Vulnerability in Relationships
Do you withdraw and shut down? Vulnerability in relationships is hard, but it’s the key to authentic connection. Use these strategies to open up!

Working on your communication skills is the most important thing you can do to strengthen your relationship. In the Communication that Connects Collection, you’ll find resources for communication repair, constructive conflict, empowered communication skills, advice for building healthy boundaries, emotional intimacy, vulnerability, and communicating with a withdrawn partner.
Do you withdraw and shut down? Vulnerability in relationships is hard, but it’s the key to authentic connection. Use these strategies to open up!
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An expert marriage counselor shares strategies for reconnecting after a horrible fight and using it as an opportunity to grow together.
Do you often feel hurt or frustrated by someone you care about? Here is some advice on how to deal with selfish people in your life.
If you’re constantly arguing in a relationship, here’s some expert advice to help you improve your communication and turn conflict into connection.
Are “communication issues” wrecking your relationship? Learn what you can do to stop the frustration and hurt feelings… and create connection in your relationship.
Emotional flooding makes you say things you regret, or withdraw and avoid. Both can be disastrous for a relationship. Learn how to manage emotional flooding, on this episode of the podcast.
Here’s a crash course in emotional flooding to help you avoid communication issues and misunderstandings in relationships.
Are you stuck in a codependent relationship? Take this three-question codependency quiz to find out and to learn more about codependency.
Emotional safety is the foundation of a healthy relationship. Here are communication tips for how to create emotional safety in marriage.
Do you not feel heard or understood by your partner? Learn about empathy in relationships, and how to cultivate empathy in yours.
Learn how stress impacts relationships and the couples communication strategies that will help you stay emotionally connected!
Are you mind-reading your partner? Here are some no-fail strategies for how to avoid miscommunication in a relationship.
Is your relationship worth saving? Learn about the differences between healthy and unhealthy relationships and when it’s time to let go.
How Men Feel Loved: Men crave feeling close, connected, and emotionally intimate just as much as women do. Here’s how to romance your man.
Feeling invalidated by your partner? Learn to shift the emotional climate of your relationship to one of acceptance and emotional safety.
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