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Marriage Coaching for HSP

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

If you’ve been wondering why you feel distant, irritated, or “against” your partner — and how to reconnect , you’re not alone. So many sensitive women quietly struggle with this — but almost never name it out loud — even in loving marriages: it’s that moment when your husband suddenly feels like  the problem . Not just “we’re having an issue,” but something deeper in your body: You feel against him. Closed. Tight. Like you’re no longer on the same side.   And I want you to he

If you’ve ever read a marriage book, heard some relationship advice that seemed logical, or sat in a therapy session and thought, "Why is this so much harder for me than it seems to be for everyone else?" —there is a biological reason for that. Today we dive into what that is, and why a lot of traditional marriage advice just doesn't work for us as highly sensitive people.  The truth is, most marriage advice does not take into account the HSP reality – our highly sensitive ne

Want to make sure you aren't settling for unfair treatment, letting your partner's hurtful behavior fly, passively just “taking” your partners rudeness, or being a doormat? Want to stand up for yourself and proactively make sure you get the BEST treatment from your spouse, not just the scraps? Ever wondered if what I share on this podcast lets your spouse get away with too much? This episode is for YOU!!! You’ll learn how, for the best marriage possible with your spouse,  you

You may have heard me throw around the term "Emotional Agency", and how it's absolutely the over-looked, and often neglected, ticket to having the healthiest, most loving, most vibrant and fulfilling marriage as a highly sensitive person (or just as a human being in this modern world) -- even when your spouse isn't the most emotional skilled person. But what exactly IS emotional agency, and why is it so important, and, most importantly, how can you develop this ticket to gre

One of the common behavioral patterns we HSPs can be prone to is people pleasing – or partner pleasing! Interestingly, on the surface people pleasing seems lovely, it can wreak real emotional havoc for those of us that do it, and really hurt our intimate relationship over time.  Today my special guest, Todd Smith, a highly sensitive person and host of the podcast, Stress Management for Highly Sensitive People, and I are going to talk about all about people and partner pleasi

I have developed a habit of forgiveness over the years in my marriage. And today I want to tell you about it and why it has saved my marriage–and my own heart– over and over.   Forgiveness is so easily misunderstood. I share about how I was confused about it, too, and how, in the past, this led to stopping myself from forgiving things my husband has done that felt hurtful to me. But, luckily, I figured out how to move past that, and I learned how to really forgive.  (And to b

To make your relationship better, it's absolutely essential to BELIEVE it is possible to do so . That's why I love sharing about the...

One of the reasons so many marriages and relationships are not as good as they could be, or are really quite painful, is that we tend to...

“ Can I really make my marriage better without my husband's help --by myself ?” And “ Why should I be the one to do all the work? ”   ...

Considering professional support for your marriage? Let's talk about what kind of support is best for you, your situation, and your goals.