185: Apologize Like You Mean It

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"I'm sorry" - 2 little words that can not only be challenging for some partners to say, but also can mean MANY different things. 

So in today's episode we cover:

Several specific ...

In this episode, we're talking all about apologies - and specifically, why they might feel so hard sometimes. Being able to apologise is so fundamental to healthy repair, but for many of us, can feel inexplicably challenging. After listening to today's episode, my ho ...

In relationships between imperfect people, mistakes are inevitable. And when we find ourselves with damaged connections, it’s a specific kind of communication that can help us make amends.

Fred Luskin is the ...

Some of us say we're sorry all the time, but we don't need to be! We apologize to get people to like us, to avoid conflict, or because we're afraid to speak our mind.  But when we say we're sorry and don't need to be, we are not valuing our true selves.  If you did something w ...