Avoiding Relationship Landmines with Gareth Pickering
Episode Overview
Quality relationships make life meaningful. Know your desires and set clear boundaries. Recognise and address core wounds. Relationships reflect what needs healing within us. Self-responsibility is key in sexual expression.
Relationships are meant to grow you. They become one of the biggest mirrors for what's going on inside you
Gareth Pickering and Matt Dahse are back with another thought-provoking episode of the Call To Courage Podcast. This time, they tackle the tricky terrain of relationships and why they often blow up in our faces. Gareth shares his powerful talk, 'Stop Stepping on Relationship Landmines', which he presented at the Forged Man Brotherhood Summit.
He emphasises that the quality of our relationships is what makes life meaningful, a fact backed by an 85-year Harvard study involving thousands of men on their deathbeds. But how much time have you spent mastering relationship skills? Gareth dives into this with his three-step approach to avoiding relationship landmines: knowing your desires, setting boundaries, and recognising core wounds. He explains how relationships serve as mirrors, reflecting what needs to be healed within us.
Gareth also highlights the importance of self-responsibility and self-activation in sexual expression. If you've ever felt like your relationships keep exploding despite your best efforts, this episode is a must-listen. It's packed with practical advice and personal anecdotes that will help you lead with clarity and connection. Don't miss out on these valuable insights that could transform your love life.