Standing up to Difficult People: A Personal Exposé

Back by popular demand: the next in a string of personal exposés. 

This episode is born in the crucible of experience. Let me say experience and mistakes. Join me as I walk through some of the mistakes I made in handling and coping with difficult people in my life, in particular my late mother. If you have a difficult family member on your hands, you will want to tune in to see what I did to handle a barrage of persistent negativity.

Standing up for yourself does not always come easily. In fact, it might not come easily at all, but it is essential to a positive state of mind and overall well-being. This episode takes us through some techniques and helpful verbiage that you may wish to consider in your dealing with difficult people (actual results will vary, of course!)

Let me put it this way: you owe it to yourself to insist that you be treated as a capable and competent adult, i.e. respected. This journey--and this show--has everything to do with healthy boundaries.

In fact, you could use an alternate title for this episode: "Healthy Boundaries and How You Can Create Them--And Why You Should."

Yes, let's not forget that last part: "And Why You Should."

 

(This show originally aired on OMTimes Radio on April 28, 2020.)