The Relationship That Shapes All the Others

I’ve been thinking about relationships lately — not the ones we usually obsess over (spousal, parental, professional), but the one that quietly shapes all the others:

The relationship you have with yourself.

Your psyche. Your body. Your emotions. Your soul.

It seems to me that most people are constantly working on their relationships — with partners, kids, coworkers, friends — but rarely pause to examine the one relationship that governs how all the others go: the one within.

So here’s a new idea I’m exploring — a podcast episode called:

The Relationship > Your Relationships

The heart of the conversation is this: Your inner world determines your outer experience. If you don’t know yourself, you’ll project your unknowns onto everyone else. If you don’t honor your body, it will speak through exhaustion, disconnection, or pain. If you don’t listen to your soul, you may end up with success, but feel starved for meaning.

I’ll be unpacking things like:

How your nervous system influences your relationships...

Why emotional fluency creates safety — for yourself and others...

What it means to listen to your life, not just live it...

And how, in the words of Carl Jung, “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.”

Whether you’re in a season of deep connection or feeling like something is “off,” I hope this upcoming series reminds you that the most vital relationship isn’t “out there” — it’s the one you carry with you every moment of every day.

I’ll be sharing this episode soon. In the meantime, a question worth pondering:

How’s your relationship doing… with you?

More soon,

Ashton