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 controlAmy dishes proverbsThe importance of showing empathy to one anotherSocial media gives you a window inside peoples’ livesOther people aren’t owed an explanation of what’s going on in your lifeSome people use empathy as a crutchWhose responsibility is it to employ boundaries?Empathy isn’t sympathyAsk people how they want you to show up right now for them.The power of therapy for trauma and how the stigma has changedGoing through therapy gives us language and tools our parents didn’t haveA question about strict upbringing and learning boundaries as an adultDefining what healthy boundaries areA lot of us are raised with “do’s” and “don’ts” but sometimes that was for efficiencyIt’s tough to be a parent--it’s helpful to have compassionLearning 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 problemThe 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 meanThere are so many different kinds of relationships availableSharing listener adviceCareer adviceThe best part of being an adultFind us at justchai.podbean.com
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