113. Understanding Healthy (and Unhealthy) Relationship Dynamics

None of us are born with the skills to build and sustain healthy relationships. These things are learned. In this episode, our guest is Ryan Cheney, an experienced psychotherapist and behavioral leadership coach, guiding us through the intricacies of healthy and unhealthy relationship dynamics. Our conversation will explore the importance of interdependence, the negative impacts of codependency, and the nuanced practice of attunement, including how to rectify misattunements. Further, we will delve into the role of healthy boundaries in building resilience and trust, how resistance and perfectionism can hinder growth, acceptance and self-awareness, and the difference between appeasement and compromise Guest Bio: Ryan Cheney MS, LPC, is a licensed professional counselor, wellness specialist, certified behavioral leadership coach, breath work specialist, and certified XPT (extreme performance training) coach.  He received his Master of Science in clinical mental health from Oregon State University and has dedicated himself to learning how to help others through continued research, education, and practice for over 15 years. He has worked in many settings, including community mental health crisis work, clinical outpatient work within medical settings, and as a clinical supervisor for Deschutes County Behavioral Health. He works in his private practice as a clinical mental health therapist specializing in trauma work and as a performance coach, helping others gain self-mastery and thrive. Connect with Ryan Here Awake and Aware | Our 2024 Live Event Join us at Awake and Aware 2024, a transformative 3-day workshop from May 1st to 3rd in Bend, Oregon. Mitigate stress and stay cool under pressure. Create the mindset you want and lock it in. Limited slots. Website: Awakeandawarebend.com 16.25 Hours Category 1 AMA CME The Flameproof CourseCohorts 1 and 2 sold out. Cohort 3 begins Sept 10, 2024. This is the hidden anti-burnout curriculum we all should have learned in training. Get the deets Coming soon: Out on TimeStay out of chart debt. Document like a legend. Get home on time! Love medicine, but the job itself leaves a lot to be desired? I work with many docs in your shoes. To learn more about 1-on-1 coaching, start here.

For full show notes of this episode and all sorts of other goodies, visit our podcast website We Discuss: The Campfire Metaphor for RelationshipsInteracting with Others' CampfiresThe Difference Between Healthy Interdependence and Codependency The Dynamics of Healthy RelationshipsIdentifying Healthy vs. Unhealthy RelationshipsBlaming Never Helps, But It Sure Happens A LotUnderstanding Resistance in Personal Growth and RelationshipsResistance is a Struggle Against AcceptanceConfronting and Recovering from PerfectionismThe Impact of Attunement on Personal and Professional InteractionsThe Importance of Boundaries in Healthy RelationshipsThe Distinction Between Appeasement and Compromise