Developing Decisiveness | Tenaciously Maintaining the Path Least Travel if You Find Inner Alignment There's often so much to choose from, it's figuring out what choice to make that often trumps the quality of choice we end up making. Sometimes we feel like choosing something is better than choosing nothing at all. But that line of thought often leads to us over-compensating, over-investing, and over-committing to the people, places, and things in our lives that we weren't really sure about to begin with. So how do we make sure that we treat the decision-making process with care, so that we're tenaciously aligning our actions to our own values, beliefs and desires? Every choice and every decision carries an impact - so make sure that you attribute the appropriate level of care to every decision you're making. Do you have any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com #violenceprevention #uoft #universityoftoronto #stalking #decisiveness 0:00 - 2:30 - Intro 2:30 - 12:00 Counteracting Feelings of Helplessness 13:00 - Wrap Up *RESOURCES* - The Power of Tenacity: https://jupitercenter.com/the-power-of-tenacity - Harnessing the Power of Tenacity and Uniformity in Daily Practices: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/harnessing-power-tenacity-uniformity-daily-practices-schreifels - FThe Power Of Tenacity in The Face of Adversity: https://www.taketheleadwomen.com/stories/power-of-tenacity-in-the-face-of-adversity For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly: https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogs Make sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content: *SOCIALS* Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPE Instagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistrae Twitter: @Purpose_SPE Pinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE If you'd like to read my research thesis, "ADHD: Is it a Social Construct or does it have a Neurophysiological Basis?" you can find it at the following address: https://rachellerealist.wordpress.com​​. ​I'm more than happy to answer your questions, feel free to send an email to: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com OUR AUTONOMY, SELF-EFFICACY, COMPASSION & SELF-CONCEPT WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE (AGES 4-8, 9-13 & 14-17) BE SURE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE AND MAKE YOUR PURCHASE! Do you like the intro/outro music? Check out the artist on Spotify: Artist Name: Valdii Song Name: I Learn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/projectpurposespe/support

3 Healthy Strategies to Counteract Feelings of Helplessness | Grow through What You're Going through A lot can happen in a day that we have no control over. This can be especially challenging when we ourselves are impacted by the outcome, and the outcome is largely outside our realm of control. With a focus on the end result we're looking for, and the miles that exist between where we want to be and this present moment... it's easy to feel helpless. Many of us do. Many of us forgot a time where we didn't feel helpless, and much of the things we do and choose not to do stem from how we've learned to manage that sense of helplessness. Having been stalked by my professor at UofT's Rotman's School of management for the last four years, across country and several other countries, I'm well acquainted with the feeling. All to say, part of my survivorship is learning how to constructively respond and adapt to those feelings of helplessness, rather than cave into them - hopefully these insights can support you, too. Do you have any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com #violenceprevention #uoft #universityoftoronto #stalking #helplessness 0:00 - 2:30 - Intro 2:30 - 12:00 Counteracting Feelings of Helplessness 13:00 - Wrap Up *RESOURCES* - 8 Things to Do If You're Feeling Helpless: https://www.verywellmind.com/things-to-do-if-you-feel-helpless-5093315 - 5 Ways to Reduce Helplessness: https://psychcentral.com/blog/5-ways-to-reduce-helplessness#1 - Feeling Helpless: A Guide to Your Emotions: https://divethru.com/feeling-helpless-a-guide-to-your-emotions/ For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly: https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogs Make sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content: *SOCIALS* Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPE Instagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistrae Twitter: @Purpose_SPE Pinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE If you'd like to read my research thesis, "ADHD: Is it a Social Construct or does it have a Neurophysiological Basis?" you can find it at the following address: https://rachellerealist.wordpress.com​​. ​I'm more than happy to answer your questions, feel free to send an email to: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com OUR AUTONOMY, SELF-EFFICACY, COMPASSION & SELF-CONCEPT WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE (AGES 4-8, 9-13 & 14-17) BE SURE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE AND MAKE YOUR PURCHASE! Do you like the intro/outro music? Check out the artist on Spotify: Artist Name: Valdii Song Name: I Learn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/projectpurposespe/support

Knowing Where to Turn to in Difficulty | The Power of Social Participation in Eco-Systems of Support There's so much more to the world we live in, than the corner that our lives occupy. Oftentimes, we find ourselves so busy in the routines that we've established, we forget that there are other ways we can spend our time. There are eco-systems of different communities taking place around us each day. Some of them operating within our neighbourhoods, entirely unbeknownst to us. Part of how we uncover some of these programs is through our active participation. Recognizing that being social, often extends beyond recreational, and if we find a niche that enables us, why not? It's often the paradox that we end up serving ourselves, the more we position ourselves to be of service to others. I can say personally, were it not for my own social participation and volunteer efforts, I wouldn't have known certain programs were available -- when I needed them the most. Do you have any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com #violenceprevention #socialparticipation #uoft #universityoftoronto #stalking0:00 - 2:30 - Intro 2:30 - 13:00 The Power of Social Participation 13:00 - Wrap Up *RESOURCES* - The science behind why doing good makes us feel good: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-science-behind-why-doing-good-makes-us-feel-good - Social Participation: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/social-participation - Social Participation in the Elderly: What Does the Literature Tell Us? https://www.researchgate.net/publication/243755795_Social_Participation_in_the_Elderly_What_Does_the_Literature_Tell_Us For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly: https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogs Make sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content: *SOCIALS* Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPE Instagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistrae Twitter: @Purpose_SPE Pinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE If you'd like to read my research thesis, "ADHD: Is it a Social Construct or does it have a Neurophysiological Basis?" you can find it at the following address: https://rachellerealist.wordpress.com​​. ​I'm more than happy to answer your questions, feel free to send an email to: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com OUR AUTONOMY, SELF-EFFICACY, COMPASSION & SELF-CONCEPT WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE (AGES 4-8, 9-13 & 14-17) BE SURE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE AND MAKE YOUR PURCHASE! Do you like the intro/outro music? Check out the artist on Spotify: Artist Name: Valdii Song Name: I Learn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/projectpurposespe/support

