The pursuer feels disconnected from the withdrawer and points out the problem. The withdrawer says there is no problem when the disconnection seems so obvious to the pursuer. The pursuer feels dismissed and ignored and becomes louder to get the attention of the withdrawer who feels attacked and shuts down. The withdrawer may also get mad and explode. As they keep on fighting for their relationship, they feel increasingly hopeless.

The pursuer feels disconnected from the withdrawer and points out the problem. The withdrawer says there is no problem when the disconnection seems so obvious to the pursuer. The pursuer feels dismissed and ignored and becomes louder to get the attention of the withdrawer who feels attacked and shuts down. The withdrawer may also get mad and explode. As they keep on fighting for their relationship, they feel increasingly hopeless.

The Negative Cycle

Thriving Your Love is a podcast produced by emotionally focused therapists Claudio Silva, LMFT, and Tricia Kim Walsh, LMFT. This podcast aims to help couples and families connect with their loved ones and thrive in their relationships. When couples feel disconnected, they become stuck in a cycle from which they cannot get out&mdash;all their efforts to bring each other closer cause more distance and increase their distress. The same happens in the relationship between parents and children. When children misbehave and become rebellious, parents try different approaches that only cause more resistance. This podcast talks about these stuck places that people get in their relationships and gives suggestions that are at the same time practical and go to the core of the problems.

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Thriving Your Love is a podcast produced by emotionally focused therapists Claudio Silva, LMFT, and Tricia Kim Walsh, LMFT. This podcast aims to help couples and families connect with their loved ones and thrive in their relationships. When couples feel disconnected, they become stuck in a cycle from which they cannot get out—all their efforts to bring each other closer cause more distance and increase their distress. The same happens in the relationship between parents and children. When children misbehave and become rebellious, parents try different approaches that only cause more resistance. This podcast talks about these stuck places that people get in their relationships and gives suggestions that are at the same time practical and go to the core of the problems.

Thriving Your Love is a podcast produced by emotionally focused therapists Claudio Silva, LMFT, and Tricia Kim Walsh, LMFT. This podcast aims to help couples and families connect with their loved ones and thrive in their relationships. When couples feel disconnected, they become stuck in a cycle from which they cannot get out—all their efforts to bring each other closer cause more distance and increase their distress. The same happens in the relationship between parents and children. When children misbehave and become rebellious, parents try different approaches that only cause more resistance. This podcast talks about these stuck places that people get in their relationships and gives suggestions that are at the same time practical and go to the core of the problems.

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The Negative Cycle

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