Are We Ever Really Independent?

The Good Love with Steph & Jonah · Jul 21, 2026 · 47m

Are we ever truly independent, or do healthy lives depend on knowing how to rely on one another without losing ourselves? In Episode 4 of The Good Love with Steph & Jonah, Steph and Jonah use Independence Day as the starting point for a much more personal conversation about dependency, independence, interdependence, and codependency. As Jonah prepares to move across the country and begin a new chapter, they reflect on what it means for an adult child to leave home—and what it asks of the parent who has to let them go. Jonah shares the excitement of building a life of his own, while Steph…