Conflict Avoidant? Here's What It's Costing Your Relationship

About this episode

Katie discusses the implications of conflict avoidance in relationships and its prevalence among high-achieving couples.

Send us Fan Mail Are you keeping the peace… or just keeping quiet? There's a conversation you've been meaning to have for weeks. Maybe months. You know the one. And every time the moment comes, something stops you — the timing's not right, the weekend was good, you don't want to start something. So you let it go. Again. In this episode, Katie breaks down conflict avoidance — what it actually is (hint: it's sneakier than you think), why high-achieving couples are especially prone to it, and wh...

People in this episode

Host: Katie Rössler

Topics covered

• conflict avoidance
• relationships
• communication
• high-achieving couples
• emotional health

Keywords

• conflict avoidance
• relationships
• communication
• high-achieving couples
• emotional health

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