Podcast
The Overwhelmed Brain
Hosted by Paul Colaianni: Relationship and Emotional Abuse Expert · EN
Get to the root of emotional issues and learn the best way to relate to yourself and others by honoring your personal boundaries and making decisions that are in alignment with what's most important to you.
This is not a "common-sense" personal growth and development show. You won't be told to think positively or create affirmations. The Overwhelmed Brain is about accessing that deeper mental and emotional strength inside you so that you can decrease or even eliminate old fears and evolve into the person you want to be.
Learn what your parents or caretakers never taught you about emotional wellness and creating strong, non-toxic bonds with others.
If you want the exact instructions that will help improve your life, you're in the right place.
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Should payback for bad behavior be a relationship norm?
Feb 23, 202500:48:33Summary readyWhat are your rights in a relationship with someone who is mistreating you or acting badly? Is it okay to get back at them and reciprocate with similar or worse behavior? What's fair in relationship warfare? Good question!
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Decluttering the overwhelmed brain
Feb 16, 2025Tap to summarizeIf you find your mind feels like an overstuffed closet, and your actual closet is also overstuffed, I'll try to help you balance the mental and physical clutter in this episode. It's a special episode that strays away from the norm, but hey, out of eleven years of doing this show, one off the beaten path isn't going to hurt.
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What can keep you stuck with the same results over and over again
Feb 2, 2025Tap to summarizeOur childhood coping mechanisms shape our adult relationships. Sometimes the old fears keep us from moving into new, better territory, keeping us stuck where we are.
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Washing your hands of a problem that won't go away
Jan 26, 2025Tap to summarizeSome problems won't go away until you walk away from them. But walking away can be hard... sometimes impossible. And sometimes it involves sacrifice. And is walking away the only answer?
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The bonds that never seem to end
Nov 3, 2024Tap to summarizeIf you find you can't get certain people from your past out of your mind, the deep connections we form might go a lot deeper than we think.
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Can an unempathetic person develop empathy?
Sep 1, 2024Tap to summarizeRelationships require empathy. Without it, you will have an imbalance that will not only feel lonely, but also emotionally toxic.
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I promise this time I'll keep my promise
Sep 11, 2022Tap to summarizeHow many times do you hear I'm sorry and I promise I'll never do it again" before you realize nothing is going to change? What if they do change? Can you reunite and start fresh and be good again? Today I talk about apologies, promises, relationships, and so much more.
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The path to empowerment is full of risk and reward
Dec 27, 2020Tap to summarizeEmpowerment means having choices and some level of control over the results you get in your life. Disempowerment, as you know, is quite the opposite. In my book, The Overwhelmed Brain: Personal Growth for Critical Thinkers, I take you along the path from disempowered to empowered. In this episode, I summarize the path so that you can get a good start.
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The toxic residue that lingers inside you from people that make you feel bad about yourself
May 10, 2020Tap to summarizeWhen someone treats you badly, you can hold on to the emotions of that moment... forever. That diminishes your feelings of fulfillment and satisfaction and can linger with you even on your happiest days. It's time to address those emotional triggers that sneak up on you and ruin your day. Websites: The Overwhelmed Brain Difficult Relationships: Love and Abuse
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