Do you walk on eggshells around certain people in your life?
Do you avoid telling your partner or best friend the truth out of fear they’ll disagree or be unhappy with you?
Would you like your relationships to feel safer?
Then this episode on emotional safety is for you. I go over the signs of an unsafe relationship and give you the steps to create more safety in your relationships.
*Download the guide for this episode here:* https://www.terricole.com/6-ways-to-create-emotional-safety-guide
*Time Stamps*
0:00 - Introduction
2:00 - Elements of an unsafe relationship
3:37 - How healthy boundaries protect us
5:31 - Importance of body language
7:03 - Be a deep and active listener
10:50 - Talking true, being clear & transparent
13:20 - Stop judging & get radically curious
15:20 - Following through with commitments
*If You Enjoyed This, Watch These Videos*
https://youtu.be/XOQDvsK5qcA - Beware of These Common Manipulation Tactics
https://youtu.be/xpkjFkhK6tg - How to Effectively Communicate During Conflict
https://youtu.be/GEVStIAJrv4 - How to Talk True
https://youtu.be/WhSJkshArt4 - The 5 Foundational Boundaries For Epic Relationships
https://youtu.be/8AQEK62Jogs - How to Safely Leave an Abusive Relationship
*The interview I did with Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt:* https://www.terricole.com/harville-hendrix-helen-lakelly-hunt/
*ABOUT TERRI COLE*
Terri Cole is a licensed psychotherapist, global relationship and empowerment expert, and the author of Boundary Boss-The Essential Guide to Talk True, Be Seen and (Finally) Live Free and Too Much: A Guide to Breaking the Cycle of High-Functioning Codependency.
For over two decades, Terri has worked with a diverse group of clients that includes everyone from stay-at-home moms to celebrities and Fortune 500 CEOs.
She has a gift for making complex psychological concepts accessible and actionable so that clients and students achieve sustainable change. She inspires over 450,000 people weekly through her blog, social media platform, signature courses, and her popular podcast, The Terri Cole Show. For more, see https://www.terricole.com/
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*Resources for Safely Leaving an Abusive Relationship:*
If you are in immediate danger, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline listed below or call 911.
The National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 and http://www.thehotline.org/
Women’s Law: http://www.womenslaw.org/index.php
National Network to End Domestic Violence: http://nnedv.org/
Center for Relationship Abuse Awareness: http://stoprelationshipabuse.org/
Office on Women’s Health, listing resources by state on violence against women: https://www.womenshealth.gov/violence-against-women/get-help-for-violence/resources-by-state-violence-against-women.html
Domestic Shelters, discussing how to flee an abuser when you are with your children: https://www.domesticshelters.org/domestic-violence-articles-information/fleeing-an-abuser-with-your-children#.WHa2l7YrLVo
The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, listing child custody saws by state: http://www.ncjfcj.org/our-work/state-laws
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