In this lively interview with Sean Kim on the Growth Minds Podcast, Dr. Lisa Firestone explains her work with couples over the last 35 years, and she elucidates the concept of the “fantasy bond.”
She describes how people, in pursuit of feeling safe within relationships, can sacrifice their separate identities, and how this can diminish their experience of intimacy. Dr. Firestone also identifies the ‘critical inner voice’ that all people have, to varying degrees, and discusses the types of destructive messages the critical inner voice can tell people about themselves, their partners, and their relationships.
Watch the full interview below:
