87: The Three Paths in Every Relationship Crisis

Register for my Over-achieving, Under-receiving Masterclass on December 12th at noon Eastern here.In this episode, you'll learn a practical approach to deciding whether to stay in or leave a marriage, how to manage emotional conflicts with clarity, and ways to align your choices with your inner values.Timestamps:[03:08] Why marriage can be a meaningful container[05:54] Self-husbanding as a tool for inner attunement [07:14] The danger of staying on the fence in relationships[08:27] Clearing noise to access inner clarity[09:43] Three choices for moving forward in a relationship[10:24] How to leave a marriage with peace and gratitude[11:53] The cords that keep you tied to past relationships[12:44] Why superiority blocks emotional closure[13:38] Communicating your emotional state to your partner[14:46] Giving yourself time and space to find clarity[15:44] The vulnerability of choosing to stay in a marriage[17:11] The difference between boundaries and vulnerability[18:09] Devotion to the marriage as a sacred container[19:44] Accepting your partner as they are[20:57] Offering unconditional love in adult relationships[22:36] Avoiding the in-between state of victim consciousness[23:36] Acting as a woman who fully chooses her partnerResources Mentioned:Marine Sélénée | WebsiteFind more from Kelly Brogan:Instagram: @kellybroganmdWebsite: kellybroganmd.comJoin Kelly's monthly membership, Vital Life Project here.Get Kelly’s new book The Reclaimed Woman here and join the companion program, Reclaimed, here.This week’s episode was sponsored by Lotus Wei. Head to lotuswei.com and use the code Kelly15 to get 15% off your purchase.

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It hurts to have unmet needs. And it sucks to scurry after crumbs when you’re starving. Join Kelly Brogan MD, as she teaches us how our pain points are portals. She’ll help you discover a world where every seeming challenge is a new chapter in your most audacious story. Plot twists, body symptoms, and heartbreak each represent an opportunity to own ourselves and learn to better wield the power of choice. Kelly will take you on a reclamation journey from the battlefield of victim consciousness to the sovereignty of self-devoted pleasure and expose every surprising place you’ve given your power away. Explore the tools you’ll need to find out what you want, how to ask for it and how to stand in fierce alignment with yourself.Kelly Brogan is a soul alchemist and threshold guardian devoted to the transformation of collective consciousness. As a young know-it-all atheist, candy-addict, straight-A MIT neuroscience major and Ivy-league trained psychiatrist, she specialized in feeding women, herself included, straight into the mouth of the medicated beast. After a Hashimoto’s healing journey inspired her to sound the alarm on the bait-and-switch of big pharma, she became a renegade activist—authoring the New York Times bestseller, A Mind of Your Own, and its follow-up, Own Your Self; co-editing the landmark textbook, Integrative Therapies for Depression; and eventually becoming an honorary member of the Disinformation Dozen. She is the creatrix of Vital Mind Reset, the online health reclamation program, and the membership community Vital Life Project. She’s a human, cat, and chicken mom.