#57 - of Mixtape Therapy, Hannah and Scottie unpack "Brick" by Ben Folds—a song often associated with abortion, but one that opens the door to a much deeper conversation about relationships, emotional weight, and what it means to carry someone through their darkest moments. Together, they explore the complexities of supporting a partner through depression, grief, chronic illness, addiction, and life's hardest decisions. They discuss the feeling of becoming "the brick" in a relationship, the difference between helping someone out of love versus helping to ease your own discomfort, and how anxious and avoidant attachment styles can shape the way we experience emotional burdens. Can love survive when one person is carrying more than the other? How do you know when staying is an act of compassion—or self-sacrifice? And what does it really mean to see someone as a whole person instead of the weight they're carrying? This honest and compassionate conversation dives into empathy, commitment, emotional resilience, and the difficult choices that define our closest relationships.

Co-Hosts:

Hannah Shaper

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Scottie Gassner

https://youtube.com/@heyjustbe

https://open.spotify.com/show/1THqG0Pch3Gj0kEAAhwmnA?si=VSWIflkQRgOsxUjMEK-o-w

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