Expecting One Person To Do It All? Check This With Nedra Tawwab - Terri Cole

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Are you struggling with codependency, hyper-independence, or feeling lonely in your relationships? In this episode of The Terry Cole Show, therapist and bestselling author Nedra Tawwab shares powerful insights from her new book The Balancing Act: Creating Healthy Dependency and Connection Without Losing Yourself.
We explore attachment styles, boundaries, healthy dependency, and how to stop expecting one person to meet all your emotional needs. Learn how to create balanced, fulfilling relationships without losing yourself in the process.
If you're working on healing anxious or avoidant attachment, improving boundaries, or building deeper connections — this conversation is for you.
Topics include:
-Codependency vs. hyper-independence
-Attachment styles and relationship dynamics
-Healthy dependency in adult relationships
-Why “self-made” is an illusion
-How to spread your emotional needs across healthy connections

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https://www.nedratawwab.com
https://www.instagram.com/nedratawwab

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Time Stamps
0:00 - Opening
0:25 - Introduction and Welcome
1:43 - Introduction of Nedra's
2:03 - Origin Story Discussion
3:06 - Growing up with "family drama"
6:40 - Personal Boundary Journey
8:00 - Motivation for "The Balancing Act"
10:40 - Dependency Spectrum Explained
11:50 - Relationship Curation Strategy
14:15 - Enlivenment and Energy Distribution
16:58 - Using People Wisely
18:46 - Movie Theater Friendship Lesson
21:41 - Attachment Styles Chapter
22:52 - Attachment and Dependency Connection
25:06 - Overworking One Relationship
27:04 - Avoidant Attachment Personal Examples
29:19 - Healing as Choice-Making
30:22 - "Self-Made" Illusion Discussion
33:24 - Closing and Book Information


If You Enjoyed This, Watch These Videos
https://youtu.be/pjEuiIiqOIk?si=l3PHpAes8GZZvila - Are you overly attached? 11 ways to heal from codependency
https://youtu.be/mEmXDdyJhGc?si=Ucqbp2Ok-h5Z9o4f - Are You Hyper-Independent? Signs, Causes, and Real-Life Examples
https://youtu.be/7Y6mH-yqq5E?si=p_M6Oqw8F6vbKq0j - What I Learned About Hyper-Independence and More from a Recent Health Scare
https://youtu.be/AuweH-5IJ4A?si=kP7kGM3fQtzc5yoo - 5 Traits of High-Functioning Codependency (Is This You?)

About Terri Cole
Terri Cole is a licensed psychotherapist, global relationship and empowerment expert, and the author of Boundary Boss-The Essential Guide to Talk True, Be Seen and (Finally) Live Free, The Boundary Boss Workbook, and Too Much: A Guide to Breaking the Cycle of High-Functioning Codependency.

For over two decades, Terri has worked with a diverse group of clients that includes everyone from stay-at-home moms to celebrities and Fortune 500 CEOs.

She has a gift for making complex psychological concepts accessible and actionable so that clients and students achieve sustainable change. She inspires over a million people weekly through her blog, social media platform, signature courses, and her popular podcast, The Terri Cole Show. For more, see https://www.terricole.com/


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