#003: Navigating Relationships and Codependency with Ivy Kwong

The Mark Groves Podcast

Mark Groves

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.9 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2018

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

What is the difference between wanting to make your partner happy and being accommodating to the point of losing yourself? What is the recipe for self-love that allows you to deepen your connection in relationships? In this episode, I speak with Ivy Kwong, a licensed marriage & family therapist, speaker, and writer who specializes in self-love and connection to heal codependency. Ivy also lets us in on an emotional intimacy exercise you can start putting into practice right away (55:05). Make a new nightly routine of checking in with yourself and sharing with your partner about the following areas: anger, pain, sadness, fear, shame, guilt, joy, and loneliness. Tune in to hear exactly how this exercise works and more tips and tricks you can use to help yourself (and your partner) grow. In this episode, you’ll also learn: The definition and different degrees of codependency (19:17) The value of self-esteem and self-love (27:45) What you need in order to sustain a relationship (48:05) And so much more! Where can you find more about Ivy Kwong? Website: BareIvy.com Instagram: @BareIvy Email: bareivy@gmail.com Additional Website: https://www.shellbreaker.com/ Recommendations and references: Article: “F*ck Yes or No” by Mark Manson Book: “Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself” by Melody Beattie Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Mark Groves podcast.
0:07.8	I'm your host, obviously Mark Croves.
0:10.0	That would make sense.
0:11.1	And on this show, we explore human psychology, why we do what we do, and how do humans connect
0:16.6	and how do we create really thriving relationships, and how do we have a thriving relationship with ourselves?
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0:25.7	and also allows you to get all the updated episodes with experts in all areas of human psychology
0:30.8	and just general thriving in terms of life.
0:33.5	Also check out my website, www.markgroves.tv to learn more about me and why I do what I do.
0:41.3	Welcome. I have one of my good, homie, best friends, Ivy Klong, who where I'm, so we were discussing how to introduce what you do.
0:52.3	And, man, you've changed what you've done over so many years that I love that.
0:57.4	You know, I heard this thing from Rosa Brand where you said that allow your identity to be fluid.
1:02.3	And man, you have done that. So I guess for the listeners who may not know Ivy Kwong,
1:08.5	she is a self-love and connection coach for codependency.
1:12.5	Is that correct?
1:13.4	Yes, it is.
1:14.0	And marriage and family therapist trained did sex therapy.
1:17.7	Is that true too?
1:18.3	Yes.
1:19.5	So we got humping and relationing and also moonlighted for a little while as a dominatrix.
1:29.3	Yeah, for 12 years, not quite moonlighting.
1:31.8	So that's a long moonlight.
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