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ERP 177: How to Offer Comfort to Your Significant Other.
Manage episode 238330475 series 1970282
- During stress, ways we get it wrong when we try to comfort our partner.
- How offering physical and emotional closeness is one of the most powerful ways to offer comfort.
- Ways to provide physical closeness (i.e. hugging, holding, sitting close).
- General ways to offer emotional closeness:
- 1. Accept and listen to your partner.
- 2. Understand the hurt.
- 3. Be with the pain.
- 4. Offer reflection and validation.
- 5. Offer care and help.
- 6. Show remorse, if appropriate.
- ERP 176: How to Give and Receive Influence – an Interview with Dr. Keith Witt (podcast)
- Relationship Map (opt-in download)
- Dr. Susan Johnson (website)
- Dr. John Gottman (website)
- Photo by Gus Moretta on Unsplash
Facebook: facebook.com/EmpoweredRelationship
Instagram: instagram.com/drjessicahiggins
Podcast: drjessicahiggins.com/podcasts
Pinterest: pinterest.com/EmpowerRelation
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/drjessicahiggins
Twitter: @DrJessHiggins
Website: drjessicahiggins.com
Email: jessica@drjessicahiggins.com
Transcript:
If you have a topic you would like me to discuss, please reach out to me. Here is my contact information.
Thank you so much for your interest in improving your relationship.
I would really appreciate your honest rating and review. Please leave a review by clicking here.
Thank you!
If you are interested in developing new skills to overcome relationship challenges, please consider taking the Connected Couple Program or engaging in relationship coaching work with me.
443 episodes
ERP 177: How to Offer Comfort to Your Significant Other.
Empowered Relationship Podcast: Your Relationship Resource And Guide
Manage episode 238330475 series 1970282
- During stress, ways we get it wrong when we try to comfort our partner.
- How offering physical and emotional closeness is one of the most powerful ways to offer comfort.
- Ways to provide physical closeness (i.e. hugging, holding, sitting close).
- General ways to offer emotional closeness:
- 1. Accept and listen to your partner.
- 2. Understand the hurt.
- 3. Be with the pain.
- 4. Offer reflection and validation.
- 5. Offer care and help.
- 6. Show remorse, if appropriate.
- ERP 176: How to Give and Receive Influence – an Interview with Dr. Keith Witt (podcast)
- Relationship Map (opt-in download)
- Dr. Susan Johnson (website)
- Dr. John Gottman (website)
- Photo by Gus Moretta on Unsplash
Facebook: facebook.com/EmpoweredRelationship
Instagram: instagram.com/drjessicahiggins
Podcast: drjessicahiggins.com/podcasts
Pinterest: pinterest.com/EmpowerRelation
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/drjessicahiggins
Twitter: @DrJessHiggins
Website: drjessicahiggins.com
Email: jessica@drjessicahiggins.com
Transcript:
If you have a topic you would like me to discuss, please reach out to me. Here is my contact information.
Thank you so much for your interest in improving your relationship.
I would really appreciate your honest rating and review. Please leave a review by clicking here.
Thank you!
If you are interested in developing new skills to overcome relationship challenges, please consider taking the Connected Couple Program or engaging in relationship coaching work with me.
443 episodes
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