Communication

#227: You Can’t Keep Going Like This: What to Do When You’re Emotionally Flatlining “Everything looked fine… but it felt wrong.” That one sentence captures what so many of us live through, quietly. In relationships. In work. In life. Nothing has blown up. No one’s yelling. On the surface, things seem okay. But inside? You…

#226: Your Emotional Survival Mode Is Sabotaging Your Relationship (Here’s How to Stop It) “When your nervous system is dysregulated, your relationship will be too.” It’s not just about communication skills. It’s about emotional survival. Ever found yourself saying something you didn’t mean, slamming a door, sending that one text, and regretting it instantly? Or…

#225: The Hidden Curriculum of Relationships: What Every Fight Is Trying to Teach You “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life—and you will call it fate.” — Carl Jung Ever feel like you’re living the same painful relationship on repeat, just with a different face? You’re not imagining it. You’re responding…

#224: The Silent Wedge: How Defensiveness Destroys Emotional Safety “The biggest communication problem is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply.” — Anonymous Ever feel like you’re speaking two different languages with your partner? You say one thing. They hear another. And somehow, the more you try to explain, the worse it gets.…

#223: How to Let Go of the Past in a Relationship (Even When It Still Hurts) “The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.” – Roy T. Bennett You’re standing in the kitchen, stirring a pot of sauce. Maybe scrolling your phone, pretending. But the real action is unspoken, the air’s…

#222: The Real Reason You Can’t Change Your Relationship Patterns (And How to Fix It) “I know better than this!” Sound familiar? We all have moments when we feel like we should be past certain relationship hurdles, yet we find ourselves right back where we started. If you’ve ever thought, “I should know better,” but…

#221: The 3 Communication Patterns That Are Making Space Worse (And What to Do Instead) “Poor communication is the #1 predictor of divorce.”   That stat stops me in my tracks every time. Because it’s not big blowups that end relationships, it’s the slow, quiet erosion of how we talk to each other… or how…

#220: They Cheated. Now What? A Step-by-Step Guide to Surviving the First Days “Infidelity doesn’t just break your heart. It breaks your reality.” —Staci Bartley The moment you discover your partner has been unfaithful, your world tilts. Everything you thought was solid starts to splinter. The trust you built? Gone in an instant. You look…

#219: Bridging the Divide: How to Reconnect When It Feels Like You’re Worlds Apart (with Topaz Adizes) “We don’t see things as they are; we see them as we are.” — Anaïs Nin   The world feels more divided than ever. Conversations that once flowed easily now feel tense, loaded with unspoken frustration. Relationships that…

#217: How Long Should You Wait? The Truth About Waiting for Your Partner to Come Back You’ve probably felt it—the endless wait. You’re at a bus stop, waiting for a bus that doesn’t seem to come. The longer you stay, the more hopeless it feels, but you’re too scared to leave. What if it comes…