You’re Not for Everyone
Episodes
E.23. Captain John Soares Shares His Career as a First Responder, Firefighter, & Paramedic
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Text Jackie!!!John Soares is a Captain on the Somerset Fire Department in Massachusetts. He's been on the job for 31 years. He shares the hig...
E.22. Learning to Sit With Uncomfortable Feelings!
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Text Jackie!!!Our tendency when experiencing difficult emotions like sadness, grief, shame and anger is to distract ourselves with work, self-medicati...
E.21. Frankie Shares Living a Transgendered Life
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Text Jackie!!!Frankie was born in a female body and transitioned into a male when he was an adult. He shares how confusing it was as a child and tee...
E.20. Christian Shares Her Sister's Suicide & Complex Grief!
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Text Jackie!!!Christian shares her traumatizing story of losing her sister to suicide. She also experienced the loss of a good friend to cancer and ...
E.19. How To Stop Overthinking!
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Text Jackie!!!Overthinking is when you dwell or worry about the same thought repeatedly. People who overthink can be paralyzed by their worries and ma...
E.18. Claiming the Front Row!
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Text Jackie!!!As a dance & fitness instructor for over 35 years, I have been fascinated to watch where people choose to take their positions in th...
E.17. Healing Codependency: Its Time To Choose You!
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Text Jackie!!!Codependency is a dysfunctional relationship dynamic where one person assumes the role of “the giver,” sacrificing their own needs a...
E.16. Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Text Jackie!!!Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a condition characterized by difficulties regulating emotion. This means that people who experi...
E.15. How Your Body Moves Reveals Your Inner Truths
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Text Jackie!!!How your body moves in life, dance class, sex, and work reveals a great deal of who you are on the inside. Past hurts, traumas, and pa...
E.14. Toxic Positivity - When Good Vibes are NOT so Good!
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Text Jackie!!!We don't often hear the words toxic & positivity joined together but people are often toxically positive in our culture. Many...
E.13. Megan's Journey: The Trauma & Triumph of Carrying High-Risk Twins
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Text Jackie!!!When Megan Morrison's first baby was 9 months old, she became pregant again and this time with twins. From the moment she receive...
E. 12. Setting Healthy Boundaries
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Text Jackie!!!Givers need to set limits because takers never do. If you are exhausted and maybe a little bitter and angry because you give so much ...
E.11. My Jet Ski Experience - A Metaphor for Facing Fear
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Text Jackie!!!I had quite an emotional experience while riding a jet ski. I experienced fear, joy, excitement, and zen. I used my adventure on a ...
E.10. Keeping Your Peace in a Chaotic World
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Text Jackie!!!There is so much chaos, over stimulation, grief & hostility in the world today. Social media alone can be overwhelming and disrupt...
E.9. Managing Anger and Healing Betrayals & Past Hurts
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Text Jackie!!!This episode teaches the STOP skill. This skill is a very helpful & practical way to manage your anger. Jackie also discusses ho...
E.8. Keeping Secrets Impacts Your Mental & Physical Health
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Text Jackie!!!"I'm fine" is one the most common ways to keep the truth hidden about how you are really doing. We have all done it. ...
E.7. Laura's Story: Self Medicating Anxiety with Alcohol & Her Spiral
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Text Jackie!!!Laura Mcmanus is a friend who shared her personal experience of trauma, abuse and the loss of her father. It took her years to realize...
E.3. Living with Depression
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Text Jackie!!!Depression is debalitating. It takes away our love of life, hobbies, work, & family. Jackie shares insight on identifying depres...
E.4. Removing Toxic People From Your LIfe
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Text Jackie!!!Jackie provides insight into identifying toxic people and removing them from your life. Toxic people are also viewed as energy vampi...
E.2. A Personal Story on Battling Addiction
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Text Jackie!!!My good friend Heather shares her journey of recovery. Her drinking started at 11 years of age and has become a life long battle. S...
E.5. Living with a Family Member with Bipolar Disorder
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Text Jackie!!!Jackie interviews Nina Soares, LMHC. Nina is a colleague and a licensed holistic mental counselor. Nina shares her personal experien...
E.6. Creating a Self Care Tool Kit
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Text Jackie!!!We all need a self care tool kit and we want to start these self care practices today. We don't want to wait for a crisis before ...
E.1. Healing From Grief
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Text Jackie!!!This episode discusses the dark night of the soul as we grieve major losses in our lives. Jackie provides guidance to what to expect w...