Boundaries! In this episode we talk about the different types of boundaries, how to identify what and when you might need to set a boundary, and the hard part about setting boundaries in any relationship.

Ashton Dunphy and Rachel Torry discuss what emotional safety means in a relationship.  To build trust and a deep connection, you must feel emotionally safe with your partner, to be honest and open about your needs.  We talk about what makes up an emotionally safe person, how you can practice this yourself, and assess how emotionally safe you are in your relationship.

People can have many attachment styles, and we discuss the anxious attachment, and how this can show up in a relationship.  Suppose you experience high anxiety within your relationship. In that case, you may have an anxious attachment, which can negatively affect your relationship if you don't understand what is happening or how to communicate your needs in your relationship.  In this episode, we discuss how to manage this attachment style and help you understand what you may be going through to better communicate in your relationship.

In this episode, we talk about the common belief that you have to love yourself before you can love someone else.  We don't totally believe this, and we discuss a different view on this common statement about love.

In this episode of You Me and Therapy we discuss the ability to redesign your relationship over time.  Do you ever feel stuck in a rut with your relationship?  Do you want to spice things up or just change the dynamic between you and your partner?  Listen in as we discuss how to start changing the way your relationship is designed to create greater joy in your relationships.

In this episode, we talk about the vulnerability hangover.  You know, that feeling of anxiety, shame, and guilt you feel after being honest with other people?  It's a tough place to be in after being vulnerable, and we talk about our own experiences of the vulnerability hangover and how we were able to work through it.

In this episode, we talk about the buzzword of vulnerability.  Everyone is talking about it, but do you really know what it means to be vulnerable?  There can be a misconception of what it looks like and feels like to be vulnerable, and we talk about how to truly embrace this in your relationships.

In this episode, Ashton and Rachel talk about who we are, why we decided to create this podcast, and what our journey looked like in becoming therapists.  We discuss how our own personal life experiences led us down the path of therapy, and how therapy has helped us in our lives in great ways.