This episode features relationship coach and therapist, Maxine Clancy, discussing the importance of conscious uncoupling and healthy relationships. Maxine shares her personal experiences with divorce and growth, emphasising the significance of self-compassion and understanding in navigating challenging relationship dynamics. Maxine's approach focuses on empowering individuals to take responsibility for their emotions and actions, fostering a compassionate and accepting relationship with oneself and others. KEY TAKEAWAYS Self-Relationship is Key: Maxine emphasises the importance of having an empowered self-relationship as a foundation for creating happy, healthy, and loving relationships with others. Divorce Specialisation: Maxine has specialised in helping people through divorce for the past eight years, guiding them to find love again and create fulfilling relationships post-divorce. Conscious Uncoupling: The concept of conscious uncoupling is discussed, which involves divorcing in a way that honours and respects both individuals and any children involved, aiming for an amicable future relationship. Impact of Voice in Relationships: Maxine shares a personal insight about the importance of a potential partner's voice in the context of dating, suggesting that it can be a significant factor in attraction and connection. Vulnerability and Intimacy: The conversation touches on the role of vulnerability in relationships, highlighting that being open and vulnerable is essential for deep connections, despite the risk of pain or rejection. BEST MOMENTS  "I help people to have an empowered self-relationship so that they can go on to create happy, healthy, loving relationships."  "I remember when I first got divorced, I found out my ex-wife was having an affair. And I went to my first coaching session afterwards. And they said to me, 'What was your responsibility?'"   "Conscious uncoupling is really about how do we divorce consciously, how do we divorce well with the intention to honour and respect yourselves, your children, your family that you have created."   "I had this dream one night because it was very bizarre what actually happened. One of the women that my ex-husband had an affair with, who also he had the affair with her in South Africa, and then she happened to move to England."  "I can't trust anybody because the person I trusted implicitly has now someone I can't trust and that I am not good enough for anybody at all."  Links: www.johnkennycoaching.com Links: www.maxineclancy.com The Bicycle Affect: https://youtu.be/oO7XZGvdWno Relationship Video course and 1-2-1 coaching: Relationship Ready Online Programme - John Kenny (johnkennycoaching.com) To get in touch - email – [email protected] or book a complimentary call –https://calendly.com/johnkennycoaching/30min If people want to order a copy of the book then they can just pay postage of £4.95 (RRP £8.99) - www.johnkennycoaching.com/podcast-book-offer Want to be able to address the relationship issues in your life? - Why not book in for a complimentary call and we can discuss how you can get the new started with some new types of relationships - https://calendly.com/johnkennycoaching/30min The Relationship Guy Podcast - https://omny.fm/shows/the-relationship-guy Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/johnkennycoaching LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-kenny-coaching Insta – https://www.instagram.com/johnkennycoaching/ Twitter – https://www.twitter.com/johnkennycoach YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHTj9x6Tlo7lcIJITyx-tgQ Clubhouse - @relationshipguy I am John Kenny, Award Winning Relationship Coach. Coaching people to experience healthy loving relationships. Having spent a life choosing unhealthy relationships and self sabotaging my own success, I now coach people to live a life they choose.