1332: The Book That Blew My Mind: Why Independence Might Be Hurting You

CONSISTENT by Primal Potential

Elizabeth Benton

Money, Self-improvement, Inspiration, Transformation, Motivation, Affirmations, Health & Fitness, Mindset, Selfhelp, Weightloss, Education, Loseweight, Goals, Nutrition

5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

What if one of the qualities you’ve always taken pride in—your independence—is actually keeping you stuck, isolated, and fragile?

In this episode, I’m sharing how the book The Family Economy by Rory Groves completely reframed my understanding of strength, success, relationships, and even coaching. I open up about the way I was raised to value self-reliance, how I wore it as a badge of honor for years, and why I now see it as a form of quiet fragility.

You’ll hear why dependence—when built intentionally—is not weakness, but a deeper kind of strength. One that stabilizes marriages, empowers families, accelerates progress, and deepens friendships.

This episode is for anyone who’s ever said, “I should be able to figure this out on my own,” and who’s ready to consider a more powerful—and connected—way forward.

In this episode:

How I was raised to see independence as strength
Why The Family Economy changed my view of success
How true strength is rooted in interdependence
What this means for families, friendships, and coaching
Why asking for help strengthens relationships
How coaching works best when we lean in, not isolate

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0:00.0	If you want to be more consistent, you're in the right place. I'm Elizabeth Benton. Welcome to
0:07.1	Consistent, a podcast by Primal Potential that is for all of you who feel frustrated by your lack of
0:13.3	progress or overwhelmed by all the change that you want to make in your life. Here, we stop frantically
0:20.5	chasing new habits and start
0:22.6	strategically building a structure of consistency. Let's get into it.
0:29.4	Hello, everybody. Welcome back to the primal potential podcast. I am Elizabeth Benton.
0:35.4	Have you ever read a book that just kind of like punches you in the face?
0:40.3	Maybe even in a good way, but it just changes the way you see something. There's been a handful of
0:46.5	books that have done that for me. And very recently, I read a book called The Family Economy.
0:52.6	And let me just throw a caveat out there.
0:55.3	I am not saying that you should read the book or saying that you will love the book.
0:59.6	I'm doing this episode because of one particular part of the book that really shook me in a good and a powerful way.
1:12.3	I like the book, but I'm also very aware that a lot of people will not like the book.
1:18.6	So if you read it and you hate it, you can just live with that.
1:23.1	You don't have to email me and let me know.
1:25.3	Okay.
1:26.6	The book is called The Family Economy, and I really can't stop thinking about it.
1:31.2	In fact, I sent it to several of my close friends.
1:36.2	I told my mom, you need to read it.
1:37.5	Of course, she did.
1:38.5	We talked about it while walking through the fair with my kids.
1:42.0	And the part that I wanted to talk about today is around the
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