Cathy Adams
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328 appearances
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1 series
first heard Jul 2021
last heard Jul 2021
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Like what we both realized we had to do and talk about vulnerability is really say what we needed, right?
Which sounds so simple.
Like go to your partner and tell them.
And this, there's nothing gender specific about this.
It's true with same sex part same-sex partnerships.
Like, you know, go to your partner and say what you need.
But it's really the most vulnerable thing because then what you're telling them is really who you are.
And sometimes who you are, maybe society told you wasn't okay.
And that can be things like I kind of grew up always believing that my sensitivity was a problem.
Or that my need for alone time or my introversion, and just to be clear, people on your show probably know the difference, but extroversion is getting energy from the outside world, introversion is getting energy when you're alone.
You may still it doesn't mean you're shy or that you don't like being with people.
It's just I need to be alone and I am also very sensitive to the world.
So to tell Todd that if I've grown up thinking those are weaknesses, that
can feel very difficult and very like I'm really laying myself out there.
But what that does, what that process starts is authentic conversation, seeing each other, understanding each other better.
And and I know your question was about parenting, but that's the beginning of the parenting part because then you see your children through those eyes too, instead of
you know, what's wrong with this kid?
Or I'm gonna do this or I'm gonna like, you know, parent my kid regardless of their challenges, gifts, or issues, the same way I was parented, because this is the way society wants it.
And we're again, we're trying to like
create a formula for parenting, which can often that's where a lot of the headbutting comes in is, well, this is not how I was raised, or I don't want people to think.
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