Episode 19 - Can You Risk the Mess to Come Alive? Befriending Conflict in Relationships

When the tough stuff in relationships arise, most adults look the other way which can be deadly for the quality of our relating over time.  But if you have options, you don’t have to default to avoidance.  In episode 19, I offer a 5-step process for addressing conflict in healthy ways.

0:49 Here’s what I mean by conflict
2:07 Two main consequences of long-term conflict avoidance
3:12 Like trying to eat dinner over a field of land mines
3:24 Avoidance diminishes the quality of our relating
3:35 Why we avoid
4:51 Our relationship norms have dictated that anything but happy was bad
6:27 They have their heads stuck up a dark, stinky place (don’t do this).
7:33 5-step preventive process for addressing conflict in healthy ways
9:15 Put the feelings on the table without trying to fix, solve or blame
9:56 This week’s homework 

Podcast produced by Sal DeRosalia
Music composed and performed by Aimee Mia Kelley
Photo by Alex Iby via Unsplash

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Dr. Jessica Tartaro
Intimacy Coach & Connection Facilitator
Pronouns "She" + "Her"

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