Podcast Ep 22: Self-conscious of how others view your partner? with Chelsea Horton
Have you formed an alliance with society/family/friends or with your partner? In this episode, Chelsea Horton, Relationship Anxiety Specialist and dance therapist, joins me on IG live as we explain what's really happening when we feel embarrassed by our partner's imperfections in public. We also share what you can do to feel more at ease around this, and increase the likelihood of your partner showing up in a way you feel proud of and confident around.
Please excuse the imperfect sound quality -- this was recorded on a phone!
Anxious Love Coach Collective FB group
Who we are:
Natalie Kennedy and Sheridan Ruth @Anxiouslovecoach
Chelsea Joy Horton @Healing.embodied
Time Stamps:
09:25- Feeling hypervigilant regarding your partner’s flaws when you are in social settings
11:30- What do people think about my choice in a partner?
13:15- Proving your “worthiness” to others through your choice of partner
13:35- How people-pleasing can be a form of manipulation
15:30- Having a wallflower/quiet person in public as a partner
16:50- Having an alliance with your partner vs having one with your partner
18:00- How other peoples’ judgments have more to do with them
19:30- Putting others at a choice point regarding your partner
22:00- How your insecurities regarding your partner will be mirrored by your friends
25:14- How to tell you are forming an alliance with society against your partner
27:04- The importance of not shaming your partners in public
31:15- Where could you be seeking your “worthiness” from?
37:20- If it weren’t for my friends and family, would I be as critical of my partner?
42:55- Tuning into your inner rebel to defeat relationship anxiety