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ERP 177: How to Offer Comfort to Your Significant Other.

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Discussed In This Episode:
  • 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.
(Please listen to the podcast episode or read the transcript to hear explanations, stories and examples.) Mentioned: Connect With Dr. Jessica Higgins:

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.

  continue reading

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Discussed In This Episode:
  • 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.
(Please listen to the podcast episode or read the transcript to hear explanations, stories and examples.) Mentioned: Connect With Dr. Jessica Higgins:

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.

  continue reading

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