How to Deal With Conflict in Relationships - Taken From Honestly Better Mental Fitness Session 8

The relationships you have are the key to living your best life – but why is that the case?

And what role does mental fitness play?

In this episode, coach Travis Ramsey talks about the importance of putting yourself first, what it really means to love, and how to deal with conflict to improve the quality of your relationships and your life.

• Understanding that there’s room for different points of view, and acknowledging them from the start, is a powerful thing.
• Travis talks about solvable and unsolvable problems, as well as permanent problems in relationships.
• There are two different ways to approach problems: acknowledging them and wanting to solve them together, and looking at them in an adversarial way.
• From a communicative standpoint, Travis recommends getting rid of all the “always” and “never” when you speak.
• For Travis, friction and tension often come as a result of our beliefs and expectations about someone.
• When we understand that people have a right to exist exactly as they are, it lessens our feelings about whatever created tension in the first place.
• Travis points out the whole idea of a relationship: the difference between partners, and their unique strengths and abilities.
• Travis shares his advice on what to do whenever you find yourself in an intense argument or challenging debate.

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