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| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Mental Health Days | 30 Oct 2024 | 00:08:25 | |
An honest conversation about mental health and the things that I have found helpful in dealing with chronic anxiety. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Validation | 23 Oct 2024 | 00:06:16 | |
Outsourcing the validation of your experiences to other people can fuck you up. This episode talks about how to give yourself the validation you crave. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Focusing On Yourself | 16 Oct 2024 | 00:08:04 | |
Why focusing on yourself is not only not selfish, but also benefits everyone around you. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| A Mental Trap | 09 Oct 2024 | 00:06:07 | |
This episode dives into a thinking trap that gets people stuck and prevents them from healing and how you can avoid this trap. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Conducting the Post-Mortem | 02 Oct 2024 | 00:09:17 | |
This episode talks about what a relationship post-mortem is and how to successfully conduct one that will leave you better. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Triggered | 25 Sep 2024 | 00:06:13 | |
This episode talks about the neuroscience behind getting triggered and covers a technique to break yourself out of a triggered state. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Leaving Is Only Half the Battle | 18 Sep 2024 | 00:08:17 | |
This episode talks about the most important work you can do to feel better after leaving a toxic relationship. What we all discover upon leaving is that you don't bounce back to being a happy person again. It takes work to get to that place again. This episode will give you a starting place for doing this work and feeling better. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| No Regrets | 11 Sep 2024 | 00:08:38 | |
This episode talks about regret free decision making and moving past fear based decisions. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| The Emotional Roller Coaster of Life | 04 Sep 2024 | 00:05:50 | |
Some reminders about the nature of the ups and downs in life. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Rejection Proof | 28 Aug 2024 | 00:05:56 | |
The way your ex treated you had nothing to do with you. It was all a reflection of their own internal shit. This episode dives into this. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| The Layers of Healing | 21 Aug 2024 | 00:06:13 | |
This episode contains the reminder that I have to keep giving to myself in my own healing journey. May it also help you in yours. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| The Short List for Healing | 14 Aug 2024 | 00:09:51 | |
I don't like condensing something as complex as healing into something trite like a "Top 3 Steps", but if you had to focus your efforts on something, these are the top 3 things I would recommend for healing from a toxic relationship. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Being Haunted | 07 Aug 2024 | 00:07:39 | |
A couple of techniques to try when you feel haunted by the past. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Feeling Broken | 31 Jul 2024 | 00:07:09 | |
When I got out of my marriage, I thought I was broken. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| A Cautionary Tale | 24 Jul 2024 | 00:06:47 | |
A tip in order to maintain your sanity if you have to co-parent with a toxic ex. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Protection | 17 Jul 2024 | 00:09:21 | |
The key to no longer having your own mood or well-being influenced by other people's. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Entering Nirvana | 10 Jul 2024 | 00:06:54 | |
The key to eliminating unnecessary suffering in your life. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Direct Communication | 03 Jul 2024 | 00:08:32 | |
Why learning to communicate in a direct manner will protect you from being in toxic relationships. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Consequences | 26 Jun 2024 | 00:13:55 | |
A personal story about the importance of holding consequences for toxic behavior. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Becoming Your Own Abuser | 19 Jun 2024 | 00:05:55 | |
This episode is a caution towards easy ways to slip into being abusive to yourself without even realizing it. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Standing Up For Yourself | 12 Jun 2024 | 00:13:10 | |
TW: rape Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Held Hostage | 05 Jun 2024 | 00:06:19 | |
Self-blame keeps you a hostage of the past. This episode shares a personal story about breaking the blame that keeps you stuck. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Heaping On The Misery | 29 May 2024 | 00:06:30 | |
Judging the way you feel is like heaping misery on top of whatever else you got going on. This episode breaks it down in a way to help you release the judgment. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Letting Go | 22 May 2024 | 00:07:02 | |
Letting go of what could have been and should have been is one of the hardest struggles coming out of a toxic or abusive relationship. This episode walks through some of my own experience doing this. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Human Shield | 15 May 2024 | 00:08:12 | |
