This is Dr. Lisa Murray-Bobby and you're listening to the Love, Happiness, and Success

podcast. There are all kinds of myths and false self-limiting beliefs about what love should be

that become obstacles to our ability to develop truly healthy, satisfying relationships. But by the end of today's episode,

you'll have clarity into what those are and how to avoid them so that you can create a relationship

you love. Dark and ominous mood music today from Carrick and Gren. The track is once upon a time to

really kind of highlight how destructive and problematic these false beliefs can be, but also

to create a dramatic entrance for my special guest, Demona Hoffman, who has written a whole new book on this subject called,

Ready, F. The Fairy Tale, which is all about how to set yourself free from these misguided ideas,

especially if you have been dating or, you know, in that series of short-term relationships that just

seem to fizzle, you're definitely going to want to listen to this episode because you're going to get

insight from this conversation with Demona that's going to help you understand yourself better

and some of these inner obstacles that

you may not have even realized you've been carrying around with you.

Because when you can set those down and move forward with more intentionality and clarity,

you can have a very different experience when it comes to not just, you know,

dating and finding, you know, the right person, but really developing a healthy, happy,

and enduring relationship with somebody that you can build a life with.

This is such an important topic for me because as a marriage counselor, which I am,

and if you haven't heard this show before, I'm a licensed marriage and family therapist,

among other things, my practice is growing self-counseling and coaching.

And we specialize in couples counseling, which in many ways is like waiting for somebody

to get sick and then they go to the doctor. And certainly as a marriage counselor, I can help

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