Let Go of What Was Never in Your Realm of Control | Leveraging the Power Inherent In Your Reactions Extreme situations will teach you that not a lot is within your control. Often times we nourish this sense of control, and reinforce the belief that we're in control, because much of life tends to go as planned. What if I told you the best thing you can do is to liberate yourself from that belief? You increase your ability to be flexible and to adapt to any shift and change in circumstance, when you realize that the only area where self-mastery is required in this life is your reaction. We have control of how we respond and how we react to the challenges that we face in this life. The moment we spend less time focusing on external factors, and more time focusing on how we cultivate that inner governance - we increase our own odds of survival, and we change the game. I believe that this is the single most important factor that enabled me to survive four years of being stalked, terrorized and intimidated across Canada, and throughout several countries across the ocean, too. Do you have any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com #universityoftoronto #violenceprevention #culture #changemanagement #shift 0:00 - 2:30 - Intro 2:30 - 16:00 Let Go of What is Beyond Your Realm of Control 16:00 - Wrap Up *RESOURCES* - Look who's stalking: Obsessive pursuit and attachment theory: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/223160565_Look_who%27s_stalking_Obsessive_pursuit_and_attachment_theory - Inside the Mind of a Stalker: https://www.joinonelove.org/learn/inside-the-mind-of-a-stalker/ - The dark side of relationship pursuit: From attraction to obsession and stalking: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331731570_The_dark_side_of_relationship_pursuit_From_attraction_to_obsession_and_stalking For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly: https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogs Make sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content: *SOCIALS* Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPE Instagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistrae Twitter: @Purpose_SPE Pinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE I'm more than happy to answer your questions, feel free to send an email to: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com OUR AUTONOMY, SELF-EFFICACY, COMPASSION & SELF-CONCEPT WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE (AGES 4-8, 9-13 & 14-17) BE SURE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE AND MAKE YOUR PURCHASE! Do you like the intro/outro music? Check out the artist on Spotify: Artist Name: Valdii Song Name: I Learn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/projectpurposespe/support

Learning to Sit in Uncomfortable Truths | Develop the Capacity to Hold Space for Traumatic Realities Many of us have had specific experiences, whether our own or of those that we know personally, that have shaken us to our core. Whether it was coming to terms with an illness, a violent occurrence, or a death -- proximity to these situations has the power to change our perceptions, permanently. This are the life events that have the power to enable us to come out stronger, or have the capacity to break us. It is important that we learn to accept that reality is what it is, even if that is miles away from the reality we idealize. The best way to bring the life that we envision into existence, is to build a bridge between the realities we philosophize about, and the realities we know have the potential to create positive impact. All the while ensuring that our feet remain on solid ground. #universityoftoronto #violenceprevention #culture #changemanagement #shift 0:00 - 2:30 - Intro 2:30 - 13:15 Developing the Capacity to Hold Space for Traumatic Realities 13:15 - Wrap Up *RESOURCES* - Look who's stalking: Obsessive pursuit and attachment theory: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/223160565_Look_who%27s_stalking_Obsessive_pursuit_and_attachment_theory - Inside the Mind of a Stalker: https://www.joinonelove.org/learn/inside-the-mind-of-a-stalker/ - The dark side of relationship pursuit: From attraction to obsession and stalking: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331731570_The_dark_side_of_relationship_pursuit_From_attraction_to_obsession_and_stalking For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly: https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogs Make sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content: *SOCIALS* Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPE Instagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistrae Twitter: @Purpose_SPE Pinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE ​I'm more than happy to answer your questions, feel free to send an email to: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com OUR AUTONOMY, SELF-EFFICACY, COMPASSION & SELF-CONCEPT WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE (AGES 4-8, 9-13 & 14-17) BE SURE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE AND MAKE YOUR PURCHASE! Do you like the intro/outro music? Check out the artist on Spotify: Artist Name: Valdii Song Name: I Learn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/projectpurposespe/support

