233: How to Keep an Abusive Ex out of Your Life | Feedback Friday
Aug 2, 2019
This discussion tackles serious issues like evicting an abusive ex who has invaded your space, offering practical advice for regaining control of your life. It also navigates the complexities of job searching during a serious medical condition, weighing personal well-being against professional responsibilities. Listeners share dilemmas about retroactive jealousy and social skills in children, plus a family inheritance dispute. The hosts emphasize the importance of communication while maintaining professionalism in career transitions.
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volunteer_activism ADVICE
Prioritize Career Growth Over Potential Medical Treatment Concerns
Pursue a new job despite potential medical treatment.
Prioritize career growth and don't feel obligated to your current employer.
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Managing Retroactive Jealousy
Retroactive jealousy subsides over time; communicate openly without seeking constant reassurance.
Focus on expressing your current feelings for your partner, not dwelling on their past.
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Boosting Children's Social Skills
Encourage social skill development in children through sleepaway camp, boy scouts, or travel sports.
These activities provide diverse social interactions and opportunities for growth.
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So your abusive ex has basically invaded your home and claimed squatter's rights when the police showed up to escort them away. What can you do to get them out -- and keep them out -- of your life forever? Listen to this Feedback Friday to hear our take on the matter!
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Should you be searching for a new job when you're in extended treatment for a serious medical issue? Is it fair to your current or potential future employer?
After time off from your relationship to finish grad school, you're back with your significant other. But how can you get over the retroactive jealousy you feel?
When you're the parent of a junior high schooler, how can you create opportunities for your kid to build social skills with adults?
When your mentally ill mother gave your estranged sister her house -- from which she was then kicked out -- do you have a legal claim to at least part of that house?
How do you retain clients -- without bashing your old employer -- when it's time to move on to a job that will be a better fit in your small, gossipy industry?
Do you take on a higher paying, riskier job with a long commute to boost your debt repayments, or stay where you are where the growth is slow but more secure?
You fired one contractor for shoddy remodeling work and had to hire others to fix it. What are your legal obligations regarding unfinished payment and equipment left behind?
What can you do to keep an intrusive, abusive ex out of your life forever -- especially when they move into your house and claim squatter's rights when you try to kick them out?
Life Pro Tip: If you're a student planning your career, look up postings for your entry-level dream job, find the skills and qualifications you'll need, then work backwards from there.
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