The Baggage Reclaim Sessions

Feb 03 2023 1.4k
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All humans have emotional baggage, and yet, so many of us are unaware of what we're carrying until we hit a low point, experience a health crisis, or recognise that we're in a painful pattern with our relationships or how we feel about and treat ourselves. Natalie Lue expands her popular blog Baggage Reclaim into podcast form with a weekly show about how to live and love with more self-esteem by unpacking, decluttering and tidying up our excess emotional baggage. It's time to reclaim yourself and experience more love, care trust and respect.

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Ep. 278: The One Where We Say Goodbye

Feb 03 2023 39 mins  
In the final episode of the podcast, Natalie is joined by her husband Em where they chat, answer listener questions, and say goodbye to this show which has been such a huge part of her life. Natalie's Substack The Joy of Saying No: A Simple Plan to Stop People Pleasing, Reclaim Boundaries, and Say Yes to the Life You Want is out now. Purchase it from your favourite bookseller. Sho

Ep. 277: Knowing When To Stop

Jan 20 2023 37 mins  
Natalie shares some of the realisations she's made after making a big decision. The Joy of Saying No: A Simple Plan to Stop People Pleasing, Reclaim Boundaries, and Say Yes to the Life You Want

Ep. 276: New Year, New No, and Recognising the Dark Side of People Pleasing

Dec 16 2022 49 mins  
In the final episode of 2022, Natalie shares a deleted chapter from her forthcoming book, The Joy of Saying No. She breaks down how, to escape the chains of the roles we play and trying to keep up with our and other people's often unrealistic expectations and projections, we might act out behind the scenes, go rogue on the version of ourselves that people have come to expect from u

Ep. 275: You Don’t *Have* to Be Friends With Your Ex(es)

Dec 02 2022 28 mins  
Natalie explains why our biggest imperative post-breakup isn't to be bosom buddies with our ex and how we don't need to force ourselves to be friends if we're not ready yet or we don't *want* to.

Exclusive Sneak Peek: Listen to a Chapter from The Joy of Saying No

Nov 18 2022 24 mins  
Natalie shares an exclusive excerpt from her forthcoming book The Joy of Saying No. Pre-order your copy in audiobook, hardback and ebook formats.

Ep. 273: Ignoring, Dismissing and Overriding Ourselves Always Leads to Problems

Nov 04 2022 34 mins  
Natalie breaks down why saying we're harsh/hasty/hypervigilant/picky leads to us ignoring, dismissing and overriding ourselves.

Ep. 272: Are You Disappointed? Or Is It That You're Angry?

Oct 21 2022 38 mins  
Natalie talks about the importance of distinguishing between anger and disappointment to take better care of ourselves and start moving forward. Pre-Order The Joy of Saying No. Bookshop.org | Amazon

Ep. 271: Let's Talk About Insane Politeness and Toxic Professionalism

Oct 07 2022 36 mins  
Some of what we force ourselves to do, silence and tolerate are forms of insane politeness and toxic professionalism. Natalie breaks down what these are, why we do it, and why we've got to stop harming ourselves in the name of these social masks.

Ep. 270: Knowing When To Fold On Unhealthy & Unfulfilling Relationships

Sep 23 2022 36 mins  
In the first episode following Natalie's summer break, she talks about knowing when it's time to fold on a relationship that isn't truly right for us. Instagram | Break The Cycle Online Course | Blog | Shop

(REPLAY) Ep. 158: It's Not That You're Not Good Enough; You're Over-Responsible

Sep 09 2022 48 mins  
In this replay episode, Natalie explains why those habits that leave you doubting and disliking yourself and breaching your boundaries are a sign that you're over-responsible. Instagram | Break The Cycle Online Course | Blog | Shop