Could conflict be a missing piece toward a deeper connection within your relationship?

In the fourth episode of the Conflict to Connection Series, we answer the question: “Is conflict really as bad as we have been taught it to be?”

Through our lives, experiences growing up, and conditioning (think movies, books, the media) to believe that “conflict” is the problem.

Conflict is not the problem.

The problem is how we approach conflict.

This determines whether it creates dissonance or deepens intimacy.

However, most of us aren’t sat down and taught how to navigate conflict or moments of tension. We see what our parents did or the people around us, and we mirror them. And suddenly, without evening realizing it, these cycles become our lives and influence the quality of the relationships we have.

So let’s explore why this is, what the symptoms of unhealthy conflict are, and how you can begin shifting towards healthy conflict that allows moments of tension to act as friction that deepens your relationship.

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In Episode 4 of the Conflict to Connection series, it’s time to talk about the importance of conflict.

Tune in to uncover:

* the concept of conflict and how you’ve been taught that conflict is bad

* Why conflict is not the problem and what is actually the problem instead

* Unpacking your experience around conflict growing up and how that informs how you deal with conflict in your relationship now

* Symptoms of unhealthy conflict and how it’s showing up in your relationship (and what to do instead)

* The two things you need to make conflict a powerful and positive thing within your relationship, and how to use it to create deeper connection with your partner

Episodes in this series:

Ep 1/6: Confidently Communicate Your Needs with Your Partner

Ep 2/6: Is It Really ALL About Communication?

Ep 3/6: How to Navigate Your Partners’ Upset — Without Taking It On

Ep 4/6: (Current Episode) Can Conflict Strengthen Your Relationship?

Ep 5/6: How to Say What You Need in Love — Without Fear of Rejection or Pushback

Ep 6/6: You're Not ‘Too Much’: Stop Silencing Yourself to Keep the Peace

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