How the Culture (Status Quo) Sustains Environments that are not Conducive to Diversity & Inclusion With reference to the blog that I shared earlier this week, I want to take a moment to talk about the influence of culture. Many of us make choices as to where we spend our time when we feel that the spoken culture aligns with our inherent values and beliefs. How any company or school markets itself, is driving millions of decisions to-date. So what happens in those cases where culture fails to live up to your expectations? In the comments, write below how you felt about the gap that exists between the spoken culture and the lived culture when you arrived? When confronted with the gaps between the philosophy and the reality of any given culture, based on believing an ideal that was "future focused" -- what strategies do you have now that you think you' d put to use, if not only the culture wasn't what you thought... but also a culture creates friction and discomfort that you'd rather not be subject to? #universityoftoronto #violenceprevention #culture #changemanagement #shift 0:00 - 2:30 - Intro 2:30 - 11:12 How the Culture Sustains Environments that are Unhealthy 11:12 - Wrap Up *RESOURCES* - Look who's stalking: Obsessive pursuit and attachment theory: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/223160565_Look_who%27s_stalking_Obsessive_pursuit_and_attachment_theory - Inside the Mind of a Stalker: https://www.joinonelove.org/learn/inside-the-mind-of-a-stalker/ - The dark side of relationship pursuit: From attraction to obsession and stalking: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331731570_The_dark_side_of_relationship_pursuit_From_attraction_to_obsession_and_stalking For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly: https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogs Make sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content: *SOCIALS* Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPE Instagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistrae Twitter: @Purpose_SPE Pinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE If you'd like to read my research thesis, "ADHD: Is it a Social Construct or does it have a Neurophysiological Basis?" you can find it at the following address: https://rachellerealist.wordpress.com​​. ​I'm more than happy to answer your questions, feel free to send an email to: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com OUR AUTONOMY, SELF-EFFICACY, COMPASSION & SELF-CONCEPT WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE (AGES 4-8, 9-13 & 14-17) BE SURE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE AND MAKE YOUR PURCHASE! Do you like the intro/outro music? Check out the artist on Spotify: Artist Name: Valdii Song Name: I Learn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/projectpurposespe/support

How I Discovered I was Being Stalked and Managed to Stay a Few Steps Ahead | Tips on Digital Hygiene It has been two weeks since I posted my first video. In these videos, I've been speaking up about being stalked for the last four years by my professor at UofT and senior leader at McKinsey & Co Canada, Scott Rutherford. By progress, I mean: 1) No one from the University of Toronto has reached out to me to address these concerns 2) There has been no action or investigation launched against Scott Rutherford, the professor at Rotman's School of Management and senior leader at McKinsey & Co Canada who has dedicated the last four years to stalking, terrorizing and intimidation tactics involving the RCMP 3) There's been no formal address, whatsoever, to speak to the unspoken cost of entry, being violence - especially against women, at the leading business school of Canada Rotman's school of management Make no mistake, I am not the first woman to experience violence at Rotman's School of Management, University of Toronto. I am however, the first to speak up about it because at this point, being silent (as many have callously suggested), will cost me my life. I have already survived four programs for women escaping violence before relocating to Portugal. Silence enables the abusers - who are celebrated, commemorated, and enabled to perpetuate more violence towards women, and vulnerable persons. While I had no choice in being the target of such a vicious and prolonged attack, I have never been the type to go "silently into the night." Recognize that there are other women who are enduring violence, who are reading your commentary, who are either gaining courage or losing hope based on the advice you chose to share. I will keep posting these videos until there is transparency, accountability, and traction in creating policy and establishing standards that protect women who are integrated into these programs. The inclusion and diversity that the University of Toronto boasts of having, carries little weight when the unspoken cost of entry is violence. That is not a price I ever agreed to pay. And I will not further enable a culture of violence against women at the Rotman's School of Management, by being silent about how my experience with their educators has disrupted and stolen the last four years of my life. #universityoftoronto #violenceprevention #stalking #professor Any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com 0:00 - 2:30 - Intro 2:30 - 18:00 Tips on Digital Hygiene 18:00 - Wrap Up *RESOURCES* - What is Agreeableness? https://www.alooba.com/skills/personality-traits/the-big-five-personality-model/agreeableness/ - Examining the accuracy of lay beliefs about the effects of personality on prosocial behavior: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/bdm.2282 - Classroom ratings of likeability and popularity are related to the Big Five and the general factor of personality: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0092656610001157 For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly: https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogs Make sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content: *SOCIALS* Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPE Instagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistrae Twitter: @Purpose_SPE Pinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/projectpurposespe/support

