Results for “commitment”
Elizabeth Banks: How Do I Know If He’s My Soulmate? (Full Episode)
Elizabeth Banks shares candid insights on navigating career ambiguity, maintaining a 30-year marriage through intentional commitment and space, and her journey through unexplained infertility to surrogacy.summaryRelationship Longevity: A 30-year marriage is sustained not by constant proximity but by 'recommitting' to each other, maintaining individuality, and using time apart (travel) to appreciate the reunion. Key to this was atakeaway
Matt McCusker | Blocks Podcast w/ Neal Brennan
He details how therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and the birth of his children helped him develop emotional regulation and find purpose beyond material success.summaryAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on aligning actions with values rather than suppressing feelings, helping Matt manage anxiety by recognizing thoughts as separate from reality.takeaway
How To DESTROY Negative Thoughts (And Rewire Your Brain) | Tony Robbins
He emphasizes that true transformation comes from aligning decisions with deep commitments and consequences, rather than relying on fleeting motivation or positive thinking alone.summaryDecisions require three components to be effective: The Decision itself, Commitment (consequences for failure), and Resolve (peace and forward momentum). Without commitment and resolve, decisions are temporary.takeaway
Jennette McCurdy: Half His Age
Sex as a Tool for Security: In insecure or unavailable relationships, sex can be mistakenly used as a mechanism to secure commitment, attachment, and safety, leading to feelings of worthlessness when the partner withdrawtakeaway“Sex was a means of finding commitment. A misguided means of assuming I'd found attachment. A misguided means of assuming I'd found safety.”quote
Aasif Mandvi in conversation with Sam Rubin
South Asian marriage dynamics often prioritize collective duty and familial commitment over individual romantic expression, as illustrated by Mandvi's parents who rarely displayed affection but showed love through actiontakeaway“The purpose of marriage is not to make you happy or fulfilled for that there is work religion friends even Bollywood the purpose is to create family that was loved between my parents with the devotion came from commitmequote
Maria Bello in conversation with Cheri Oteri at Live Talks Los Angeles
Desire and love are distinct; sexual desire can exist independently of romantic love or commitment, and acknowledging this complexity is healthier than hiding it.takeawayTraditional labels (e.g., 'good girl,' 'bad girl,' 'husband,' 'wife') are often outdated and restrictive; defining family and partnership based on commitment and love rather than structure provides more freedom.takeaway
Jon Meacham in conversation with Larry Wilmore at Live Talks Los Angeles
The 1864 election occurred during an active civil war, with Lincoln pledging to cooperate with his opponent George McClellan if he lost, highlighting a commitment to constitutional process over personal power.takeaway“Abraham Lincoln fundamentally believed that slavery had to be put on a path to Ultimate Extinction and anti-slavery politics drove him that was his moral commitment”quote