04/25/2026
𝐓𝐨𝐩 3 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬
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1. 𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐌 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐅𝐄𝐄𝐋
𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐥: to get someone to change their behavior so that they stop hurting you.
𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐥: to vent your pain on them.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬: attacking, blaming, and a natural negative reaction from them
𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞: while they explain or get angry, you feel unheard and more hurt (and often they are hurt too)
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2. 𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐓
𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐥: to rise above (or at least not focus on) something that bothers you; to stay peaceful, centered, and calm.
𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐥: to stop feeling bad or to avoid conflict
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬: push down authentic feelings
𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞: these feelings invariably come up sooner or later causing more hurt and damage
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3. 𝐂𝐔𝐓𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄*
𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐥: to remove yourself from toxic relationships
𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐥: to stop the pain and sense of powerlessness in a relationship where nothing you have tried works.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬: ghosting a significant person in your life
𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞: we continue to relive the painful interactions in our mind, along with the anger, frustration, and hurt.
*𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑑𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛.
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These are common, often recommended strategies for conflict in relationships, but they almost always backfire and we continue to suffer.
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐲.
At Beyond Therapy you will learn how to work with these moments with more Awakened emotional tools:
- Discover what is at the root of this painful interaction --that goes far beyond this situation or even this person.
- Clear the emotional thorn in your soul that both attracts these issues and makes them particularly painful for you
- Transform any relationship, creating more understanding, more ease, less conflict, and deeper connection, even with the most difficult people.
When you discover and work with the ROOT of these patterns you don’t just solve this conflict
– 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝.
And start having the healthy, deeply connected relationships you yearn for.
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