Relationship Videos

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Status Anxiety

Status Anxiety is the fear of what other people think of us. Everyone has it, but what can be done about it?

Bias In Relationships

Everyone knows there are two sides to every story. What is it that creates that and why can no one actually see reality as it is.

Relationship Systems and Patterns

Most Relationships follow predictible patterns, and many times we may be unknowingly propagating those patterns. This is about those systems and how to recognize when you are in one.

Power in Relationships

Have you ever been in or known anyone who has been in a controlling relationship? Learn about the light side and dark side of power within relationships.

Using Fear to Control

Fear is a common tactic to create power within relationships. Learn about how it works and the side affects that happen because of it.

Power in Relationships- The Light Side

Many people have great power within relationships through the use of positive means. Find out what those things are that create this power.

Controlling Others Through Conditional Love

Holding your love out as a carrot for others to please you is another common way to have power in a relationship. Find out the side effects of this type of power.

Power in Relationships- Manipulation

Manipulating others can get you what you want but it also pushes others away from you. Learn about some of the different manipulation tactics and how to recognize them.

Kung Fu Panda- Inner Peace and Relationships

Kung Fu Panda teaches many lessons on how getting inner peace helps us to not be controlling in our relationships

Criticism versus Teaching with Unstable

Parents want their kids to grow to their full potential but we often don't understand the difference between harmful criticism and helpful teaching. This video explores that with the netflix show unstable.

Healthy Boundaries Part 1- The Battle Within

Being able to create healthy boundaries means fighting a few inner battles first

Enforcing Boundaries Part 2- The Battle Without

There are different levels of enforcing boundaries this talks about five different ways

Infatuation and Love

Many teens and adults mistake their infatuation for true love but how do you tell the difference when they can feel so similar?

Dating Red Flags

If you ever dated someone horrible you probably look back and realized you missed a few red flags. Here are some flags to look out for early.

I Knew you were Trouble

Some people ignore red flags on purpose. Some people are attracted to someone that they know is trouble. What's going on with this?

Reading Potential Dating Partners

What to look for in someone to know what they are really like before you start dating them

Why Can't you See- Changing Toxic Desires

Do you or someone you know keep getting in bad relationships. You probably need to change your desires. Here are a few things to think about.

Perfectionism- the path to the dark side

Perfectionism is one of the most common problems my students deal with. Find out why perfectionism takes away your happiness and your performance.

Perfectly Imperfect

You can improve your happiness and performance by overcoming perfectionism. Learn how to use your perfectionism to overcome your perfectionism. (that's a lot of perfectionism in one sentence)

Open Your Eyes- Bias in Encanto

How Bias affects the Madrigal family in Encanto and how it keeps them from solving the problem of their miracle until they overcome it.

Perfectionism and Control in Encanto

One of the root problems of the Madrigal family is a compulsion or need to be perfect driven by their fear of losing the miracle. Learn how this what actually is causing the miracle to falter. 

Family Roles and Scapegoats in Encanto

Every family member plays a role, this explains different stereotypical roles in families and how the Madrigal family fills each of them

Mirabel's Gift- Power and the light side in Encanto

Many people have great power and influence through positive means. Learn about Mirabel's true gift and how it gives her more power then everyone else. 

Fail Like Spiderman

I love having heroes that are good at failure. It helps me overcome my fear of not being perfect

The Abuse Cycle

Many people stay in Abusive Relationships because of the trap of the abuse cycle which I describe here

What does gaslight mean anyway?

The term gaslight has become one of the more overused and misused terms in psychology. This is what it really means and where the term comes from.

Puss In Boots- Narcissism Vs. Self Confidence

Narcissism is not an abundance of self confidence but is rooted in a deep fear that they might not be good enough