How to Stay Human

The Relationship Agreements That Changed Everything: How We Build Love, Safety, and Truth


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If you have ever wondered how healthy, conscious couples stay connected through conflict, grow without outgrowing each other, and build relationships that feel safe, passionate, and deeply alive, this episode is for you.

In one of the most intimate and practical conversations yet, Tori and Kyle pull back the curtain on the relationship agreements they created at the very beginning of their partnership — the same agreements that now serve as the foundation for their love, their communication, their emotional safety, and their shared vision for the future.

These are not rules. They are living, breathing commitments that help two sovereign individuals build a partnership rooted in truth, devotion, stability, and integrity.

Whether you are single, dating, or in a long-term relationship, this episode offers a framework for how to create a relationship that does not rely on guessing, hoping, and wishing — but instead is built intentionally, consciously, and collaboratively.

You will walk away with a deeper understanding of:

Why every relationship needs its own “operating system”

How to create emotional safety and navigate conflict with clarity and compassion

The power of nervous system regulation and timing in your communication

Why openness, truth, and mutual understanding are pillars of intimacy

How to stop keeping score and create a partnership that feels like team, not competition

How shared vision, polarity, and sovereignty fuel long-term love

What it looks like to choose each other over and over again

This is a grounded, honest, spiritually rich conversation about love as a path of awakening — and partnership as a sacred container for growth.

This Episode Is For You If…
  • You want a conscious, mature, emotionally safe relationship
  • You’re calling in a partner and want to do it intentionally
  • You’re already partnered but want more stability, clarity, and connection
  • You want tools for communication, nervous system regulation, or conflict repair
  • You love hearing real, honest conversations about what it takes to build lasting love
  • You’re tired of performing partnership and ready to practice partnership
Episode Highlights
  • Why couples need written agreements (not just unspoken expectations)
  • How to build your relationship like you build your business: with intention and clarity
  • The difference between values and virtues — and why both matter
  • What it means to create a relationship “container” and why it’s essential
  • Regulation: the #1 building block for connection, intimacy, and repair
  • The 5 regulation agreements Tori and Kyle use every day
  • How to navigate conflict without collapsing or attacking
  • Why timing matters more than you think
  • The “heard, held, or helped” framework
  • How to stop making your partner the enemy
  • The truth about polarity — and why so many modern relationships lose it
  • The power of shared vision and co-creating a future
Sponsor: Anywhere Clinic

Your mental health matters. Your nervous system matters. Your wholeness matters.

This episode is sponsored by Anywhere Clinic — the online psychiatric and mental health care team Tori has personally worked with for years. Whether you are exploring ketamine therapy, need medication management, or want long-term support, they offer compassionate, expert help from wherever you are.

Book your appointment at:
👉 www.anywhereclinic.com/tori-gordon

Timestamps

00:00 — Welcome, intention, and why relationship agreements matter
03:45 — Treating your relationship like a business (in the best way)
07:10 — How unspoken expectations sabotage intimacy
12:00 — Values vs. virtues and the foundation of partnership
17:40 — Openness, truth, and what Tori needs to feel loved
25:00 — Why emotional transparency requires safety
30:20 — Regulation: the first pillar of conscious partnership
37:55 — The 5 regulation agreements
45:30 — Timing, bandwidth, and energy awareness
53:00 — Communication, emotional safety, and repair
1:00:00 — Mutually balanced growth and ending scorekeeping
1:10:00 — Love, polarity, and partnership
1:18:00 — Shared vision and co-creating your future
1:30:00 — Choosing each other again and again
1:34:00 — Closing reflections and part two preview

To continue your journey with the concepts from this episode, we have created The Relationship Agreements Starter Kit. This is a practical, grounded toolkit for building a partnership rooted in clarity, connection, and love. It includes a translated version of our own agreements, a fill-in-the-blank template, and a step-by-step framework for creating and integrating your own. You can find it here: https://torigordon.gumroad.com/l/ikkcp


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