EP 232: Make Choices with Clarity and Stop Sabotaging Patterns with Megan

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode is about asking for what you need in relationships. Today’s caller, Megan, feels overwhelmed when faced with too many choices and is afraid to be truly seen. She doesn’t want her pattern of uncertainty to sabotage her new relationship. Like in many coaching sessions, her initial question isn’t exactly what we focus on. This is for anyone who has trouble making decisions, doubts themselves, or is in sabotaging patterns.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[For show notes go here:</span> <a href="http://christinehassler.com/episode232"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Christinehassler.com/episode232</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">]</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For empaths, love can feel overwhelming because we love so deeply. When we are in a relationship it can feel smothering and overwhelming. Instead of communicating that we need boundaries and space with love we are often afraid of confrontation or don’t want to make the other person upset. So, we unconsciously push them away by either judging them internally, nitpicking, or acting out in other ways. Empaths need to know what they need — especially at the beginning of the relationship. When you are first dating someone you need to be vocal and ask for what you need.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Boundaries in a relationship and asking for what you need is important. That way you don’t have to build walls. You can have a door and that door can be open most of the time but sometimes you need to shut it and put on the do not disturb sign. The people in your life that love you will understand. It will allow them to spend time with themselves.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When our heart is broken either through a breakup or the death of someone, we want to love again but we are scared because it feels risky.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fear of making the wrong decision will keep you from