The Baggage Reclaim Sessions

We've texted or hung out with someone several times, why do we think know them already? Natalie shares why intensity causes us to mistakenly extend trust.  Instagram | Break The Cycle Online Course | Blog | Shop

Natalie, an expert in personal relationships and honesty, dives deep into emotional complexities in our connections. She unpacks how disappointment can reveal deeper truths about our feelings toward others. The conversation centers on the illusion of okayness in fragile relationships, stressing the importance of honesty and healthy boundaries. Natalie emphasizes embracing self-truth as a path to inner peace and encourages audience engagement with available community resources.

Being able to get things off our chest is crucial to our wellbeing and part of our intimate relationships, but sometimes we chat out our business to the wrong people! Natalie shares some of the reasons people respond unfairly or unkindly when we share our problems with them.    Instagram | Break The Cycle Online Course | Blog | Shop

Explore the vital concept of a 'mutual mentality' in relationships, where balanced power dynamics prevent devaluation and exploitation. Understand the importance of clear communication and personal boundaries through real-life stories. Discover how our relationships evolve from childhood and the elements that contribute to their health. Embrace discomfort as a catalyst for personal growth, leading to improved mutuality and well-being. Engage with supportive communities to enhance your relational experiences.

Natalie explains why downplaying the truth or significance of something—minimising—whether it’s who we are and what we need or other people’s asks, expectations or behaviour, leads to big problems.     Instagram | Break The Cycle Online Course | Blog | Shop

Plenty of us are a little bit too used to blaming ourselves for other people's feelings and behaviour and determining that we're not 'good enough'. But not everything is about us, and in this week's episode, Natalie breaks down the trouble with inverted narcissism.    Instagram | Break The Cycle Online Course | Blog | Shop

Sometimes our habit of trying to control the uncontrollable creeps into our relationships. Natalie delves into this tricky subject, sharing some surprising examples as well as advice for how to become more aware of the habit.    Instagram | Break The Cycle Online Course | Blog | Shop

Natalie talks about how and why we put ourselves under pressure about taking care of ourselves and shares tips for breaking this perfectionism habit so that we don't have unrealistic expectations of self-care that cause us more harm than good. This is the last episode of the summer, and Natalie will be back on September 10th 2021.    Instagram | Break The Cycle Online Course | Blog | Shop

When we've just started talking to, dating or going out with somebody and feel anxious about something, it's not uncommon to do a spot of columboing, snooping around their profile to see if they're following 'hot' or 'sexy' people or even their ex. Natalie talks about how we can wind up putting ourselves between a rock and a hard place with our columboing and what we can do when we don't like our discoveries.    Instagram | Break The Cycle Online Course | Blog | Shop

Natalie talks about why being drawn to one particular thing in romantic partners can prove to be a major blind spot. Instagram | Break The Cycle Online Course | Blog | Shop