About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges of assuming parental roles in relationships and the resulting feelings of loneliness and disconnection.

A snapshot from this week's episode, The "Go With the Flow" Lie: "When Your Partner Becomes a Passenger." What happens when you become the parent in your own relationship? SaVon, Antoinette, and Josh get into defaulting to the parental role, overcompensating when nobody's defined who does what, and the quiet loneliness underneath it all — planning every meal, filling every gap, and still wondering "where are you? who are you?" This is just a piece of the conversation. Hear the full episode, The "Go With the Flow" Lie: "When Your Partner Becomes a Passenger," in the feed. Watch full episodes on YouTube and subscribe so you never miss a drop: https://www.youtube.com/@cantaffordtherapypod Support Can't Afford Therapy on Patreon and get ad-free episodes, early access and more. Join the community here: https://www.patreon.com/c/cantaffordtherapypodcast

People in this episode

Hosts: SaVon, Antoinette, Josh

Topics covered

• relationship dynamics
• parental roles
• loneliness
• communication
• self-awareness

Keywords

• relationship
• parenting
• loneliness
• communication
• self-improvement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Can't Afford Therapy, YouTube, Patreon

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