Overthinking About "Healthy" Relationships

Magical Overthinkers

Amanda Montell & Studio71

Education, Science, Society & Culture

4.3 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2026

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

What does a healthy relationship actually look like, and who gets to decide? This week, Amanda is joined by relationship expert Dr. Sara Nasserzadeh (@dr.saranasserzadeh) to overthink "healthy" relationships. Together, they unpack why “healthy” can feel impossible to define, and why a more useful question might be: Does this relationship leave you feeling fulfilled? They explore how many people waste energy trying to fix the wrong things, and Sara breaks down the six ingredients she believes help relationships thrive. From situationships that feel surprisingly safe to whether healthy couples are “boring,” this episode is a grounded spiral about connection, boundaries, and giving yourself permission to believe you deserve the kind of love that feels steady. Further Reading: Love by Design: 6 ingredients to build a lifetime of love by Dr. Sara Further Viewing: The 6 Essential Ingredients of Loving Relationships - Join the "Magical Overthinkers Club" by following the pod on Instagram @magicaloverthinkers. - To access early, ad-free episodes and more, subscribe to the Magical Overthinkers Substack. - Pick up Amanda's book The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality, or listen to the audiobook. Shop plans at https://MINTMOBILE.com/magical For 15% off your first order. Go to https://ZENNI.com/PODCAST and use code PODCAST15 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:39.1	If you ever get the feeling that despite living in the information age, the world only seems to be making less
1:45.8	sense than you're in the right place. This podcast is here to soften the clash between our
1:52.7	innately mystical, irrational, stone age brains and the overwhelm of this time. I'm your host,
1:59.9	Amanda Montel, today with the help of Dr. Sara Nasrzade,
2:04.6	an author, speaker, an expert in sexuality and relationships
2:08.6	with a PhD in social psychology,
2:10.6	we're going to be overthinking about healthy relationships,
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