#408 — Are You In an Enmeshed Relationship? What to Do!
Love, Happiness and Success with Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby
Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby
4.6 • 849 Ratings
🗓️ 1 July 2024
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Is your relationship emotionally enmeshed? If it is... you probably don't realize it! So how can you know? And what can you do about it? Tune into this one to find out!
On this episode, we're talking about what emotional enmeshment is, and how you can untangle your heart strings and create a better relationship in the process.
When couples are struggling with communication or conflict, emotional enmeshment is often the root issue. Once you address the enmeshment, your entire relationship can feel lighter and more enjoyable. But first you have to recognize enmeshment for what it is, and this episode will show you the way!
Tune in to learn:
- What an emotionally enmeshed relationship looks like (the answer may surprise you!)
- The difference between emotional enmeshment and emotional intimacy
- Why emotional enmeshment is a big problem in relationships
- How to fix an enmeshed relationship and build a healthier connection.
And more!
If you're wondering about enmeshment in your relationship, you can take my free "How Healthy Is Your Relationship Quiz" and learn more: https://www.growingself.com/relationship-quiz/
I hope you'll join me!
xoxo,
Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby
P.S. There is NO Thursday live stream on this topic this week. But I'll be back LIVE on Thursday 7/11 to address your questions about next week's podcast topic: What to do if you're feeling unheard in your relationship. Have questions already? Let me know and we'll discuss IRL on 7/11!
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| 0:00.0 | This is Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby, and you're listening to the Love, Happiness, and Success Podcast. |
| 0:08.0 | If you've been feeling annoyed, irritated, or otherwise disappointed with your significant other lately, |
| 0:15.1 | it may not actually be about your partner, but rather a sign that you've fallen into an |
| 0:23.3 | enmeshed relationship dynamic. Yeah, identifying that and then fixing it can bring the joy back |
| 0:32.5 | to your relationship. And that's what you'll learn how to do on today's show. |
| 0:38.9 | Today's mood music is by Soul Skin with a song We Are One. |
| 0:46.0 | Beautiful song, beautiful idea, but actually a great example of what not to do if you want to have a healthy and enjoyable relationship and not wind |
| 0:57.5 | up resenting the heck out of your partner. Great song, though. You can learn more about |
| 1:03.4 | SoulSkin on Bandcamp. Soul Skin Music, S-O-L-S-K-I-N-M-M-E-C-M-C-Ban-C-Ban-C-Ban. |
| 1:11.7 | A beautiful song. |
| 1:12.7 | And fantastic entry point into today's topic. |
| 1:16.3 | Because, you know, let's get real. |
| 1:18.7 | We all love the idea of being one with our person. |
| 1:23.7 | We are united. |
| 1:25.5 | We are together. |
| 1:26.7 | We're connected. We share a life. We understand each other. All those things are fantastic. And if you take them too far, they can actually become very problematic and the source of a huge amount of conflict and upsetness in a relationship. |
| 1:48.1 | Because the goal of a great relationship, a healthy one, is related to interdependence, |
| 1:55.0 | healthy interdependence, not emotional enmeshment. Emotional enmeshment is a different thing and it's difficult to even see it or |
| 2:07.5 | understand it when you're doing it, when you're experiencing it for a lot of good reasons that we'll be |
| 2:14.1 | talking about today. So over the course of our time together today, you're going to |
| 2:19.2 | learn what emotional enmeshment is, where it comes from, how to recognize the signs of it in |
| 2:27.1 | yourself, in your partner, in your relationship, and most importantly, some of the new |
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