Relationships are essential. Relationships help us get things done. And especially as women, our closest relationships have a tremendous impact on how we see ourselves and experience our everyday world. That’s why today I’m kicking off another mini-series called Women’s Essential Relationships. Together, we’re going to explore our relationships as adult women with senior parents, romantic partners, siblings, and female friends. Having been on this planet for several decades we’ve had chip happen in these relationships. How have these moments shaped us and at this point, what can we do to use those moments to become stronger, healthier, and happier?
Today we are talking about breakup breakthroughs. If you’ve been in a romantic relationship where you believed it was your forever, and then it’s suddenly over, then you know the heartache and you have lots of questions that haunt you like “Will I ever get over it?”, “Why didn’t I see the signs?” and “Will I be able to love again?”
Today’s gal pal Dr. Sherri has been there. She started using her clinical psychology training to identify and navigate through these questions to get to the other side and thrive again. Her book Breakup Breakthroughs: Asking and Answering the Hard Questions So You Can Thrive in the Trauma of a Relationship Breakup, serves as an invitation to the ultimate act of self-love, to understand yourself, your desires, expectations, motivations, and patterns on a deeper, more intentional level than ever before.
In this episode, we talk about:
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[6:18] Dr. Sherri goes deeper into why Dark Purple or Black are her go-to colors and how it nails her.
[12:09] Dr. Sherri recounts the relationship breakup that inspired her to write her insightful book, Breakup Breakthroughs.
[18:13] As a thought coach, Dr. Sherri stresses the necessary component of pain in growth and how growth is an essential part of thriving.
[21:34] Mary asks Dr. Sheri to expound on three of the twelve questions from her book Breakup Breakthroughs.
[46:29] Dr. Sherri shares her hopes and intentions for anyone who reads her book.
[55:49] In the Flip the Chip segment, Mary highlights three of the questions Dr. Sherri suggests to guide you to your breakup breakthroughs.
“Length of time [in a relationship] does not get to dictate your heart's response or a level of grieving that is appropriate or inappropriate.” — Dr. Sherri Yoder on @livelikeyournailcolor
“There is no growth that you will ever experience that is not painful. Pain is inherent in growth.” — Dr. Sherri Yoder on @livelikeyournailcolor
“You can't thrive by dismissing how you feel. The only way you can grow is by investigating further how you feel.” — Dr. Sherri Yoder on @livelikeyournailcolor
“We gaslight ourselves out of being honest with ourselves. Out of really evaluating a situation.” — Dr. Sherri Yoder on @livelikeyournailcolor
Episode 39 with Dr. Sherri: Thriving One Thought at a Time
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