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Sh*t Shoveling in Relationships…………………………………………………………  \n4.Sh*t Shoveling at Work……………………………………………………  \n………  \n5.Sh*t Shoveling With Body Image ……………………………………………………  \n6.Sh*t Shoveling With Parents ………………………………………………………………………  \n7. Sh*t Shoveling With Children……………………………………………………………………  \n8.Stop Your Sh*t Shoveling…………………………………………………  \n…  \n# INTRODUCTION\n\nYou know them.You know these people.The ones who tell youtheir same sob story over and over,perhaps for years,andnothing ever seems to change.  \n\"“...And then he cheated on me again,and I know he's not goodfor me,but I love him/can't leave him/maybe this time.”  \n“I hate my job but I can't leave now.…”  \n\"It doesn't matter what diet I’m on,I gain it all back,and more.\"  \n\"He's twenty and not going to school or working.I told him hehad to move out,but he won't leave and I can't kick him out.\"  \nThose are the Level One Shit Shovelers:the people whooccasionallyspend time   (complaining aboutpeople/situations/behaviors that give them pain and heartachebut always manage to put up with it.  \nThen there are those on Level Two.These are the people whoare getting a PhD(Piled Higher and Deeper)in shoveling.They're the folks you know who endlessly tell you,year afteryear,about their crummy marriage,traumatic childhood,or thetragedy that happened ten years ago,maybe twenty.You canfeel your energy sink when you see their name on your CallerID.  \nThey're the people who actually believe that moving their shitfrom one pile to another,from one friend’s ear to another,is the  \nsame as actually making progress by changing behavior.Somehow magically,talking about it endlessly will turn it intosomething other than what it is:a big,stinky pile of unresolvedissues.Chronic Shit Shovelers continue to spread it around,tossit back and forth,but never do the transformational workrequired to create lasting change in their lives.  \nYou know these people.Worse,you might even be one of them!Take a deep breath and look in the mirror,because all ofus havethe capacity to shovel shit at times.When we find ourselvessomeplace we don't want to be but can't seem to take the riskto move on,we might become shovelers.The good news is thatsooner rather than later most of us get it,and we make thenecessary changes.We understand that if we keep doing it theway we've do","cbCaigQtrhRRaiLU","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigQtrhRRaiLU","pdf",3028507,52,"English","# Acknowledgments\n# Introduction\n## Level One Shit Shovelers\n## Level Two Shit Shovelers\n## Why therapy is not just talking\n## Neuroplasticity and new endings","[{\"question\":\"What does “sh*t shoveling” mean in the book?\",\"answer\":\"It refers to repetitive complaining and discussing pain without making meaningful progress or changing behavior, which keeps unresolved issues circulating.\"},{\"question\":\"How are Level One and Level Two “shit shovelers” different?\",\"answer\":\"Level One occasionally complains and tolerates the situation, while Level Two persistently repeats deeper, longer-term stories and can experience an energy drain from their continued rumination.\"},{\"question\":\"Can therapy stop someone else from shoveling indefinitely?\",\"answer\":\"The book argues there is nothing you can say or do that will stop others from shoveling; they must recognize it for themselves and lay down their own shovel.\"}]","Stop Your Sh*t Shoveling | PDF",1790715231,131]