Ep348 – Ask Lara for Her BEST Relationship Advice

About this episode

Lara Hammock returns to share her best relationship advice and insights on communication in romantic partnerships.

Lara Hammock is back for another quarterly segment full of probing questions and thoughtful, helpful, well illustrated advice! Lara is a mental health therapist and the host and producer of The Illustrating Therapist YouTube Channel. She shares her all-time best piece of marriage advice, dispels the myth of a bunch of gaslighting evil geniuses, brings comfort to the idea of overfunctioning, and provides a great visual for communication in a romantic partnership. Most importantly, Lara accepts Matt’s invitation to his rolling birthday ice cream extravaganza. Please go to UntoxicatedSurvey.org to better understand the impact of alcohol and/or emotional abuse on you and your family. Whether you are the drinker or the partner, whether you feel a lack of emotional safety or don’t really know what that means, we can help you feel supported. Take the survey and learn more about our Echoes of Recovery and SHOUT Sobriety programs. You’ve got this, and we’ve got you.

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt Salis, Sheri Salis

Guest: Lara Hammock

Topics covered

• relationship advice
• mental health
• communication
• marriage
• emotional safety

Keywords

• relationship advice
• mental health
• communication
• marriage
• gaslighting
• overfunctioning
• emotional safety

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Illustrating Therapist, UntoxicatedSurvey.org

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