Practicing Repair after Rupture

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The Liberatory Reconnection Collective Dear Reader, Human relationships are messy. We will disappoint one another. Miscommunications, missed signals, overwhelm, silence, and hurt—they are all part of being in relationship. Conflict isn’t a sign that something is broken. It’s a sign that we are human, that we are in connection, that we care. What determines the strength and sustainability of a relationship isn’t whether rupture happens—it’s whether we are willing to move toward repair. And…