@theyogacouple: If you want your partner to be accountable, to apologize, to see your side of things it’s important to assure them that you are a safe person to admit those things to. This means that your relationship must be rooted in compassion, empathy, Inner Work, and love. Steps you can take to be a safe person: 1) Avoid blaming, keeping tally, judging, name calling, belittling, or pointing fingers 2) Assure your partner that it’s okay to make mistakes, it’s okay to be imperfect, to have defensive mechanisms, coping mechanisms and unhealed trauma 3) Remind your partner that you are their teammate and support system for deconstructing those things 4) Never let your partner become your enemy. You two are a team facing the shadow ego together. I’m part 3 we will take you step by step through the process of having a conscious and healthy discussion regarding a trigger that will help your partner feel safe enough to take accountability. We also recorded an entire podcast episode on all 6 parts on The Inner Work podcast in case you’d like to binge the content instead of waiting each day for a new part in this series. Thank you for your love and support and for doing The Inner Work. #innerwork #theinnerwork #theyogacouple #consciousrelationships #defensivepartner #relationshipgreenflags #relationshiptips #relationshiptiktok #relationshipredflags #datingadvice #marriedlife #marriageadvice #couplescounseling #consciouscouples #shadowwork #innerchildhealing #innerchildwounds #traumahealing #selfhealing #selfhealingandlove