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Looking to strengthen your relationship? Our blog offers expert relationship tips rooted in attachment theory and Emotionally Focused Therapy. Learn how to identify your attachment style, communicate more effectively, and foster emotional safety with your partner. From overcoming conflict to building deeper trust, our practical advice and tools, created by couples therapist Julie Menanno, are designed to help you move toward a secure and fulfilling connection. Dive in and start transforming your relationships today!

Julie Menanno MA, LMFT, LCPC Julie Menanno MA, LMFT, LCPC

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Episode #65: How To Manage Triggers
Episode #65: How To Manage Triggers

In this session, Julie Menanno discusses why vulnerability often feels unsafe for some individuals and how it impacts relationships.

Episode #64: When Vulnerability Isn't Safe
Episode #64: When Vulnerability Isn't Safe

In this session, Julie Menanno discusses why vulnerability often feels unsafe for some individuals and how it impacts relationships.

Episode #63: Piling it On
Episode #63: Piling it On

In this session, Julie Menanno introduces the concept of "piling it on" in relationships, a behavior where one partner brings up multiple concerns or past grievances in response to a single issue or moment of vulnerability.

Episode #62- The Attachment Friendly Environment
Episode #62- The Attachment Friendly Environment

In this session, Julie Menanno discusses ways to improve communication in relationships to avoid negative cycles and create an "attachment-friendly" environment.

Episode #61- The Negative Cycle
Episode #61- The Negative Cycle

In this session, Julie Menanno discussed the concept of the "negative cycle" in relationships, explaining how small triggers can spiral into recurring, unresolved conflicts.