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Natasha: Welcome again to a different episode of the Woke up Spouse Podcast. I’m Natasha Koo—
Jachym: I’m Jachym Jerie, and we’re out of your distinctive relationship dot com.
Natasha: And the final episode, Episode 38, we shared with you’re the three important steps and tips about methods to be genuine in your relationship or marriage. Now, at this time, we wish to break down this matter even additional. As a result of there’s one factor that we mentioned step one from the final episode, which is methods to be trustworthy, simply being trustworthy with your self, however at this time, we’re going to be uncovering methods to truly try this. It’s not as straightforward as you suppose it might be. Surprisingly, we expect that you already know, we’re those we all know ourselves finest. And like, what what what else is there to uncover? Proper? What else is hidden? What don’t I find out about myself?
However if you find yourself in a relationship, and you’re in a wedding, what you may need observed is that a number of the conflicts, proper, a number of the communication points that come about a number of instances it’s truly triggered as a result of both different folks they’re attempting to get their level throughout, they’re attempting to get their opinion throughout. And also you’re looking for that peaceable, thriving, joyful zone between your two worlds, proper? So in a single sense, you need to usher in that reality, you need to talk that must be your self inside your relationship, it’s the one approach for it to actually thrive. So this is among the the reason why it’s so important to know your self and be trustworthy with your self.
Lots of people worth transparency, lots of people worth honesty of their companion, proper, and the communication anticipated from the opposite individual. However how about you, and the message that you’re sending to your companion? Is it trustworthy and truthful to start with, as a result of that’s the basis of that transparency and Honesty and belief that you simply’re on the lookout for? So with that sort of crimson carpet arrange for us in how we’re going to interact with this matter, let’s dive into it.
Jachym: Within the very first a part of this episode, we wish to have a look at the the reason why you wish to be even trustworthy with your self. What’s the massive deal about it? To begin with, being trustworthy with your self has an impression on the way you’re residing your life. And with it, if you find yourself being trustworthy, comes a way of freedom, a way of achievement, a way of function, a way of rightness, so that you begin to be ok with your self, and also you begin to stay a life that feels good to you as a result of it’s coming from an genuine and truthful place inside you. So think about you’re placing your self in some contorted place, and you need to stroll by way of life on this place, now that that place will not be pure to you, it’s awkward, and you’re feeling not good in your physique.
And your physique’s telling you it doesn’t really feel good. And then you definitely abruptly adapt to the place that feels best for you. On this second, it feels liberating, it feels proper, your physique’s grateful for it. Effectively, it’s the identical factor with being trustworthy with your self, you’re strolling round in some contorted place, and then you definitely begin being trustworthy with your self and he begins to really feel good. The second impression it has and whereas it has a huge effect in your relationship. You already know, once you’re being trustworthy, you truly can create the connection of your desires, how else are you going to go about it, once you’re not being trustworthy, all you’re going to create is a few sort of very best that you’ve got made up that’s not grounded inside your physique inside your reality.
After which once you do create it, if you happen to create it, then you definitely’re not going to be glad about it. Proper. And so being trustworthy with your self is a approach of displaying up absolutely within the relationship, which then, in flip, provides your companion the prospect to truly fulfill the wishes wants that you’ve got, or to even have an trustworthy dialog and notice, you already know, now we have some huge variations in our relationship. We now have some variations in our life-style and our worldview and that is your reality and that is my reality and what are we doing collectively as a pair.
You may solely uncover that when each of you’re standing in your reality. When you’re not standing in your reality, you’re not going to have this good thing about discovering a brand new approach collectively it fulfills and honors each of your wishes. So it’s actually a game-changer as a result of abruptly you possibly can have the connection that you really want and also you give your companion the prospect to truly fulfill what you’re yearning for will not be a assure that they’ll. And if they don’t seem to be, that’s one other probability so that you can develop. However it’s simply, it’s prefer it’s giving the best basis to construct the home that you simply actually wish to have.
