You’re confident, capable, and communicate just fine at work.
So why does talking to the person you love most feel… harder?
If you’ve ever thought, “Why can I handle tough conversations everywhere else, but at home a comment about the dishes turns into tension, shutdown, or silence?”—this episode is for you.
In Part One of the two-part series, The Power Couple Paradox, Katie unpacks why high-achieving couples often struggle with communication, even when they’re deeply committed, emotionally intelligent, and genuinely want things to be better.
This isn’t about blame. And it’s definitely not about trying harder.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
Katie normalizes what so many couples experience after years of building careers, raising families, and managing full lives: you become great teammates… but something feels missing. You’re efficient, functional, and exhausted—and connection gets deprioritized without anyone meaning for it to happen.
This episode is about awareness, not fixing. Because once you understand why this pattern exists, you can stop blaming yourself and your partner—and start changing how you relate.
🎧 Listen now, and sit with one powerful question this week:
Where have we been operating in performance mode instead of connection mode?
And don’t miss Part Two, where Katie walks you through exactly how to shift this—without adding more to your already full plate.
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