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The best kind of relationship is the one where you can be yourself

The best kind of relationship is the one where you can be yourself
The best kind of relationship is the one where you can be yourself
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The best kind of relationship is the one where you can be yourself
July 4, 2021

Romantic relationships can create some of the most complex emotional challenges in your life. From heartful to heartache, from elated to deflated, relationships bring us through a roller coaster of emotions until we are either fulfilled or completely drained.

It doesn’t have to be that way. Sometimes the right tools and the right mindset can create relationships that don’t have to be so difficult. In fact, they can be wonderful when you know how to deal with the challenges that show up.

Filed Under: Dating, Friendships, Intimacy, Jealousy, Marriage, Obsession, Podcast Episode, Relationships, Sex Tagged With: I am unhappy in my relationship, I can't be myself in my relationship, I feel oppressed in my relationship

The ‘take care of you’ episode: Showing up as the best version of yourself

The 'take care of you' episode: Showing up as the best version of yourself
The 'take care of you' episode: Showing up as the best version of yourself
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The 'take care of you' episode: Showing up as the best version of yourself
November 18, 2018

What does it take to become the best version of you? What do you need to do for yourself so that you become happier and more fulfilled?

This episode is all about you and what it takes to become the most supportive, compassionate person to yourself.

Filed Under: Ask Paul, Betrayal, Divorce, Emotional Healing, Healing, Healthy Thinking, Insecurity, Marriage, Mourning, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth Tagged With: How can I be the best version of me?, How can I heal from someone who hurt me?, How to heal from betrayal

Valuing your partner’s values for relationship longevity

Valuing Your Partner's Values for Relationship Longevity
Valuing Your Partner's Values for Relationship Longevity
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Valuing Your Partner's Values for Relationship Longevity
January 31, 2018

Do you value what your partner values? If not, you may be in for a rude awakening when they suddenly get upset with you for seemingly no reason.

What’s important to you may not be important to them, and vice versa, but it might be a good idea to make it important to you since your relationship’s longevity may depend on it.

Transcript for this episode is here.

Filed Under: anger, Divorce, Fears, Marriage, Relationships, Values Tagged With: I always forget important anniversaries, I always forget my partner's birthday, My partner is upset I forgot

What did you sign up for in the relationship?

What did you sign up for in the relationship?
What did you sign up for in the relationship?
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What did you sign up for in the relationship?
September 12, 2021

When you sign up for a relationship, you sign up for who they are now. But are you signing up for who you hope they’ll be as well?

Are there expectations that should be met when it comes to a relationship? And if they aren’t met, do you have every right to demand they be met, “or else?”

Sometimes we need to revisit the contract we signed getting into a relationship and what it means for us if who we thought they were isn’t really who they are.

Filed Under: Communication, Divorce, Marriage, Podcast Episode, Relationships Tagged With: I didn't sign up for this, relationship disagreements, Relationship issues

When you have to make a big decision about the relationship

When you have to make a big decision about the relationship
When you have to make a big decision about the relationship
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When you have to make a big decision about the relationship
May 27, 2020

Sometimes when you’re in a relationship with someone, you might not know where it’s going or if it will even make it. I prefer taking action instead of waiting for things to happen.

In this episode, I share some ways to take action when there’s a decision to be made about the relationship. Visit and for more episodes on relationships

Filed Under: Decisions, Divorce, Marriage, Podcast Episode, Relationships Tagged With: How do I decide to get a divorce?, How do I make the decision to stay in the relationship or leave?, Should I stay in my marriage or leave?

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