Better Me Daily

Quote of the day:

“Empathy is like giving someone a psychological hug”

- Lawrence J.

Today’s episode explores the 3 types of empathy, what they’re concerned with, benefits and their pitfalls.

Reference article: https://blog.heartmanity.com/the-three-kinds-of-empathy-emotional-cognitive-compassionate?hs_amp=true

I sure hope you enjoy this!

You could also check out a previous episode, episode 29: The Importance of Empathy and Simple Ways To Improve Empathy.

XOXO!

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Quote for the episode:

“The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in”

- Morrie Schwartz

On this second part of the previous episode, the love languages Quality time, gift giving and Acts of service are discussed.

There’s also word from two of you wonderful listeners. Enjoy!!!

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Quote of the day:

“If we are to develop an intimate relationship, we need to know each other’s desires. If we wish to love each other, we need to know what the other person wants”

- Gary Chapman

Today’s episode is about the love languages words of affirmation and physical touch. It doesn’t just talk about how to recognize if these are our love languages, but also how to communicate and things to do to show love to people that resonate with them.

And importantly, things to do to show ourselves love if they are part of our dominant love languages.

There’s something for you to do at the end *wink*

Stay tuned for the part 2 next week.. till then, stay awesome!!

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Quote of the day: “It’s not what we say out loud that really determines our lives. It’s what we whisper to ourselves that has the most power” - Unknown Today’s episode is a narration of The benefits of Positive self talk by Keir Brady of Keir Brady Counseling Blog. Link to article is: http://www.keirbradycounseling.com/positive-self-talk/ Don’t forget to share and leave your ratings and review! Have a great week!!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Today's quote of the day is a short audio clip from Gaston of Beauty and the Beast.

We've all heard the word narcissism. Join me today to discuss what it is, the roots of the word and popular pop culture references... also a little information on how to handle a narcissist from an article on webmd is featured.

Do you have any other fictional references of narcissism? email me at [email protected]. or feature your response on your IG story and tag @bettermedailypod

have a lovely week ahead!

find the featured article here: 

https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/features/handle-narcissist

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Quote of the day: “Your reality is not the reality that the audience sees” Why do we feel like we stand out more than we really do? Have you ever had a stain on your shirt or a bad wardrobe day and felt like the whole world was pointing at you?? This episode explores the spotlight effect that explains all of this. Reference article: https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/spotlight-effect/ I hope you enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Quote of the day: “Your reality is not the reality that the audience sees” Why do we feel like we stand out more than we really do? Have you ever had a stain on your shirt or a bad wardrobe day and felt like the whole world was pointing at you?? This episode explores the spotlight effect that explains all of this. Reference article: https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/spotlight-effect/ I hope you enjoy!

Quote of the day:

"I've been doing this a long time - manipulating people to get my way. that's why you think you love me. Because i've broken you down and built you back up to believe it. Once you leave this behind, you'll see that.

- Excerpt from Captive in the Dark by C. J. Roberts.

On today's episode, Fawziyya schools us on trauma bonds in toxic relationships. What it is, how/why it comes about, cycles of abuse, signs and finally what can be done about it. so sit back and lets learn together. i hope you enjoy!!

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Quote of the day: "Sometimes a tie is really a win" - David Levy Taking another page out of the Life is A 4 Letter Word book by David A Levy and Kristine Carlson, today's episode is about how sometimes a tie is really a win. I explore this lesson in relationships and in life and I hope you gain something from it! here's my Scribd referral link: https://www.scribd.com/gi/871i5x Enjoy!!!!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Quote of the day: “A jack of all trades is a master of none, but often times better than a master of one” - Unknown Often times the phrase “jack of all trades” is made to seem less preferred to being a master of something. But is that really the case?? On today’s episode i narrate to you “Why Being A Jack Of All Trades Is Essential For Success” by Jodie Cook for forbes.com The link to the original article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jodiecook/2021/05/13/why-being-a-jack-of-all-trades-is-essential-for-success/ Let me know what you think! Share your feedback on social media and tag @bettermedailypod on Instagram and @_bettermedaily on Twitter Wishing you a blessed week! 💛💛💛