About this episode

This episode explores how unresolved issues from childhood can affect adult relationships and offers insights on building more fulfilling partnerships.

If your relationship feels harder than you expected, it may not be a sign that something is wrong. It may be a sign that something unresolved is surfacing. As attachment deepens, the nervous system stops seeing your partner as a stranger and begins linking them to early family experiences. Wounding from childhood comes alive in the present, and couples often mistake this activation for incompatibility.

People in this episode

Host: Sarah Baldwin

Topics covered

• communication
• relationships
• attachment theory
• childhood experiences
• conflict resolution

Keywords

• relationships
• attachment
• nervous system
• childhood wounds
• couples therapy

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