How To Overcome The Fear Of A New Relationship: Part 1 of 2

A Higher Branch

Today we are joined once again with Australia’s most sought-after Psychotherapist, Melissa Ferrari.

In this episode, Sam Makhoul and Melissa Ferrari shares with us how can single people get into a relationship and should you put together a checklist of wants in a partner.

The pair also discuss:

• What's it like being single
• Why are some singles scared to enter into a relationship
• Melissa’s best piece of advice for healing from being hurt from past relationships
• Benefits of being friends before going into a relationship
• The concept of slowing down in a relationship
• A women and man’s perspective on a relationship
• Agreements/Guiding Principles in relationships
• What is an emotional checklist
• The most common challenge amongst singles
• Trauma of relationships
• Do you need to be well before you embark on a relationship
• Repair in relationships
• Monogamous relationships

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Short for time? Skip ahead using the below timestamps:

4:57 – A recap of previous podcast episode with Melissa, Ep. #53: How To Reconnect With Your Partner

5:41 – What's it like being single

7:43 – Lockdown is a time for singles to take stock of who they are

8:38 – Is there an argument for people who are single to be in a relationship

9:49 – Why are some singles scared to enter a relationship

11:34 – Melissa’s best piece of advice for healing from being hurt from past relationships

12:46 – Benefits of being friends before going into a relationship

14:02 – The concept of slowing down in a relationship

18:25 – A women’s perspective on relationships

19:16 – Successful relationships need to have Agreements/Guiding Principles

20:57 – An emotional checklist

23:10 – The most common challenge amongst singles

23:55 – Trauma of relationships

25:09 – A relationship can make you sick

25:53 – Do you need to be well before you embark on a relationship

27:28 – Repair in relationships

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