268: Understanding And Sharing Our Truth

Sep 23, 2020

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Relationships take work in the best of times, and COVID-19 has put an incredible amount of stress on relationships around the world. Listen to today's show to learn how to better understand our feelings, and how we're individually being affected by the pandemic. With this understanding, Linda shares tools to communicate our truths with our partner.

In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include:

How to identify exactly what we're feeling and the tools to share it with our partner
How to use journaling as a tool for introspection and growth
The best way to invite our partner for a discussion
Leading questions to engage your partner in check ins and why this can be extremely valuable
And much more!

Linda Bloom, L.C.S.W., is a psychotherapist and marriage counselors who teaches communication seminars and relationship workshops. She is the co-author of four books including 101 Things I Wish I Knew When I Got Married and Simple Lessons to Make Love Last. Linda and her husband, Charlie, offer educational and counseling services to individuals, couples, and organizations. They are regular teachers at Esalen institute and Kriaplu, and have 600 blogs on Psychology Today. They live and practice in Santa Cruz, California.

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