30: Carrying Baggage Into a Relationship
In Episode 30 of The IMbetween Podcast, Daniel and Christina Im discuss the effects of carrying past baggage into your current relationships.
In This Episode, You Will Hear About:
- What kinds of baggage we may carry into your current relationships
- How irrational beliefs can ruin a relationship
- How to talk to your partner about your past baggage
- When it is necessary to seek outside help to heal from your past
- The importance of NOT carrying another person’s baggage for them
Resources Mentioned During the Episode:
- Episode 3 – How to handle familial conflict
- Episode 5 and Episode 17 – Help with finances
- Episode 23 – the importance of putting a name to a feeling
- 1 Peter 5:7 – “Cast all your cares on Him for He cares for you.”
Quotables:
- “Mistrust seems to be one of the heaviest luggages we bring into a relationship.”
- “If it is a toxic relationship, leave it.”
- “When you say those things, it makes me feel less than.”
- “There’s no shame in getting counseling.”
- “Don’t friend past boyfriends or girlfriends on social media.”
- “Let’s stop the comparisons. Let us rejoice and be thankful for what we have.”
- “Work on your bank love handles together.”
- “Conflict with family is inevitable, but it is how we deal with the conflict that matters.”
- “Anyone can give a good first impression.”
- “There’s always work to be done in our lives. “
- “We need to own up to the part we play in carrying our baggage.”
- “We can’t carry other people’s baggage. We aren’t their savior.”
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