James-Olivia Chu Hillman, a Relational Life & Leadership Coach, dives deep into the art of building joyful connections and navigating emotional responsibilities in relationships. They explore how to shift from codependency to self-centeredness, emphasizing the importance of voicing your needs and desires. With a touch of humor, they use a potty training analogy to illustrate stages of self-awareness. Listeners are encouraged to embrace honest communication and reflect on their personal growth to foster healthier dynamics.
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Defining Relationship
We are always in relationship with everything, including ourselves, others, and the world.
Our relational patterns remain consistent, regardless of specific roles or power dynamics.
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Defining Right Relationship
Right relationship isn't about one right way, but about justness and sustainability.
Consider everyone within the relational ecosystem, ensuring regard for all involved.
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Responsibility for vs. to Feelings
Taking responsibility for others' feelings implies they lack sovereignty.
It's an arrogant assumption that our actions dictate their entire experience.
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When you think about being in “right relationship” what comes to mind? In this episode, I had the pleasure of being joined by James-Olivia Chu Hillman. James-Olivia (they/them) is a Relational Life & Leadership Coach and a mediator, facilitator, and enthusiastic advocate of necessary, uncomfortable, and life-changing conversations. They work with people who want more joyful connection and less suffering in their relationships with themselves, the people they love, and the world. James-Olivia has a passion for asking questions that make us squirm a bit and point us back to who the fuck we are and what we care about most.
Today James-Olivia and I dive into into tending to the ecosystems of a relationship and how to heal from the shame of thinking there is anything wrong with you for loving what you love, wanting what you want, or needing what you need.
James-Olivia shares how you can develop the ability to center yourself in your own life and how to voice your wants and needs to those around you. They also share a few steps to support you in becoming more aware of how you’re treating yourself.
Tune in to hear us explore…
Why (and how) to bring awareness to what’s happening to you in heightened moments
The coping mechanism of thinking you can’t be who and how you are while being loved
How to shift away from codependency and develop a deeper relationship with yourself
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