March 02, 2026

Kate King: When to Mend Your Relationship and When to Move On

49 minutes

Author and therapist KATE KING joins Andrew this week to discuss the question of whether to “Mend or Move On”. Kate challenges the assumption that family loyalty and social harmony should come at the expense of personal well-being. Not every connection is worth saving - but how do you know whether your relationship is worth healing, or whether it’s time for an honest goodbye?

Andrew and Kate discuss:

What differentiates a truly toxic relationship from one that is merely misaligned or has expired beyond its purpose.

Why constructing walls—physical, emotional, and/or energetic barriers that keep people out—actually strengthens relationships.

The critical difference between being needy vs having needs in relationships

The importance of staying curious in healthy relationships.

Kate King is the author of Mend or Move On: A Guide to Healing or Leaving Toxic Relationships. She trained as a licensed professional counselor, art therapist, and clinical psychotherapist, and now works as a depth and creativity coach offering Radiant Life Coaching. She lives in Colorado in the US, where she offers both in-person and online support for individuals, groups, and audiences of many kinds in various parts of the world.

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This week supporters will hear:

What is the difference between codependence and interdependence?

Three Things Kate King knows to be true.

AND subscribers also access all of our previous bonus content - a rich trove of insight on love, life and meaning created by Andrew and his interviewees.

Follow Up

Attend Andrew’s couple’s retreat near Berlin in June 2026: details here

Get Andrew’s free guide to difficult conversations with your partner: How to Tell Your Partner Difficult Things

Read Kate King’s book, Mend or Move On: A Guide to Healing or Leaving Toxic Relationships

Visit Kate King’s website

Follow Kate King on Instagram and Facebook @theradiantlifeproject

Take a look at Andrew’s new online relationship course: My Best Relationship Tools

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