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What Is the Vagal Brake in Relationships?

The vagal brake is the biological mechanism that determines whether you and your partner can stay connected or spiral into conflict. Understanding how it works changes everything about how you approach disagreements, intimacy, and repair.

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What Is Emotional Neglect in a Relationship?

Emotional neglect is the chronic, patterned failure to respond to a partner’s emotional needs. It is one of the most damaging forces a relationship can endure, not because it is dramatic, but because it is invisible.

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