Higher Ego Vulnerability and Difficulty Interacting with People in Healthy WaysAired Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at 8:00 AM PST / 11:00 AM ESTThis week on It’s Your Ego—Stupid!, Dr. Nick will be looking intensely into the mirror of our ability to interact with people in healthy ways. Another way of putting it is, “How good are we at getting along with people?” Not just friends and family, but people in general. Our success in connecting with people in the broader sense—acquaintances and strangers—has important implications for our social, emotional, and spiritual growth. It’s this growth that allows us to experience peace and love for all people, regardless of their background. Something, many people have trouble doing, which is having a harmful impact on the quality of their lives. Failure to cultivate this growth often sets the stage for mental health, marital, sexual, D&A, legal, and work adjustment difficulties. Unfortunately, for those experiencing lower or higher ego power, flexibility, and vulnerability, there are lots of ‘getting along with people’ issues, rooted in these ego energies, where they have become entrapped in thought, emotional, and behavior patterns, in which they are spending more time surviving in society rather than truly living.Unfortunately, for those with higher ego vulnerability, their consumption with their weaknesses and imperfections—often unrecognized by them—and lacking self-acceptance, often filters into the ways they interact with people. These issues often lead them to look for people who can give them what they have difficulty giving to themselves—mainly unconditional love and acceptance. This desperate need undermines their formation of healthy relationships because these significant needs often filter into relationships, including less intimate ones. Healthy relationships with others are built upon our having a healthy relationship with ourselves, to serve as a foundation, which they are lacking. They often want others to substitute for what’s lacking in the relationship with themselves—which never works. Failing to realize this, the higher ego vulnerability person is often going down a dead-end street, when it comes to forming healthy relationships with anyone. A relationship that will allow them to form healthy, secure connections to others (not attachments), that allow for room to grow in each of the participants. Roles they may find their way into living, until they awaken to their ego energy, include the Stressed-Out Person, the Overly Self-Critical Person, and the Overachiever. During the show I’ll be looking at symptoms, reflections of ego stupidity, and the impact on spiritual wellness which occurs when a person is being affected by higher ego vulnerability energy in their ability to interact with people in healthy ways. I’ll also be looking at specific ego insights needed to transform higher ego vulnerability into a healthier and more balanced place.Please join me Wednesdays at 11:00 am (ET) when I will be sharing what you’ve taught me about what ego’s doing within your life, humanly and spiritually.Visit the It’s Your Ego-Stupid! show page https://omtimes.com/iom/shows/its-your-ego-stupid/Connect with Dr. Nick Martin at https://www.egoandspirit.info/#HigherEgoVulnerability #EgoStupidity #EgoMedicine #EgoVoice #DrNickMartin #DrNickolasMartin #ItsYourEgoStupid

Higher Ego Flexibility and Difficulty Interacting with People in Healthy WaysAired Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at 8:00 AM PST / 11:00 AM ESTThis week on It’s Your Ego—Stupid!, Dr. Nick will be looking intensely into the mirror of our ability to interact with people in healthy ways. Another way of putting it is, “How good are we at getting along with people?” Not just friends and family, but people in general. Our success in connecting with people in the broader sense—acquaintances and strangers—has important implications for our social, emotional, and spiritual growth. It’s this growth that allows us to experience peace and love for all people, regardless of their background. Something, many people have trouble doing, which is having a harmful impact on the quality of their lives. Failure to cultivate this growth often sets the stage for mental health, marital, sexual, D&A, legal, and work adjustment difficulties. Unfortunately, for those experiencing lower or higher ego power, flexibility, and vulnerability, there are lots of ‘getting along with people’ issues, rooted in these ego energies, where they have become entrapped in thought, emotional, and behavior patterns, in which they are spending more time surviving in society rather than truly living.Unfortunately, for those with higher ego flexibility, their overly flexible mind often leads them to readily accept what others are telling them to think or believe. They have difficulty questioning what others are telling them to think