Natasha: One of many the reason why folks discover it tough, to be trustworthy with themselves is that in the beginning, particularly if you happen to’re in a relationship stage, you wish to convey out one of the best aspect of you, proper, you need the individual to see how nice you’re, know, your energy, and all of that. However that wears out over time, doesn’t it? And in terms of marriages, and long-term relationships, it isn’t actually about up protecting that picture and us being dishonest by bringing our greatest foot ahead. That’s not the dishonesty that a number of people make once they’re in these long-term relationships and marriages, what finally ends up taking place that this honesty that may occur is that the roles wherein each of you’re taking part in change into increasingly concrete, proper.
So that you sort of match your self extra snugly into no matter expectations or no matter issues that you’re now anticipating or projecting or doing for one another. Proper. And if you happen to’ve been collectively together with your companion for a few years, these projections and people expectations may change into actually, actually inflexible. And in order that rigidity, typically folks discover it onerous to then join inside and actually with themselves as a result of these roles really feel like they’ve been simply outlined for you, they’ve been created, they’ve been outlined for you, you’ve been doing it for some time.
And it’s onerous to let that go. So one instance I may give you is, for instance, you already know, me feeling like I’m the caretaker of our relationship, or of the staff or of our family and of our residence and issues like that. Now, I’ve taken on this position, and it’s change into, like, increasingly inflexible over the course of our relationship in our marriage. But when I wish to be trustworthy with myself, I can all the time reassess that and determine is that my reality? If I’m doing one thing, is it actually, Am I doing it willingly? Or am I doing it on account of obligation, and these guidelines that we’ve sort of outlined for ourselves and that now we have sort of lived into? Proper?
So that truly goes into the primary level of how one can be trustworthy with your self, is to truly ask your self, Is that this one thing that I would like? Am I doing this willingly? Or is there one thing else that defining the actions that I’m imagined to take? Or are imagined to make? Proper? Was there a dialog as soon as upon a time I had with my companion? That’s change into this unwritten rule that I’ve to do that? And is it in my reality in my, you already know, finest curiosity to maintain that going to share with you a narrative of this and being trustworthy with myself, I’ve to say that, for me, I took the roles of being a spouse being a sure approach, so significantly, for the start of our relationship.
And truly, it wasn’t something that Jachym projected even upon me, it was one thing that I anticipated of myself. Now, if I don’t sit down, or if our marriage didn’t deteriorate the way in which it did, I by no means even took the time to truly check out it. How am I being on this relationship? What am I doing? And what are the issues that I’m saying sure to that doesn’t even really feel proper, however I do it on account of obligation. And it’s not trustworthy. In order that occurred inside our relationship. And I truly felt a substantial amount of guilt. Proper? I felt a substantial amount of guilt. As a result of I felt like I needed to, I had this obligation of how to do this. And I needed to serve it up. Then I needed to produce and be that individual. Proper?
However that’s trustworthy. And the second you truly join with your self and also you check-in Okay, what am I truly prepared to do? What is definitely true for me? That could be a utterly totally different dialog and really makes your relationship and your complete marriage a lot extra malleable, you’ll be able to truly rework in a constructive approach each you and your companion if you happen to take this method, proper so that you’re not caught in that rut that so many {couples}, we all know that get caught in. Since you even have this honesty and this, you already know, the connection again to your self by determining methods to be trustworthy with your self. In order that’s truly one of many issues that we cowl inside our cherished spouse program is to construct disconnection, proper? As a result of so usually we’re misplaced within the conflicts and points inside {our relationships}, that we neglect what it’s that I want that I would like.
Jachym: So earlier than we go deeper into being trustworthy with your self, after which how you are able to do that I do you wish to have just a little segue right here, which is that after we take into consideration being trustworthy to your self, we expect that there’s a singular reality, that we’re principally being boiled down to at least one perspective or one want that now we have. And that’s our reality. Effectively, truly, what you’ll discover once you do a little bit of this work is that you simply’re a bit extra complicated. And a part of what you possibly can pin that all the way down to is that you’ve got competing wishes inside you. When you have a look at the neurological patterns, they’re competing for neural networks which can be a play inside a human being.
