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Living Together, Apart with Vassia Sarantopoulou on The Divorce & Beyond Podcast #293


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Susan Guthrie, Esq. welcomes returning guest Vassia Sarantopoulou to the Divorce & Beyond podcast!  Together, Susan and Vassia explore the pros and cons of living apart and the vital need for healthy boundaries to protect our relationships

In this episode, Susan and Vassia discuss the deeper reasons behind the decision to live together, apart; and how to maintain a healthy relationship when doing so. They also delve into the benefits of living apart, such as clear distinctions in the division of labor and personal space. However, they also highlight that living apart may not be beneficial for mental health and the overall health of the relationship.

Tune in to this thought-provoking episode of Divorce & Beyond to gain insights on living apart in relationships and how to maintain a healthy connection with your partner wherever you reside.

Topics and Golden Nuggets include

  • What it means to "live apart" and its positive and negative effects on a relationship 
  • When living apart is not beneficial to your mental health and the health of a relationship
  • How to keep a relationship healthy, have open communication, and maintain boundaries without having to live apart 
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    About this week's special guest:  Vassia Sarantopoulou

    Vassia Sarantopoulou is the Founder, CEO and Head Psychologist of AntiLoneliness, a company offering mental health services in The Netherlands and also worldwide. She is also a Mental Health Educator, promoting Inner Peace, Mental Strength and Healthy Relationships with others and with our Self. Through AntiLoneliness and her team of psychologists, she offers individual, couples or groups sessions to those who struggle with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, burnout, loneliness, relationship issues, transition/change, expat life. She is trained in (Group) Schema Therapy and Emotionally Focused Therapy, among other approaches (CBT, ACT, CFT), and she is a member of NIP (Dutch Institute for Psychologists), ICEEFT (International Center of Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy) and ISST (International Society of Schema Therapy). She is an advocate of a life without mental health stigma, with an abundance of kindness and with an undying openness to self-awareness and self-growth, and that’s what she promotes through her services and online courses, and also through her collaboration with universities, companies, and organizations.

    Website: https://www.antiloneliness.com/

    Vassia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vassia-sarantopoulou 

    Vassia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/antilonelinessproject 

    Vassia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/antiloneliness/ 

    Vassia on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AntiLoneliness

    Podcast listeners: Get a 30% discount off on Vassia’s relationship courses with the code PODCAST at https://www.antiloneliness.com/

    Mentioned in this episode:

    Loneliness & Divorce: Why Alone and Lonely Aren’t the Same Thing with Vassia Sarantopoulou, Creator of Antiloneliness.com 

    Overcoming the Trap of Perfectionism with Vassia Sarantopoulou

    The Wife Left, but They’re Still Together

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    SUSAN GUTHRIE®, ESQ., the creator and host of The Divorce and Beyond® Podcast, is nationally recognized as one of the top family law and divorce mediation attorneys in the country.  Susan is the Vice Chair of the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution and is a sought-after keynote speaker, business and practice consultant, coach and trainer. You can find out more about Susan and her services here:  https://neon.page/susanguthrie

    Internationally renowned as one of the leading experts in online mediation, Susan created her Learn to Mediate Online® program and has trained more than 25,000 professionals in how to transition their practice online.  Susan recently partnered with legal and mediation legend, Forrest "Woody" Mosten to create the Mosten Guthrie Academy which provides gold-standard, fully online training for mediation and collaborative professionals at all stages of their careers.  

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