'Collaborative communication' encompasses all the intricate ways we communicate through tone, expression, body signals, and more. Here's how to use it in your own relationships, by DrLisaFirestone
creates more trust in the relationship. Couples can form much stronger connections where each person feels known and understood by the other.1. Becoming a better, more attuned, and less defensive listener
Understanding that both what we hear and how we react during conflict is influenced by the lens of our past helps us recognize that what we’re reacting to in real time isn’t always fully to blame for the big feelings that emerge within us. The more we get to know and recognize our triggers, the more we can resist falling victim to them. Rather than blindly following our flared-up reactions, we can be3.
The main thing to remember is to calm down inside ourselves before we talk and to not enter the conversation in attack mode. We should do our best to be open and vulnerable and express our perspective. We should then cultivate a curious mindset as our partner shares their persepective. As we do this, it helps to remind ourselves that we each have a sovereign mind that may experience the same situation differently, but that does not make one or the other wrong.
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