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Relationship with Emily: The Pattern is the Problem

by @relationships.with.emily

You're not really fighting about the dishes. Or the text he didn't answer. Or who forgot to call the plumber. Underneath almost every recurring argument is an emotional pattern, a cycle that keeps couples stuck no matter what the fight is "about." I'm Emily Germain, LICSW, an Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) couples therapist. On this podcast, I help you look past the surface-level conflict and see the pattern driving it. Each episode explores one common relationship dynamic, like missed bids for connection, apologies that don't actually repair anything, mismatched ways of handling conflict, and the quiet scorekeeping that builds resentment over time. Then we reframe it, so you can understand what's really happening between you and your partner. Every episode ends with a simple reflection prompt you can take into your own relationship, whether you're listening solo or together. If you've ever walked away from an argument thinking "how did we

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

You're not really fighting about the dishes. Or the text he didn't answer. Or who forgot to call the plumber. Underneath almost every recurring argument is an emotional pattern, a cycle that keeps couples stuck no matter what the fight is "about."

I'm Emily Germain, LICSW, an Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) couples therapist. On this podcast, I help you look past the surface-level conflict and see the pattern driving it. Each episode explores one common relationship dynamic, like missed bids for connection, apologies that don't actually repair anything, mismatched ways of handling conflict, and the quiet scorekeeping that builds resentment over time. Then we reframe it, so you can understand what's really happening between you and your partner.

Every episode ends with a simple reflection prompt you can take into your own relationship, whether you're listening solo or together.

If you've ever walked away from an argument thinking "how did we

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@relationships.with.emily

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You're not really fighting about the dishes. Or the text he didn't answer. Or who forgot to call the plumber. Underneath almost every recurring argument is an emotional pattern, a cycle that keeps couples stuck no matter what the fight is "about." I'm Emily Germain, LICSW, an Emotionally Focused...

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