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Optimal Relationships Daily - Dating, Marriage and Parenting

2817: A Powerful Way To Stop Projecting Onto Your Partner by Dr. Lisa Firestone of Psych Alive on Building Emotional Awareness

30 Nov 2025

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2817: Dr. Lisa Firestone invites us to transform our relationships by recognizing how much of our emotional reactivity stems from old wounds and unconscious projections. By pausing to consider that our partner's behavior may be shaped by their own past rather than something we caused, we can shift from being reactive to being curious, creating space for empathy, compassion, and deeper connection. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.psychalive.org/stop-projecting-in-your-relationship/ Quotes to ponder: "In a couple, one person always has 100 percent control of 50 percent of the dynamic." "Sometimes rather than react and pounce all over the present issue, it's better to give it a little time and space." "Whatever is happening inside our partner isn't always about us."

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