About this episode

George and Laurie discuss how to navigate conflicts in relationships by understanding underlying emotions and needs.

Are you tired of having the same fight over and over? Would you like to discuss things without triggering your partner. Can you imagine that underneath your partner's defense lies a hurt and even below that a need? George tries to help make it simple, in a nutshell there are three parts to how we react in a conflict - our protection, our hurt, and our need Together Laurie and George make sense of defensiveness and role play a different way to reach each other. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• conflict resolution
• communication
• defensiveness
• emotional needs
• couples therapy

Keywords

• conflict
• defensiveness
• communication
• couples therapy
• emotional needs

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