How to Spot Red Flags and Create Healthier Relationships. Author + Relationship Coach Carla Romo Discusses: Trauma, Toxic Behavior, Effective Forms of Communication, and the Truth About Self Love.

Jess and Ry sit down with Carla Romo, certified dating & relationship coach, author, and speaker. Carla helps women who feel stuck and stagnant build purpose and confidence in their break-ups, dating life and relationships. Growing up, Carla experienced domestic abuse and entered into several toxic relationships, but was able to come out the other side with strength, positivity and a very clear sense of her purpose here on earth...to help others build healthier relationships in all areas of their lives. In this episode Carla discusses: · The secret sauce to relationships · Spotting red flags in relationships · The impact of codependency and narcissism in a relationship · Avoiding the “fixer” mentality · Learning to be happy outside of a controlling relationship · The truth about “self love” and the WORK it takes · Her views on “self care” · How to find love outside of dating apps · Trust after infidelity · Her experience with domestic abuse, how she changed her mindset from “victim” to “survivor” · Her of toxic relationships and what she learned · How she met her current boyfriend, and how they handled long distance for over a year · The process of writing her book · What to expect in her new book, Contagious Love +++ Rye and Jess also share their own dating / relationship advice, including: Creating unique and memorable experiences with your partner with an "activities list" Learning how to communicate through disagreements and life transitions Resources I am Carla Romo Website (to order her book!) I am Carla Romo Instagram If you leave a review this week, make sure to include either your IG handle or your first name and last initial, because we will choose 1 reviewer to send Carla's new book: Contagious Love! (And will announce the selected listener by sharing a screenshot of the review on our Instagram next Wed, 10/30. So DM us if you see your name & review!). Connect with us! Solo 2.0 Podcast on Instagram Jessica Suchan on Instagram Ryan Burch on Instagram Email us: [email protected]