or believe, and can readily become followers—sometimes of the wrong people. Their overly flexible approach to what they are being told often leads them to accept it as truth or gospel. Slowly but surely, they take on the ideas, beliefs, values, prejudices, and even illusions of others, while losing themselves in the relationship. This undermines the forming of healthy relationships when someone stops being themselves and starts becoming someone else, in order to be in the relationship. A relationship in which someone loses connection to their truth in order to live in the truth of another person. Roles they may find their way into living, until they awaken to their ego energy, include the Cultist, the Loyalist, and the Adult Child.During the show I’ll be looking at symptoms, reflections of ego stupidity, and the impact on spiritual wellness which occurs when a person is being affected by higher ego flexibility energy in their ability to interact with people in healthy ways. I’ll also be looking at specific ego insights needed to transform higher ego flexibility into a healthier and more balanced place. Please join me Wednesdays at 11:00 am (ET) when I will be sharing what you’ve taught me about what ego’s doing within your life, humanly and spiritually.Visit the It’s Your Ego-Stupid! show page https://omtimes.com/iom/shows/its-your-ego-stupid/Connect with Dr. Nick Martin at https://www.egoandspirit.info/#HigherEgoFlexibility #EgoStupidity #EgoMedicine #EgoVoice #DrNickMartin #DrNickolasMartin #ItsYourEgoStupid

Lower Ego Flexibility and Difficulty Interacting with People in Healthy WaysAired Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at 8:00 AM PST / 11:00 AM ESTThis week on It’s Your Ego—Stupid!, Dr. Nick will be looking intensely into the mirror of our ability to interact with people in healthy ways. Another way of putting it is, “How good are we at getting along with people?” Not just friends and family, but people in general. Our success in connecting with people in the broader sense—acquaintances and strangers—has important implications for our social, emotional, and spiritual growth. It’s this growth that allows us to experience peace and love for all people, regardless of their background. Something, many people have trouble doing, which is having a harmful impact on the quality of their lives. Failure to cultivate this growth often sets the stage for mental health, marital, sexual, D&A, legal, and work adjustment difficulties. Unfortunately, for those experiencing lower or higher ego power, flexibility, and vulnerability, there are lots of ‘getting along with people’ issues, rooted in these ego energies, where they have become entrapped in thought, emotional, and behavior patterns, in which they are spending more time surviving in society rather than truly living. Unfortunately, for those with lower ego flexibility, they often enter into social interactions with a rigid and inflexible mind set. When things get around to sharing ideas, beliefs, and opinions their rigidity “shines through” in the form of questioning or attacking others who express ones that are different from their own. Their lack of tolerance for different beliefs and propensity to view them as deficient, undermines the formation of healthy relationships with those from different backgrounds, due to the undertone of disrespect that often seeps through. They narrow the field of candidates with whom they can form relationships—not necessarily healthy ones—to those who think a lot like them. For them, this is the main criterion for forming relationships. Roles they may find their way into living, until they awaken to their ego energy, include the Authoritarian, the Ethnocentrist, and the Paranoid Person.During the show I’ll be looking at symptoms, reflections of ego stupidity, and the impact on spiritual wellness which occurs when a person is being affected by lower ego flexibility energy in their ability to interact with people in healthy ways. I’ll also be looking at specific ego insights needed to transform lower ego flexibility into a healthier and more balanced place.Please join me Wednesdays at 11:00 am (ET) when I will be sharing what you’ve taught me about what ego’s doing within your life, humanly and spiritually.Visit the It’s Your Ego-Stupid! show page https://omtimes.com/iom/shows/its-your-ego-stupid/Connect with Dr. Nick Martin at https://www.egoandspirit.info/#LowerEgoFlexibility #EgoStupidity #EgoMedicine #EgoVoice #DrNickMartin #DrNickolasMartin #ItsYourEgoStupid

