Cheaper Than Therapy with Vanessa and Dené

Ep 190: Q&A: Longing for Partnership Outside the Box of Societal Norms


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What do you do when you find yourself craving a secure and trusting monogamous relationship but don’t want to contribute to the societal expectations, rooted in patriarchy, that traditionally influence the foundation of relationships? In this Q&A episode of “Cheaper than Therapy,” a male listener writes in, asking, “Where do I go from here?”


🌟 What You’ll Gain from this Episode:

  • Collective Shifts: An in-depth discussion about society’s new desires within relationships and what we want in a partner, as well as the generational societal norms that we are moving away from as a collective
  • Loneliness is Human: Validation that it’s necessary to give yourself grace and hold space for feelings of loneliness and sadness, while staying true to Self and not settling back in to patriarchy-based societal expectations, simply to be in relationship
  • Fulfillment from Self: A loving reminder that searching for partnership as a means to fulfillment will not work, and you must fully lean into creating the best life for your authentic Self, to truly find that security

  • Quotable moment: “I think the fact that we are alone is always an illusion, really, anyway. We are connected to one another, that is the larger truth, even when we are sitting by ourselves. We are still all one with the universal energy that vibrates and emanates through and as us.” - Dené Logan


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    And, for an even deeper dive, check out our newly launched online community, Cheaper Than Therapy Community. Weekly process groups, live workshops, and one-on-one interactions with us and an amazing supportive community! Check it out here: https://vanessa-bennett-dene-logan.myshopify.com/collections/the-community 


    Connect with Vanessa:

    • Instagram: @vanessasbennett
    • TikTok: @thecodayoda
    • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessabennettlmft5631 

    • Connect with Dené:

      • Instagram: @dene.logan
      • TikTok: @dene.logan

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