Creating a Safe Space to Share Our Experiences on Violence & Trauma | Baseline Tenets of Empathy I want to start off by thanking everyone who has taken the time to listen to my experience, and for holding space for me while I spoke vulnerably, about my experience being stalked for the last four years. As we continue to engage in dialogue, I just ask that we be intentional with how we position our thoughts and opinions about what behaviours attract trauma. In all cases, correlation is not causation and speaking out about violence that dehumanizes, degrades and demeans is its own very real challenge. Let's focus on creating and maintaining psychological safety, so that people feel safe while sharing. #uoft #rotmanschool #rotman #escapingviolence #stalking #abuse #rcmp #abuseofpower #mckinsey Any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com 0:00 - 2:30 - Intro 2:30 - 11:00 My Stalking Nightmare Update & Tenets on Empathy 11:00 - Wrap Up *RESOURCES* - Look who's stalking: Obsessive pursuit and attachment theory: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/223160565_Look_who%27s_stalking_Obsessive_pursuit_and_attachment_theory - Inside the Mind of a Stalker: https://www.joinonelove.org/learn/inside-the-mind-of-a-stalker/ - The dark side of relationship pursuit: From attraction to obsession and stalking: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331731570_The_dark_side_of_relationship_pursuit_From_attraction_to_obsession_and_stalking For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly: https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogs Make sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content: *SOCIALS* Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPE Instagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistrae Twitter: @Purpose_SPE Pinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE ​I'm more than happy to answer your questions, feel free to send an email to: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com OUR AUTONOMY, SELF-EFFICACY, COMPASSION & SELF-CONCEPT WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE (AGES 4-8, 9-13 & 14-17) BE SURE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE AND MAKE YOUR PURCHASE! Do you like the intro/outro music? Check out the artist on Spotify: Artist Name: Valdii Song Name: I Learn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/projectpurposespe/support

Speaking Up & Speaking Out About My 4-Year Strong Stalking Nightmare: UofT Professor & RCMP Officer I spoke out about how I've spent the last four years to-date getting stalked by my professor University of Toronto's Rotman's School of Management, Scott Rutherford. I was also vocal about meeting an RCMP officer who contributed to the silencing campaign, Alex Lamb. I spoke candidly about how the behaviours and actions of both of these influential and powerful men, were the reason why I cycled through four programs for women escaping violence, and moved abroad - where the stalking has continued. This video highlights some of the effects of that video being released. It has since been removed, and while I'm waiting on the appeal, do plan on reposting the video as soon as I can. I really appreciate all of your support. #uoft #rotmanschool #rotman #escapingviolence #stalking #abuse #rcmp #abuseofpower #mckinsey Any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com 0:00 - 2:30 - Intro 2:30 - 16:00 My 4-Year Strong Stalking Nightmare 16:00 - Wrap Up *RESOURCES* - Look who's stalking: Obsessive pursuit and attachment theory: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/223160565_Look_who%27s_stalking_Obsessive_pursuit_and_attachment_theory - Inside the Mind of a Stalker: https://www.joinonelove.org/learn/inside-the-mind-of-a-stalker/ - The dark side of relationship pursuit: From attraction to obsession and stalking: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331731570_The_dark_side_of_relationship_pursuit_From_attraction_to_obsession_and_stalking For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly: https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogs Make sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content: *SOCIALS* Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPE Instagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistrae Twitter: @Purpose_SPE Pinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE If you'd like to read my research thesis, "ADHD: Is it a Social Construct or does it have a Neurophysiological Basis?" you can find it at the following address: https://rachellerealist.wordpress.com​​. ​I'm more than happy to answer your questions, feel free to send an email to: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com OUR AUTONOMY, SELF-EFFICACY, COMPASSION & SELF-CONCEPT WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE (AGES 4-8, 9-13 & 14-17) BE SURE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE AND MAKE YOUR PURCHASE! Do you like the intro/outro music? Check out the artist on Spotify: Artist Name: Valdii Song Name: I Learn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/projectpurposespe/support

When those Who Serve & Protect, Seek to Smear and Silence Your Voice | My 4-Year Stalking Nightmare In the same year, fateful 2020, I made the choice to go no contact with abusive family members, and ended up needing to go on the run because of a stalker. While most people will speak on being stalked by a stranger or a romantic partner -- the stalker that has persecuted me for the last four years + was neither. He was my mentor, from the Leadership Development Lab at Rotman's School of Management in University of Toronto. If matters could not get any worse, while on the run, I sought the support of the RCMP - thinking this nightmare would come to an end sooner than it began. That didn't happen. Instead, I learned the hard way... that when it rains, it pours. One stalker, became two. #uoft #rotmanschool #rotman #escapingviolence #stalking #abuse #rcmp #abuseofpower #mckinsey Any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com 0:00 - 2:30 - Intro 2:30 - 33:00 How the RCMP Sought to Smear & Silence Me 33:00 - Wrap Up *RESOURCES* - Look who's stalking: Obsessive pursuit and attachment theory: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/223160565_Look_who%27s_stalking_Obsessive_pursuit_and_attachment_theory - Inside the Mind of a Stalker: https://www.joinonelove.org/learn/inside-the-mind-of-a-stalker/ - The dark side of relationship pursuit: From attraction to obsession and stalking: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331731570_The_dark_side_of_relationship_pursuit_From_attraction_to_obsession_and_stalking For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly: https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogs Make sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content: *SOCIALS* Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPE Instagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistrae Twitter: @Purpose_SPE Pinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE If you'd like to read my research thesis, "ADHD: Is it a Social Construct or does it have a Neurophysiological Basis?" you can find it at the following address: https://rachellerealist.wordpress.com​​. ​I'm more than happy to answer your questions, feel free to send an email to: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com OUR AUTONOMY, SELF-EFFICACY, COMPASSION & SELF-CONCEPT WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE (AGES 4-8, 9-13 & 14-17) BE SURE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE AND MAKE YOUR PURCHASE! Do you like the intro/outro music? Check out the artist on Spotify: Artist Name: Valdii Song Name: I Learn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/projectpurposespe/support

