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Episode 94 - What to do when they’re not OK Series: When you’re both in the well sh*t

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****** Trigger warning ****** Grief, miscarriage and death

Life happens to all of us and sometimes our partner/friend/significant people can be going through a tough time at the same time as us. This episode goes through how to navigate these situations in a way that can best support everyone involved and strengthen your relationship through the challenging times.. 

In this episode, we cover…

  • Claire and Serena share how they have both gone through tough times recently
  • The importance of taking care of yourself in the context of what’s going on, in line with your capacity
  • How we cannot support the other person if we are not resourced
  • The importance of being aware of what needs are being impacted so that we can resource ourselves, both for our benefit and before we support anyone else
  • How letting the other person know where we’re at can help manage expectations
  • How going through a tough situation doesn’t negate the impact it may have on the other person
  • How communication is even more essential when both people are going through a tough time
  • How sometimes people do not share where they’re at because they don’t want to be a burden, but this comes with consequences
  • How remembering what the ultimate outcome is (i.e. strengthening the relationship) is important
  • How being careful with timing conversations and phrasing what we want to say needs to be kept in mind if we want to move closer together and not push each other apart
  • How if a situation doesn’t work for both, it doesn’t work for either person
  • How one of the reasons to resource ourselves is so that we don’t take our unmet needs out on the other person

    • Episode references:

    Friendship Series: Episode 59 - Friendship Series: How to create a friendship that works for both of you;  Episode 60 - Friendship Series: Having the hard conversations and getting comfortable with being uncomfortable; Episode 61 - Friendship Series: Clearing Niggles

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