Romance isn’t the same as intimacy: I talk about why romance doesn’t require us to truly share ourselves why romance lovers like Future Fakers and Fast Forwarders get to satisfy their curiosity about a relationship via romance without having to step up in terms of vulnerability.
Harnessing our dreams: I talk about why dreaming about an ex doesn’t mean that we don’t want to get back together and why dreaming about something that represents a less assertive version of us doesn’t mean that our efforts to change are a waste.
Listener Question: This week’s listener lost her husband and mother in the space of a few months which has prompted her to have an affair with one of his close friends and she wants to know how to come to terms with her widowhood.
What I Learned This Week: My youngest daughter taught me a lesson about worrying unnecessarily.
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