Couples Counseling - How to Avoid Your Next Fight

How to Avoid Your Next Fight

Let's Go to the Audiotape

By Brent Atkinson, PhD
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the January 2005 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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This is an idea you can use at home during stressful times to help shift from defensive or critical modes to the open and vulnerable states that are essential for connecting with people you love.

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