Empowered Relationship Podcast: Your Relationship Resource And Guide: ERP 339: How Relationships Dissolve & What You Can Do About it

ERP 339: How Relationships Dissolve & What You Can Do About it — An Interview With Susan Scott

Sep 27, 2022

Keeping your emotions at bay to maintain the harmony in your relationship may seem like a better option than engaging in a conversation that might result in an argument. On the other hand, suppressing your feelings can eventually do serious damage to your relationship.

When you spend a lot of time with someone, you may begin to believe that you know everything about them. Starting a conversation may feel terrifying because you anticipate your partner's response and how the conversation will go, but you may or may not be right.

In this episode, Susan Scott discusses the causes of relationship plateaus, common misconceptions about love, the effects of poor communication or lack thereof, and the characteristics of a fierce conversation. You'd be surprised at how refreshing that would be if you knew how to approach these conversations in a courageous, loving, and skillful way.

Susan Scott is a bestselling author and leadership development architect who has enabled top executives worldwide to engage in vibrant dialogue with one another, with their employees, and with their customers for two decades. In her latest book, “Fierce Love – Creating a Love that Lasts, One Conversation at a Time,” Susan Scott guides couples through eight must-have conversations to create a fierce love that stands the test of time and grows stronger over the years.

Check out the transcript of this episode on Dr. Jessica Higgin's website.

In this episode

6:19 Gradually and then suddenly: Understanding how lack of communication can ruin a

relationship.

16:53 Post-romance stage: Recognizing the causes of a relationship plateau.

23:07 What a fierce conversation looks like.

33:21 Susan's own description of what she considers to be a safe place for meaningful conversations.

40:00 Myths about love that can destroy you and your relationship.