem solver, Sarah Ramsey lets a surprisingly simple philosophy guide her: indecision is the enemy of success. Viewing clear decision-m...

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Oct. 25, 2022

15: This O.N.E. Thing Can Shift Your Jealous Mindset

In this quick dump episode, I'm sharing O.N.E. thing I did to break my negative mindset and take off the green lense I saw life through. Our adult brain can be lazy and it wants to refer back to old patterns of information we...

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Oct. 18, 2022

14: The Ticket To A New Self-Image

Aviation is one of those professions that has always been associated with infidelity and cheating, but Jackie Ulmer believes that every situation is as unique as the people involved. Jackie is a peak performance coach who has...

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Sept. 27, 2022

13: How Men Think About Dating and Relationships w/ James Preece

James Preece is UK's top dating coach and often compared to Will Smith in the movie Hitch . In today's episode he shares some differences and similarities of men and women when it comes to dating and relationships. Here are ...

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