How To Limit Your Roles In Relationships & Let Go Of Bitter Giving with Laura Tremaine

Oct 18, 2024

Laura Tremaine, host of the "10 Things To Tell You" podcast and author, discusses the importance of setting boundaries in relationships. She emphasizes the need for varied support systems rather than relying on one person for all emotional needs, addressing the loneliness many feel. The conversation delves into the evolving nature of friendships, the impact of technology on human connections, and the significance of parental modeling in shaping children's social understanding. Tremaine encourages listeners to foster intentional and diverse relationships for fulfillment.

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Intro

00:00 • 4min

Rethinking Relationships: Beyond Spousal Expectations

03:45 • 17min

Connecting Beyond Screens

21:11 • 7min

Seasonal Friendships and Intentional Connections

27:42 • 16min

Building Meaningful Connections

43:33 • 5min

Navigating Modern Friendships: The Impact of Cultural Changes on Community

48:56 • 5min

Navigating Workplace Friendships

53:56 • 28min

Exploring Connections and Business Leadership Insights

01:22:00 • 3min

To wrap up this focus on doing too much and how we run ourselves ragged, I’m looking at our relationships, from family to friends and in our work, with a focus on how we tend to be all things for all people and we do a disservice to ourselves and others. So I’m sharing a show I did with Laura Tremaine. Laura is host of the 10 Things To Tell You podcast and author of Share Your Stuff. I’ll Go First. Laura worked in film and television production for many years at MTV, VH1, Fox, and Paramount Pictures before pursuing writing full time. She writes primarily to women about friendship, anxiety, motherhood, and marriage. But her book, The Life Council: 10 Friends Every Woman Needs, got my attention a couple years ago and I refer to it often. She focused on the niche for women but I resonated completely as a guy. In it she profiles different friend styles and the benefit of having friends for specific needs. It hit a chord for me as I had become concerned with our growing cultural isolation and tendency to look at one friend or family member or our spouse to fulfill all our relational needs. And conversely, how others will look to us to fulfill all their relational needs. And we can’t. And we shouldn’t. And we not only end up doing too much, but fulfilling roles in the relationships in our lives that drain us and aren’t even serving those we care about that well. I think you’ll get great value from this talk with Laura Tremaine as you address you may be doing too much in your life.

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