Ep 224: Boundaries, Abandonment, and Personal Growth

In this episode of Cheaper than Therapy the Podcast, we address listener questions around boundaries and dealing with significant changes in your relationships. We discuss themes around abandonment, setting boundaries, and accountability vs blame in relationships.  What You’ll Gain from this Episode: ✨How a fear of abandonment can make setting and maintaining boundaries challenging/unclear, often leading to negative responses from others ✨The importance of accountability vs blame in relationships, and not personalizing others’ actions ✨Distinguishing between someone’s capacity to show up in a relationship and their desire to do so, and that a lack of capacity doesn’t necessarily mean a lack of care ✨How controlling behaviors stem from deep-seated fears of abandonment and emphasize the need for self-reflection and personal responsibility to take accountability in relationships and foster healthier relationships 🎙This podcast is definitely Cheaper than Therapy Remember, we’re therapists, but we’re not your therapists. These coaching sessions, and other episodes, are meant for entertainment purposes only, and are not meant to replace your therapy practice.  If you find value in these conversations, please take a moment to rate and review the podcast. It helps us reach a larger audience looking for soulful insights! Check out our online community, Cheaper Than Therapy the Community. Weekly process groups, live workshops, and one-on-one interactions with us and an amazing supportive community! Check it out here: https://vanessa-bennett-dene-logan.myshopify.com/collections/the-community  Connect with Vanessa:Instagram: @vanessasbennettTikTok: @thecodayodaYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vanessabennettlmft5631  Connect with Dené:Instagram: @dene.loganTikTok: @denelogan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.