Join couples therapist, author & educator, Dr. Chelsea Wakefield, along with host Stephanie Matthews, for inspiration and tools to navigate potential conflicts, anchor ourselves, and engage each other at a deeper level during this time of crisis.
Most couples, at one point or another, will find themselves in doubt about the future of their relationship. Dr. Wakefield helps us think through the question "where do we go from here?"
All relationships based on "need-meeting" are inherently unstable. Compatibility is wonderful, but it is not everything. Relationships based on journey and growth and shared experiences, rather than meeting each other's needs, are much more successful in today's world. Dr. Wakefield explains how we can build soulful relationships that endure challenges and changes.
Dr. Wakefield shares ways we can move beyond sensitivity in conversations with our partners and work together toward solutions.
Dr. Wakefield walks us through the difference between self-esteem and self-compassion and why the latter is especially important in our relationships: how we cultivate it and how it can serve as an antidote to shame.
We're cooped up, stressed out, and fighting with our partners more than usual. Dr. Wakefield guides us through her conflict resolution model of the 4 Rs—regret, reflection, reengagement, and repair. She walks us through the process of having compassion about how we are each imperfect people while being accountable for moving forward, managing our personal reactivity, and learning to communicate more effectively so that we can both feel responded to and the relationship can feel cooperative and reciprocal.
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