💞 Stronger Together – Relationship Skills for Lasting Partnerships *coming soon
Course overview
Lesson Overview

3.40 – Understanding Conflict Rooted in Trauma: Trauma shapes how people perceive safety and respond to stress. When conflict triggers past pain, reactions may seem disproportionate but are deeply real. Understanding trauma’s influence helps partners respond with compassion rather than confusion. It means recognizing emotional flashbacks, shutdowns, or withdrawal as protective mechanisms, not rejection. Patience and gentleness become vital tools for de-escalation. Trauma-informed awareness invites empathy and avoids retraumatization. It encourages couples to build safety through predictable communication and reassurance. Over time, compassion becomes the antidote to fear. Understanding trauma in conflict transforms relationships into spaces of healing, proving love can mend what the past once broke.

About this course

Guidance and strategies to help couples build trust, communicate effectively, and strengthen their partnership for long-term success.

This course includes:
  • Communication and conflict resolution practice activities
  • Trust-building and intimacy exercises
  • Partnership goal-setting templates and tools

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