Attachment, Boundaries, and Finding Yourself: Relationship Mailbag
Description
Dr. Rick and Forrest answer listener questions focused on navigating relationship challenges. They explore how to rediscover yourself after a codependent relationship, distinguish between healthy and unhealthy desires, maintain friendships after romantic feelings emerge, overcome self-consciousness in social interactions, and communicate effectively during stress responses. Whether you're healing from a breakup, working through attachment issues, or seeking to build more authentic connections, this episode offers practical advice.
You can watch this episode on YouTube.
Key Topics:
0:00 : Introduction
0:50 : After a breakup, how can I reconnect with myself and identify what I really want?
7:50 : How do I distinguish between healthy and unhealthy wanting?
18:40 : How can I stay friends with someone I’ve had romantic feelings for?
32:20 : How can I learn to let my thoughts and speech flow more naturally?
39:10 : How can I communicate with care when I find myself in an attachment-related freeze response?
56:15 : Recap
I am now writing on Substack, check out my work there.
Support the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link.
Sponsors
Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/beingwell.
Transform your health with the ZOE Science & Nutrition podcast. Find it wherever you listen to podcasts.
Trust your gut with Seed’s DS-01 Daily Synbiotic. Go to Seed.com/BEINGWELL and use code 25BEINGWELL to get 25% off your first month.
Get 15% off OneSkin with the code BEINGWELL at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod
Join over a million people using BetterHelp, the world’s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month!
Connect with the show:
- Subscribe on iTunes
- Follow Forrest on YouTube
- Follow us on Instagram
- Follow Forrest on Instagram
- Follow Rick on Facebook
- Follow Forrest on Facebook
- Visit Forrest's website
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices