How to Stop Walking On Eggshells in Your Marriage

About this episode

Dr. Dar Hawks discusses the phenomenon of walking on eggshells in marriage and its relation to the nervous system.

Are you exhausted from monitoring your words, your tone, and your timing just to keep the peace at home? If you've ever chosen silence not because you had nothing to say, but because you weren't sure it was safe to say it, this episode is for you. In Episode 77, Dr. Dar Hawks names what walking on eggshells in marriage really is not a communication failure, and not a personality flaw. It is your nervous system doing exactly what it's supposed to do. And once you understand what's actual...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Dar Hawks

Topics covered

• marriage
• communication
• nervous system
• emotional safety
• conflict resolution

Keywords

• walking on eggshells
• marriage communication
• nervous system
• emotional safety
• conflict management

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