You're listening to On Attachment, a place to learn about how attachment shapes the way we experience relationships

and where you'll gain the guidance, knowledge and practical tools to overcome insecurity and build healthy, thriving relationships.

I'm your host, relationship coach Stephanie Rigg,

and I'm really glad you're here.

Hey everybody, welcome back to another episode of On Attachment. Today's episode is a Q&A episode

and I'm going to be talking about what to do when you're feeling stuck in your

relationship. So this isn't in response to any one question, but it's in response to a lot of

questions that are a variation on this theme that I get all the time from people. How do I know

whether to keep trying in my relationship? What do I do if my partner's not

interested in working through things? And what are my options? And how do I overcome this feeling

of overwhelm and maybe even hopelessness? If you feel like there are issues in your relationship

that are unresolved and you maybe feel like you're out of options or you feel like there are issues in your relationship that are unresolved and you maybe feel like

you're out of options or you feel like you've tried lots of things or you kind of just feel like

you're, you know, banging your head up against a brick wall, trying to get something to change,

trying to get your partner to be more engaged, maybe your voice needs, but you're not getting any

traction or any kind of lasting sustained change in the right direction, what we can do.

And of course, that's a complicated conversation and it's not one that I can give you in a 15-minute episode.

It's not what I can give you the solution for every situation.

But this is going to be particularly geared towards anxiously attached people.

And it's going to offer you almost an invitation or a challenge for you

that will allow you to at least take some action for yourself

that feels fruitful and rewarding irrespective of what's going on in your relationship. So that's

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