Abuse survivors have a tendency to blame themselves for a lot of the things that their abusers do or say. This episode talks about breaking the mental habit of accepting the blame that isn't yours. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Acting Like a Crazy Person | 08 May 2024 | 00:08:56 | |
This episode is a follow up to the process taught in the episode 1,000 lb. sisters. It teaches the final steps of what I call the stop feeling like a crazy person process. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Minimizing Pain | 01 May 2024 | 00:07:58 | |
This episode addresses a sneaky little habit many abuse survivors do that hinders their ability to re-build their self-esteem. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| 1,000 lb. Sisters | 24 Apr 2024 | 00:09:01 | |
If you've ever found yourself engaging in behaviors that you didn't want to whether it's Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Designing Your Life | 17 Apr 2024 | 00:06:20 | |
A helpful spring board to get you designing your future instead of leaving it to chance. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| The Stories of Our Lives | 10 Apr 2024 | 00:09:23 | |
This episode dives into owning your own story and how that can help you not care about the negative opinions of others. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Inner Child Healing | 03 Apr 2024 | 00:08:56 | |
This episode gives a highly effective template for doing your own inner child healing work. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Groomed for Abuse | 27 Mar 2024 | 00:08:31 | |
Breaking free from the effects of abuse includes breaking free from the cultures that promote it. This episode explores the cultural grooming for abuse that happens in certain areas of our society. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| The Paradox of Life | 20 Mar 2024 | 00:07:28 | |
Spilling the tea on how to get exactly what you want out of life. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| The Cycle of Violence | 13 Mar 2024 | 00:11:08 | |
This episode describes the cycle of violence and how it can be broken. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Invisible Progress | 06 Mar 2024 | 00:06:48 | |
This episode is the pep talk you didn't even know you needed. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Self Imposed Rules | 28 Feb 2024 | 00:07:57 | |
Sometimes the only thing in our way is one sentence in our brains. This episode explores how to get out of your own way. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Bitter Pills | 21 Feb 2024 | 00:07:49 | |
This episode walks through the realities of taking responsibility for your choices through the narrative of a personal story. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Dating Again | 14 Feb 2024 | 00:08:26 | |
This episode addresses some common fears women have when they start dating again post-divorce or post-abusive relationship. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Gifts & Curses | 07 Feb 2024 | 00:08:49 | |
TW: violence Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Who Are You | 31 Jan 2024 | 00:07:48 | |
This episode dives into why a solid sense of self will improve all the relationships in your life and protect you from unnecessary trauma. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Misconceptions of Empathy | 24 Jan 2024 | 00:07:34 | |
Many toxic relationship survivors struggle with knowing the difference between empathy and codependence. This episode will help you clearly distinguish between the two. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Gender Bias & Abuse | 17 Jan 2024 | 00:09:14 | |
This episode explores the relationship between gender bias and domestic abuse. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| A Sprinkling of Joy | 10 Jan 2024 | 00:06:44 | |
The concept of an emotional baseline is introduced plus tips on feeling more joy in your day to day life. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Assertive Communication | 03 Jan 2024 | 00:09:29 | |
Healthy relationships require assertive communication. Unfortunately, that is one skill most toxic relationship survivors do not have. This episode describes the difference between passive and assertive communication and provides the template for learning assertive communication. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| The Future I Envision | 27 Dec 2023 | 00:08:01 | |
TW: murder Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Resetting the Relationship Baseline | 20 Dec 2023 | 00:11:13 | |
TW: Rape Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Rest as Resistance | 13 Dec 2023 | 00:07:39 | |
A discussion on our conflation of our self-worth with our productivity. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Holiday Blues | 06 Dec 2023 | 00:09:04 | |
The holidays can be a difficult time for those of us coming out of toxic relationships. This episode contains practical advice for navigating this difficulty. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Boundaries 2.0 | 29 Nov 2023 | 00:34:03 | |
A complete lesson on setting and enforcing healthy boundaries in your life-- even if you've never done it before. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||
| Standing Up For Yourself | 22 Nov 2023 | 00:12:08 | |
Standing up for yourself can be terrifying for survivors of emotional abuse. Find out more about my work: www.melindagerdungcoaching.com | |||