When Depression is in Your Bed℠
When Depression is in Your Bed℠
Trish Sanders, LCSW
#69 The Space to Come Back: How Relational Safety Changes Family Conflict
19 minutes Posted May 20, 2026 at 4:00 am.
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Expanded Empathy Through Nervous Systems
Water Park Conflict With A Teen
A Misread Comment Between Partners
Backing Off So Repair Can Happen
What Relational Safety Is Not
Small Practices That Prevent Big Disconnects
One Small Step Invitation And Goodbye
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What if stepping back during conflict isn’t avoidance… but the very thing that creates space for repair? In this episode, I share two very ordinary but deeply meaningful moments from my own family that highlighted just how much relational safety, nervous system awareness, and repair have changed the way my husband, Ben, and I move through conflict. One moment involved tension between Ben and our teenage son after a frustrating situation at a water park. Another involved a vulnerab...