Ask Anna- how can I be more assertive in my relationship?
The Therapy Edit
Anna Mathur
4.9 • 915 Ratings
🗓️ 13 January 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Together Anna and Morgan tackle the following connundrum:
" I struggle to assert my needs after years of being the passive/happy to go along one in the relationship. How can I be more assertive?"
About Morgan
Dr. Morgan Cutlip is a relationship expert, psychologist, and author dedicated to helping people build and sustain meaningful connections.
With a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, Dr. Cutlip specialises in providing practical tools and insights to navigate the complexities of modern relationships.
Her latest book, Love Your Kids Without Losing Yourself, offers transformative advice for parents seeking balance and fulfillment. Learn more about her work on her official website or follow her on Instagram for daily inspiration and tips.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of The Therapy Edit is sponsored by M&S Food and their new Brainball. |
| 0:05.7 | The perfect snack for anyone with a brain. |
| 0:09.4 | Welcome to The Therapy Edit. |
| 0:11.3 | I'm your host, Psychotherapist and author Anna Martha. |
| 0:14.3 | I will be bringing you bite-sized episodes twice a week full of tips, wise words from expert guests and insights to support your mental |
| 0:22.8 | wellbeing. |
| 0:25.0 | Hi everyone, welcome to today's Ask Anna episode of the Therapy where each week I handpick |
| 0:32.7 | a guest expert come and answer one of your questions with me. |
| 0:38.0 | And the one that I'm, well, that we're talking about today, |
| 0:41.5 | and I think you're really, really love. |
| 0:44.1 | It's all we're kind of going to be touching on people pleasing. |
| 0:46.7 | We're going to be talking about kind of self-esteem |
| 0:49.5 | and gratitude in our relationships and asserting our needs. |
| 0:53.8 | So there's lots of things that are kind of asked about in this ask and a question. |
| 0:58.5 | And I have invited here today to chat with me, Dr. Morgan Cutlip. |
| 1:04.3 | Now, we've had a couple of faths around with the time zone, |
| 1:08.1 | and there were a couple of times when both of us were sat at laptops, |
| 1:11.0 | completely on our own, but I'm so glad that I have Dr. Morgan with me now. |
| 1:15.8 | She is a relationship educator, a mum of two, a podcaster and author of the book, |
| 1:21.7 | Love your kids without losing yourself. |
| 1:25.1 | We need that. |
| 1:25.8 | Like, we all need that book as parents. Like, |
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