Relationship Communication: Active Listening and Courageous Conversations
Relationship Communication Guide
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Courageous Conversation & Authentic Communication
Courageous conversation and authentic communication is the key to successful relationships. One major component of courageous conversation is the ability to use active listening while communicating.
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What is Active Listening?
What do I mean by active listening? In its simplest form, actively listening means that when another person is talking, you are actively engaged in actually listening to what they are saying and the message they are trying to convey. You are not just waiting for them to shut up, so you can talk and say what you want to say.
Although it sounds simple in theory, this is one of the biggest reasons communication breaks down in relationships, and it is the number one reason people end up seeking couples therapy and/or relationship coaching.
Reacting vs. Responding
We are often quite reactionary to things, and we want to make sure we are being heard. This is especially true if we feel attacked, or if we feel like we have to defend ourselves. In relationships, we are not always going to agree on everything or do everything they way our significant other would like. So how do we learn to communicate about these differences without creating combustible interactions?
Choose Your Response
We always have a choice how we respond to any given situation, and the ability to control our reactions is a very important component of actively listening. This leads to empathy which is also a huge part of active listening, but remember empathy is a two way street. It requires us to put ourselves in the other’s shoes, and imagine where they are coming from based on their perspective not on our own. It’s not easy to hear difficult information, but if we take some of the blaming and shaming out of the picture, it does bring the intensity down which allows us to truly communicate and connect with each other in a vulnerable and authentic way. Learning how to communicate is such an important step when trying to improve your relationship.
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Relationship Communication Tips
I love giving practical examples of how you can apply things to your life. If you feel like the communication is breaking down in your relationship, there are some ways to turn it around. It will take time and commitment and practice, but it is possible.
I would love for you to download my FREE Relationship Communication Guide with tips, suggestions and activities you can implement into the communication in your relationship! Click the button below to get access to my Relationship Communication Guide and start improving your relationship communication.
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Learning How to Communicate
It will likely feel strange to do this activity at first, but we are working on bringing down the tension in the communication within the relationship by removing the shaming and blaming. We are allowing space for both people to express themselves. If all we ever do is react and argue from a defensive point of view, no one in the relationship is feeling that they are being heard. I have never had this not be a success when implemented into a relationship, and I encourage you to give it a try. Schedule 30 minutes to start off, and see how it feels to start changing the communication dynamic in your relationship. Take note of how it feels to be heard, even if nothing is being solved yet.
Relationship Communication Online Workshop
I have created an online Relationship Communication Workshop to help you dig into the communication struggles in your relationship and start getting things back on track. I realize that not everyone wants to go through long term therapy or the process of getting to a therapy appointment may not fit into your busy schedule. That's why I created this course. I wanted to provide you with a way to get access to the tools my clients get from me in my practice, but you can access the material from the comfort of your own home or wherever you are.
What's Included?
You will get access to a series of videos, activities and worksheets that are designed to help you dig into the various aspects of relationship communication.
We will talk about The 5 Love Languages, The 4 Tendencies, The 4 Agreements and so much more.
I'll provide you with actionable steps you can take to implement these tools into your relationships.
The Relationship Communication Online Video Workshop will be live on June 15, and from now until then, you can join the waiting list so you’ll know all the updates and have access to any pre-launch specials I have available. Click the button below to join the waiting list.
Here’s the link to join the waiting list for this workshop. You can also find it and all my courses and variety of services on my Work with Me page. I am so excited to have you take part in this course, and I’m counting down the days to the launch!
1:1 Coaching Appointments Now Available
I am now offering a 1:1 coaching sessions. If you would like to set up a 1:1 coaching video session, you can click here.
You get to decide how many minutes you’d like to purchase worth of coaching. Then, I’ll reach out to you in order to make the determination of how you’d like to use your time. We will decide how to split up your time in 30 minute increments up to the total amount you select.
Also, notice that the more time you purchase upfront, the more you save!
You can always reach me directly through my email lindsay@lindsaywalden.com if you have any questions or if you want to know if this is a good fit for you.
Coach Crate
I cannot speak highly enough about Coach Crate. This monthly subscription service has helped me stay regular with my own self-care in so many ways, and I would love to have you join me on the Coach Crate adventure. It would make a great addition to the other work you are doing to live your best life.
February is all about Happiness and figuring out how to develop more of it into your life. You can sign up with my link, and you’ll get to start on the Coach Crate journey. You can save money on your first order by using the code FIRSTBOX at checkout! I stalk my mailbox waiting it to arrive each month, and I know you’ll love it as much as I do!
Therapy Thoughts with Lindsay Podcast
Each new podcast episode is uploaded to my Therapy Thoughts Podcast Blog on the website Thursday afternoons at 2:00pm CST, and then it is shared to all the podcasting sites from there. It is also available on the Apple iTunes podcast site. You can subscribe, so you will never miss an episode!
If you want to check out last week’s Episode 23, here is the link.
I really am so grateful to all of you for your continued support, and I hope you’ll tune in this Thursday for Episode 24. Remember to make sure that you are following all my social media platforms so will know when each new episode is available. And, make sure you subscribe to my YouTube channel, so you will be able to watch the episodes once we start recording them on video as well as audio! We are so close to having the episodes available on video!!!
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I’ve recently started using TikTok where I post helpful videos in 60 seconds or less with info you can apply to your life immediately.
