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Hello, I am a marital therapist, communications trainer and author. I have thirty-five years helping couples and individuals make better relationships. I have written twenty-plus self-help books which include the international best-sellers ‘I love you but I’m not in love with you’ and ‘How can I ever trust you again?’ My books have been translated into twenty languages. I trained with RELATE the UK’s largest counselling charity. Perhaps it has been turning sixty but I have become interested in spiritual as well as psychological questions. Who am I? What are my values – as opposed to my parents, my teachers and the wider society? What makes my life meaningful? What do I believe about life, the universe and everything? Although my clients might come to me because of destructive arguments, falling out of love and infidelity, they are also interested in having more meaningful relationships and a more meaningful life. So what is the meaningful life? Why do we so easily lose our way and get lost in depression, anxiety, doubt, addictions and obsessions: the swamplands of the soul? One thing I know for sure is that there is not one answer. Each of us has to find out for ourselves what makes our life meaningful. But we can learn from each other, share our experiences of how to navigate the journey, how to endure and learn from the swamp, and finally how to find solid ground. I have decided to use my original training in radio and journalism to interview witnesses for what makes life meaningful. Each week, I invite someone who is a therapist, academic, self-help coach or who has an enlightening personal story to share their knowledge or experiences. I hope our discussions will help you discover what makes your life meaningful and find more purpose and contentment.
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Monday Dec 12, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Leaving a toxic relationship is really just the beginning: how do you then pick up the pieces and build a new life?
Certified relationship coach Tara Blair Ball is a second-time guest on The Meaningful Life - her first interview on attachment theory was so popular that we invited her back to discuss her new book on surviving toxic relationships.
According to Tara,
⭐️Personal responsibility is the key to change
⭐️Healthy relationships are built, not found
⭐️Whether you’re single or partnered, you can recover from toxic relationship patterns and learn a healthier way to relate.
Tara draws on her personal experience of life with a toxic partner to help others learn how to create healthy relationships. In this episode, she and Andrew talk through her 7-step healing process.
Tara Blair Ball is the author of several books on love and relationships. Her content on relationships and dating has been viewed more than 6 million times. Tara’s latest book is Reclaim & Recover: Heal from Toxic Relationships with a 7-Step Guided Journal.
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If you’re a subscriber to The Meaningful Life (via Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Patreon), this week you’ll be hearing:
⭐️How to overcome victim mentality.
⭐️3 things Tara Blair Ball knows to be true.
⭐️AND subscribers also access all of our previous bonus content - a rich trove of insight on love, life and meaning created by Andrew and his interviewees.
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Take a look at Tara Blair Ball’s website
Listen to Andrew’s previous interview with Tara Blair Ball on Attachment Theory
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Andrew offers regular advice on love, marriage and finding meaning in your life via his social channels. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube @andrewgmarshall
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That is exactly my life story!!! After 8years of a toxic relationship, he passed away 5months ago my little one of 5years old and I are suffering from multiple traumas.
Saturday Feb 11, 2023
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Friday Feb 10, 2023
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