#271: Feeling Like Roommates? How to Rebuild Emotional Safety in Your Relationship

About this episode

This episode discusses the loneliness that can occur within a relationship and offers insights on how to rebuild emotional safety and communication.

Send us Fan Mail There's a particular kind of loneliness that happens inside a relationship, not outside of it. You still share a home, a bed, a life. But somewhere along the way, you stopped really talking. Not the logistics, those still happen. The real things. The thoughts you used to share without thinking twice now get held back. You measure your words. You wait for a better moment that never quite comes. If that feels familiar, this episode is for you. In this fan-favorite replay, Staci...

People in this episode

Host: Staci Bartley

Topics covered

• emotional safety
• relationship communication
• loneliness in relationships
• couples therapy
• rebuilding connection

Keywords

• relationship
• emotional safety
• communication
• couples
• loneliness

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