When stress makes your partner feel like the enemy

Have you ever had a stressful week and suddenly everything your partner does starts getting on your nerves?

In this episode, I’m sharing one of the hardest weeks Justin and I have had in a long time and the two shifts that helped us stop treating each other like the enemy and start acting like teammates again.

We talk about stress, unmet needs, changing plans, self-abandonment, and how curiosity, compassion, and meeting your own needs can completely change the way you move through hard moments together.

Your invitation…

In the comments, write your responses to these questions. You don’t have to post, unless you’re open to being witnessed in them. But at least write them out for yourself…

What am I hoping to get from others that I’m not giving to myself?

And then:

What is one thing I can do today to begin giving that to myself?

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