3305: How to Deal With Lies in a Relationship by Melissa Josue of Melissa the Love Coach on Authentic Intimacy

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🗓️ 1 September 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3305: Melissa Josue challenges the common belief that being lied to undermines personal worth, arguing instead that lies reflect the liar's own fears and insecurities. She emphasizes that lies poison relationships by eroding trust and creating barriers to authentic intimacy, and offers guidance on fostering a space where truth and integrity can flourish. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://melissathelovecoach.com/dealing-with-lies/ Quotes to ponder: "The worst part about being lied to is that the liar didn’t think highly of himself enough to show up authentically." "Lies are based in fear. Fear that their truth won’t be accepted." "Meeting lies with truth opens the door for having more authentic relationships." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is optimal living daily.
0:03.0	How to deal with lies in a relationship by Melissa Joe Sue of Melissa the Love Coach.com and I'm Justin
0:09.6	Molick.
0:10.8	Welcome back to a Sunday bonus episode where I give you a bit of extra content from a
0:15.0	podcast in our optimal network.
0:17.2	But I think we'll also help you live a life that's a bit more meaningful and happier.
0:21.0	And today's episode is coming from optimal relationships
0:24.1	daily so without further ado here's Greg with the bonus post as we optimize
0:29.4	your life. How to deal with lies in a relationship by Melissa Jossu of Melissa the
0:39.2	love coach.com Have you seen this quote, quote, the worst part about being lied to is knowing that you were not worth the truth?
0:50.0	I saw that in a recent Facebook post by a friend who found out that her husband lied to her about his internet use and the kinds of sites he was visiting.
0:58.0	I'll let you guess it rhymes with corn.
1:02.0	But I actually disagree with the quote. The quote basically says
1:06.2	that lies hurt because they make you feel like you're unworthy of the truth.
1:09.8	But I think the quote misappropriates the injury.
1:13.0	Someone can only injure our sense of worth if we believe that our worth can be compromised by another person.
1:20.0	But aren't we already worthy?
1:22.0	What's really being injured is the integrity of the relationship.
1:26.0	Being lied to hurts because it's a breach of trust.
1:29.0	The liar leads a person to believe one thing while actually doing something different.
1:34.3	But lies have nothing to do with the worth of the person being lied to.
1:39.4	Lies are really about the sense of self-worth of the liar. Think about it. Lies hide the truth and a person lies because they are ashamed of what's true.
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