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Marriage Coaching for HSP

Many highly sensitive women feel like they are doing the emotional work in their marriage alone. They long for a partner who listens, validates, and responds with empathy—but don’t know how to help their spouse get there. So they end up explaining things over and over--often with little change. But explaining again and again is exhausting. And honestly, it can start to feel lonely and like you are unsupported in your marriage. This is exactly why I created   The Supportive P

(Great to share with your spouse) Why does defensiveness show up so quickly in your marriage—especially when you, as an HSP (Highly Sensitive Person) wife, are trying to express hurt or something you're unhappy about? And why does it often sound calm, logical, and completely reasonable —  and still feel like it erodes intimacy?  In this episode on subtle defensiveness spotting, we break down both the obvious and the harder-to-detect forms of defensiveness in intimate relation

If you’ve ever walked away from a conversation with your partner feeling more overwhelmed, more disconnected, or more upset than when you started — this episode is for you. In this conversation, we explore why “talking it out” often makes things worse (especially for sensitive people). Even with well-intentioned attempt, trying to talk things through can escalate conflict instead of resolving it, and make it harder to hear each other and truly solve issues. You’ll learn what

Vulnerability is the secret magic sauce that makes for the best, most connecting communication in your relationship– and today you are...

If you’re like so many women I talk to, you’re tired of how difficult communication can be with your significant other:   → Maybe simple...

Every marriage needs a foundation of respect to thrive. Yet, in so many marriages, there’s a lack of respect. Studies show that men,...

If you are in an intimate relationship —and especially if reactivity is ever an issue, or you sometimes find yourself in sticky,...

Most, if not all, couples argue. Even when their relationship is very healthy. So if you and your spouse find yourself mired in the...

If you're unhappy enough in your marriage to be questioning if you should stay or go, you probably feel uncertain, confused, afraid....

If you want more connection & love in your relationship, but you're often frustrated, regular gestures of connection can help!

In this episode, I share 3 powerful keys as to how to communicate in a way that is most effective at getting through to your husband.

Should Pain is one of biggest barriers to love in our marriages — let's talk about where it comes from and what you can do about it.

If interactions between you and your significant other are laced with negativity or you want more connection, this episode is for you!

Conflict is a pretty common thing in marriage. And many of us are quite uncomfortable with it...Because, well, naturally, it's no fun. It...

It's not uncommon for the highly sensitive women I work with to be in a relationship with a partner who gets mad over little things she...

I’ve been talking about leading love a little bit lately—meaning taking responsibility for making your relationship the emotionally...

Does a critical tone hurt you? Do you feel attacked easily? I used to get so hurt from the subtlest unkind tone from my husband when he‘d...

If you tend to feel misunderstood, disconnected, resentful, uncared for, or upset with you significant other often, that's having an...

Since we are all human here, we all sometimes we say things we regret or know may have inflicted hurt on someone we care about....

Here's a video I recorded on a recent Facebook Live to tell you a story that will help you see in action one of the most important...