LX2 Codependency Coaching
Episodes
Getting past feeling stuck
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking about working through those hard moments and creating the life they want. #movingforward #lovingbetter #pasthismoment #mentalheal...
Emotional Reprogramming
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking about changing how we process emotions by learning new tool and updating how we were originally programmed. We get to choose how ...
Not enough and too much at the same time
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking about not feeling like you are enough and how that can lead to you doing too much. We can feel like we need to validate our worth...
Pattern, behavior, and meaning
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking about patterns, behavior, and meaning. We have the opportunity to change the pattern that happen in our lives by changing our beh...
Is this a me problem?
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In relationships we often feel like we need to fix problems for other people to keep them in our lives. A helpful thing to start to recognize is IF it...
Don’t just talk about it, be about it
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking about aligning our words with our behavior especially when we are creating healthy habits and coping skills. The idea of follow t...
Wrap of 2023 Anxiety, loneliness, and depression part 2
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking about the end of the year. Looking back not just at 2023 but relistening to the popular episode of Anxiety Loneliness and Depress...
Parenting Challenges
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking about parenting and detaching from the outcome. The Nurtured Heart Approach is a parenting model I endorse. #toxicparenting #deta...
Being your Authentic Self
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How we trust ourselves and show up fully we have to be aware of what our authentic self is. Being your most authentic self takes a level of knowing an...
Breaking our own hearts
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Often we can break our own hearts by holding on to unrealistic expectations or outcomes. We hold on so tightly and then we "should" ourselves into anx...
Emotional Hoarding
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What emotions are we holding on to that are keeping us stuck. When we have hard things happen we assign meaning to certain feelings. Especially this t...
Secure attachment to ourselves
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are talking about secure attachment to ourselves rather than having to be securely attached to another person or outcome. When we have attachment w...
Transformation to the new version of ourselves
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking about the ways we transform through our lifetime. How we evolve and change adapting to our current circumstances. #growthmindset ...
Toxic Environments, Resilience, and Emotional Safety
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Talking about toxic environments and how we can choose to get out of them. We get to choose who we spend our time with and how we leave what doesn't s...
The language of Opportunity
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking about shifting our perspective of what is happening to us to being given an opportunity. When we can look at change as an opportu...
Deadheading the Roses
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking about deadheading the roses, cutting off old behaviors that no longer serve a purpose to continue growing. We are looking at beha...
The Gift of Goodbye
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Goodbyes are so hard sometimes. When we are facing loss regularly. Part of how we grow new parts we have to say goodbye to old versions of ourselves. ...
Shifting the narrative
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When we are going through hard things, the story we tell ourselves can be jaded based on where we are emotionally. We can shift the narrative by check...
Reacting versus Responding in conflict
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking about the difference between reacting versus responding. Reacting is generally emotion driven and usually based on what we are go...
The spectrum of hope
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking about the spectrum of hope. We are looking at how hope influences our relationships. What are our expectation of relationships. H...
All weather friends
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking about friendship and who shows up consistently. What are we talking about and sharing through the seasons of our lives. Who is th...
Emotional Credit
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The idea of emotional credit is the time and effort we invest into relationships assessing what we are getting back. We can often put more resources i...
Appreciate the moment
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Taking an opportunity to appreciate the moments that happen in a life. Life is long and life is short. There are moments we want to last forever and n...
Knowing better, doing better
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Talking today about diagnosis and title as information. When we learn our diagnosis or more information about how or why we do the things we do, it is...
Conscious Break Ups
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How we consciously dissolve romantic parings when they are no longer working. Taking the time to honor what worked as we uncouple. Looking at how we c...
What would people think? How that idea contributes to our Codependency
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Often our anxiety and discomfort comes from how we think we are being perceived. The truth is no one cares all that much. We are all just out here doi...
Interview with Renee Valdez: Friend, mentor, and powerhouse
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking with my former professor and friend Renee Valdez who has her own podcast, Visions of a blind woman. She talking about adjusting t...
Fail forward
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking about the challenges of messing it up as we move forward. As we start to use new tools and skills we won't always use them right ...
Raising the bar as you increase your worth
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Using new skills can be hard. As we increase our self-awareness of boundaries and expectations, we will raise the bar for our relationships. We teach ...
Entitlement, worthy and deserving related to Codependency
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking about how being Codependent can contribute to feeling entitlement and resentment. When we love ourselves we recognize we are wort...
Acceptance, growth and healing
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We can't change or grow until we get to a level of acceptance of the situation. We have to tell ourselves the truth with kindness and love. We have to...
Conflict and Codependency
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking about Conflict Style, expectations and emotions. When we are Codependent we can be conflict avoidant. We hold back from expressin...
Success is relative to the struggle.
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How we define success is relative to the struggle we are going through. How and who sets the benchmark informs the goals we have. Those goals we reach...
Living in Deprivation
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Codependency can cause us deprive ourselves of our needs or create the limiting belief that we aren't deserving of getting our needs met. We are so bu...
Emotional availability and vulnerability
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking about allowing yourself to be emotionally available and vulnerable once you start to love yourself better. Healing past your Code...
