472 Walking on Eggshells in a Relationship: What it Means + How to Stop
The Terri Cole Show
Terri Cole
4.9 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 17 January 2023
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Do you feel like you are walking on eggshells in your relationship?
Do you worry that anything you say (or don't say) might set your partner off?
Do you work overtime to avoid doing or saying anything that will upset them but still somehow fail?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, today's episode is for you. I'm unpacking the signs and symptoms of walking on eggshells, describing what that phrase looks and feels like IRL, and giving you ideas of what you can do to break this exhausting cycle.
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| 0:00.0 | Well, hello there and welcome to the Terry Cole show. |
| 0:03.8 | I am so happy that you are here. |
| 0:06.0 | I'm going to start with a question. |
| 0:07.8 | Do you find yourself walking on eggshells in your relationship? |
| 0:12.9 | Are you constantly looking to your person if you're in a relationship or maybe to a parent |
| 0:18.4 | or to a sibling to make sure that everything's okay? |
| 0:22.0 | Are you afraid of their erratic responses? |
| 0:25.2 | Are they quick to explode and you're sort of anticipating that all the time? |
| 0:29.2 | If you're nodding your head, yes, well then this episode, my friend, is for you because |
| 0:33.6 | I'm going to be giving you questions you can ask yourself signs and symptoms of walking |
| 0:38.6 | on eggshells and make some suggestions of what things you can do to stop walking on eggshells. |
| 0:44.7 | So let's start with, I want to take a moment to just say thanks. |
| 0:49.0 | As I always do with the top of the show because I super duper appreciate you. |
| 0:55.2 | I know that you have a zillion different options for amazing podcasts that you could be |
| 0:59.1 | listening to right now and the fact that you're hanging out with me just really warms |
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| 1:15.9 | your reviews. |
| 1:16.9 | So thank you Betsy 111622 for the 5th show review that says great show keeps me on track |
| 1:24.0 | and mindful of very important issues, especially boundaries and codependency. |
| 1:28.9 | So glad Terry is out there doing this. |
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