EP189 The Best of Connection Episodes

Welcome to Episode 189 where we listen in clips from the top five most listened to episodes about connection.

In this episode we finish out the month with probably the best topic, because it can be a culmination of all the work we talked about in the previous episodes: connection.  We need healthy separateness, boundaries, direct communication and to own our needs. Connecting in the healthiest, most authentic ways requires work in all of those, and other areas.  It is also what we all crave to feel known, loved, cared about and that we make sense.  I think healthy connection is a way to feel that we both belong to ourselves and feel that belongingness with others. Connection is so much more than just healthy communication.  It’s about vulnerability, being transparent, sharing joys and sorrows as well as things we are ashamed of, afraid of or embarrassed about.  Connection is also about shared experiences that bond us to others and give life meaning. 

Key Elements:

• Explore how connection is more than just healthy communication.
• Talk about how authentic, vulnerable communication is the key to connection
• Look at how we can work on creating emotional trust and safety in our communication.

Sometimes if you expose your vulnerability,

someone else will feel comforted.

It's like we're all in this boat together.

 -Tavi Gevinson

Resources:

EP054 Growing Great Relationships

https://www.soarwithmarybaker.com/ownitpowercast/ (use search in player for 054)

EP137 Building Connection: What is Emotional Intimacy

https://www.soarwithmarybaker.com/ownitpowercast/ (use search in player for 137)

EP143 Healthier Communication: Building Trust with Emotional Honesty

https://www.soarwithmarybaker.com/ownitpowercast/ (use search in player for 143)

EP133 Connection We Crave: Why We Need It and Why We May Not Have It

https://www.soarwithmarybaker.com/ownitpowercast/ (use search in player for 133)

EP157 Don’t Be Vulnerable: Men and Passive-Aggressive Behavior https://www.soarwithmarybaker.com/ownitpowercast/ (use search in player for 157)

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