Episode · The Rich Roll Podcast · 2025-11-03
Books mentioned on It Begins With You: Jillian Turecki On Why Dating Is Broken, Self-Awareness Is Everything, & What Actually Makes Love Last
Jillian Turecki is a relationship expert, New York Times bestselling author of It Begins With You, and host of the podcast Jillian on Love. This conversation explores why intimacy reveals our character defects, how childhood conditioning sabotages adult love, and the universal fear driving relationship dysfunction.
Rich Roll discussed The Difficult Child by Stanley Turecki and others. Jillian Turecki discussed The Drama of the Gifted Child.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Difficult Child
Discussed“and he he wrote a book called uh you know difficult child the difficult difficult child which is like an insane the more I think about that the more outrageous that is”
Where to get it
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The Drama of the Gifted Child
The Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller is a classic psychological text that examines how childhood trauma and parental expectations can shape identity, often driving individuals to base their self-worth on accomplishment.
Discussed“I mean, he could have given it a title like Drama of the Gifted Child or one of those other books.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged It Begins with You
“I mean, not to sound cliche because of my book, but I really am on a mission to help people realize um that it really does begin internally”
Plugged It Begins with You
“I mean the book is called it begins with you. Like it it really does. I mean, honestly, what are the chances that you're going to be able to enter into and sustain a healthy relationship”
Plugged It Begins with You
“Uh your book it begins with you. I mean like smash bestseller sensation all over the world.”