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#397 The Relationship Bucket

Feb 02, 2026

What does it take to create a beautiful and safe relationship? In this episode I am revisiting combining two analogies I’ve used before, the bucket analogy and the relationship circle, and I’m calling it the Relationship Bucket. How do we fill this bucket up? Who is responsible for filling it? What things will fill it? Is how women fill it different than how men fill it? All of these questions and more are part of our discussion today.

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Thanks for listening!  Want to learn more about this concept?  Check out these podcasts:

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#161 Developing More Intimacy in Your Relationships on Apple on Spotify

#174 Better Boundaries on Apple on Spotify

#201 The Tolerable Life  on Apple  on Spotify

#215 Being Seen and Being Heard on Apple on Spotify

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#238 Overflow on Apple on Spotify

#239 How to Own Your Own on Apple on Spotify

#242 Circling Back Around on Apple on Spotify

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#244 The Relationship Circle on Apple on Spotify

#271 Equal Partnerships on Apple on Spotify

#272 Stay In Your Lane on Apple on Spotify

#277 Your Spouse Is Not Your Responsibility on Apple on Spotif

#289 Why Our Relationships Needs Validation on Apple on Spotify

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#296 Creating More Safety in Your Relationship on Apple on Spotify

#298 Friendship in Marriage on Apple on Spotify

#304 Personalities, Preferences, and Perspectives on Apple on Spotify

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#326 Stop Being Right, Start Being Safe on Apple on Spotify

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#359 10 Ways to Be a Safer Spouse on Apple on Spotify

#375 Sense of Self and the Relationship Circle on Apple on Spotify

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#390 You Can’t Fill Their Bucket on Apple on Spotify

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