Lower Ego Power and Difficulty Interacting with People in Healthy WaysAired Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at 8:00 AM PST / 11:00 AM ESTThis week on It’s Your Ego—Stupid!, Dr. Nick will be looking intensely into the mirror of our ability to interact with people in healthy ways. Another way of putting it is, “How good are we at getting along with people?” Not just friends and family, but people in general. Our success in connecting with people in the broader sense—acquaintances and strangers—has important implications for our social, emotional, and spiritual growth. It’s this growth that allows us to experience peace and love for all people, regardless of their background. Something, many people have trouble doing, which is having a harmful impact on the quality of their lives. Failure to cultivate this growth often sets the stage for mental health, marital, sexual, D&A, legal, and work adjustment difficulties. Unfortunately, for those experiencing lower or higher ego power, flexibility, and vulnerability, there are lots of ‘getting along with people’ issues, rooted in these ego energies, where they have become entrapped in thought, emotional, and behavior patterns, in which they are spending more time surviving in society rather than truly living.Unfortunately, for those with lower ego power, their pervasive sense of disempowerment undermines the amount of self-confidence they experience when encountering those they know less well. They prefer to remain in the background and remain passive rather than asserting themselves. Which makes it hard for people to get to know them. They are also easy targets for becoming involved in unhealthy relationships where people exert control over them via manipulation, exploitation, and even abuse. Their disempowerment often leads them to want others to believe in them as a means to believing in themselves and allowing others to exert more influence in their life than should occur. Unfortunately, this sets the stage for forming unhealthy relationships with people who take advantage of these needs—often people with higher ego power. Roles they may find their way into living, until they awaken to their ego energy, include the Conformist, the Dependent, and the Victim. During the show I’ll be looking at symptoms, reflections of ego stupidity, and the impact on spiritual wellness which occurs when a person is being affected by lower ego power energy in their ability to interact with people in healthy ways. I’ll also be looking at specific ego insights needed to transform lower ego power into a healthier and more balanced place.Please join me Wednesdays at 11:00 am (ET) when I will be sharing what you’ve taught me about what ego’s doing within your life, humanly and spiritually.Visit the It’s Your Ego-Stupid! show page https://omtimes.com/iom/shows/its-your-ego-stupid/Connect with Dr. Nick Martin at https://www.egoandspirit.info/#LowerEgoPower #EgoStupidity #EgoMedicine #EgoVoice #DrNickMartin #DrNickolasMartin #ItsYourEgoStupid

Higher Ego Power and Difficulty Interacting with People in Healthy WaysAired Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at 8:00 AM PST / 11:00 AM ESTThis week on It’s Your Ego—Stupid!, Dr. Nick will be looking intensely into the mirror of our ability to interact with people in healthy ways. Another way of putting it is, “How good are we at getting along with people?” Not just friends and family, but people in general. Our success in connecting with people in the broader sense—acquaintances and strangers—has important implications for our social, emotional, and spiritual growth. It’s this growth that allows us to experience peace and love for all people, regardless of their background. Something, many people have trouble doing, which is having a harmful impact on the quality of their lives. Failure to cultivate this growth often sets the stage for mental health, marital, sexual, D&A, legal, and work adjustment difficulties. Unfortunately, for those experiencing lower or higher ego power, flexibility, and vulnerability, there are lots of ‘getting along with people’ issues, rooted in these ego energies, where they have become entrapped in thought, emotional, and behavior patterns, in which they are spending more time surviving in society rather than truly living.Unfortunately, for those with higher ego power, they aren’t very interested in listening to people, particularly those with different ideas and viewpoints. Something they find to be disempowering, as listening invites someone else influencing what they want to think. They often think they’re the smartest person in the room and more entitled to express their opinions than others are, which rubs people the wrong way. Their sense of entitlement often makes them feel justified in attacking others, either openly or covertly, and they could care less about the repercussions of these attacks. When it comes to relationships, it’s all about them. Building a relationship for them, involves finding people they can control, which feeds their needs for over-empowerment. Roles they may find their way into living, until they awaken to their ego energy, include the Dictator, the Narcissist, and the Bully.During the show I’ll be looking at symptoms, reflections of ego stupidity, and the impact on spiritual wellness which occurs when a person is being affected by higher ego power energy in their ability to interact with people in healthy ways. I’ll also be looking at specific ego insights needed to transform higher ego power into a healthier and more balanced place.Please join me Wednesdays at 11:00 am (ET) when I will be sharing what you’ve taught me about what ego’s doing within your life, humanly and spiritually.Visit the It’s Your Ego-Stupid! show page https://omtimes.com/iom/shows/its-your-ego-stupid/Connect with Dr. Nick Martin at https://www.egoandspirit.info/#HigherEgoPower #EgoStupidity #EgoMedicine #EgoVoice #DrNickMartin #DrNickolasMartin #ItsYourEgoStupid

