Mary Davis is a license couples therapist at Thriveworks Short Pump who is very knowledgeable and passionate about relationships. I had an amazing time interviewing her and gained an important perspective on relationships and we talked about self-love, expectations, etc! If you got any value from this episode, please let me know and share in on Facebook and Instagram story @paragonproject1. Thank you and have a nice rest of the day! Below are time stamps for the episode.
Times stamps:
1:01- Introduction to Mary
2:17- What are the foundations of any healthy relationship?
3:04- What to do when trust has been lost in a relationship?
4:26- How much of our past should we reveal to our partner?
5:54- Why would people rather direct their love towards other people than themselves?
8:04- How to maintain a healthy relationship with yourself without being too self critical
9:50- Perfectionism blocks vulnerability
10:20- What makes unhealthy relationships with ourselves?
12:06- What are healthy expectations we should have for our partner?
13:51- Should we have little to no expectations for our partner?
Title? Our needs are ultimately our expectations
16:08- What do your clients believe are unhealthy to have in a relationship but are healthy to have?
Could use this to transition to self love after healthy relationship
17:03- Why an individual identity is healthy for a relationship?
19:50- What are somethings your client believe are healthy in a relationship but are actually unhealthy to have?
21:19- What’s a soulmate and could there be such thing?
23:30- How do you get your clients to open up about their past?
26:32- How do you maintain a healthy long distance relationship?
28:33- What does it mean to be a paragon?
