When people go through significant life changes, relationships get tested. Sometimes the circumstances and chemistry that brought two people together changes significantly. The question becomes whether or not the connection between them is strong enough to adapt to the new season, new circumstances, and perhaps even the new convictions that one or both of them carry.
In this episode, I interview my oldest daughter, Keana [19]. She is someone I deeply respect and admire, and on this particular topic, she carries a unique perspective that’s well worth listening to. We talk openly about our own relationship, and she gives her thoughts about what it really takes from two people to heal a relationship that has been strained or broken.
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When people go through significant life changes, relationships get tested. Sometimes the circumstances and chemistry that brought two people together changes significantly. The question becomes whether or not the connection between them is strong enough to adapt to the new season, new circumstances, and perhaps even the new convictions that one or both of them carry.
In this episode, I interview my oldest daughter, Keana [19]. She is someone I deeply respect and admire, and on this particular topic, she carries a unique perspective that’s well worth listening to. We talk openly about our own relationship, and she gives her thoughts about what it really takes from two people to heal a relationship that has been strained or broken.
How Do I Dismantle an Atomic Bomb-versation? Part 4
Restoring Connections
2 years ago
How Do I Dismantle an Atomic Bomb-versation? Part 4
It’s extraordinary how awful a conversation can be, even, or perhaps especially, with someone you care for deeply. They say it takes 2 to tango, and if that’s true, then it should only take one to not tango, right? Are there language tools a person can use to steer a conversation away from the cliff edge and back towards productive, healthy dialogue? Are any of the language tools I tend to use injecting disrespect and fear into my conversations without me even realising it? In this series, Cora and I look at the phrases people tend to use that typically make conversations worse. We share our own stories of failure and success and offer suggestions for responding to these kinds of phrases in ways that typically ease anxiety, creating peace instead of fueling the fire. We also offer alternative, healthier phrases to use when we’re experiencing pain, frustration, or anger. In this episode, the 4th of 4, we go through a list of phrases that we’ve identified as being “Fear and judgment in self-defence".
Restoring Connections
When people go through significant life changes, relationships get tested. Sometimes the circumstances and chemistry that brought two people together changes significantly. The question becomes whether or not the connection between them is strong enough to adapt to the new season, new circumstances, and perhaps even the new convictions that one or both of them carry.
In this episode, I interview my oldest daughter, Keana [19]. She is someone I deeply respect and admire, and on this particular topic, she carries a unique perspective that’s well worth listening to. We talk openly about our own relationship, and she gives her thoughts about what it really takes from two people to heal a relationship that has been strained or broken.
