Adulting 201

We heard a lot from you about your questions, and advice, on “adulting”--from career to marriage to therapy. It was too good to not share, so we are bringing you a second conversation. This episode also concludes our first season, and we hope to come back to you with new episodes soon. Stay tuned and make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss anything. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• We’re doing stuff and making it happen
• Currently four planets in retrograde---lots of things outside our control
• Amy dishes proverbs
• The importance of showing empathy to one another
• Social media gives you a window inside peoples’ lives
• Other people aren’t owed an explanation of what’s going on in your life
• Some people use empathy as a crutch
• Whose responsibility is it to employ boundaries?
• Empathy isn’t sympathy
• Ask people how they want you to show up right now for them.
• The power of therapy for trauma and how the stigma has changed
• Going through therapy gives us language and tools our parents didn’t have
• A question about strict upbringing and learning boundaries as an adult
• Defining what healthy boundaries are
• A lot of us are raised with “do’s” and “don’ts” but sometimes that was for efficiency
• It’s tough to be a parent--it’s helpful to have compassion
• Learning to be confident and trust in your dreams
• “You’re never fully formed.”
• “It’s important to follow your passions, but you gotta pay the bills”
• “You can’t always have the things you want happen at once”
• The truth about marriage?
• It’s important to learn to disagree respectfully
• “It’s a choice you make everyday to choose that person.”
• The build up and expectations are part of the problem
• The four types of trust (Jay Shetty)
• "You can’t get every need met by one person but you can talk about your needs with your partner"
• Things don’t always mean what you think they mean
• There are so many different kinds of relationships available
• Sharing listener advice
• Career advice
• The best part of being an adult

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