Does a good relationship take hard work or should it be easy? Well… it’s complicated. We chat to sex and relationship therapist Isiah McKimmie to find out how to strike the balance, and how to clock the signs that you should let go.

SHOW NOTES:

Gottman Institute on "perpetual problems"

DM us your thoughts, questions, topics, or to just vent at @triplejthehookup on IG or email us: thehookup@abc.net.au


The Hook Up is an ABC podcast, produced by triple j. It is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past and present. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.

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We Asked An Expert If Relationships Should Be Hard Or Easy

OCT 16, 202422 MIN
The Hook Up

We Asked An Expert If Relationships Should Be Hard Or Easy

OCT 16, 202422 MIN

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<p>Does a good relationship take hard work or should it be easy? Well… it’s complicated. We chat to sex and relationship therapist Isiah McKimmie to find out how to strike the balance, and how to clock the signs that you should let go.</p><p>SHOW NOTES:</p><p>Gottman Institute on <a href="https://www.gottman.com/blog/managing-conflict-solvable-vs-perpetual-problems/" target="_blank">"perpetual problems"</a></p><p>DM us your thoughts, questions, topics, or to just vent at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/triplejthehookup" target="_blank">@triplejthehookup</a> on IG or email us: [email protected]</p><p>The Hook Up is an ABC podcast, produced by triple j. It is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past and present. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.</p>