344: The Cure to Relationship Drama

The Connected Life

Justin Stumvoll

Mental Health, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Christianity

4.9 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2025

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Summary

Most of us think we’re being observant when we’re really just making snap judgments. Our brains are designed to make quick assumptions—to keep us safe—but in relationships, those assumptions can quietly erode connection. But what if there was a way to promote safety and strengthen the relationship?

In this episode, Justin and Abi unpack the power of curiosity as an antidote to relational drama, disconnection, and unspoken resentment. They explore how misunderstandings show up in marriages, friendships, workplaces—even parenting—and how easy it is to misread someone’s actions without ever checking in. Lastly they share how to implement curiosity in ways that are practical and easily doable no matter where you’re at in the process.

With humor, honesty, and actionable wisdom, this episode will help you slow down, ask better questions, and create more safety and clarity in your connections.

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0:00.0	Life isn't perfect, and neither are we.
0:05.6	No, but we know how to face our fears and have some fun.
0:10.0	And talk about all the messiest things of life.
0:13.0	Like the messiest things.
0:15.1	Get connected to yourself, get connected to others, and get connected to the life right in front of you.
0:21.6	This is the connected life with Justin and Abby.
0:24.6	That's me.
0:25.5	That's you.
0:26.5	And you.
0:27.7	So I was just thinking as I'm looking at my mug here, the Wonka Bar Mug.
0:31.8	Oh.
0:32.9	How a Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory scenario nowadays would be a PR nightmare.
0:38.2	Yes.
0:38.8	And I think about everything that they went through in that scenario.
0:42.0	And I'm like, Wonka would have been out of business, first off.
0:46.7	Four kids tragically.
0:48.3	And it makes me sad because it tells me that being eccentric is not possible in today's world.
0:55.3	That's your tech boy. Yeah, being eccentric is not possible in today's world. That's your takeaway.
0:56.9	Yeah, being eccentric, that was the problem.
0:59.3	The problem was he was eccentric and stuff.
1:02.8	But I also thought, I wonder what it would have been like to be a giant blueberry.
1:09.9	Like the one kid who became a giant blueberry? Yeah, she became a, it was a girl, wasn't it? I have no idea. Can't remember. Anyways, I don't know. I just like, there's just with all the legal red tape nowadays, it just doesn't. You can't become a giant blueberry anymore. It's just so tragic. I just, I just, I was. so straight lace. I just want to build a candy factory
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