ep 11: The Relationship Container - awareness, expansion, and are we really just complicated plants?
In episode 11, Cam and Beth talk about their recent awareness of feeling (and thinking) about the relationship container being like a potted plant. They've both experienced a lot of growth recently and are finding the need to create spaciousness in a new and larger container. With this new insight, they look back at past relationships through the same lens and seeing how little awareness there was around this topic.
When expansion and growth are happening, what happens if the container doesn't change? What can happen if there's a new bigger pot, some fresh soil and added room to grow?
They acknowledge that like plants, people don't all need the same things and don't grow at the same rates. It can be helpful to look at and discuss with your partner, what kind of plant are you? What space might be needed for two fast growing plants that are having all their resource needs met? Is one of the partners (or both) keeping themselves small because they feel the confinement of the current relationship container? All great things to ponder.
And maybe identifying with a plant doesn't work. Maybe an aquarium or refrigerator or any other container you can think of that works better for you. Enjoy!
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