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The Overwhelmed Brain

Paul Colaianni: Relationship and Emotional Abuse Expert

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

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44:18

Constant bickering back and forth

The Overwhelmed Brain ·

2025/06/15

What do you do when there's bickering and nitpicking and you never seem make progress because there's always some unresolved issue or drama that needs to unfold for some reason?

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30:32

You're stuck and there's nothing you can do about it

The Overwhelmed Brain ·

2025/06/08

When you know for a fact it's impossible to get out of the situation you're in, something might come along and push you so far that you find the impossible just might be possible after all.

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41:35

When your best intentions turn into their disappointment

The Overwhelmed Brain ·

2025/06/01

The perfect night... almost. I read a reddit post where a user outlines a scenario where his best laid plans didn't pan out as he hoped, but he almost got everything right. That is, until his wife felt disappointed and unhappy by a single error that changed everything.

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34:49

Is that really you inside your head?

The Overwhelmed Brain ·

2025/05/25

Our inner critic can be our own worst enemy. Knowing where that voice comes from and if what it's saying is actually true can mean the difference between your happiness and your sanity - hopefully you get to keep both!

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33:34

Some people are a black hole of suck all your life...

The Overwhelmed Brain ·

2025/05/18

The person who has been a toxic presence in my and my family's life has died. It's not necessarily a normal episode, but hopefully you'll gain something from it as I share the story and the lessons.

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29:31

Those who never follow through what they say they're...

The Overwhelmed Brain ·

2025/05/11

Some people seem to be stuck in a cycle of promises and no follow-through. When is enough enough? Some people use delay after delay to get away with never having to follow through with anything. Those people usually never change.

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44:56

When you want to be more than friends

The Overwhelmed Brain ·

2025/05/04

What do you do when you ask a friend if they would like to be closer, but they say no? The ramifications on the friendship can be anywhere from nothing to complete disaster. Is there a way back to being friends after such an awkward event?

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34:08

When you should avoid making decisions with lasting...

The Overwhelmed Brain ·

2025/04/27

Some decisions have a long-lasting effect. Sometimes that effect is positive; Sometimes it's not. . When you decide to get into or out of something, it's vital you don't set yourself up for failure and regret.

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31:03

Life isn't exactly fulfilling when you are holding on...

The Overwhelmed Brain ·

2025/04/20

When you're holding on to that little bit of anger or upset about or toward someone else, maybe someone who is not even in your life anymore, it can decrease the quality of your happiness, maybe even diminishing it to a mere sliver of what it could be.

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42:55

Stay in control or let it go?

The Overwhelmed Brain ·

2025/04/13

Do we have to carry the weight of our past negative experiences into our future? Staying in control and letting go of it have the very same effect. I get into more detail about that in this episode about choice.

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38:22

The games our loved ones play

The Overwhelmed Brain ·

2025/04/06

"Go ahead, have a great time! Wait, are you leaving without me? What about my needs? No, I mean go ahead and have fun. I'll be good! Hey, don't feel bad about leaving me alone, I'll be fine. Oh, you don't feel bad? Why are you leaving me alone? How can you do this to me?" Need I say more?

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53:49

What is love?

The Overwhelmed Brain ·

2025/03/30

How you define love will be what you get from it. If you don't have a definition for love, you may get stuck with something that appears to be love, but is really something else altogether. If you are 100% happy with the people you love in your life, skip this episode.

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27:58

Never put your faith in anyone who makes you feel...

The Overwhelmed Brain ·

2025/03/23

People who care about you should lift you up, not kick you when you're down. If someone keeps dragging you lower, trusting their words is like giving a vampire the keys to the blood bank.

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38:54

When every argument is petty and unresolved

The Overwhelmed Brain ·

2025/03/16

Arguing isn't fun, but if it's going to happen, it should at least be productive. But what if it's never productive and you never get anything resolved? That's the question I tackle today.

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31:46

The big life lessons that can change everything for...

The Overwhelmed Brain ·

2025/03/09

There are some life lessons that we have to force ourselves to go through in order to make our circumstances better. Those lessons can feel like a massive leap over a bottomless chasm. But the rewards for such a leap can mean the difference between living a full life or one restricted by fear and uncertainty.

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48:44

Am I really the problem?

The Overwhelmed Brain ·

2025/03/02

If you find that you define yourself in a negative way based on someone else's perception of you, you must listen to this episode. Is what they're saying about you really true? If you think that, we need to address that right away.

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48:33

Should payback for bad behavior be a relationship norm?

The Overwhelmed Brain ·

2025/02/23

What 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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40:50

Decluttering the overwhelmed brain

The Overwhelmed Brain ·

2025/02/16

If 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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37:36

When empathy is used against you

The Overwhelmed Brain ·

2025/02/09

Some people can be draining, especially if they play the victim after they've done bad behavior and expect you to empathize with them. Some people are very, very good at doing that. I talk about those people today.

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47:26

What can keep you stuck with the same results over...

The Overwhelmed Brain ·

2025/02/02

Our 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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