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Ep 346 Modern Marriage: A Choice, Not a Requirement with Allison Raskin

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Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Therapy, Health & Fitness, Marriage, Relationships, Mental Health, Education

4.6 • 690 Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Zach and Laura welcome relationship expert and mental health advocate Allison Raskin. They dive into her latest book, I Do, I Think: Conversations About Modern Marriage, exploring how marriage and commitment have evolved in today’s society. Allison shares insights into the “modern marriage,” discussing how relationships have shifted from traditional roles to more flexible, individual-focused commitments.


Allison opens up about her personal journey, including her past engagement and recent marriage, which shaped her views on love and relationships. She reflects on the importance of balancing individual needs within a partnership, the dynamics of choosing marriage when it’s no longer societally mandatory, and how to handle changes in relationship expectations. Together, they discuss concepts like emotional regulation, and how the flexibility of “modern marriage” allows for more intentional choices about commitment.


The conversation also covers different relationship models, such as non-monogamy, financial independence within marriage, and the significance of setting boundaries that meet each partner’s needs. Allison highlights the role of mental health in relationships and shares her journey from comedy to mental health advocacy. They wrap up with a fun chat about her YouTube channel and podcast, Just Between Us, which she co-hosts, and her Substack newsletter, Emotional Support Lady.


To explore more about Allison Raskin’s work, visit https://www.allisonraskin.com/, check out her latest book I Do, I Think here, and tune into her podcast Just Between Us https://www.youtube.com/c/JustBetweenUs.


Episode Highlights:
  • Allison’s Journey to Relationship Expertise: Allison discusses her path from comedy to becoming a mental health advocate and relationship expert, sharing how her past relationships and personal challenges led her to study psychology.
  • Marriage as a Choice, Not a Requirement: Allison shares her perspective on marriage as an optional, personal choice, encouraging partners to approach it with intention rather than societal expectation.
  • Different Relationship Models: From non-monogamy to financial independence, they discuss how modern relationships can take on various forms to meet the unique needs of each couple.
  • Rethinking Sexual Attraction in Long-Term Partnerships: Allison offers advice on rekindling attraction by intentionally creating environments that foster connection, rather than expecting spontaneous desire.

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    Transcript

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    0:00.0

    Hey, everybody, welcome. And thank you for listening to this episode of Marriage Therapy Radio.

    0:05.6

    My name is Zach Brittle. I'm here with Laura Heck and Alison Raskin.

    0:09.9

    Alison Raskin has just written a book called I Do, I Think. We loved talking to her.

    0:14.6

    She is a super smart lady who has done a bunch of interviews around the notion of a modern marriage.

    0:20.7

    And she's got a YouTube

    0:22.0

    channel. She is all over Instagram as the emotional support lady, so an advocate for mental

    0:27.9

    health and just, I think, reasonable thinking about what marriage is. I'm looking forward to reading

    0:32.9

    more of her book. I think you should get it right now. And if you don't believe me, we'll let her

    0:36.3

    tell you all about it. This is a very cool conversation. Stick around. Alison Raskin, thank you so much for coming on the podcast. We are delighted to have you. You have a new book out. It's called, uh, I do, I think. Is that right? I think. I think. Yeah, I do. I think conversations about modern marriage. Cool. Well, we're glad to have you. We're just going to

    0:55.8

    like shoot the beep for a little while. But yeah, tell us a little bit about who you are and where

    1:01.7

    you're at and what's going on. We're looking forward to talking to you. Yeah. Oh, wow. I could talk

    1:07.0

    for hours, but I'll do the summarized version, which is, I'm a writer.

    1:12.6

    I'm a relationship expert, which is this new title I've been trying to claim.

    1:17.5

    I have a master's in psychology.

    1:19.8

    And this is now my second book about sort of relationships and then always kind of the intersection of relationships and mental health.

    1:26.8

    Because I'm also a big mental health advocate.

    1:29.3

    And that's something I'm really passionate about.

    1:31.5

    And you're kind of like, you're kind of fancy, right?

    1:33.8

    This is your second book.

    1:34.9

    You're a New York Times bestseller.

    1:36.1

    You got a whole YouTube situation going on.

    1:38.1

    And that your relationship expert, what does that even mean to you that you're trying to claim it now?

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