And, and so you will have various things which can be vital to you that appear to be in battle. And so after we’re saying, Effectively, you already know, be trustworthy with your self, it might appear to be it’s like, Okay, I simply want to search out that one singular reality. However truly, what’s actually vital is to be open and take heed to all of you to truly hear the totally different voices to truly hear the totally different wants and wishes, perhaps you might have a want to have deep, significant conversations together with your husband. And on the identical time, you might have a want to be foolish, and playful, and all of that. They aren’t unique with one another, however they’ll come into battle with one another. They usually state different issues that homos are competing at a few of them are socially not acceptable as a result of they’re deemed inappropriate or soiled, or no matter it’s, proper.
So I wished to throw that in there so that you simply don’t get to a slim view of the subject that we’re protecting. Now, the subsequent level is actually essential in how will you be trustworthy with your self, it’s essential to take heed to your physique. That is so vital as a result of your thoughts can create every kind of situations, it might rationalize in every kind of the way. And he can actually speak you out of what you already know, to be true in your physique in your coronary heart. And so don’t fall into that entice. You wish to study to take heed to your physique and really feel how does that really feel to me? And if you happen to’re not used to that it might take just a little little bit of time since you’re needing to rediscover the language of your physique.
And no, oh, sure, that is one thing that tells me that it’s good for me, or that is one thing that’s not good for me and neglect about rationalizing it, I can let you know within the work that we do with folks listening to our our bodies, a very powerful factor, more often than not, once I get an icky feeling in my physique, it usually is a number of minutes forward of time earlier than I uncover what’s truly happening within the dialog that I really feel this unusual feeling in my physique. So there’s an immense knowledge in your physique. And so being trustworthy with your self begins with coming into your physique and feeling your physique and dealing together with your physique and respecting what you’re listening to. And never to enter your head on a regular basis and rationalizing what you suppose is best for you. As a result of these in these in these causes, no, really feel what’s truly right here, inside your physique, he makes a completely huge distinction to this complete course of.
Now I’ll cowl the subsequent level as effectively as a result of it’s one which has it has a number of totally different views on it. And perhaps Natasha can add her personal view on it as effectively, we’ll see. It’s about questioning your self-image and motion. And Tasha already shared that she had a sure self-image about what she must be as large for who she is as a lady. And having that self-image dictates the way you’re behaving. After which in case your reality is towards that self-image, you’re not going to take heed to it, you’re not solely going to permit it in probably you’re going to suppress it or censor it as quickly as its surfaces if I even be suppressed proper now since you don’t wish to upset that self-image. So for instance, you probably have been introduced up in a family that views intercourse very badly, perhaps it’s a Christian family as a result of, in Christianity, there’s a bunch of instructions in Christianity.
Do you might have a really damaging view on intercourse, and you’re truly a really sexual individual you take pleasure in intercourse, and, however you don’t, you possibly can’t go there, you possibly can truly really feel that and be with that and admit that, due to the self-image that you’ve got about your self being a pleasant lady, effectively, that that’s a picture. So that you wish to change into conscious of the self-image that you simply’re carrying, as your self as a spouse, as a lady, and, and, and even about relationships and marriages, which is definitely extra of the beliefs.
However once you query the self-image, because it begins to open them up, it begins to open them up, and also you begin to take into account that perhaps there are different methods of residing lifetime of being, of interacting of displaying up which can be totally different than what you’re doing now. However they’ll present up so long as you’re blind to that self-image and the concepts that you simply’re holding inside your self. And the identical factor goes for having beliefs, proper, having the perfect spouse or the perfect husband, or being a perfect girl, or no matter which means you might have a sure very best, it will lower away issues which can be best for you, as a result of they don’t match into that field. And we do actually underestimate the facility of thought that on beliefs that we don’t take them significantly.
Like, or we take them very significantly on one stage. However one other stage, we expect it’s only a thought when in actuality, it’s defining our complete world. And it’s defining how we’re displaying up. So actually getting in there and questioning these issues is so very important to find your reality, not a situation reality. Now the reality has been put up by society. Now the reality that you’ve got come up your self an idealized, however truly being right here within the second, and what you discover is that the reality is definitely extra dialed into every second, somewhat than it being an overcasting arch in your life to your relationship is you change into extra tuned to what’s proper, proper now. Not what is true, tomorrow, and even two seconds from now what’s proper, proper now. As a result of then you definitely’re truly being versatile, and also you’re being fluent together with your expression, and the way you’re displaying up within the relationship.
