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2812: When Is It Time to Leave a Relationship? by Tonya Lester on Healthy Detachment
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Episode 2812:
Tonya Lester explores the deeply personal and often painful dilemma of knowing when to leave a relationship, offering thoughtful questions that prompt self-reflection rather than black-and-white answers. Her compassionate yet direct framework helps listeners distinguish between temporary discomfort and long-term incompatibility, empowering them to recognize whether staying is costing them more than leaving ever would.
Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.tonyalester.com/blog/when-is-it-time-to-leave-a-relationship
Quotes to ponder:
"Conflict is healthy and productive: Only people who have no boundaries are never angry."
"If you try to edit away who you truly are just to be the person your partner wants, you'll slowly lose those parts of yourself."
"Staying in an unhappy situation because you've already stayed in it so long is a terrible reason for sticking it out even longer."
Episode references:
The Sunk Cost Fallacy: https://www.behavioraleconomics.com/resources/mini-encyclopedia-of-be/sunk-cost-fallacy
5124 episodes
2812: When Is It Time to Leave a Relationship? by Tonya Lester on Healthy Detachment
Optimal Relationships Daily - Dating, Marriage and Parenting
Manage episode 521279696 series 1425300
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com.
Episode 2812:
Tonya Lester explores the deeply personal and often painful dilemma of knowing when to leave a relationship, offering thoughtful questions that prompt self-reflection rather than black-and-white answers. Her compassionate yet direct framework helps listeners distinguish between temporary discomfort and long-term incompatibility, empowering them to recognize whether staying is costing them more than leaving ever would.
Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.tonyalester.com/blog/when-is-it-time-to-leave-a-relationship
Quotes to ponder:
"Conflict is healthy and productive: Only people who have no boundaries are never angry."
"If you try to edit away who you truly are just to be the person your partner wants, you'll slowly lose those parts of yourself."
"Staying in an unhappy situation because you've already stayed in it so long is a terrible reason for sticking it out even longer."
Episode references:
The Sunk Cost Fallacy: https://www.behavioraleconomics.com/resources/mini-encyclopedia-of-be/sunk-cost-fallacy
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