You can’t fix emotional disconnection with communication, you need this…

[0:00]Communication skills can't save your relationship because you can't repair emotional disconnection with simply words. You have to do it with what Dr. Sue Johnson calls emotional responsiveness. She gives us the true problem on page 34 of her book Hold Me Tight, she says, partnerships aren't failing just because they don't know how to communicate. They're failing because quote, couples are starving emotionally, that's the problem. If you're looking for a problem to solve, don't start with communication tips. Start with intentionally cultivating a climate of emotional safety in your relationship. Ask each other, what would it look like for my partner to truly trust that they can be vulnerable about their fears and needs and hurt and feel like I'm on their team, especially during conflict when it matters most. And if you don't know how to do that, that's exactly why we created a free live workshop that we're doing on how to turn conflict into connection because it's possible when you're given the right tools. Communication plays a role, of course, because we can either build up or tear each other down with our words, but the goal isn't better articulation. It's better emotional attunement, and we can show you how.