050 | The 3-Step Practice for Speaking Truth Without Attacking Your Partner or Abandoning Yourself

What if the hardest conversations in your relationship were actually the gateway to the deepest intimacy you've ever experienced?

In this episode, I'm getting real about the conversation I had with Christian a few months ago that could have destroyed our connection—but instead became one of our most beautiful moments of closeness.

This isn't about perfect communication scripts or avoiding conflict altogether. This is about what happens when you finally stop choosing between your truth and your relationship—and start choosing both.

You'll hear about the "sheets story" that triggered every wound I carried from my previous 13-year relationship, and how I learned to speak from my heart instead of from my hurt.

I'm also sharing the exact 3-step practice I used to keep my heart open while delivering a hard truth that needed to be said. The same practice my clients are using to transform their relationships from defensive battlegrounds into conscious partnerships.

If you've been walking on eggshells or exploding with months of built-up resentment, this episode will show you there's a third option that creates what you actually want: to be seen, heard, and felt.

What We're Covering:

• The nervous system check that prevents you from weaponizing your intelligence when you're triggered • How to take responsibility for your role without abandoning your needs or making yourself wrong • The values alignment practice that makes having hard conversations inevitable (in the best way) • Why cultivating safety within yourself is the key to your partner staying open during conflict • The somatic communication approach that leads with vulnerability instead of blame • The difference between speaking from your wound vs. speaking from your heart (and how to tell which one you're doing)

The truth is...

You can't do this work in theory. You can't regulate your nervous system from your head. Your relationship is showing you exactly where you still have room to grow—and until you face that mirror with radical honesty, you'll keep creating the same patterns with different people.

Ready to Go Deeper?

If you're ready to stop choosing between your truth and your relationship, I have a free guide that will support you in staying grounded while you speak what's really on your heart.

It's the Body Wisdom Guide. Inside, you get the body map showing where fear lives versus where knowing lives—so you can tell if you're speaking from love or from wound. You get the 60-second practice for checking in before you respond. And you learn the generational pattern that taught you to override yourself in the first place.

This is how you speak truth from your heart instead of from your hurt.

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Be brave, not perfect, my babe!

Xx,

KD

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Disclaimer: This podcast shares personal stories, experiences, and reflections on relationships, consciousness work, and personal growth. The content is not intended as a substitute for professional mental health support, medical advice, or therapeutic treatment. If you're experiencing crisis, abuse, or severe mental health symptoms, please reach out to a qualified professional. Your journey is your own - trust yourself to know what support you need and when you need it.