Building Healthier Relationships with Better Communication, with Kier Gaines

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  Hey, what's up, everybody?

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  This is Keir Gaines, your guest host for this week.

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  Welcome to Radio Headspace.

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  And it's Thursday, y'all.

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  Man, this week is rolling by.

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  We are continuing our week to stigmatize in therapy and men's mental health and a major barrier for many of us,

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  many of my clients, many of my friends, even me.

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  One of our major barriers is communication.

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  Now, if you've ever found yourself struggling to express your needs or feelings in a relationship,

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  I can promise you that you are not alone.

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  There are a variety of things that play into this,

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  but many men have not been socialized or taught to communicate their emotions effectively.

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  So today I want to talk about why this happens and how we can improve everyone's emotional communication.

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  One thing I like to say in couples therapy is that I have never met a person who is as effective in communication

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  as they think they are.

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  No matter how good you are in communication, I promise you there's a place where you can improve.

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  Because we oversimplify the idea of communication.

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  When we think of communication in a romantic relationship, it's less transactionally conversational.

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  What a lot of people think about is their ability to express their feelings and frustrations.

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  But that's just one piece of communication.

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