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The Blame Game: How Finger-Pointing Sabotages Relationships and Blocks Healing
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Blame feels good—for a moment. But over time, it chips away at trust, prevents growth, and creates emotional distance in even the closest relationships.
In this episode of The Voyage Cast, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Eddie Eccker breaks down the hidden cost of blame and how it becomes a defensive reflex that shields us from vulnerability but isolates us from connection.
We explore:
Why blame is so emotionally seductive
How it shows up in marriages, parenting, and communication
What blame is actually protecting (spoiler: it’s not your relationship)
How to move from…
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