318 // Managing Relationship Expectations
The Mindful Kind
Rachael Kable
4.6 • 636 Ratings
🗓️ 3 February 2022
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
Hello and welcome to episode 318 of The Mindful Kind podcast.
In this episode, you'll learn about expectations in relationships and how expectations that are either too high or too low can damage important relationships in your life.
You'll also learn some tips for managing your expectations well, including:
- Expressing your expectations assertively and compassionately
- Learning to be flexible with some of your expectations
- Letting go of unrealistic or unhelpful expectations
Head over to www.rachaelkable.com/podcast/318 to download a free copy of my Mindful Communication Guide.
Thank you so much for listening and I hope you have a wonderful week, Mindful Kind.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Mindful Kind podcast. I'm your host, Rachel Cable, author of the |
| 0:08.9 | Mindfulkind book, Mindfulness Teacher and blogger at Rachelcable.com. Each week this podcast will bring |
| 0:15.4 | meaningful tips, tools and strategies so you can manage stress and live more mindfully in the modern world. |
| 0:24.0 | Hello and welcome to episode 318 of the Mindful Kind podcast. Since Valentine's Day is coming up, |
| 0:31.1 | I've decided to create a mini-series about relationships, not just romantic relationships, |
| 0:37.2 | but also friendships, family relationships |
| 0:39.3 | and any other relationships that might be important to you. Over the next four episodes, |
| 0:44.7 | including this one, I'm really excited to share some of the ideas and strategies that have |
| 0:50.3 | been really helpful for me in building meaningful relationships. |
| 0:59.8 | In this first episode, I'll be talking all about expectations, including how they can hurt your relationships, how they can strengthen your relationships, and how to manage your expectations |
| 1:04.7 | well. I think this episode is especially important because it's so easy to develop unrealistic expectations |
| 1:12.8 | that put unnecessary pressure on you and the people you care about, but it can also be |
| 1:19.1 | unhelpful to let go of all expectations too. It's really important to find a healthy balance |
| 1:25.6 | where you have some expectations in your relationships |
| 1:28.0 | that allow your relationships to flourish and grow. So first of all, let's take a look at relationship |
| 1:33.9 | expectations that are too high or unrealistic. High expectations were a huge challenge for me for a really |
| 1:41.1 | long time. I wanted my romantic partners to be warm and loving and thoughtful |
| 1:46.3 | and consider it all of the time and I never wanted to argue or make any mistakes. And I put that |
| 1:52.7 | same pressure on myself too. I wanted to be the perfect partner. And these high expectations |
| 1:59.5 | weren't just present in my romantic relationships. |
| 2:02.9 | I wanted to be the perfect friend, perfect daughter, perfect sister, perfect colleague. |
| 2:07.8 | I didn't want to make mistakes in any of my relationships, but I also expected perfection |
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