S1 E6 | Activity: The Relationship Garden

In this episode, David leads Hallie and Christine (and you) through an exercise based on a beautiful gardening metaphor to bring curiosity and awareness to the relationships in our lives. In the exercise, we imagine four flower beds - one each for seedling, deeply rooted flowering, withering, and dying relationships. We assess the time and energy we put into each type of relationship as well as listen to parts' fears and needs around the various stages of our relationships. After the exercise, Christine and Hallie share about the insights they gained, and Hallie extends the metaphor in many wonderful ways. If you participate in the exercise, we'd love to hear about your experience in the comment section! 0:00 Intro0:10 Theme Song0:34 Exercise Overview2:01 Parts Check-In3:17 Imagining The Garden5:32 Noticing Four Flowerbeds8:59 Energy & Effort Percentage10:52 First Flowerbed - Seedlings & Saplings13:42 Second Flowerbed - Evergreens16:03 Third Flowerbed - Wilting & Withering18:18 Fourth Flowerbed - Composting 20:42 Part's Insights?21:15 Energy & Effort Change?23:02 Bonus Question23:44 Exercise Ending24:20 Christine's Experience35:54 Hallie's Experience56:43 Relationship Discussion1:10:36 Closing & Goodbyes1:11:49 Theme Song1:12:53 Like & Subscribe!