Reimagining Love

How to Stop Overthinking Your Relationship: Tools for Progress & Peace with Alicia Muñoz

Jun 13, 2023

Alicia Muñoz, a therapist dedicated to helping individuals break free from relationship rumination, shares her insights. She discusses the harm overthinking can cause in love and offers practical strategies to combat it. Alicia highlights the importance of emotional awareness and connection, especially amidst today's distractions. They explore themes of shame, communication, and the impact of early trauma on relationships. Alicia's advice emphasizes self-acceptance and mindful practices to nurture deeper connections and promote healthier dynamics.

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Quick takeaways

Overthinking relationships often leads to anxiety; utilizing tools like the SLO acronym can help break this cycle.

The new Reimagining Love Workbook provides actionable strategies for enhancing relational self-awareness and fostering better connections.

Self-awareness is crucial in relationships, as recognizing personal patterns allows individuals to understand their emotions and motivations better.

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Intro

2min

Practical Tools for Enhancing Relationships and Overcoming Overthinking

5min

Navigating Relationship Complexities

8min

Navigating Shame and Repair in Relationships

6min

Navigating Overthinking in Relationships

20min

Navigating Worry and Self-Pity in Relationships

14min

Navigating Relationships and Personal Growth

4min

Nurturing Love and Healthy Choices

3min

Cycles of rumination and overthinking can be hard to break free from, and they can negatively impact us and our relationships. In this episode, therapist Alicia Muñoz joins Dr. Alexandra to address this common thought pattern and shares tools for how to slow down and release ourselves from this headspace.

Stop Overthinking Your Relationship: Break the Cycle of Anxious Rumination to Nurture Love, Trust, and Connection with Your Partner by Alicia Muñoz:

https://bookshop.org/p/books/stop-overthinking-your-relationship-break-the-cycle-of-anxious-rumination-to-nurture-love-trust-and-connection-with-your-partner-alicia-munoz/18078243?ean=9781648480034

Alicia's website:

https://aliciamunoz.com/

Get the brand new REIMAGINING LOVE WORKBOOK:

https://courses.dralexandrasolomon.com/reimagining-love-workbook-0c34cba5-a457-4253-b7d7-9ca051dc0326

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