Silence Doesn't Support Your Well-Being | My UofT Professor Continues to Get Away with Stalking Me Does anyone else hope that if they say nothing and do nothing, that problems might magically disappear? That was my hope. All to say, 4 years later and I've come to the realization that I was wrong. When it comes to matters of safety - silence is never the answer. It's never an easy decision to speak up and to speak out when you're already being subjected to violence. For those who have endured any level of physical, emotional, psychological, or any other form of abuse, there's a huge risk that comes with speaking up, when you have limited options to escape the people who seem dedicated to hurting you. As someone who has not only moved cross country (from Toronto to Vancouver Island) to escape violence, to then try and find amnesty living abroad, I'm more aware than most at how impossible it feels to escape someone who thinks they own you. I've finally come to the conclusion, that speaking up is the only logical answer. #uoft #rotmanschool #rotman #escapingviolence #stalking #abuse #rcmp #abuseofpower #mckinsey Any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com 0:00 - 2:30 - Intro 2:30 - 27:00 My UofT Mentor Keeps Getting Away with Stalking 27:00 - Wrap Up *RESOURCES* - Look who's stalking: Obsessive pursuit and attachment theory: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/223160565_Look_who%27s_stalking_Obsessive_pursuit_and_attachment_theory - Inside the Mind of a Stalker: https://www.joinonelove.org/learn/inside-the-mind-of-a-stalker/ - The dark side of relationship pursuit: From attraction to obsession and stalking: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331731570_The_dark_side_of_relationship_pursuit_From_attraction_to_obsession_and_stalking For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly: https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogs Make sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content: *SOCIALS* Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPE Instagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistrae Twitter: @Purpose_SPE Pinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE If you'd like to read my research thesis, "ADHD: Is it a Social Construct or does it have a Neurophysiological Basis?" you can find it at the following address: https://rachellerealist.wordpress.com​​. ​I'm more than happy to answer your questions, feel free to send an email to: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com OUR AUTONOMY, SELF-EFFICACY, COMPASSION & SELF-CONCEPT WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE (AGES 4-8, 9-13 & 14-17) BE SURE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE AND MAKE YOUR PURCHASE! Do you like the intro/outro music? Check out the artist on Spotify: Artist Name: Valdii Song Name: I Learn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/projectpurposespe/support

How Gender, Attractiveness & Intelligence (Mis)Inform Our Expectations of Each Other's Agreeability Everyday we navigate a sea of strangers. If any of them are lucky enough to catch your attention, one of the first narratives you'll craft about the unsuspecting stranger speaks to your estimation of how agreeable they might be. Which serves to inform you on how much you think you'll like that person. It's time to address our unconscious bias. All the factors that tend to inform this "judgy" introspection? Your internalized norms about gender, how you rate them on attractiveness, and how intelligent you assume they are. All that informs your idea of how intelligent someone is right out of the gate is an entirely different discussion. But how many times were you pleasantly surprised? How often did you realize that the factors you thought would inform to what extent you could see yourself liking that person.... actually proved to be false? Yet why do we find ourselves still playing the same game? #mentahealth #unconsciousbias #agreeable Any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com 0:00 - 2:30 - Intro 2:30 - 13:08 Our (Mis)Informed Expectations on Agreeability 13:08 - Wrap Up *RESOURCES* - What is Agreeableness? https://www.alooba.com/skills/personality-traits/the-big-five-personality-model/agreeableness/ - Examining the accuracy of lay beliefs about the effects of personality on prosocial behavior: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/bdm.2282 - Classroom ratings of likeability and popularity are related to the Big Five and the general factor of personality: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0092656610001157 For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly: https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogs Make sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content: *SOCIALS* Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPE Instagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistrae Twitter: @Purpose_SPE Pinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE If you'd like to read my research thesis, "ADHD: Is it a Social Construct or does it have a Neurophysiological Basis?" you can find it at the following address: https://rachellerealist.wordpress.com​​. ​I'm more than happy to answer your questions, feel free to send an email to: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com OUR AUTONOMY, SELF-EFFICACY, COMPASSION & SELF-CONCEPT WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE (AGES 4-8, 9-13 & 14-17) BE SURE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE AND MAKE YOUR PURCHASE! Do you like the intro/outro music? Check out the artist on Spotify: Artist Name: Valdii Song Name: I Learn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/projectpurposespe/support

