Hosts Jessilyn and Brian Persson address the topic of accountability and how to reframe it so it doesn’t sound as threatening as we think it is. They define accountability and relate its importance to being responsible. In a relationship, accountability goes both ways, each partner must be accountable for their end of agreements they’ve not maintained. But in saying that, Jessilyn and Brian also explain why holding someone to account means also holding yourself to account. 

The garbage story, Jessilyn and Brian’s “infamous” garbage story is used to demonstrate accountability. Jessilyn held Brian accountable for not taking out the garbage, but, upon reflection, realized that no structure or agreement had ever been put into place around the garbage. Through this example, they explain how accountability should be reframed as an ex ...