3114: Moms Without Value (Just a Mom) by Shawna Scafe of Simple on Purpose on Maternal Wellness

3114: Moms Without Value (Just a Mom) by Shawna Scafe of Simple on Purpose on Maternal Wellness

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 [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 [https://oldpodcast.com/]. Episode 3114: Shawna Scafe examines the mothers our culture applauds and the mothers it quietly dismisses, starting with that loaded little phrase, just a mom. She shares what it felt like to be called that after leaving her career, and makes the case that a mother's worth is not something anyone else gets to hand out. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://simpleonpurpose.ca/moms-without-value-just-a-mom/ [https://simpleonpurpose.ca/moms-without-value-just-a-mom/] Quotes to ponder: "It's a term that makes it socially acceptable to discreetly tear down the value of being a mother." "For modern moms there is little value put on being a stay at home mom, it's not enough." "You have to know that you are valuable as a mother no matter how mundane it may feel." 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 [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

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 [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 [https://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/ [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 [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

3112: Understanding Men: How to Avoid Non-Committal Guys and Other Heart-Breakers by Dr. Diana Kirschner of Love in 90 Days on Relationship Red Flags

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 [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 [https://oldpodcast.com/]. Episode 3112: Dr. Diana Kirschner explains how understanding men protects you from non-committal guys, players, and other heart-breakers. She walks through nine questions that reveal whether a man is capable of commitment, and offers relationship advice for trusting your gut instead of blaming yourself when things fall apart. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://lovein90days.com/understanding-men-how-to-avoid-non-committal-guys-other-heart-breakers/ [https://lovein90days.com/understanding-men-how-to-avoid-non-committal-guys-other-heart-breakers/] Quotes to ponder: "Understanding men can liberate us from these self-blaming thoughts." "If he is truly caught in his own Dead-End Dating loop, there is nothing you can do to change him." "Your intuition will tell you the truth about a guy!" 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 [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

3111: How Complaining Keeps Us Stuck in Relationships That Don't Work by Zachary Goodson with Tiny Buddha on Self-Love

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 [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 [https://oldpodcast.com/]. Episode 3111: Zachary Goodson traces his habit of staying in relationships that hurt him back to a childhood that taught him he did not deserve better. He explains how constant complaining kept him in the victim role for years, and what changed when he chose responsibility and self-respect instead. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://tinybuddha.com/blog/complaining-keeps-us-stuck-relationships-dont-work/ [https://tinybuddha.com/blog/complaining-keeps-us-stuck-relationships-dont-work/] Quotes to ponder: "See my pattern? I stay in and return to painful, destructive relationships." "If I stop complaining, what am I left with? Me, just me." "Complaining doesn't change anything. It just keeps us stuck, victimized, repeating old patterns and unable to change them." 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 [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

3110: How To Support Someone With Depression. What To Say And What Not To Say by Dr. Margaret Rutherford on Healthy Communication

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 [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 [https://oldpodcast.com/]. Episode 3110: Dr. Margaret Rutherford explains why people go quiet around depression, and how that silence adds loneliness and shame to an illness nobody chose. She offers relationship advice on what to actually say to someone who is struggling, and why suspending judgment matters far more than finding the perfect words. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://drmargaretrutherford.com/how-to-support-someone-with-depression-what-to-say-and-what-not-to-say/ [https://drmargaretrutherford.com/how-to-support-someone-with-depression-what-to-say-and-what-not-to-say/] Quotes to ponder: "It's hard work to accept and work with depression." "People don't want to believe that something unforeseen, something they can't control, can take over their life, and rob them of contentment and pleasure." "Loneliness, invisibility, shame, and discounting don't have to exist for those with depression or any mental illness." 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 [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]