Lower Ego Vulnerability and Difficulty Resolving ConflictAired Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at 8:00 AM PST / 11:00 AM ESTThis week on It’s Your Ego—Stupid!, Dr. Nick will be looking intensely into the mirror of our ability to resolve the small and large conflicts, arguments, and disagreements that take place in our lives. These conflicts are inevitable because we each possess an individuality that makes us unlike anyone who has ever lived, is living, or will be living. It is this uniqueness in our being, rooted in our having been formed by a unique set of life events, relationships, and experiences, that sets the stage for this inevitable conflict. One of the tasks of life is to reconcile our differences in ways that can lead to growth and learning from conflict rather than the often seen distance and destructiveness that results from conflict. Conflicts that often last far too long, being fueled by the ego energy at work to keep them unresolved. Particularly, those involving our spouse or partner, parents, children, and siblings.Unfortunately, for those with lower ego vulnerability, their difficulties with experiencing emotions such as anxiety, anger, and guilt, as well as feeling compassion and empathy, often makes them oblivious to the frequency and intensity of conflicts that are actually taking place. In fact, they are often surprised when someone calls their attention to them. Others experience them as being rude, insensitive, and disrespectful when disagreements take place. Lower ego vulnerability persons may also precipitate arguments and disagreements (some may call it drama) for the fun of it. Often, enjoying the emotional arousal they experience from being in conflict, as well as, enjoying the effects of conflict on others. For them, conflicts can often be a source of entertainment. Roles they may find their way into living, until they awaken to their ego energy, include the Hedonist, the Inattentive Person, and the Sadist.During the show I’ll be looking at symptoms, reflections of ego stupidity, and the impact on spiritual wellness which occurs when a person is being affected by lower ego vulnerability energy in their ability to work through and resolve conflicts. I’ll also be looking at specific ego insights needed to transform lower ego vulnerability into a healthier and more balanced place.Please join me Wednesdays at 11:00 am (ET) when I will be sharing what you’ve taught me about what ego’s doing within your life, humanly and spiritually.Visit the It’s Your Ego-Stupid! show page https://omtimes.com/iom/shows/its-your-ego-stupid/Connect with Dr. Nick Martin at https://www.egoandspirit.info/#LowerEgoVulnerability #DifficultyResolvingConflict #EgoStupidity #EgoMedicine #EgoVoice #DrNickMartin #DrNickolasMartin #ItsYourEgoStupid

Higher Ego Vulnerability and Difficulty Resolving ConflictAired Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at 8:00 AM PST / 11:00 AM ESTThis week on It’s Your Ego—Stupid!, Dr. Nick will be looking intensely into the mirror of our ability to resolve the small and large conflicts, arguments, and disagreements that take place in our lives. These conflicts are inevitable because we each possess an individuality that makes us unlike anyone who has ever lived, is living, or will be living. It is this uniqueness in our being, rooted in our having been formed by a unique set of life events, relationships, and experiences, that sets the stage for this inevitable conflict. One of the tasks of life is to reconcile our differences in ways that can lead to growth and learning from conflict rather than the often seen distance and destructiveness that results from conflict. Conflicts that often last far too long, being fueled by the ego energy at work to keep them unresolved. Particularly, those involving our spouse or partner, parents, children, and siblings. Unfortunately, for those with higher ego vulnerability, conflicts often become personal and attach themselves to the underlying and often unrecognized issues in accepting the weaknesses and imperfections of their humanity. Consequently, conflicts become personalized and often drift from the surface issues that began the conflict to needs of the