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Black Girls Heal

#266: 7 Benefits of Taking it Slow in a Relationship

Black Girls Heal

Shena Lashey

Self-improvement, Education, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the Black Girls Heal podcast, we dive into the seven benefits of taking it slow in a relationship — the power of a 'slow burn.' 


I discuss the reasons behind why rushing into relationships can be problematic, especially for love addicts, and share practical tips on how to pace relationships effectively. 


I also explore how going slow helps in truly understanding your partner, avoiding unhealthy attachments, and building a stronger foundation for your love story. 


This episode is perfect for hopeless romantics who want to avoid 'struggle love' and genuinely find a fulfilling relationship.


In this episode, we cover…

  • 00:17 Understanding love addiction and avoidance
  • 2:55 Seven benefits of going slow in relationships
  • 28:36 The impact of sex and affection
  • 34:40 Self-love and building a fulfilling life


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0:00.0

My job is to somehow make them curious enough or persuade them by Hooker Crow to get more aware of themselves and where they came from and what they are into and what is already there just to bring it out.

0:21.0

This is what compels me to compel them and I will do it by whatever

0:26.4

means necessary.

0:29.7

Welcome to the Black Girls Hill podcast, where we talk about healing our intimacy disorders,

0:34.3

unresolved trauma, and building a healthy relationship with first ourselves, and then

0:38.6

others. Every episode we will talk about advice you can apply today to break unhealthy patterns

0:44.3

and grow in yourself work. I'm She Nel Lachete Love Edition coach and trauma

0:48.9

specialist. Let's begin.

0:57.0

Hello, hello and welcome to the latest episode of Black Girls Heel. I am so happy to be with you today and so excited to bring you a new episode. Today the episode we are talking about the seven

1:05.5

benefits of taking it slow in a relationship, the benefits of having a

1:09.9

slow bird. So as you may know here at Black Rosekill, I focus on helping women who struggle with

1:16.1

love addiction and love avoidance and love deprivation, heal from the trauma that causes

1:21.1

love addictive behaviors, trauma bonded relationships, the

1:24.5

inability to let go and prioritize yourself, and also those of us who tend to

1:29.0

like have our walls up and have a hard time letting people in trusting ourselves and where all those things

1:35.1

meets and match, right? And so, and overlap. For those of us who identify with love

1:40.7

addition or a mixed experience of sometimes in some relationships, I with love

1:43.4

addiction or a mixed experience of sometimes in some relationships I rush into it and when I lie by

1:46.5

love hard and with other ones I couldn't be bothered.

1:49.2

For those of us who identify a lot with love addiction it is is very, very, very, very, very common, if not 100%

1:56.8

that we are very susceptible to rushing into fighting with people who are not the right fit for us because we are going very, very fast.

2:07.1

We're going very fast in our fantasy of who we think this person is or who they could be,

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