Optimal Relationships Daily - Dating, Marriage and Parenting

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2796: Elana Miller offers a deeply honest reflection on the emotional toll of living with illness and how others’ reactions, often well-meaning but boundaryless, can objectify and exhaust rather than support. Through her experiences, she explo...

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2772: Evan Marc Katz breaks down why the traits we admire in emotionally available, confident, and independent men are the exact same traits men find attractive in women. Through the story of Jennifer, he shows how dating setbacks shouldn’t sh...