Conflict doesn’t have to drive us apart—it can actually become the doorway to deeper intimacy. In this episode, Kristine Carlson explores how getting clear within yourself first is the key to transforming difficult moments into loving, constructive conversations. She reminds us that conflict isn’t “bad” when it’s handled with maturity, presence, and care—it can be a chance to strengthen trust and understanding.

Kristine shares how to:

• Turn conflict into connection by approaching it as a conversation versus a battle
• Pause and get clear on your own emotions before you speak
• Communicate in a way that softens defensiveness and invites openness
• Access empathy and compassion, even when you disagree
• Use loving communication to nurture intimacy in your most important relationships

With honesty and warmth, Kristine shows how the way we engage in conflict can either divide us, or bring us closer together.

In this tender episode of the Communication Mastery Series, Kristine Carlson shares the practice she and her late husband, Richard, used to keep their marriage strong: setting aside sacred time for heart-to-heart communication. She explains the simple yet powerful parameters they followed so each of them felt deeply heard and understood.

In this episode, you’ll learn how to:

• Choose a set time for intentional, heart-to-heart connection
• Create a safe space for open and honest sharing
• Speak without interruption and listen with full presence
• Honor each other’s feelings with empathy and respect
• Use this practice to bring more intimacy and trust into your closest relationships

Kristine invites you to bring this practice into your own life as a way to cultivate deeper love, closeness, and understanding one heartfelt conversation at a time.

Recorded just before her Italy retreat, Kristine shares how to move beyond the surface and create genuine intimacy in new relationships. Drawing from her experience working with women in retreat settings, she explains how simple gestures—like a warm greeting, smiling, or gentle touch—can melt away superficial barriers and allow us to meet each other in our shared humanity.

In this episode, you’ll learn how to:

• Offer a warm greeting that immediately softens barriers
• Use smiling, touch, and presence to create safety and warmth
• Open your heart so others feel truly seen
• Meet someone beyond the surface, in their humanity

She also reflects on how our triggers can be powerful teachers, guiding us toward deeper compassion—and how each new connection is an opportunity to practice intimacy, presence, and love.