About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of leaning into relationships despite fears and insecurities to foster meaningful connections.

Leaning into relationships is the process of choosing the relationship over everything else, including our fears and insecurities. It can feel super scary because it requires vulnerability and openness, and this can mean that we may need to courage up and step into discomfort. Because when things in a relationship get tough, it can be super easy to lean out to protect our point of view, our struggling sense of self, and our ego. But leaning out increases the distance and drives disconnect. If we want meaningful, connected, and intimate relationships, we have to have the courage to lean in. Thanks for listening! Want to learn more about this concept? Check out these podcasts: #92 Clean Love on Apple on Spotify #110 The Cost of Being Right on Apple on Spotify #130 Exploring Our Darkness on Apple on Spotify #148 Grace & Grudges in Our Relationships on Apple on Spotify #156 The Benefits of Being Wrong on Apple on Spotify #161 Developing More Intimacy in Your Relationships on Apple on Spotify #164 How Being in Control is Destroying Your Life on Apple on Spotify #165 I Would Never Act That Way on Apple on Spotify #190 Protective Walls on Apple on Spotify #218 Honest Relationships on…

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