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Episode 199: Two Communication Habits That Hurt Your Family Relationships 

Are your efforts to connect actually driving disconnection? 

In this episode of the Coaching Your Family Relationships Podcast, Tina Gosney, family conflict coach and family life educator, unpacks two common communication habits that silently sabotage family trust and closeness—Unbridled Self-Expression and Punishment and Retaliation. 

These habits often come from a place of deep hurt or high expectations, but they rarely get you the connection you want. Instead, they keep you stuck in frustration, resentment, and miscommunication. 

You’ll learn: 

• Why “speaking your truth” might be crossing a boundary
• The emotional cost of spilling your feelings without filter
• How our childhood home dynamics still shape how we show up in adult relationships
• What passive-aggressive behavior really communicates—and why it never works
• How to stop letting your feelings control your words and actions
• A better way to respond when you feel hurt or disappointed by a family member

This episode is especially helpful if you've ever thought:
 

• “I don’t know how to talk to them anymore”
• “Everything I say gets taken the wrong way”
• “Why do I always end up being the bad guy?”

You don’t need to yell, shut down, or “teach them a lesson” to be heard. There is another way—and it starts with understanding what’s not working.

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Tina Gosney is the Family Conflict Coach. She works with parents who have families in conflict to help them become the grounded, confident leaders their family needs.
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Tina is certified in family relationships and a trauma informed coach.
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