In Part Two of the 2026 kickoff series, Jeremy Rochford picks up where we left off and opens the rest of the toolkit couples have been waiting for. If Part One gave you language, Part Two gives you momentum. Jeremy delivers frameworks 4 and 5— that help couples operationalize what they’ve learned so far. With unfiltered honesty and a coach’s eye for patterns, Jeremy digs into the forces that quietly sabotage intimacy: assumption loops, nervous-system misfires, mismatched feedback styles, and the exhaustion that comes from never feeling fully understood. Then he does what Jeremy always does—he replaces the chaos with something usable: a rhythm, a script, and permission to repair without performing. In this episode, you’ll learn how to give feedback without triggering shutdown, receive truth without spiraling into threat, and build connection through structure instead of losing it to emotional static. This isn’t just inspiration—it’s implementation. And implementation is what changes relationships. 

Jeremy reminds listeners that frameworks only work when couples use them together—so he shows you exactly how. You’ll hear how to identify the difference between conflict that’s dumping on you versus emotions that are spilling out, and what to do in the moment when either one happens. These tools help couples pause self-defense, interrupt emotional flooding, regulate before responding, and co-author expectations without erasing identity. Jeremy challenges both partners to stop treating feedback like a personal attack and start treating it like data—with emotion allowed, but collaboration required. Because 2026 isn’t the year you finally get it perfect. It’s the year you finally get it working.
 
This is Part 2 of a two-part masterclass. It builds on everything from Part One, but stands alone as the moment couples shift from learning the tools… to living them. If you want 2026 to be the year your relationship moves from surviving to synchronized, this episode is your next step forward. Because the right systems don’t just change your words—they change your life.

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Music for the show’s intro is provided (with permission) by Matt Langston & EleventySeven. You can check out their awesome stuff here - https://www.eleventysevenisalive.com/
 
Music for the show’s outro is provided (with permission) by Sean Rogers & Shineunder. They don’t exist anymore, but Sean is still doing great work and can be found here -  https://heyworldcreative.com/