Honeydew Me 164. How to Cultivate & Maintain A Healthy Relationship
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Feb 7, 2024 Learn from Victoria Albina, NP, MPH about maintaining healthy relationships. Explore what a healthy relationship looks like, impact of codependent thinking, relying on a partner for joy, positive intent, consent, and boundaries. Discover the importance of self-awareness, emotional generosity, and autonomy in relationships. Embrace honesty for healthy connections and navigate complexities with empathy and understanding.
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Practice Interdependence Not Codependency
- Cultivate interdependence by standing in your own autonomy and trusting your partner's autonomy.
- Support each other in emotional and practical ways without doing the other's work for them.
Friend Call and Boundaries Anecdote
- Victoria called her friend who was distracted due to a busy day and ended the call kindly.
- This avoided making the call about herself and demonstrated healthy boundary and emotional awareness.
Avoid Emotional Outsourcing of Joy
- Emotional outsourcing of joy to a partner risks losing access to joy if they're unavailable.
- Healthy relationships include the ability to find joy independently while still sharing it together.