Learning to Say "No" Without Apologizing | Developing the Muscle to Decline & Honour Your Boundaries A lot of people struggle with the word no. Whether it's to say no, when they're not in the mood - or even more alarming, the individuals who take issue with hearing no. Much of culture & society has provided so many different vehicles to teach us the virtues of agreeability, being accommodating, and being willing to serve -- that we're now catering to a sense of entitlement, that can sometimes become ugly. As a first note - there is nothing offensive about saying the word no, or hearing it. Time, energy, and attention are highly valued resources - every person is juggling between priorities and obligations that make demands for all three. So in honour of where you want your energy to go - say no. And in honour of where you would much rather sit it out - say no Learn the benefit of being firm and direct when it comes to where you want your energy to go and flow. #mentahealth #sayingno #boundaries Any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com 0:00 - 2:30 - Intro 2:30 - 17:00 Saying No, Without Apology 17:00 - Wrap Up *RESOURCES* - Nine Practices to Help You Say No: https://hbr.org/2013/02/nine-practices-to-help-you-say - How and When to Say No: https://psychcentral.com/lib/learning-to-say-no - How to Say No to People: https://www.verywellmind.com/say-no-to-people-making-demands-on-your-time-3145025 For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly: https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogs Make sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content: *SOCIALS* Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPE Instagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistrae Twitter: @Purpose_SPE Pinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE If you'd like to read my research thesis, "ADHD: Is it a Social Construct or does it have a Neurophysiological Basis?" you can find it at the following address: https://rachellerealist.wordpress.com​​. ​I'm more than happy to answer your questions, feel free to send an email to: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com OUR AUTONOMY, SELF-EFFICACY, COMPASSION & SELF-CONCEPT WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE (AGES 4-8, 9-13 & 14-17) BE SURE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE AND MAKE YOUR PURCHASE! Do you like the intro/outro music? Check out the artist on Spotify: Artist Name: Valdii Song Name: I Learn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/projectpurposespe/support

How Inner Alignment Increases the Quality of Our Choices | Decisions that Shield Us from Undue Harm You know that saying, short-term pain long-term gain? Well, what they didn't tell you is that it does not work well in reverse. That is when your focus is on short-term gain... it almost always results in long-term pain - and who wants that? Many of us feel that valuing now, means discounting the cost of present-decisions on the version of ourselves in the future. We focus on living in the present, and any concern that feels a long way out, can be offloaded and minimized. Though that kind of decision-making isn't often made with a critical question we should always ask : 1. Will this choice hurt me in some way in the long-run? 2. Is avoiding this choice exposing me to harm? It is often the response to these questions that will have us thinking twice... about the way we navigate and the decisions we make #education #alignment #choice 0:00 - 2:20 - Intro 2:20 - 11:00 - How to Increase the Quality of Your Choices 11:00 - Wrap Up Any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com #education #creative #destruction *RESOURCES* - Why You’re the Only One Who Can Honor Your Life Choices: https://breaktheframe.com/life-choices/ - Change Your Life: Be Honest with Yourself and Make Conscious Choices: https://tinybuddha.com/blog/change-your-life-be-honest-with-yourself-make-conscious-choices/ - Choosing Yourself When Making a Difficult Decision: https://makeitbrave.com/choosing-yourself/ For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly: https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogs Make sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content 🙂 *SOCIALS* Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPE Instagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistrae Twitter: @Purpose_SPE Pinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE ​I'm more than happy to answer your questions, feel free to send an email to: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com OUR AUTONOMY, SELF-EFFICACY, COMPASSION & SELF-CONCEPT WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE (AGES 4-8, 9-13 & 14-17) BE SURE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE AND MAKE YOUR PURCHASE! Do you like the intro/outro music? Check out the artist on Spotify: Artist Name: Valdii Song Name: I Learn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/projectpurposespe/support

Understanding your Relationship with Learning | Trusting the Process If/When Mastery Isn't a Given It feels good to be knowledgeable in a given area 😊. Being the subject matter expert in a given topic is an opportunity to lend insight, support, and perspective for ongoing developments within your area of expertise. Many of us have such deep knowledge in a given area, we forgot that getting to this area of "know how" was a process 😩 When we step outside of our comfort zone and given ourselves the opportunity to learn something new, and find ourselves struggling... rather than be discouraged, stay motivated 😊 Some concepts take time to understand, and the more challenging the learning process, the more you've given yourself an opportunity to develop proficiency in an area that doesn't come easily to you. While many people advocate for sticking to your strengths, I believe there is something to be said about investing in developing mastery, and becoming well rounded in the skills and areas of knowledge you acquire. Blindspots never helped anyone, and we have our lifetime to perfect the practice of learning - to support our own growth and evolution 😁😎 #education #trusttheprocess #mastery 0:00 - 2:20 - Intro 2:20 - 14:00 - Trusting the Process with Learning 14:00 - Wrap Up Any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com #education #creative #destruction *RESOURCES* - Three Aspects of “Revision:” Reworking, Refining, and Revisioning: https://writerunboxed.com/2021/10/20/three-aspects-of-revision-reworking-refining-and-revisioning/ - Ideation and Proactive Creative Destruction: https://www.theandgroup.com/post/ideation-and-proactive-creative-destruction - 14 Barriers to Ideation and How to Overcome Them: https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/14-barriers-to-ideation-and-how-to-overcome-them For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly: https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogs Make sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content 🙂 *SOCIALS* Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPE Instagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistrae Twitter: @Purpose_SPE Pinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE If you'd like to read my research thesis, "ADHD: Is it a Social Construct or does it have a Neurophysiological Basis?" you can find it at the following address: https://rachellerealist.wordpress.com​​. ​I'm more than happy to answer your questions, feel free to send an email to: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com OUR AUTONOMY, SELF-EFFICACY, COMPASSION & SELF-CONCEPT WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE (AGES 4-8, 9-13 & 14-17) BE SURE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE AND MAKE YOUR PURCHASE! Do you like the intro/outro music? Check out the artist on Spotify: Artist Name: Valdii Song Name: I Learn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/projectpurposespe/support

