Relationships rarely fall apart because of one dramatic moment. More often, emotional distance grows through the small, everyday habits couples barely notice.
In Episode 133 of the Empowered Marriage Podcast, Helen Harrison explores eight hidden habits that can slowly damage a relationship, including taking your partner for granted, turning away from bids for connection, criticism, defensiveness, contempt, withdrawal, too much screen time and losing curiosity about each other.
It can happen through the ordinary moments—the unanswered question, the phone you don’t put down, the kiss you stop giving, the thank you you no longer say, the eye roll or the conversation you continue to avoid.
Helen also shares practical ways to change these patterns through appreciation, curiosity, vulnerability, communication, repair, fun and intimacy.
If you recognise some of these habits in your relationship, don’t use them to blame yourself or your partner. Use them as an opportunity to become aware of the patterns creating distance and begin doing something differently.
If your relationship feels disconnected and you need support rebuilding connection, closeness and trust, visit Power of Change Counselling & Coaching.
My Relationship Reset Assessment helps you identify where your relationship is now, the patterns keeping you stuck, and what needs to change to rebuild connection, closeness and trust.
If deeper support is needed, the assessment can lead into my 60-Day Marriage Reset, where we work together to interrupt unhealthy relationship patterns and develop practical skills to create lasting change.
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