What is True Love? A Therapist's Answer - Terri Cole

Do you think that True Love is having butterflies in your stomach before you see someone? Or counting the minutes until you are reunited with your love? Or the feeling that you absolutely cannot live without that person?

If you said ‘yes’ to any of those, I’m afraid I would say that actually, those do not indicate True Love. (Bear with me here…) In order to clarify what True Love really looks like in action, we need to first look at what True Love ISN’T.

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TIME STAMPS:
0:00 - Introduction from Terri
1:07 - What true love ISN'T
2:05 - The foundation of true love (self-love)
2:55 - What does true love look like? Respect
3:30 - Acceptance
4:43 - Trust (jealousy isn't hot)
6:38 - To have flexibility when mistakes are made
7:46 - True love is equitable
8:53 - Choosing every day to be in a relationship
10:00 - Effort and intention
10:40 - A sense of "us" and unity
11:45 - Effective communication
12:24 - True love feels good
13:05 - Empathy

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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 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 450,000 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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