higher vulnerability person to keep distance from their hidden issues. Great examples of this are when people frequently fight over petty or stupid stuff or engage in inappropriate attacks, when they are “losing” in the conflict taking place. Their higher ego vulnerability energy leads them to engage in more destructive rather than constructive arguments, because the issue precipitating the conflict isn’t the real focus anymore. Roles they may find their way into living, until they awaken to their ego energy, include the High-Maintenance Partner, the Overachiever, and the Perfectionist.During the show I’ll be looking at symptoms, reflections of ego stupidity, and the impact on spiritual wellness which occurs when a person is being affected by higher ego vulnerability energy in their ability to work through and resolve conflicts. I’ll also be looking at specific ego insights needed to transform higher ego vulnerability into a healthier and more balanced place.Please join me Wednesdays at 11:00 am (ET) when I will be sharing what you’ve taught me about what ego’s doing within your life, humanly and spiritually.Visit the It’s Your Ego-Stupid! show page https://omtimes.com/iom/shows/its-your-ego-stupid/Connect with Dr. Nick Martin at https://www.egoandspirit.info/#HigherEgoVulnerability #DifficultyResolvingConflict #EgoStupidity #EgoMedicine #EgoVoice #DrNickMartin #DrNickolasMartin #ItsYourEgoStupid

Higher Ego Flexibility and Difficulty Resolving ConflictAired Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at 8:00 AM PST / 11:00 AM ESTThis week on It’s Your Ego—Stupid!, Dr. Nick will be looking intensely into the mirror of our ability to resolve the small and large conflicts, arguments, and disagreements that take place in our lives. These conflicts are inevitable because we each possess an individuality that makes us unlike anyone who has ever lived, is living, or will be living. It is this uniqueness in our being, rooted in our having been formed by a unique set of life events, relationships, and experiences, that sets the stage for this inevitable conflict. One of the tasks of life is to reconcile our differences in ways that can lead to growth and learning from conflict rather than the often seen distance and destructiveness that results from conflict. Conflicts that often last far too long, being fueled by the ego energy at work to keep them unresolved. Particularly, those involving our spouse or partner, parents, children, and siblings.Unfortunately, for those with higher ego flexibility, they have a difficult time initiating or participating in healthy conflict. Their overly flexible mind makes it difficult to think for themselves and being able to challenge others, when it would be appropriate to do so. For them, truth lies elsewhere and not within. So, they avoid conflicts because they have greater respect for what others think than for what they think. This contributes to their being overly agreeable, naïve, or gullible in situations where there can be differences of opinion, including what they have to say on the issue, that are equally worthy of being respected. They miss many opportunities to grow their mind and others which comes with raising questions about matters under consideration when conflict is taking place. Roles they may find their way into living, until they awaken to their ego energy, include the Adult Child, the Cultist, and the Puppet. During the show I’ll be looking at symptoms, reflections of ego stupidity, and the impact on spiritual wellness which occurs when a person is being affected by higher ego flexibility energy in their ability to work through and resolve conflicts. I’ll also be looking at specific ego insights needed to transform higher ego flexibility into a healthier and more balanced place.Please join me Wednesdays at 11:00 am (ET) when I will be sharing what you’ve taught me about what ego’s doing within your life, humanly and spiritually.Visit the It’s Your Ego-Stupid! show page https://omtimes.com/iom/shows/its-your-ego-stupid/Connect with Dr. Nick Martin at https://www.egoandspirit.info/#HigherEgoFlexibility #DifficultyResolvingConflict #EgoStupidity #EgoMedicine #EgoVoice #DrNickMartin #DrNickolasMartin #ItsYourEgoStupid

