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SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I talk about how you can use mind management and the Neurocycle method to deal with a relationship crisis in the moment, and how to use self-regulation to heal your relationship over the long-term. Plus, I share some tips on how to channel ugly and intense emotions in the right direction. 
Read the show blog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/a-neurocycle-for-healing-improving-relationships-how-to-channel-intense-ugly-emotions-in-the-right-direction

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:
4:08 How to deal with a relationship crisis
4:40 How the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted relationships
7:20 Why you can’t hide what you are going through from your partner
11:45 How your significant other changes your brain
16:00, 25:10 Rules for communicating & arguing better
23:50 How assumptions can lead to a relationship crisis
38:58 Why you need to discuss solutions & not just problems with your partner
45:50 How to use the Neurocycle to deal with a relationship crisis in the moment & to heal a relationship over the long-term

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