Ever found yourself tiptoeing around someone else’s emotions just to keep things calm? In this episode, I share a story where a grumpy mood from my husband set off a full-blown nervous system response, and how I stopped making it about him and started noticing MYSELF. We talk about how I realized I wasn’t a powerless little girl anymore, broke the pattern of emotional caretaking I learned as a child, which childhood survival patterns sneak into your marriage, and why speaking up without exploding gave my whole family a new model for communication.

 

Highlights

• The moment I realized I was reacting like a child NOT a partner.

• How perfectionism shows up as emotional over-functioning.

• What it means when your body responds before your brain does.

• The ripple effect when you speak up WITHOUT blowing up.

• Why I used to think keeping the peace meant staying small.

• How I gave my kids permission to stop tiptoeing around emotions.

 

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