Conflict is going to happen in a healthy relationship. And more often than not, conflict starts with something laughably small – from doing dishes, to making food, and even how to decoratively light a podcast. But underneath the menial cause of conflict always lies a much deeper need that isn’t being met.

This episode originally aired in February 2024 on Emily's podcast, Room to Grow as we unpacked a conflict we literally had in real time as we were trying to record this episode.

Yes, seriously, we couldn’t even record this podcast without a small conflict of our own. Yes, it was something super small (how to decoratively light this episode for video) which we playfully recount, but then take you through our thorough resolution and beautiful potential of the conflict repair process.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why conflict is so often over small things
• One partner taking leadership on certain things in a relationship
• Compassionate communication
• Assuming positive intent in others
• Trusting your partner through conflict
• Expressing your needs and asking for your needs to be met
• How to fully resolve a conflict in a relationship
• The repair process of conflict
• Discovering breakthroughs through conflict
• The essential elements of repairing conflict in a relationship
• How conflict is an opportunity to deepen your relationship

Stay tuned for so much more to come - we're shifting gears a bit next week and sharing more about the tools we use with our couples and how you can bring this into your own relationship for deeper connection and intimacy.

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