302: Understanding Emotional Vulnerability

Relationship Advice

Colter Bloxom

Relationships, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Being vulnerable in your relationship can bring more connection and intimacy. However, it's not great to simply always try to be vulnerable. Learn about all the positives and negatives of vulnerability in today's show! In this episode with Dr. Ray and Jean Kadkhodaian, we discuss relationship advice topics that include: Understanding the six stages of emotional vulnerability Why you should set certain times to discuss your vulnerabilities The importance of time for reflection during conflict to avoid reactivity Journaling to help open up to your partner How to be a witness to your partners' vulnerability How your relationship can help heal childhood wounds And much more! For more information on our guest, and for the episode links visit: https://idopodcast.com/302 Sign up for our 14 Day Happy Couples Challenge here: 14 Day Happy Couples Challenge Do you want to hear more on this topic? Continue the conversation on our Facebook Group here: Love Tribe Sponsors Dipsea is an audio app full of short, sexy stories and guided sessions that are designed to turn you on and help you get in touch with yourself. Get a 30 day free trial when you go to DipseaStories.com/IDO. Spark My Relationship Course: Get $100 off our online course. Visit SparkMyRelationship.com/Unlock for our special offer just for our I Do Podcast listeners! If you love this episode (and our podcast!), would you mind giving us a review in iTunes? It would mean the world to us and we promise it only takes a minute. Many thanks in advance! – Chase & Sarah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:29.2	What's going on? Thanks for tuning in to today's show.
1:32.2	Yeah, today we have a really great show where we interview Dr. Ray and Jean and they have been helping
1:38.2	thousands of couples transform their relationship over the last 20 years. They are the co-founders
1:43.2	of a successful counseling center in the Chicago land area and co-founded couple synergy,
1:49.2	which is a unique model in coaching couples. Dr. Ray and Jean both have their master's degree
1:54.2	in clinical psychology and Dr. Ray has an additional doctorate in clinical psychology
1:59.2	and they are both co-authors of a book, Good Boundaries, Great Relationships and our co-hosts
2:06.2	of a podcast called Couple Synergy, Real Couples, Real Stories.
2:11.2	And today we talk about the six stages of emotional vulnerability and how to be vulnerable in our relationships
2:20.2	and why it's important and how to support our partners in that process. Maybe you have trouble
2:27.2	being vulnerable with your partner or your partner has trouble being vulnerable. I think this is something
2:32.2	we can all work on no matter how good we think we are at exposing ourselves being naked
2:39.2	to the world as they describe it. And they give us a lot of great tips to do that
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