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Conflict is inevitable but arguing is optional, a conversation with marriage coach, Michelle Purta
We’ve all been there: a minor comment from your partner triggers an immediate, defensive spike in your chest, and before you know it, you're locked in a screaming match.
But what if the issue isn’t your partner's behavior, but your own dysregulated response to it?
This week on The Calm Collective, Colleen and Ashlee are joined by Michelle Purta, marriage coach and host of The Marriage & Motherhood Podcast.
Together, they pull back the curtain on how childhood programming and pride show up in our marriages today, and why trying to "win" an argument is the fastest way to lose connection…
The skinny
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