Jillian Turecki

and after that you can you both can make a decision and this is you know there's no abuse here there's nothing like that you know they're very committed um but it's it's amazing to me how well i guess it's not amazing to me i i think that

and after that you can you both can make a decision and this is you know there's no abuse here there's nothing like that you know they're very committed um but it's it's amazing to me how well i guess it's not amazing to me i i think that

and after that you can you both can make a decision and this is you know there's no abuse here there's nothing like that you know they're very committed um but it's it's amazing to me how well i guess it's not amazing to me i i think that

relationships are where we feel yes the most vulnerable but what goes along with that is sort of like a helplessness like sort of hopeless you know like i don't know how to make this better all i know is that i feel like shit yeah the the i think people can put up with a lot of suffering

relationships are where we feel yes the most vulnerable but what goes along with that is sort of like a helplessness like sort of hopeless you know like i don't know how to make this better all i know is that i feel like shit yeah the the i think people can put up with a lot of suffering

relationships are where we feel yes the most vulnerable but what goes along with that is sort of like a helplessness like sort of hopeless you know like i don't know how to make this better all i know is that i feel like shit yeah the the i think people can put up with a lot of suffering

And not having to take out your wallet.

And not having to take out your wallet.

And not having to take out your wallet.

No, but that's very true.

No, but that's very true.

No, but that's very true.

Yes. So in very ancient yogic texts and Buddhist texts, there's this idea of the monkey mind. So the metaphor is like if you think of a monkey swinging from branch to branch, just sort of swinging and moving, that's sort of like the nature of the mind. It's just going from thought to thought to thought. And the monkey's wild.

Yes. So in very ancient yogic texts and Buddhist texts, there's this idea of the monkey mind. So the metaphor is like if you think of a monkey swinging from branch to branch, just sort of swinging and moving, that's sort of like the nature of the mind. It's just going from thought to thought to thought. And the monkey's wild.

Yes. So in very ancient yogic texts and Buddhist texts, there's this idea of the monkey mind. So the metaphor is like if you think of a monkey swinging from branch to branch, just sort of swinging and moving, that's sort of like the nature of the mind. It's just going from thought to thought to thought. And the monkey's wild.

And so if we don't learn the tools and if we don't practice taming the monkey, The monkey will take full control. We are story making machines. We like to make a story out of everything. And some people have a very, um, they have a knack for, um, assigning a lot of disempowering and negative meanings to everything. And, and, but we're, but none of us are immune to that. And so, um,

And so if we don't learn the tools and if we don't practice taming the monkey, The monkey will take full control. We are story making machines. We like to make a story out of everything. And some people have a very, um, they have a knack for, um, assigning a lot of disempowering and negative meanings to everything. And, and, but we're, but none of us are immune to that. And so, um,

And so if we don't learn the tools and if we don't practice taming the monkey, The monkey will take full control. We are story making machines. We like to make a story out of everything. And some people have a very, um, they have a knack for, um, assigning a lot of disempowering and negative meanings to everything. And, and, but we're, but none of us are immune to that. And so, um,

What's happening in a relationship when it's going well? Well, the story in everyone's head is filled with a lot of positive meaning and positivity and love. The relationship that's not going well, it's two brains that are creating a lot of stories. I mean, of course, there's other reasons that a relationship's not going well. There's very, very extreme circumstances that could happen.

What's happening in a relationship when it's going well? Well, the story in everyone's head is filled with a lot of positive meaning and positivity and love. The relationship that's not going well, it's two brains that are creating a lot of stories. I mean, of course, there's other reasons that a relationship's not going well. There's very, very extreme circumstances that could happen.