The Relational Communications Journal

Welcome to The Relational Communications Journal, an audio publication dedicated to the neuroscience of connection, the mechanics of addiction and recovery, and the "invisible" dynamics that govern our navigation of the human condition.Curated by Dr. Richard Harig—a clinical psychologist with nearly four decades of experience—this journal moves beyond standard self-help advice. Instead, we explore the biology beneath the behavior. We dismantle the idea that conflict is a moral failing and reveal it for what it often is: a physiological event.In this season, we open the files on:The Neurobiology of Betrayal: What happens when your partner’s face suddenly looks like a threat? We break down the "General vs. Soldier" metabolic shift that makes empathy biologically impossible during an argument.Hacking Motivation: Why "willpower" is a myth. We look at the Dopamine Prediction Error and how to use Episod