3113: What Is Your Role in Your Relationship? by Dr. Lisa Firestone of PsychAlive on Strong Partnerships

Get the 200+ Page Optimal Living Daily Workbook (PDF) - Free. Want to turn today's episode into an actionable plan? Join the Optimal Living Weekly newsletter and I'll send you our 200-page digital workbook immediately. It's packed with the best takeaways from the show, formatted for easy reading and implementation at home. Get your free PDF workbook here: https://oldpodcast.eo.page/join Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3113: Dr. Lisa Firestone breaks down the parent-child dynamic that quietly drains love, respect, and attraction from a couple. She describes what parental and childish behavior actually looks like day to day, and offers relationship advice for meeting each other as equal adults instead of repeating the cycle. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.psychalive.org/what-is-your-role-in-your-relationship/ Quotes to ponder: "Very often, couples get into trouble when one person takes the role of a parent, and the other, the role of a child." "The goal, of course, should be equality in the relationship, with each person valuing the other's autonomy, individuality, and independence." "We need to start with compassion for ourselves." Optimal Relationships Daily is a daily relationship advice podcast where we narrate the best articles on healthy relationships, dating, marriage, and family, read to you by a professional narrator so you can strengthen your closest connections a little more every day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices