240. why you keep choosing the wrong people (and how to stop) with dr. molly burrets
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what’s really stopping you from finding love??! today’s guest is dr. molly burrets— a clinical psychologist and adjunct professor in the department of marriage and family Therapy at the university of southern california. her areas of expertise include couples therapy and women’s issues.
in this episode, we discuss the unhealthy patterns that are holding you back from finding your soulmate and what you need to know to have a healthy, life-long relationship.
we talk about:
• how your life love can reflect the family dynamics you had growing up
• self-biases and how those can impact your relationships
• finding a life partner + common mistakes people make along the way
• why people stay in unhealthy relationships (even when they know it’s unhealthy!)
• figuring out what you’re looking for in a partner (do opposites really attract?!)
• narcissism, gaslighting, and ‘therapy speak’ in romantic relationships
• ‘pick me energy’ + how it can affect relationships long-term
• stigma around being single as a woman in your late 20s and 30s
• the ‘let them’ theory + if that actually works in relationships
• pros and cons to the ‘dating to marry’ approach
• gen z’s dating patterns + if gen z is dating less than other generations
• a piece of dating advice everyone in gen z should know
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