Connection vs Safety

About this episode

This episode discusses how couples can improve their communication by understanding each other's energy and capacity through simple scales.

In this episode, we talk about how couples can use simple “scales” to better understand each other’s energy, desire, and capacity. Instead of assuming what your partner means when they seem tired, anxious, disconnected, or resistant, naming where you are can turn confusion into context. These tools help couples move out of all-or-nothing thinking and into clearer, more generous communication. Main talking points: Energy Check-Ins Naming Capacity Getting Context Importance Scales Avoiding Assumptions Collaborative Language Give Me Discounts! Check out Relationship Academy! ⁠ Rhythm - Get 15% off + Free shipping the world’s easiest at home blood testing ⁠⁠Simple Practice⁠⁠ - If you're in mental health and not using simple practice then what are you doing??? ⁠⁠Spark My Relationship Course:⁠⁠ Get $100 off our online course. Visit⁠⁠ SparkMyRelationship.com/Unlock⁠⁠ for our special offer just for our I Do Podcast listeners! Tanasi - Use code “relationship" for 25% off your first order. If you love this episode (and our podcast!), would you mind giving us a⁠ review in iTunes⁠? It would mean the world to us and we promise it only takes a minute. Many thanks in advance! – Colter, Cayla, &…

People in this episode

Hosts: Colter Bloxom, Lauren Mokarry, Cayla Bozovich

Topics covered

• couples communication
• energy check-ins
• relationship dynamics
• assumptions in relationships
• collaborative language

Keywords

• couples
• communication
• energy
• relationship advice
• context
• assumptions
• scales

Sponsors

Rhythm, Simple Practice, Spark My Relationship Course, Tanasi

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Relationship Academy

Products: Rhythm, Simple Practice, Spark My Relationship Course, Tanasi

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