S4E6 - Unburdening Myself, Pt. 1: Communicating in Relationships

In this episode, Lexi reflects on the burdens that society has placed on their shoulders in regards to lifetime milestones. They struggle with feelings that they are unloved and a failure because they haven't checked the boxes of buying a house, getting married, and having kids. These feelings have come back with a vengeance around Lexi and Alex's 7 year anniversary, and Lexi shares a recent anecdote that brought them to the forefront. ----- These resources are for listeners in the US: 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Suicide Prevention Hotline⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: 1-800-273-8255 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Crisis Text Line⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Text HOME to 741741 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ NAMI National Warmlines⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (text lines and phone lines; not for crisis) 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: 800-656-4673 (HOPE) 😭 LBTQIA+ Support:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Trevor Project⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources for Undocumented Immigrants and Families⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental Health Resources for Black communities⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources for Reproductive Right⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ National Eating Disorders Association resources⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, text NEDA to 741741 for crisis help. Hours for phone and text lines at link ----- Find us on social media! The pod is on ⁠IG⁠ and⁠ twitter⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠ @cryin_tryin_pod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @cryinandtryinpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[e-mail]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with episode suggestions, feedback, or anything else you want us to see! I am a proud member of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PodPros⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ community.