EFR 636: It's Not Me, It's You - Break the Blame Cycle, Relationship Better, and Untangle Common Barriers with Your Partner with John Kim and Vanessa Bennett

<p>What would happen if you approached both your relationships with yourself and your partner through a lens of curiosity instead of judgment and resentment? </p> <p>Chances are you’d experience more love, comfort, and happiness.</p> <p>In this episode, John Kim and Vanessa Bennett share their best insights on cultivating a quality relationship with yourself and your partner, the hard work it takes to “relationship better”, and tips and tactics for overcoming the barriers to having a healthy relationship. Most importantly, John and Vanessa talk about the power of approaching relationships through a lens of curiosity instead of judgment. </p> <p>John and Vanessa, two psychologists, therapists, and life partners are the authors of the new book, <a href= "https://amzn.to/3TEDtch"><em>“It’s Not Me, It’s You: Break the Blame Cycle. Relationship Better”</em></a>. In its pages, as well as in this episode, the pair analyzes their own relationship to help untangle the common and frustrating barriers many individuals face on the road to a happy, loving, rewarding partnership.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Follow John</strong> <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/theangrytherapist/?hl=en"><strong>@theangrytherapist</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Follow Vanessa</strong> <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/vanessasbennett/?hl=en"><strong>@vanessabennett</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Follow Chase on Instagram</strong> <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/chase_chewning"><strong>@chase_chewning</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Follow him on Twitter</strong> <a href= "https://twitter.com/chasechewning"><strong>@chasechewning</strong></a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Key Highlights</strong></p> <ul> <li>John and Vanessa talk about how to constructively call your partner out. The trick? Trying to understand before trying to be understood.</li> <li>You’ll learn how to open up in a relationship and build trusting communication with your partner instead of sweeping issues and conflicts under the rug.</li> <li>You don’t know everything about your partner, w