Getting out of the Box
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The idea of the box is cutting off parts of ourselves to feel safe in certain relationships or environments to keep ourselves safe. We hold back our a...
Being liked and people pleasing
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking about this idea of being liked and being a people pleaser. The challenge is liking yourself and pleasing you. Are you being kind ...
Navigating boundaries with parents and adult children
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Communicating expectations with parents and adult children and setting boundaries. We are talking about establishing and communicating expectations an...
Nothing changes, if nothing changes
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We can't be better without making the hard changes. Doing the hard work of applying our new skills and tools will create discomfort and it will also c...
Consciously choosing relationship from an Abundance Mindset
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Once we start to practice setting and maintaining boundaries, we get to choose the people we are in relationship with. Every person we allow to have a...
What’s next? Integrating Boundaries into relationships
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are talking about what comes next after learning how Codependency shows in relationships. Doing the communication part of your boundaries, conditio...
Ownership and Accountability
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When reacting from CoD we can take an over abundance of responsibility for reactions or feelings in conflict. We are talking about the orientation of ...
Aligning your head and heart while healing
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
While we are in the process of healing, we create a disconnect between your head and your heart. Working through the feeling is important to the proce...
Using your New Skill in Old Environments
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What does it look like to go into old spaces, relationships and environment with your new skills of boundaries, need and loving yourself better? Havin...
Unconditional love, expectations and needs in relationship
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Talking about Unconditional love and having expectations. Recognizing that it is ok to have expectations, limits and boundaries in relationship. Acces...
The Boundary of Sex Part 2
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The ongoing conversation the Boundary of Sex, the focus of our attractiveness and giving into situations when we are people pleasers or Codependent. T...
The Boundary of Sex
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sexuality and intimate connection is a significant part of connection. We are talking about who you share intimate space with, when/where, and how muc...
The Boundary of Thought
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We think constantly. How we share our thoughts and with whom becomes part of our developmental process. We interalize how we see ourselves especially ...
The Boundaries of Physical Space and Material
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are talking about the Physical and Material Boundaries. IT is an opportunity to increase awareness of your needs and how you feel about your physic...
The Emotional Boundary
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Emotional boundaries and being emotional vulnerable. Increasing the awareness of who we can be vulnerable with, when we share our emotions and how muc...
The boundary of Time
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are talking about how, with whom and what the feelings are around the resource of time. Increasing awareness about how you are spending it and how ...
Introduction to the Boundary Series
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Setting limits and access to your resources of time, space, thoughts, sex and stuff are boundaries. Recognizing where you end and someone else begins....
Toxic side of Codependency
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There is a dark side to being Codependent and this conversation is about how it feels when someone comes at you from their CoD. #disappointment #bound...
Working through the Middle
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Working towards a goal is hard. It's important to honor your small goals in the middle. #lx2codependencycoaching #themiddle #goalsetting #lovingyourse...
Being Uncomfortable doing the work of CoD when having feelings.
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Doing the work of CoD can be uncomfortable especially when we have big feelings. Allowing yourself to feel hasn't been safe. When other people have fe...
Coping skills from a Loving Better Perspective
30 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How are you coping with challenging feelings when dealing with your Codependency? We can shift from our old coping to find healthier way to keep ourse...
Yes Budget, setting boundaries with Yes
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Boundaries are for you to manage. How about setting a budget of your yes. Increase your aware of your yes capacity. Be discerning about how you spend ...
Addiction and Codependency
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking about how being CoD can feel like an addiction. We are not addicted to other people but we do things to avoid feeling uncomfortab...
Abandonment and Codependency
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking about abndonment wounds and how they can contribute to unhelpful thoughts, beliefs and coping skills including codependency behav...
Loving better: Accountability and Control
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Creating a conversation about how loving you better changes with time. Considering what we have controlled in our life before now. It is important to ...
Tools for the holiday season
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The holidays can be stressful for many people. It is helpful to practice your tools in these group settings. Paying attention to what your capacity is...
Self-worth and feeling deserving
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Talking about where the messages about our worth comes from, either from our childhood home, school and the environments we are in. We develop how we ...
Love better
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Flashing forward to a new timeline in Northern Ireland. Talking about how we can love ourselves better rather than loving other people in hopes that t...
Self concept and self-esteem
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about how we conceive of ourselves based on internal and external perspectives. How we see ourselves as a human on the planet and how ...
Self-love v self-care
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Starting to change the perspective about how we see and love ourselves. Coming into a relationship from a place of abundance rather than lack. Shiftin...
Codependency in Romantic Relationships
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How we are in relationship can trigger Cod coping skills. The conversation can be helpful to recognize where we compromise parts of ourselves to be in...
Acceptance, forgiveness and letting go
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Its important to accept where your CoD comes from. Forgiving the people who contributed and forgiving yourself. The last piece is to work on letting g...
Challenges of setting boundaries
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What does it feel like to set a boundary with people? It is helpful to start to see the patterns of your relationships in your life; coworker, famil...
Family Ties: The Myth of Family
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The family dynamic can trigger Codependency responses. How are you showing up in your family? What are the expectations of you and your people? What a...