542 - Is Emotional Intelligence the Key to Getting Out of Our Own Way?

Multiamory: Rethinking Modern Relationships

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4.9 • 970 Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Today we're talking about emotional intelligence, self-sabotage, and being objective about our thoughts and emotions. Have you ever had a thought that won't go away for a long time, especially a negative one about yourself? Sometimes our insecurities take advantage of us and encourage us to engage in self-sabotaging behavior. We're going to talk today about how to practice emotional regulation, self-sabotaging behavior, and more! Join our amazing community of listeners at multiamory.com/join. We offer sliding scale subscriptions so everyone can also get access to ad-free episodes, group video discussions, and our amazing Discord community.Whatever you want to learn, MasterClass has something for you, taught by experts in their fields. Support the show and keep learning at multiamory.link/masterclass.Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes for creators. Everything from graphic design and video editing to photography, writing, and business. Get a free month of Skilllshare at multiamory.link/skillshare.Record your own podcast or videos with the same platform as us! Check out multiamory.link/riverside to try it yourself for free.Multiamory was created by Dedeker Winston, Jase Lindgren, and Emily Matlack.Our theme music is Forms I Know I Did by Josh and Anand.Follow us on Instagram @Multiamory_Podcast and visit our website Multiamory.com. We are a proud member of the Pleasure Podcasts network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Realize that you're not broken, you're just learning how to stop self-sabotaging behavior,
0:10.0	and you're trying to just cultivate a healthier and happier lifestyle.
0:15.0	And using a tool like emotional intelligence, it's great if you use it. It's great if you already deem yourself
0:22.5	to be someone who is really emotionally intelligent. It doesn't mean that you're perfect. It doesn't
0:27.2	mean that by working on that, you're going to become someone who just is so enlightened and
0:32.7	you're going to know exactly how to act in every situation. But it hopefully does mean that you are more present
0:39.2	and curious and honest about your relationship with yourself and with others. And every step
0:44.8	that you take to understanding yourself better improves all of your relationships, not just
0:50.0	the relationship that you have with other people, but also the relationship that you have
0:54.1	with yourself. Welcome to the Multi-Amory Podcast. the relationship that you have with other people, but also the relationship that you have with
0:54.2	yourself.
0:56.0	Welcome to the Multiamary Podcast.
0:58.9	I'm Jace.
0:59.9	I'm Emily.
1:01.1	And I'm Dedeker.
1:02.3	We believe in looking to the future of relationships, not maintaining the status quo of the
1:07.6	past.
1:08.1	Whether you're monogamous, polyamorous, swinging, casually dating,
1:12.8	or if you just do relationships differently, we see you, and we're here for you. on this episode on this episode
1:29.3	to fit
1:31.3	on this episode of the Multi-Amory podcast
1:35.3	we're talking about how difficult it is to be objective about our own thoughts and emotions
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