Aja Evans

And that can get really uncomfortable because I know they love their parents. I know that they have goodwill towards their parents, but a lot of times it gets in the way of them being able to say, you know what? I know they did the best that they could, but this was really difficult for me.

And that can get really uncomfortable because I know they love their parents. I know that they have goodwill towards their parents, but a lot of times it gets in the way of them being able to say, you know what? I know they did the best that they could, but this was really difficult for me.

And that's what I'm asking my clients to do is to go to that place of realizing, hey, no one is getting in trouble here for you just saying what your feelings were. And now let's just sit in those feelings and allow them to be. And then we can talk about what you need to do in a...

And that's what I'm asking my clients to do is to go to that place of realizing, hey, no one is getting in trouble here for you just saying what your feelings were. And now let's just sit in those feelings and allow them to be. And then we can talk about what you need to do in a...

And that's what I'm asking my clients to do is to go to that place of realizing, hey, no one is getting in trouble here for you just saying what your feelings were. And now let's just sit in those feelings and allow them to be. And then we can talk about what you need to do in a...

coping strategy or a behavior change that's going to allow you to move past and start healing but always first comes let's label the feeling and let's sit in it for a little bit and just tell me what comes up you would be surprised how hard that is for people to just be like oh I feel bad saying this was hard I feel bad saying I was sad or disappointed

coping strategy or a behavior change that's going to allow you to move past and start healing but always first comes let's label the feeling and let's sit in it for a little bit and just tell me what comes up you would be surprised how hard that is for people to just be like oh I feel bad saying this was hard I feel bad saying I was sad or disappointed

coping strategy or a behavior change that's going to allow you to move past and start healing but always first comes let's label the feeling and let's sit in it for a little bit and just tell me what comes up you would be surprised how hard that is for people to just be like oh I feel bad saying this was hard I feel bad saying I was sad or disappointed

I think a lot of times spending has become a really difficult coping strategy that we have started using. And it does work. So what I'm talking about is the dopamine hit, right? We always hear about, oh, dopamine, the happy chemical in our brains. But

I think a lot of times spending has become a really difficult coping strategy that we have started using. And it does work. So what I'm talking about is the dopamine hit, right? We always hear about, oh, dopamine, the happy chemical in our brains. But

I think a lot of times spending has become a really difficult coping strategy that we have started using. And it does work. So what I'm talking about is the dopamine hit, right? We always hear about, oh, dopamine, the happy chemical in our brains. But

What we don't always realize is that when we are actively looking for something, whether you're looking for a shirt, a deal, something that feels really, really important to your identity or how you want to present yourself, that is exciting to our brains. That pumps you up and dopamine is rushing at the anticipation. But what happens is that you buy this insert here, workout set, workout clothes,

What we don't always realize is that when we are actively looking for something, whether you're looking for a shirt, a deal, something that feels really, really important to your identity or how you want to present yourself, that is exciting to our brains. That pumps you up and dopamine is rushing at the anticipation. But what happens is that you buy this insert here, workout set, workout clothes,

What we don't always realize is that when we are actively looking for something, whether you're looking for a shirt, a deal, something that feels really, really important to your identity or how you want to present yourself, that is exciting to our brains. That pumps you up and dopamine is rushing at the anticipation. But what happens is that you buy this insert here, workout set, workout clothes,

cup of water, a lamp, a pillow, sneakers, shoes, it could be anything. What you are trying to buy is trying to cope with something else. So whether that's, I wanna be somebody who's really fit, I need this to be fit. Whether it's, I wanna be somebody that people respect, I'm buying this really expensive blazer so that people understand that I am somebody who deserves respect.

cup of water, a lamp, a pillow, sneakers, shoes, it could be anything. What you are trying to buy is trying to cope with something else. So whether that's, I wanna be somebody who's really fit, I need this to be fit. Whether it's, I wanna be somebody that people respect, I'm buying this really expensive blazer so that people understand that I am somebody who deserves respect.

cup of water, a lamp, a pillow, sneakers, shoes, it could be anything. What you are trying to buy is trying to cope with something else. So whether that's, I wanna be somebody who's really fit, I need this to be fit. Whether it's, I wanna be somebody that people respect, I'm buying this really expensive blazer so that people understand that I am somebody who deserves respect.

We're trying to buy our way out of the feeling And again, the dopamine does work. It just doesn't last long. So I want people to start realizing, hey, you can have a dopamine menu that you don't have to spend money on.

We're trying to buy our way out of the feeling And again, the dopamine does work. It just doesn't last long. So I want people to start realizing, hey, you can have a dopamine menu that you don't have to spend money on.

We're trying to buy our way out of the feeling And again, the dopamine does work. It just doesn't last long. So I want people to start realizing, hey, you can have a dopamine menu that you don't have to spend money on.