3 Tendencies to Remove from Our Self-Care Toolkit | Power in Aligning Our Decisions to Our Beliefs Many of us engage in self-sacrificing behaviours because we've been taught that we'll be held in higher esteem if we do so. So for the sake of the whole we tolerate mistreatment, we allow our feelings to be invalidated, and we stay quiet. We are silent in situations where we want to be vocal, where we know we need to speak out -- because we know, inherently, that our input will not be appreciated. So rather than speak our truth and use our voice, we force ourselves to suppress it and repress it... delaying the inevitable harm that not aligning decisions and our values create both in our relationships and with ourselves. If our focus is on well-being, then there are certain practices that need to stop, let's take it three discussion points at a time Any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com #wellness #selfcare #personalpower 0:00 - 2:30 - Intro 2:30 - 14:30 3 Self-care Don'ts 14:30 - Wrap Up Any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com *RESOURCES* - BEAUTIFULLY SIMPLY YOU: https://beautifullysimplyyou.com/2019/01/28/the-strength-in-speaking-your-truth/#:~:text=If%20you%20have%20the%20opportunity,own%20personal%20path%20to%20healing. - Why You Should Stand Up For Yourself and Speak Your Truth: https://acinglife.com/why-you-should-stand-up-for-yourself-and-speak-your-truth/ - Breaking the Silence: Why Survivors of Abuse Shouldn’t Keep Quiet: https://abetterearth.medium.com/breaking-the-silence-why-survivors-of-abuse-shouldnt-keep-quiet-7ffdbabc9295 https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogs Make sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content: *SOCIALS* Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPE Instagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistrae Twitter: @Purpose_SPE Pinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE If you'd like to read my research thesis, "ADHD: Is it a Social Construct or does it have a Neurophysiological Basis?" you can find it at the following address: https://rachellerealist.wordpress.com​​. ​I'm more than happy to answer your questions, feel free to send an email to: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com OUR AUTONOMY, SELF-EFFICACY, COMPASSION & SELF-CONCEPT WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE (AGES 4-8, 9-13 & 14-17) BE SURE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE AND MAKE YOUR PURCHASE! Do you like the intro/outro music? Check out the artist on Spotify: Artist Name: Valdii Song Name: I Learn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/projectpurposespe/support

3 Ways to Incorporate Self-Care Into Your Day | Treating Self-Care as a Lifestyle and Not a Reward A lot of times we think of self-care and we think about those moments where we spoil ourselves once in a while. It's time we stop thinking of self-care within the frame of treating ourselves to something special, or spoiling ourselves. Self-care needs to be a priority for you and your well-being. Self-care leading your life with self-love. Recognizing and responding to your own needs. Being mindful of your emotional, spiritual, physical and mental self and rising to the occasion. To consider self-care, and to what extent you engage in it, you have to think honestly about how frequently you dismiss your needs, and to what extent could you lead a happier, healthier life if you just reframed the way you see self-care, and start treating it as the priority it is. Any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com #wellness #selfcare #personalpower 0:00 - 2:30 - Intro 2:30 - 16:30 3 Self-care Tenets 16:30 - Wrap Up Any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com *RESOURCES* - 5 Effective Steps for Redefining Self-Care: https://www.relias.com/blog/its-time-to-redefine-self-care - Redefining Self-Care: What Self-Care Truly Me: https://www.recoverlution.com/knowledge/redefining-self-care - Defining & Redefining Self-Care: https://www.upbeing.ai/blog/defining-redefining-self-care https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogs Make sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content: *SOCIALS* Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPE Instagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistrae Twitter: @Purpose_SPE Pinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE ​I'm more than happy to answer your questions, feel free to send an email to: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com OUR AUTONOMY, SELF-EFFICACY, COMPASSION & SELF-CONCEPT WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE (AGES 4-8, 9-13 & 14-17) BE SURE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE AND MAKE YOUR PURCHASE! Do you like the intro/outro music? Check out the artist on Spotify: Artist Name: Valdii Song Name: I Learn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/projectpurposespe/support

Understanding Trauma-Informed Conscientiousness | How Survival Changes the Way We Choose to Show Up An instant has the power to change someone. Surviving trauma, regardless of your survivor's story, will shift the way you view the people, places, and situations in your life. Most importantly, surviving trauma will change the way you orient, and the way that you show up as you find your balance, post traumatic event. Life involves experiences that force you to see yourself in relation to the world around you. As you find acceptance and begin to heal, that clarity has the power to inform how you decide to engage and interact, honouring your survivorship, and also applying the wisdom that those experiences imparted. While many try to typecast what surviving trauma looks like, it will always be our individual story to tell, in our own time, in our own way. #mentahealth #posttraumaticthriving #healingjourney Any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com 0:00 - 2:30 - Intro 2:30 - 11:30 Trauma-Informed Conscientiousness 11:30 - Wrap Up *RESOURCES* - GETTING OUT GUIDE: https://www.violencelink.ca/getting-out-guide - How to Recognize Coercive Control: https://www.healthline.com/health/coercive-control - How to Leave an Abusive Relationship and Not Go Back: https://psychcentral.com/blog/how-to-stop-going-back-to-an-abusive-relationship For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly: https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogs Make sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content: *SOCIALS* Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPE Instagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistrae Twitter: @Purpose_SPE Pinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE ​I'm more than happy to answer your questions, feel free to send an email to: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com OUR AUTONOMY, SELF-EFFICACY, COMPASSION & SELF-CONCEPT WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE (AGES 4-8, 9-13 & 14-17) BE SURE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE AND MAKE YOUR PURCHASE! Do you like the intro/outro music? Check out the artist on Spotify: Artist Name: Valdii Song Name: I Learn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/projectpurposespe/support