Natasha: That’s an exquisite follow to get to that time the place you’re related to your self in each second, proper. And also you’re ready to have the ability to faucet into that reality and specific that inside your relationship. Now, the fact test that I wish to give a number of you listeners is that the majority of us should not there. And most of us should not in a position to get there, be current in a second, current with your self, current together with your companion. As a result of that wasn’t one thing we did previously. In actual fact, so many people, you already know, stay and get on with life and do all the pieces that we must always and must. And earlier than we all know it, we come residence and retire and we don’t have that capability to or we don’t prioritize, you already know, this connection again to ourselves. So a number of instances, particularly in terms of relationships, there’s a number of hidden hurts, there a number of emotional turmoil, a number of points that simply get swept below the carpet many times, not by our companion essentially, however a number of instances by us as a result of we one thing occurs.
You’re like, Oh, no huge deal. You weren’t trustworthy with your self at that second. However you mentioned, Oh, no huge deal. I don’t have time for that, like, oh, let’s simply, let’s simply compromise in order that you already know, we will get on with our day, there’s like different stuff to care for. And earlier than you already know it, you’ve engaged within the relationship with dishonesty, since you didn’t pause there and take a second truly really feel what was best for you. And so many individuals function of their relationships on this approach simply to get it accomplished, simply transfer on simply to you already know, not get hung up on all these little issues that each one these conflicts and tensions truly construct up.
And that’s the place you might have these conversations the place you begin to blow up out of seemingly out of nowhere or on the most inconvenient moments at your companion as a result of, you already know, one thing bothers you for months. And eventually, you possibly can’t deal with it and also you simply explode them proper? You’re offended, you’re pissed off and you may’t assist it. It may well’t maintain it in anymore. Effectively, can’t maintain it in anymore. It may well’t maintain in that this honesty, proper? The truth that you haven’t acknowledged what has occurred. You haven’t acknowledged sure emotions that you simply may need, you already know, had and also you may need been impacted by a sure, you already know, one thing that your companion mentioned or one thing which may have occurred, you didn’t course of it, you weren’t trustworthy with your self, you simply moved on like nothing occurred, proper?
In order that dishonesty over time actually does impression you as a result of it impacts the way you view your companion too. And so, sure, ideally, we wish to get to that place the place we’re current in each second, proper. However what which means is that at this time, now, now we have to be prepared to truly query what’s true, as a result of it could be totally different than what I feel it’s, you may need to query your self-image, your beliefs, you may need to pause and really really feel, and people issues will enable you to to be trustworthy with your self.
We now have a number of conversations with {couples}. And a number of instances what we begin to discover is that you already know, they arrive with us saying, Ah, now we have this communication situation, we combat lots. However inside half an hour, we hit the nail, proper, we hit the hammer on the nail. And we notice that there was a second in time previously the place they have been so deeply harm, the place their expectations have been simply not met, or their wants weren’t met. They usually have been simply so unhappy and so distraught by what occurred. However they by no means absolutely acknowledged that and by no means absolutely met that have with honesty, and neither the day, go to their companion vulnerably, actually, and share that.
And so, over time, these wounds may simply keep. They usually may even worsen since you don’t tackle it. So it festers and also you construct, you already know, grudges or sure bitterness or resentment in direction of your companion with all of that. However the purpose why that so negatively impacts your relationship or your marriage isn’t due to what occurred previously, is as a result of lack of honesty inside your self, proper. And in order that’s why that is actually so vital. And it’s a key factor that we assist girls with, in order that they’ll truly, you already know, meet the previous with a sure peace inside themselves a peacefulness inside their hearts, and never from a spot of one thing that isn’t good for them one thing that they’ll’t recover from.
And that they must relive many times and once more of their head as a result of they’ll go over it, as a result of one thing was so unhealthy, proper. And so once you do come from this place the place you haven’t absolutely digested and also you weren’t actually trustworthy with your self previously, what you may discover is that you’re in battle with your self together with your companion together with your marriage at this time. Since you’re struggling to satisfy your man at this time who could be actual good, you already know, your husband could be a very good man, he’s been a very good man to you each single day.
