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Impeccability and Gossip

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Gary,
A friend of mine, Alice, broke up with her boyfriend. When I talked to another friend on the phone (she also knows Alice) I told her that Alice and her boyfriend broke up. Of course I asked myself the question: why am I sharing this info with my friend?   Would this be gossiping? So […]

Relationship with Your Body

An audio course subscriber who had dissolved many of her beliefs about her body, and her body image wrote in with the following question. 
Dear Gary,
How do you care enough about your body in order for it to be healthy, without getting too stressed about it?
Dear M,
TREAT YOUR BODY LIKE A DOG!
Treat your body like you would […]

Controlling Relationships

Dear Gary,
In a situation like the one I am going through (overcoming jealous and controlling behavior that is alienating my partner), how do you avoid overcorrecting too far the other way. You want to avoid being passive aggressive so you hold back on what you say and do. But you don’t want […]

Judge and Victim Stories in the Mind

Hi Gary,
After doing the first couple exercises that you gave us I begin to see the whole (or part of) judge-victim story. Man, how many judges and victims are there?  It is a bit overwhelming sometimes. So, my question is; is it ‘normal’ to feel a bit powerless, to think that there are just too […]

The Word “God” in Prayer

Dear Gary,

After reading the articles on your website (very inspiring by the way).  (early website  I don’t know which article she was reading.)    I was wondering how you would describe the concept of ‘God’. I find myself struggling with the meaning and the word ‘God’. For me the word God is associated with a person […]

Respect in Relationships

Gary,
My lover consistently takes actions I feel are disrespectful and my reaction is that my desire to do loving things for her (sweet talk, flowers, even regular conversation) decreases dramatically.
Q1 How do you determine whether you are withholding your love or preferring not to be disrespected?
Curiously, JS
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