453 | Infidelity

The Minimalists

Joshua Fields Millburn

Finances, Home & Garden, Leisure, Mental Health, Minimalism, Contribution, Passion, Minimalists, Health & Fitness, Decluttering, Philosophy, Health, Relationships, Growth, Simple, Society & Culture

4.7 • 11.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2024

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

The Minimalists speak with Carl Lentz about the deep breach of trust that accompanies cheating in a romantic relationship.

Discussed in this episode:

How did Carl Lentz’s life come crashing down at the height of his fame? (2:47)

How did “lifestyle clutter” contribute to Lentz’s infidelity? (4:18)

What unexpected areas of Lentz’s life were affected by his extramarital affair? (7:19)

What steps are required to make amends after you’ve hurt someone you love? (16:39)

How do I avoid blaming others for the mistakes I’ve made? (24:47)

What role did apologizing and forgiveness play in Lentz’s healing? (27:47)

What self-defeating stories lead to adultery? (39:45)

What are the commonalities between most cases of unfaithfulness? (42:15)

What’s your definition of infidelity? (54:15)

Listener tip: Just say no to free things! (1:02:23)

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Detailed show notes: theminimalists.com/podcast

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0:00.0	This podcast has bad words. Every little thing you think that you need
0:24.8	Every little thing you think that you need
0:29.4	Every little thing you think that you need every little thing that's just feeding your greed oh I bet that you'll be fine without it.
0:37.0	You're listening to the minimalist podcast with Joshua Fields MilMilburn and T. K Coleman.
0:44.1	Thank you, Malabama.
0:45.4	Hello everybody.
0:46.9	Today, we're discussing one of life's most delicate and difficult topics.
0:52.5	Infidelity.
0:53.9	Call it whatever you want.
0:54.8	Unfaithfulness, adultery, extramarital relations, disloyalty.
1:00.2	What we're really talking about today is the deep breach of trust that often accompanies
1:04.9	cheating in a romantic relationship. Joining us in the studio to help tackle this touchy subject
1:11.4	is our new friend Carl Lentz. Carl is the host of a new podcast called
1:16.2	Lights On. Coming up on this free public minimal episode, a caller has a question about the steps
1:21.6	required to make amends after you've hurt someone
1:25.2	you love. And then we have a lightning round question about different types of infidelity.
1:29.6	That's followed by a right here right now segment and a listener tip for you you can
1:34.4	check out the full maximal edition of episode four hundred and fifty three that's the
1:39.0	full two and a half almost three hour conversation that we had with Carl where we answer twice as many
1:45.2	questions and we dive deep into several simple living segments. That private
1:49.4	podcast episode is out right now at Patreonreon.com slash the minimalist your
1:55.1	support keeps our podcast 100% advertisement free because sing along at home y'all
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