What happens when you start healing but your partner won’t? How do you choose yourself without blowing up the relationship?

In this episode, we open up about our own journey—how we used to put the relationship first, and how that nearly ended it. We talk about what changed, how we shifted our focus back to our individual healing, and what helped us come back together stronger than ever.

We also answer a powerful listener question: "What do you do when your partner threatens to leave every time you bring up an issue?"

From emotional immaturity and abandonment wounds to setting boundaries and choosing yourself, we dive deep into the messiness and magic of real growth in long-term relationships.

Plus, we talk about:

• Funny childhood stories (BB guns?!)
• Who we'd be best friends with if we were famous
• What food we’d eat for life
• The metaphor of becoming caterpillar goo 🐛🦋

And lots more real-time laughs, love, and lessons. This one’s packed with insight, laughter, and love.

❤️ Let us know in the comments: What fear would you eliminate from your life?

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