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Counselor Rick McLeod outlines rules for safer conflict and deeper relationships
Summary
Rick McLeod, a professional counselor, spoke about normalizing conflict, establishing rules for fighting and practical steps couples can take to preserve safety and intimacy during disputes.
Rick McLeod, a professional counselor, gave a talk on conflict, intimacy and strategies for making disagreements safer and more productive in relationships.
McLeod said conflict is inevitable and described a framework he and his partner developed to limit harmful behavior during disputes. "We had to come up with what I called a safe way of fighting," he said, emphasizing rules such as avoiding name‑calling, excluding relatives from attacks and not making accusations framed as "you"…
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