Welcome to The Conscious Couples Podcast with Emilia Smith and Alan Lazaros. In today’s episode, they confront a relationship dynamic that quietly creates imbalance, frustration, and emotional fatigue. They introduce a simple awareness framework that helps make sense of what often feels confusing or hard to name, offering clearer language for what is actually happening beneath the surface. Emilia and Alan challenge familiar stories around responsibility, respect, and emotional labor, while presenting a sharper way to recognize what is healthy and what slowly drains connection.

If you have ever felt like effort is uneven, or growth feels one-sided, this episode will shift how you see both yourself and your relationship. Press play and choose clarity over comfort.

Show notes:
(2:32) Green, yellow, red awareness test
(4:01) When helping turns into resentment
(6:17) Why is it not your responsibility
(11:29) Respect as the real divider
(15:22) Money, power, and self-worth
(17:43) Clear signs of low self-awareness
(20:53) Outro

Episode Reference:
Fair Play documentary - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15857800/

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