The Healthy Compulsive Project
The Healthy Compulsive Project
Gary Trosclair
Ep. 106: Marriage Is Not for Sissies: Courage, Projection, and Projective Identification
25 minutes Posted Jan 17, 2026 at 9:00 am.
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It takes courage to make a relationship work. The courage to admit you’re wrong. The courage to persist when you’re right. The courage to take chances in communication, generosity and vulnerability. And most of all, the courage to objectively look at what’s happening emotionally inside of you. This episode explores projection and projective identification, two psychological processes that can make or break a relationship. It also suggests way to handle them when they're happening and to prevent them from happening in the first place.