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SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast my husband Mac and I talk about how we manage stress in our own relationship, how we live and work together, and why keeping the peace isn’t always the best thing to do in a relationship.

Read the show blog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/why-keeping-the-peace-may-not-be-the-best-thing-other-relationship-advice-with-my-husband-mac

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:

2:34 How to manage everyday stressors that can impact your relationships

3:00 What do you do if you are constantly around someone who frustrates you?

3:30 We can’t always control what happens to us, but we can control what is in us

4:40, 11:00, 19:00 How resolving arguments can improve your mental and physical health

8:00 Why assumptions are dangerous

8:22 Why keeping the peace isn’t always a good thing

11:00 The blister study: what does it tell us about arguments and why is important?

13:30 Why we need to get comfortable with being uncomfortable and facing our relationship issues

13:50 What happens in the brain and body when we don’t resolve arguments or issues

18:20 The number one reason we shouldn’t be afraid of conflict

25:00 Why we should always ask for clarification and be willing to shift our perceptions

29:00 Why we should give ourselves and others grace

31:50 The power of self-reflection and how it can help resolve arguments

36:00 The most dangerous statement to make during an argument

41:50 Why we should do an argument “autopsy”

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