Audrey SchoenMarriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT

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All relationships take work. But when you and your partner are in a cycle of anger, disconnection, and conflict, it feels like no amount of effort can break it. Communication feels borderline impossible: you say something, they get triggered, you get triggered, and the cycle continues. And it’s even harder to continue putting in effort to change when you don’t feel valued or heard in your relationship, especially when it feels like you’re carrying more of the load than your partner. You’re scared of what might happen if you’re not able to change this, but everything you’ve tried up until now hasn’t worked.