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Why Repair Is the Most Important Skill in Your Relationship

If you and your partner keep having the same fights without resolution, the problem might not be your communication—it might be your repair. Drawing on neuroscience and the Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy (PACT), this post explores why fast repair is the single most important skill for relationship health, and how unrepaired conflicts literally rewire your brain to see your partner as a threat instead of a safe haven.

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Breaking Free from the Same Fight: The PACT Approach to Repetitive Arguments

Does the topic change but the argument stays the same? You're not alone. Many couples find themselves trapped in cycles where proving who's right matters more than feeling connected. Here's how the PACT approach helps break that pattern and build authentic partnership instead.

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