Lifestyle

Relationship Communication

Say What You Mean. Hear What They Need.

12 lessons4 modules9h 0m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

Chronic miscommunication is the leading driver of relationship dissatisfaction, yet most people never receive explicit instruction in how to speak and listen well. This beginner course translates Marshall Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication model, John Gottman's repair-attempt research, and needs-based dialogue into practical daily tools. You will leave with concrete scripts, a personal conflict map, and the habit of expressing needs without triggering defensiveness.

Curriculum

Module 1: The Communication Blueprint — Observation, Feeling, Need, Request3 lessons

Why Most Communication Fails: Jackal vs. Giraffe LanguagePreview45m
Feelings vs. Faux Feelings — Building Your Emotional Vocabulary🔒45m
Needs, Not Strategies — The Heart of the Model🔒45m

Module 2: Active Listening — How to Hear What Is Really Being Said3 lessons

Three Levels of Listening and Why Level One Destroys Conversations🔒45m
Reflection, Validation, and Curiosity — The Three Micro-Skills🔒45m
Listening Under Fire — Active Listening During Conflict🔒45m

Module 3: Making Requests and Repairing Ruptures3 lessons

The Art of the Request — Specific, Positive, Present-Tense🔒45m
Repair Attempts — How to Stop a Spiral in Its Tracks🔒45m
From Criticism to Complaint — Reframing the Four Horsemen🔒45m

Module 4: Sustaining Connection — Intimacy Rituals, Difficult Conversations, and Daily Practice3 lessons

Connection Rituals — The Daily Deposits into the Emotional Bank Account🔒45m
Having the Difficult Conversation — A Step-by-Step Protocol🔒45m
Building a Communication Practice — 90 Days to a New Default🔒45m