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189. Break Free from Stuck Patterns in Your Marriage
What happens when love stays strong but silence and self-protection quietly run the relationship? After more than two decades together, Laurie Kubicek and Kimberly Khare reached a moment many long-term couples...
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188. Communication Skills Self-Assessment
When conversations feel fragile or emotionally charged, it can be hard to know where to begin. This episode offers a steady starting point through what Alejandra calls a communication checkup—an annual checkup that...
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187.How to Communicate with Integrity When Others Don't
When the world feels chaotic and conversations feel risky the question becomes where to begin. Choosing integrity, clarity and care in how you communicate may be one of the most meaningful places to start.
It can be...
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186. Break Unhealthy Family Dynamics: How to Heal the Relationship with Your Parents, with Adult Parenting Coach Kan Yan
What happens when you stop trying to fix your parents and start rebuilding the relationship itself from the inside out?
Alejandra Siroka sits down with Kan Yan, founder of Parents Reimagined, to explore what actually...
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185. How to Respond to Passive-Aggressive Communication (Without Losing Your Mind). Passive Aggression, Part 4
Passive aggression loses its power when you learn how to meet it with clarity, steadiness and communication grounded in your own values.
This episode gets right to the question so many people carry: what do you do...
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184. Transforming Your Passive-Aggressive Communication Patterns. Passive Aggression, Part 3
Healthy boundaries are part of any healthy relationship. And passive aggression often shows up when we are not setting clear boundaries.
Passive-aggressive communication may look small on the surface, but it creates...
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183. Passive Aggression's Hidden Cost: How It Erodes Trust & Blocks Intimacy. Passive Aggression Part 2
Passive aggression quietly unravels trust and closeness by hiding real emotions behind polite words.
Alejandra Siroka looks at how passive aggression shapes the emotional tone of a relationship long before anyone...
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182. What is Passive Aggressive Communication? Recognizing Hidden Messages in Your Relationships
Passive aggression hides beneath polite words and careful smiles, creating confusion and distance in relationships that crave honesty and emotional safety.
Alejandra Siroka begins a new mini-series by inviting...
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181. How to Be There for our Loved Ones During Difficult Times
When someone we care about feels overwhelmed or emotionally stretched thin, their communication may shift — not because they intend harm, but because their inner resources are running low.
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In this episode, Alejandra...
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180. How to Talk About Gaza & the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
When the world is shaken by war, violence, and human suffering, it can feel impossible to talk about it without creating more distance. Maybe you’ve stayed silent to avoid conflict. Maybe you’ve spoken up only to...
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179. Back to School: 3 Questions Every Parent Needs
The back-to-school season doesn’t just shift kids’ routines, it changes the rhythm of the whole family.
Alejandra Siroka invites parents and co-parents to pause and notice how these transitions impact their...
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178. Back-to-School Talk: Helping Kids Navigate Transitions
Back-to-school season often comes with shopping lists, new schedules, and endless logistics, but how often do we stop to think about what this transition feels like for our children?Â
In this episode, Alejandra Siroka...
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