Jillian Turecki

And when she started to nurture that in herself and remove some of the dire necessity of a romantic relationship right now, then she was able to date with fewer expectations, more open-mindedness, and happiness. a lot more discernment. So it does play a really big role. Well, it sure ended up working out for her.

Absolutely. I think a lot is possible. Look, I think we human beings have a tremendous capacity to change. We usually don't change. A lot of people don't change because change is scary, but we have the capacity to change.

Absolutely. I think a lot is possible. Look, I think we human beings have a tremendous capacity to change. We usually don't change. A lot of people don't change because change is scary, but we have the capacity to change.

Absolutely. I think a lot is possible. Look, I think we human beings have a tremendous capacity to change. We usually don't change. A lot of people don't change because change is scary, but we have the capacity to change.

And I think that, you know, when someone is unhappy in their relationship or they find themselves chronically single and they've just gotten to the point where I got to at one point in my life is like, okay, I need to figure this out. That's why I wrote the book.

And I think that, you know, when someone is unhappy in their relationship or they find themselves chronically single and they've just gotten to the point where I got to at one point in my life is like, okay, I need to figure this out. That's why I wrote the book.

And I think that, you know, when someone is unhappy in their relationship or they find themselves chronically single and they've just gotten to the point where I got to at one point in my life is like, okay, I need to figure this out. That's why I wrote the book.

Yeah, so one is learn how to meet your needs and challenge yourself. There is great value in learning how to talk to yourself in a way that's respectful. And that's very, very important because we tend to talk to ourselves pretty terribly. So that's very important.

Yeah, so one is learn how to meet your needs and challenge yourself. There is great value in learning how to talk to yourself in a way that's respectful. And that's very, very important because we tend to talk to ourselves pretty terribly. So that's very important.

Yeah, so one is learn how to meet your needs and challenge yourself. There is great value in learning how to talk to yourself in a way that's respectful. And that's very, very important because we tend to talk to ourselves pretty terribly. So that's very important.

But there's an element to building your self-worth that's not talked about enough, which I talk about in the book, which is do the hard thing. Challenge yourself. to overcome a fear or to try that new project or to communicate when you're not used to communicating. This is actually how we raise our self-esteem. We actually have to do some hard things and then we're proud of ourselves.

But there's an element to building your self-worth that's not talked about enough, which I talk about in the book, which is do the hard thing. Challenge yourself. to overcome a fear or to try that new project or to communicate when you're not used to communicating. This is actually how we raise our self-esteem. We actually have to do some hard things and then we're proud of ourselves.

But there's an element to building your self-worth that's not talked about enough, which I talk about in the book, which is do the hard thing. Challenge yourself. to overcome a fear or to try that new project or to communicate when you're not used to communicating. This is actually how we raise our self-esteem. We actually have to do some hard things and then we're proud of ourselves.

And then we see that like, wow, I just overcame an obstacle. And then we can start to look back at all the miles that we've walked and the things that we've had to face. And we start to see the resilience inside ourselves. And that starts to increase our self-esteem.

And then we see that like, wow, I just overcame an obstacle. And then we can start to look back at all the miles that we've walked and the things that we've had to face. And we start to see the resilience inside ourselves. And that starts to increase our self-esteem.

And then we see that like, wow, I just overcame an obstacle. And then we can start to look back at all the miles that we've walked and the things that we've had to face. And we start to see the resilience inside ourselves. And that starts to increase our self-esteem.

Absolutely. It's all about empowerment for sure. So learning how to meet your needs, like your needs for connection, your needs for fun, your needs for adventure, your needs for fulfillment, like really understanding like what it is that you need in life, like what's missing and how can I start to fill in that gap for myself? So you can think of what's missing is a void, right?

Absolutely. It's all about empowerment for sure. So learning how to meet your needs, like your needs for connection, your needs for fun, your needs for adventure, your needs for fulfillment, like really understanding like what it is that you need in life, like what's missing and how can I start to fill in that gap for myself? So you can think of what's missing is a void, right?

Absolutely. It's all about empowerment for sure. So learning how to meet your needs, like your needs for connection, your needs for fun, your needs for adventure, your needs for fulfillment, like really understanding like what it is that you need in life, like what's missing and how can I start to fill in that gap for myself? So you can think of what's missing is a void, right?

We talk a lot about sort of in the zeitgeist, like these voids that we have to fill, right? Part of it is that you want to be able to fill some of those voids for yourself. And the way that you can is by asking yourself a very simple question, like what exactly is missing from my life? And then someone might say, well, it's a loving relationship. Okay, fine, valid.