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Developing Empathy Skills in Relationships
44:47 - 52:55 (08:08)
This podcast episode talks about developing empathy skills in relationships as we age and gain more experience. It also discusses the importance of flexibility in relationships and accepting partners for who they are.
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The speaker highlights the importance of being flexible in relationships and adapting to the needs of one's partner rather than expecting them to meet all our needs exactly as we want.
44:47 - 47:01 (02:13)
Summary
The speaker highlights the importance of being flexible in relationships and adapting to the needs of one's partner rather than expecting them to meet all our needs exactly as we want. It's crucial to change expectations and adapt to make relationships work.
ChapterDeveloping Empathy Skills in Relationships
Episode932 Dr. Nicole LePera on Relationships, Boundaries, and Childhood Trauma
PodcastThe School of Greatness
The ability to empathize and understand the perspectives and influences that affect our relationships, along with meeting our own needs, is crucial in developing forgiveness between people.
47:01 - 48:57 (01:55)
Summary
The ability to empathize and understand the perspectives and influences that affect our relationships, along with meeting our own needs, is crucial in developing forgiveness between people. These skills may not have been modeled for us in our childhood, but can be achieved through maturity and experience.
ChapterDeveloping Empathy Skills in Relationships
Episode932 Dr. Nicole LePera on Relationships, Boundaries, and Childhood Trauma
PodcastThe School of Greatness
The way we develop and understand the world evolves over time and as infants and young children, we are unable to see perspectives outside of our own.
48:58 - 50:15 (01:17)
Summary
The way we develop and understand the world evolves over time and as infants and young children, we are unable to see perspectives outside of our own. This makes it difficult to depersonalize bad actions by caregivers, but as we mature, it becomes easier to understand these actions outside of ourselves.
ChapterDeveloping Empathy Skills in Relationships
Episode932 Dr. Nicole LePera on Relationships, Boundaries, and Childhood Trauma
PodcastThe School of Greatness
The speaker shares that they have made attempts to reconnect with their estranged family members but have not been successful so far.
50:15 - 52:55 (02:40)
Summary
The speaker shares that they have made attempts to reconnect with their estranged family members but have not been successful so far. They also discuss the importance of not invalidating one's experiences because of their capacity to understand others.