However you possibly can’t settle for that as a result of he can’t settle for one thing else when the previous that has occurred that you simply may need deemed not good, proper? So by attempting to make peace with at this time, with out accepting the previous, now we have to be trustworthy with what has occurred previously additionally. And that might be, you already know, scary. And that may be very scary. And in order that’s one of many the reason why we work with folks one on one or one on two in case you are prepared to come back in as a pair to deal with any points that you simply discover actually so tough to face, actually, by your self by yourself. And so that is, I assume, one of many the reason why we’re talking with you about this matter, methods to be trustworthy with your self, as a result of the transparency, the honesty, the belief we ask of our companion, in the end comes from the honesty you might have with your self.
And likewise that very same honesty you might have as your gown previous hurts. And these are actually helpful abilities which can be crucial. And I really imagine that it’s not essential to have you ever wish to have a thriving glad, wholesome relationship. Nobody actually had a contented wholesome relationship by having you already know, Santa Claus bag, reward bag load of stuff previously that you simply haven’t gotten over but are fights that have been unresolved. Proper? And to resolve these issues at this time and into the longer term actually requires you to be trustworthy with your self.
Jachym: Oh my oh my gosh, we’re diving deep huh? So, let’s, let’s have a look at a few of the pitfalls that folks fall into once they’re attempting to be trustworthy with themselves. One among them is overthinking. Am I being trustworthy with myself? Is that basically my reality? Often, that’s an indication that you simply’re probably not listening to your physique, it’s essential to cease relying in your thoughts and begin listening to your physique. And what you need to additionally notice is that it’s an iterative course of. So one thing feels proper.
And also you go together with it, and also you notice, Oh, that wasn’t fairly proper, or, yeah, and that was actually proper. And so that you get suggestions, you get suggestions on the language your physique speaks, and also you as a complete being get suggestions on issues that you simply observe by way of and the way they prove. And so that you modify and also you adapt as you associate with this course of. So overthinking actually is an indication that you simply’re not truly getting into and doing and listening to what’s proper, proper now onto your physique. And so take it as an indication it’s a very good signal, you already know, that, everytime you catch your self overthinking, you’re like, Alright, I’m all in my head. Let me come again to my physique. What’s What, what? What feels proper to me proper now? And you may play with the query doesn’t must be this query.
You may be what’s my reality proper now, or no matter, you already know, there’s other ways you possibly can specific it. However simply feeling together with your physique makes such an enormous distinction. Now, the opposite factor that folks fall into is being impulsive. That means you’re pondering you might have discovered your reality and also you instantly act on it. Now, typically, it’s good, it’s good to be speedy, and decisive, and clear. And plenty of instances it isn’t. So the rationale why it isn’t is as a result of once you really feel your reality, and it’s like, it’s this, that is my reality.
It may well neglect different components of you that do even have a say on this complete factor. And so it’s a one-sided reality. Now, you should not have to investigate and be like, Effectively, is that this all there may be what it boils all the way down to is simply bringing the attention into your physique, being prepared to be open and trustworthy with your self to really feel and to be affected person. You already know, okay, so I really feel like that is the best factor for me. And you may simply be with that. And really feel, and typically one thing else comes up. And it provides you a extra holistic image, proper?
So in fact, there are totally different situations on this. So if you find yourself being very a lot within the second proper now and also you’re honoring the reality proper now, you might not have the time or house, to take a seat with it. However typically it simply is sensible to create space in your day and to take a seat with your self and to really feel into your physique and to open your self as much as the totally different processes, wishes which can be taking place inside you, and letting them unfold. As a result of as you sit with it usually new conclusions and different methods of being can come into your consciousness that you simply didn’t consider earlier than and that you’ll not come to if you happen to have been to simply analyze issues.
Jachym: So with that, it’s time to wrap it up for at this time. When you loved this episode, then depart us a overview. When you wish to see the present notes, head over to your distinctive relationship.com ahead slash 39. That’s quantity three, 9. And we’ll communicate to you on the subsequent episode, the place we’re going to dive deeper into authenticity, transparency, and honesty inside relationships. Thanks to your consideration and take care bye-bye!
