Most relationships, romantic or in any other case, are inclined to get caught in predictable patterns of battle. This episode of the Being Nicely Podcast is about how one can break relationship patterns and get issues shifting once more. Dr. Rick and Forrest draw on Rick’s many years of labor with {couples} and households to speak about getting on the identical staff, wholesome boundaries, making clear requests, differentiation, and the pursuer-distancer dynamic. The episode closes with Forrest and his fiancée, affiliate therapist Elizabeth Ferreira, on fixing versus feeling, and the way they labored by it in their very own relationship.
Key Subjects
- 00:00: Intro
- 01:30: What Rick needs {couples} did in another way
- 09:22: ask for what you need
- 16:36: Differentiation and household programs
- 28:33: When each persons are proper: content material vs. tone
- 37:58: Why preventing can really feel good
- 42:09: The pursuer-distancer dynamic
- 47:15: Resentment and requests in regards to the future
- 55:33: Fixing vs. feeling with Elizabeth
- 1:06:59: Recap
