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Relationship Advice

The Third Pillar Of A Secure Relationship (Knowing Your Cycle)

Relationship Advice

Colter Bloxom

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

4.41.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we explore what a negative relationship cycle is and why couples get stuck repeating the same patterns during conflict. We explain how protective moves like criticism, shutdown, fixing, or withdrawal are attempts to regain safety—not signs that one partner is “the problem.” Knowing your cycle helps partners slow things down, take accountability for their part, and reduce shame. This awareness creates the foundation for staying regulated and eventually responding with more vulnerability and connection. Main Talking Points • Negative cycles • Protective moves • Self-protection patterns • Triggers & meaning • Awareness before change Give Me Discounts! ⁠Check out Relationship Academy! ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Cozy Earth⁠⁠⁠ -  Black Friday has come early! Right now, you can stack my code “IDO” on top of their sitewide sale — giving you up to 40% off in savings. These deals won’t last, so start your holiday shopping today! ⁠⁠⁠Beducate⁠⁠⁠ - Use code relationship69 for 65% off the annual pass. ⁠⁠⁠AG1 - ⁠⁠⁠AG1 has become my go to every morning. ⁠⁠⁠Simple Practice⁠⁠⁠ - If you're in mental health and not using simple practice then what are you doing??? ⁠⁠⁠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! ⁠⁠⁠Skylight⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Use code “IDO” for $30 off your 15 inch calendar.  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! – Colter, Cayla, & Lauren Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.1

And I'm Lauren, and we will be joined with our friend Kayla in just a moment. We are all licensed professional therapists and real-life friends who care deeply about helping people feel more connected in their relationships. On this show, we help you make sense of these stuck spots, the patterns, the fights, the disconnections that keep showing up even when you're really putting in the work. You can expect honest conversations, practical insight, and stories that help you understand

0:56.2

why things feel hard and what actually helps.

0:59.4

Whether you're here to improve your relationship, understand yourself better, or just feel a little

1:03.9

less alone.

1:04.9

You're in the right place.

1:06.2

Let's get into today's episode.

1:16.1

Music to today's episode. I want you to think about the last conflict that you had with your partner, and I want you to

1:20.6

also think about what was the meanest thing that you said or did during this time.

1:27.1

It could have been something critical towards them,

1:29.3

like a sarcastic remark, or even just giving them the silent treatment. And I'm sure if I asked

1:34.5

you why you did this, you'd have a reason, something about, well, I had to yell because they

1:38.9

weren't listening, or I had to shut down because they were getting too heated. And your partner

1:43.8

probably has their

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