The Successfully In Love Podcast
Katarina Polonska
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Why Successful Executives Still Struggle in their Relationships
In this episode of the Successfully in Love® Podcast, host Katarina Polonska explores why the very skills that make high-performing executives successful at work are often the same ones sabotaging their intimacy at home. Katarina unpacks how unexamined childhood "core wounds" fuel ambition, and explains how leaders can shift from a mindset of efficiency to one of deep emotional attunement. If your career is thriving but your relationship feels fragile or distant, this episode will help you reconnect. What We Discuss / Key Takeaways Why workplace traits like speed, decisiveness, and logic communicate emotional distance in a romantic relationship.How childhood core wounds of feeling unworthy or "not good enough" quietly drive high-level ambition.The critical difference between providing for your partner and achieving true emotional attunement.A real-life case study of a successful CEO whose problem-solving mindset created a massive disconnect with his wife.Why high performers are so good at tolerating failing relationships due to a perceived lack of a tangible ROI.How to redefine success at home by measuring "felt experience" rather than concrete outcomes. About the Host Katarina Polonska is a High Performance Relationship Coach and a Gender Dynamic Social Scientist from the University of Oxford. She has 15 years of experience studying love, gender, and behavioural science. Follow Katarina on Instagram: @katarinapolonska Connect with Katarina on LinkedIn Ready to fix the disconnect in your relationship? Get started today for just $27: Click here to get the resource Enjoyed this deep dive into love and leadership? Please subscribe to the channel and leave a rating and review! Let Katarina know in the comments which parts of today's episode stood out to you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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