Episode 3-25: Respect, Boundaries, Rules and Agreements

As we’ve noted in many earlier episodes, safety and respect are the bedrock for healthy relationships.  If a relationship lacks those qualities, one or both participants will almost certainly experience fear, which in turn will drive them to take a closed and defensive stance.<br/><br/>In this episode, we’ll consider how partners can negotiate rules and agreements regarding their conduct, so as to maintain feelings of safety and respect in their relationship.Dr. Claude Cruz is a relationship and intimacy coach based in the Portland, OR area. He holds a PhD in Human Sexuality from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality (IASHS), as well as a Professional Sex Coach certification from Sex Coach U. Dr. Claude is passionate about promoting and supporting deep human connection. He develops and delivers workshops and other events regarding that topic, as well as being available for individual and couples intimacy coaching. He can be contacted at claude@twoopendoors.com.<br/><br/>This weekly podcast is distributed through multiple podcast directories, including:<br/>* Apple podcasts: 1588173033 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-open-doors/id1588173033<br/>* Google podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/search/two%20open%20doors<br/>* Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/two-open-doors<br/>* Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ib3hb9vsNoNvWM3HWpEXL<br/>* iHeart Radio: · https://www.iheart.com/podcast..../269-two-open-doors-