Lower Ego Flexibility and Difficulty Resolving ConflictAired Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at 8:00 AM PST / 11:00 AM ESTThis week on It’s Your Ego—Stupid!, Dr. Nick will be looking intensely into the mirror of our ability to resolve the small and large conflicts, arguments, and disagreements that take place in our lives. These conflicts are inevitable because we each possess an individuality that makes us unlike anyone who has ever lived, is living, or will be living. It is this uniqueness in our being, rooted in our having been formed by a unique set of life events, relationships, and experiences, that sets the stage for this inevitable conflict. One of the tasks of life is to reconcile our differences in ways that can lead to growth and learning from conflict rather than the often seen distance and destructiveness that results from conflict. Conflicts that often last far too long, being fueled by the ego energy at work to keep them unresolved. Particularly, those involving our spouse or partner, parents, children, and siblings. Unfortunately, for those with lower ego flexibility, conflicts are about their need to prove to themselves and others that they know and own the truth. Their mental rigidity and inflexible mind, blinds them to the awareness that much of what they think is based on their beliefs and not absolute truth, that they possess. The absence of this awareness intensifies conflicts that become more about proving they own the truth and less about the issue at hand. They also experience a fundamental weakness in that they think any different thoughts that others hold are deficient. Fostering a great deal of disregard and disrespect for those with whom they are in conflict. Roles they may find their way into living, until they awaken to their ego energy, include the Authoritarian, the Political Extremist, and the Religious Extremist.During the show I’ll be looking at symptoms, reflections of ego stupidity, and the impact on spiritual wellness which occurs when a person is being affected by lower ego flexibility energy in their ability to work through and resolve conflicts. I’ll also be looking at specific ego insights needed to transform lower ego flexibility into a healthier and more balanced place.Please join me Wednesdays at 11:00 am (ET) when I will be sharing what you’ve taught me about what ego’s doing within your life, humanly and spiritually.Visit the It’s Your Ego-Stupid! show page https://omtimes.com/iom/shows/its-your-ego-stupid/Connect with Dr. Nick Martin at https://www.egoandspirit.info/#LowerEgoFlexibility #DifficultyResolvingConflict #EgoStupidity #EgoMedicine #EgoVoice #DrNickMartin #DrNickolasMartin #ItsYourEgoStupid

Lower Ego Power and Difficulty Resolving ConflictAired Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at 8:00 AM PST / 11:00 AM ESTThis week on It’s Your Ego—Stupid!, Dr. Nick will be looking intensely into the mirror of our ability to resolve the small and large conflicts, arguments, and disagreements that take place in our lives. These conflicts are inevitable because we each possess an individuality that makes us unlike anyone who has ever lived, is living, or will be living. It is this uniqueness in our being, rooted in our having been formed by a unique set of life events, relationships, and experiences, that sets the stage for this inevitable conflict. One of the tasks of life is to reconcile our differences in ways that can lead to growth and learning from conflict rather than the often seen distance and destructiveness that results from conflict. Conflicts that often last far too long, being fueled by the ego energy at work to keep them unresolved. Particularly, those involving our spouse or partner, parents, children, and siblings. Unfortunately, for those with lower ego power, conflicts are opportunities for them to feel further weakened and disempowered. Consequently, they often keep their distance from conflict by failing to speak up or assert themselves when that would be the right thing for them to do. Sometimes, conflicts are necessary and can be a source of leaning and growth for themselves and others. But, they fail to be involved in them. They prefer to play it safe, rather than ruffling feathers, when some feathers need to be ruffled. Their failure to “draw a line” by refusing to engage in necessary conflict makes them excellent candidates to be exploited or manipulated by others. They often treat their needs or can be convinced by others that their needs are less important and secondary to those of others, leading to avoidance of conflict in which they should be standing up for themselves. Roles they may find their way into living, until they awaken to their ego energy, include the Victim, the Dependent, and the Conformist.During the show I’ll be looking at symptoms, reflections of ego stupidity, and the impact on spiritual wellness which occurs when a person is being affected by lower ego power energy in their ability to work through and resolve conflicts. I’ll also be looking at specific ego insights needed to transform lower ego power into a healthier and more balanced place.Please join me Wednesdays at 11:00 am (ET) when I will be sharing what you’ve taught me about what ego’s doing within your life, humanly and spiritually.Visit the It’s Your Ego-Stupid! show page https://omtimes.com/iom/shows/its-your-ego-stupid/Connect with Dr. Nick Martin at https://www.egoandspirit.info/#LowerEgoPower #DifficultyResolvingConflict #EgoStupidity #EgoMedicine #EgoVoice #DrNickMartin #DrNickolasMartin #ItsYourEgoStupid