Meeting someone new that gives you all the right feels is tough. Once you’ve met that someone and that new relationship energy has you drunk in love and intoxicated with hormones, you blink and a year or two have passed and now you’re sobering up… uh oh! How do you make relationships work when all you know and can relate is what and how you feel, what you want, and what’s best for you to be happier here? Licensed therapist, Spirit breaks down why compatibility is more important than chemistry, ways to get pass the representative when you’re dating, and how to start coming to agreements once you’re in the relationship. Your relationship is different from you and your partner. Spirit reveals how your relationship is its own entity that both partners are committed and invested in caring for. Understanding how to respect and govern yourselves as two individuals while finding your way to the middle out of love and desire to be together, is tricky, it’s not easy, but there is a science to it that can be applied. It will change everything for you, but only if you put any ONE of these strategies into practice. Spirit’s reminder about the love you want in you relationship: Acknowledge there’s a problem Be honest with your partner Reinvigorate the relationship SHOW NOTES: 0:00 | Introduction to Spirit 0:15 | Stop Looking for Chemistry 6:53 | Avoid Relationship Splinters 14:00 | Set Proper Boundaries 23:57 | Grow From Forgiveness 32:19 | How to Make Love last 41:54 | Feelings, Thoughts, and Behaviors Go to https://www.radicalconfidence.com to get your copy of my book Radical Confidence! When you do, you’ll be getting a toolkit of 10 No-BS lessons on becoming the hero of your own life - and you’ll learn how to set better boundaries, live a life that lights you up, and give you the ability to boldly stare down ANY frikin’ thing that gets between you and the things you want from life! Are You Ready for EXTRA Impact? Calling all Badasses!! If you really want to level up your confidence game, check out the WOMEN OF IMPACT SUBSCRIPTION, specially designed to turn you into the badass you were born to be!  Women of EXTRA Impact Subscription Benefits: New episodes delivered ad-free Exclusive access to listen to Women of Impact round table discussions, weekly motivation, previously unreleased episodes, and more!  Subscriber-only access to an additional 4 podcasts with hundreds of archived Women of Impact episodes, meticulously curated into themed playlists, and updated weekly. Looking to boost your confidence? Check out the Get Confident playlist.  Want to repair and heal your relationships? Start with Love Lab.  Curious about your health? We’ve got you covered in Health Hub.  And of course, weekly boosts of mini-motivation from Lisa herself that'll have you strutting through life with your head held high on the Badass Boosts playlist  Don't settle for mediocrity when you can be extraordinary! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/457ebrP Subscribe on all other platforms (Google Podcasts, Spotify, Castro, Downcast, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Podcast Republic, Podkicker, and more) : https://impacttheorynetwork.supercast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices