Kate King: When to Mend Your Relationship and When to Move On
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Kate King joins Andrew G. Marshall to discuss when to mend a relationship and when to move on, exploring the complexities of toxic and misaligned relationships.
Author and therapist KATE KING joins Andrew this week to discuss the question of whether to “Mend or Move On”. Kate challenges the assumption that family loyalty and social harmony should come at the expense of personal well-being. Not every connection is worth saving - but how do you know whether your relationship is worth healing, or whether it’s time for an honest goodbye? Andrew and Kate discuss: What differentiates a truly toxic relationship from one that is merely misaligned or has expired beyond its purpose. Why constructing walls—physical, emotional, and/or energetic barriers that keep people out—actually strengthens relationships. The critical difference between being needy vs having needs in relationships The importance of staying curious in healthy relationships. Kate King is the author of Mend or Move On: A Guide to Healing or Leaving Toxic Relationships. She trained as a licensed professional counselor, art therapist, and clinical psychotherapist, and now works as a depth and creativity coach offering Radiant Life Coaching. She lives in Colorado in the US, where she offers both in-person and online support for individuals, groups, and audiences of many kinds in…
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