Learning To Compromise Well (with Jonathan Baxter, LMHC)

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4.6 • 530 Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Compromise doesn’t mean giving in or giving up. Christine talks with Jonathan Baxter, LMHC, about how to identify what kind of compromiser you are, the importance of being honest and articulating what you want (both to yourself and to your partner), negotiation tactics, and why it’s actually powerful to be vulnerable and ask for help. RELATED EPISODES: Mental + Physical Load Management (with Jonathan Baxter, LMHC) Weathering Pandemic Stress & Uncertainty (with Jonathan Baxter, LMHC) Edit Your Life is an award-winning podcast that shares practical ideas for decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection. Visit edityourlifeshow.com for show notes and to connect with host Christine Koh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	There once was a woman who lived in a shoe. A size too snug, but what could she do?
0:05.9	But that's not where her story ends. Thanks to a little help from her Experian friends,
0:10.9	she got her score into much better shape and relocated to a box fresh new place, with room to grow
0:16.9	and a mortgage to suit. Now, she lives in a spacious four-bedroom cowboy boots.
0:23.3	Better your Experian credit score to help get mortgage ready. Experian, better your score,
0:28.7	better your story.
0:35.3	Welcome to Edit Your Life, a podcast to help you edit the unnecessary from your life so you have more room to enjoy the awesome.
0:42.6	Through episodes with me, your host, Christine Coe, and a range of super smart, compassionate, and thoughtful guests,
0:48.8	you will come away with big picture insights and practical ways to declutter your home, schedule, and mental space
0:55.0	without getting bogged down by perfection. I have always believed that small moments and actions
1:00.2	matter tremendously. My goal is to help you find agency and space in your life through doable
1:05.8	baby steps that will leave you feeling accomplished instead of overwhelmed.
1:17.0	Hello, friends. I have been wanting to bring a Jonathan Baxter episode back into the live catalog for some time now. And starting with his episode, learning to compromise well,
1:23.0	felt like just the right place. Jonathan Baxter is a licensed mental health counselor, and he also
1:29.1	happens to be my husband, and he has been a fan favorite of Edit Your Life listeners for some time.
1:35.4	Not only does this conversation reflect his very first appearance on this show, then episode
1:40.7	28, but it's been a while since I have broadcast a relationships-focused episode,
1:45.8	and the topic of compromise is a good thing to work on pretty much always.
1:50.9	It's really wild to think that this episode was originally recorded in 2015.
1:56.8	John and I have evolved so much individually and in our relationship in the last eight years.
2:02.6	Also, it's worth noting that amidst the pandemic, we also launched a podcast together.
2:07.3	It was called Hello Relationships, and we were only able to do a single season, and it was such a joy.
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