Yearning to Belong Part 2: Love, Differentiation & Growing Together Without Losing Yourself
Sun Feb 01 2026
In Part 2 of this two-part conversation, Marta and Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife explore what it truly means to love in a way that allows both people to grow, remain connected, and stay true to themselves.
This episode focuses on differentiation, emotional maturity, and the lifelong work of self-authorship — how we move beyond enmeshment, control, or self-erasure and into relationships rooted in awareness, responsibility, and respect.
Together, they reflect on marriage, parenting, generational patterns, and the courage it takes to repair, listen, and keep becoming even when it’s uncomfortable.
This is a grounded, human conversation about love as growth, connection as choice, and the sacred work of becoming whole without standing alone.
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In Part 2 of this two-part conversation, Marta and Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife explore what it truly means to love in a way that allows both people to grow, remain connected, and stay true to themselves. This episode focuses on differentiation, emotional maturity, and the lifelong work of self-authorship — how we move beyond enmeshment, control, or self-erasure and into relationships rooted in awareness, responsibility, and respect. Together, they reflect on marriage, parenting, generational patterns, and the courage it takes to repair, listen, and keep becoming even when it’s uncomfortable. This is a grounded, human conversation about love as growth, connection as choice, and the sacred work of becoming whole without standing alone.