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#64: The Role of Criticism in Anxious-Avoidant Dynamics

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The Power of Curiosity in Relationships

The next time you feel the urge to be critical of your partner, ask yourself if it's for a good reason. "What am I afraid would happen if I didn't do this thing?" can often lead us to really powerful insights about the purpose that that behavior is serving in our relationship," she says. If we're using criticism as a way to convey how upset and scared we are, what an alternative might look like? We need to slow down rather than taking surface things too seriously.

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