Are You In an Emotionally Enmeshed Relationship? | E357

Love, Happiness and Success with Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby

YAP Media Network | Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby

Relationships, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 890 Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

If you feel like you have to walk on eggshells around your partner, or work WAY harder than you should to make sure they're comfy (often at the expense of your own needs), my friend, you may be in an emotionally enmeshed relationship. In fact, over many years of experience as a couples counselor and relationship coach, I've often found that the true underlying issue behind many relationship conflicts is due to emotional enmeshment and it's sister, codependence. This creates resentment, reactivity, pursuit/withdrawal dynamics and more. Good relationships require individuation, and a healthy self awareness of personal responsibility and healthy boundaries. So how can you create a healthier connection? That’s what this episode is all about! I’m talking about what enmeshed relationships look like, why they’re problematic, and how you can bring your relationship back into balance if emotional enmeshment is creeping in. I hope you’ll join me! Xoxo, Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby growingself.com

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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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