The Baggage Reclaim Sessions

In this episode, Natalie talks about the difference between confronting issues and confrontation, why we sometimes need to get mad before we can feel grateful and recognise the lessons, and why it’s OK to feel protective of your space and not quite ready to date, when you first start getting to know and like you. This week’s listener question is about helping a listener understand if the difference between being vulnerable and having walls plus, Natalie shares what she’s learned after being offered money by a family member and wondering if she was supposed to decline it. Download the Feelings Diary Guide and Unsent Letter Guide from baggagereclaim.com/downloads The Three Good Things Notebooks mentioned in the second segment are available: store.baggagereclaim.co.uk Email: podcast@baggagereclaim.com Instagram | Break The Cycle Online Course | Blog | Membership

In this episode, Natalie talks about when somebody fakes a future with you and whether they’re doing it deliberately, why we close off our options when we encounter issues with a family member, and what to do when somebody keeps asking you for favours. This week’s listener question is about understanding jealousy plus Natalie shares what she’s learned from helping her daughters to not feel so stressed out by making mistakes. You can find out more about Future Faking at baggagereclaim.co.uk/tag/future-faking/  Email: podcast@baggagereclaim.com Instagram | Break The Cycle Online Course | Blog | Membership

In this episode, Natalie asks, Why do we want to be break up ’nicely’?, talks about why we don’t listen to our inner voices and digs into the topic of figuring out the “right” time to be exclusive. This week’s listener question is about what “being yourself” means and Natalie shares how this week she’s learned that she’s more of a creature of habit than she’d realised. You can find out more about my courses at baggagereclaim.co.uk/courses  Email: podcast@baggagereclaim.com Instagram | Break The Cycle Online Course | Blog | Membership

In this episode, Natalie talks about those inappropriate and insensitive comments and questions that singles contend with, whether we ‘get over’ abandonment and abuse that we experienced in childhood, and how we sometimes use claiming to feel guilty as a substitute for actually doing something about the situation. This week's listener question is about what to do when one when a close friend is complaining about another not-so-close friend and whether you should say something and Natalie shares what she’s learned after over-scheduling herself one too many times.  Email: podcast@baggagereclaim.com Instagram | Break The Cycle Online Course | Blog | Membership

In this episode, Natalie talks about why keeping score isn’t good for our relationships, why we need self-care practices and even a routine in order to survive and thrive, and how we often get annoyed and frustrated with others about stuff we ourselves are guilty of. She also tackles this week's listener question about whether men and women can be friends (this is after one made unwanted advances at the other) and shares what she learned after facing down her fear of confrontation with her family and told them that she wasn’t spending Christmas with them this year.  Email: podcast@baggagereclaim.com Instagram | Break The Cycle Online Course | Blog | Membership

In this episode, Natalie talks about why asking for help is good for our relationships, why too much worry impacts our well-being, and why it's important not to judge you or your friend when they go quiet due to going through a struggle. She also tackles this week's listener question about dating someone who is too busy to actually date and shares how she's learned that she needs to not be so scared of breaking certain 'rules'.  Email: podcast@baggagereclaim.com Instagram | Break The Cycle Online Course | Blog | Membership

In this episode, Natalie delves into the pitfalls of trying to be liked by everyone and includes suggestions for detangling you from the habit. She also talks about why we get so stressed out by tricky co-workers and how to get some balance and tackles the minefield of who pays on the first few dates, plus she answers her weekly listener question and shares the lesson she learned this week. Email: podcast@baggagereclaim.com Instagram | Break The Cycle Online Course | Blog | Membership

In this episode, Natalie asks why we take Facebook so seriously and explains some of the ways that the social network has impacted on our psyche as well as the way that we engage with each other. She also covers the self-care practice of keeping a Feelings Diary, The Pretty Woman Complex aka the can I turn a booty call into a relationship fairy tale, and answers her weekly listener question plus shares the lesson she learned this week.  Email: podcast@baggagereclaim.com Instagram | Break The Cycle Online Course | Blog | Membership

In this episode, Natalie discusses the role of the very critical parent and how it significantly influences our relationship with criticism and why boredom can be code for fear of having to spend time with our own thoughts and feelings. Here is the handy link to my post about dealing with criticism and conflict. http://bit.ly/18WVhY2 Email: podcast@baggagereclaim.com Instagram | Break The Cycle Online Course | Blog | Membership

In this episode, Natalie explains what’s behind the baffling behaviour of somebody who tells you that they’re not interested yet they keep seeking attention from you, plus she talks about why “You complete me” grates on her and the importance of self-acceptance, what to do if you bump into your ex when you’re No Contact, as well as sharing what she’s learned this week. **Note** In the “You complete me” segment, Natalie slipped on the second reference to the film and said Jerry Springer instead!  Instagram | Break The Cycle Online Course | Blog | Membership  

In this first podcast I cover: How do you know when you’re ready to date? The self-care practice of Unsent Letters.  How do you know if you’re doing something for the wrong reasons? Listener Question – How do you calm down negative chatter? What Nat learned this week: I got ‘hangry’ (hungry and angry) and it reminded me of some vital lessons about self-care.  Download the Unsent Letters Guide. Instagram | Break The Cycle Online Course | Blog | Membership