I recently had the privilege of joining Kristie Plantinga and Felicia Keller Boyle on the Best Therapists podcast, What Your Therapist Thinks, for a conversation about one of the most corrosive forces in intimate relationships—contempt.

In couples therapy, one of the most powerful skills partners can develop is the ability to observe, label, and express emotions clearly.

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