Creating a Safety Plan When Going No Contact with Toxic Relationships | Learning to Prioritize Self Planning before action (when possible) is a critical step not to be taken lightly when going no contact. Breaking free from toxic relationships will be the best choice you'll ever make for yourself, while also being a difficult decision to execute without a plan. Power is never lost without a battle. In anticipating there being a war waged when cutting ties for your own mental health, you can minimize the damage earlier on. Recognize that while tough calls will need to be made, when it comes to prioritizing your safety - make those calls unapologetically. Any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com 0:00 - 2:30 - Intro 2:30 - 18:30 Creating a Safety Plan When Going No Contact 18:30 - Wrap Up *RESOURCES* - GETTING OUT GUIDE: https://www.violencelink.ca/getting-out-guide - How to Recognize Coercive Control: https://www.healthline.com/health/coercive-control - How to Leave an Abusive Relationship and Not Go Back: https://psychcentral.com/blog/how-to-stop-going-back-to-an-abusive-relationship For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly: https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogs Make sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content: *SOCIALS* Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPE Instagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistrae Twitter: @Purpose_SPE Pinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE If you'd like to read my research thesis, "ADHD: Is it a Social Construct or does it have a Neurophysiological Basis?" you can find it at the following address: https://rachellerealist.wordpress.com​​. ​I'm more than happy to answer your questions, feel free to send an email to: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com OUR AUTONOMY, SELF-EFFICACY, COMPASSION & SELF-CONCEPT WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE (AGES 4-8, 9-13 & 14-17) BE SURE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE AND MAKE YOUR PURCHASE! Do you like the intro/outro music? Check out the artist on Spotify: Artist Name: Valdii Song Name: I Learn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/projectpurposespe/support

Helpful Ways to Cope with Helplessness | Challenging Limiting Beliefs and Harnessing Inner Alignment We've all at some point experienced a sense of helplessness.Whether it was a result of our sense of our own ability to perform or to execute, or if it was being faced with a situation that seems beyond our ability to cope.We're never as helpless as we think. Helplessness can be learned through the limiting beliefs we have about ourselves and how the world operates. Whether it was us, a trusted friend, or a family member that confined us to a box, and though miserable, we've made due.In other cases, helplessness can be how we feel about the situations, people, places and circumstances that are truly beyond our realm of control. We feel helpless because our focus is on the outcome, rather than our response and our reaction, and the ways that we can authentically inform that outcome, and find peace with how things turn out.In all cases, there are better ways of managing helplessness than allowing ourselves to feel crippled by worry, anxiety, and fear.Sometimes it's simply a matter of perspective Any questions? Send us an email: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com #wellness#identity #development 0:00 - 2:30 - Intro 2:30 - 10:30 Helpful Ways to Cope with Helplessness 10:30 - Wrap Up *RESOURCES* - 3 methods to overcome learned helplessness and boost optimism: https://psychologycompass.com/blog/overcoming-learned-helplessness/ - What Causes Learned Helplessness? https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-learned-helplessness-2795326 - Feeling helpless is inevitable. But you can overcome ithttps://kathmandupost.com/art-culture/2023/07/10/feeling-helpless-is-inevitable-but-you-can-overcome-it For all topics related to renewing and rebuilding family, communities and relationships, check out our blogs! We post bi-weekly: https://www.spe-projectpurpose.com/blogs Make sure to come visit us, subscribe to the website, and join our Member's Area for more valuable content: *SOCIALS* Website: www.spe-projectpurpose.com Facebook Page: @ProjectPurposeSPE Instagram: @ProjectPurposeSPE or my personal account @realistrae Twitter: @Purpose_SPE Pinterest: @ProjectPurposeSPE If you'd like to read my research thesis, "ADHD: Is it a Social Construct or does it have a Neurophysiological Basis?" you can find it at the following address: https://rachellerealist.wordpress.com​​. ​I'm more than happy to answer your questions, feel free to send an email to: inquiries@spe-projectpurpose.com OUR AUTONOMY, SELF-EFFICACY, COMPASSION & SELF-CONCEPT WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE (AGES 4-8, 9-13 & 14-17) BE SURE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE AND MAKE YOUR PURCHASE! Do you like the intro/outro music? Check out the artist on Spotify: Artist Name: Valdii Song Name: I Learn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/projectpurposespe/support