📍 This week in the dojo, we’re diving into relationships—the real kind. Marriage, parenting, family, friendship, self, even God.

But we’re not talking communication tips and date night tricks. We’re talking about the unspoken thoughts that slowly drain your energy, tighten your chest, and make you wonder why the people you love most are the ones you fight with hardest.

We call them “invitations to contract.”

And once you start spotting them, everything shifts.

💡 What You’ll Hear:

• The secret thoughts that make you feel powerless (and why they feel true)
• Why codependence masquerades as love—but feels awful in your body
• The difference between expansive helping and contracted fixing
• How resentment and score-keeping create contempt (and destroy connection)
• What your affect reveals about your nervous system and your relationships
• A gut-punch list of everyday thoughts that keep us stuck (get ready to feel seen)

“We’ve used our agency of thinking to feel bad—and convinced ourselves it’s just reality.”

🔗 Links & Resources:

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