<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Steffi Boutreux]]></title><description><![CDATA[Strengthening Bonds, One Session at a Time - Bilingual Support for Every Couple]]></description><link>https://www.steffiboutreux.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 09:25:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.steffiboutreux.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How to actually improve your communication]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expressing your needs without pushing your partner away In my last post, I wrote about the 'anxious-avoidant' dynamic: the cycle that keeps couples stuck, reaching and retreating, having the same fight over and over. If that resonated, you might be sitting with a question that comes up a lot in my work: Okay, but how can we change that? What do I actually say? This is where most relationship advice from well-meaning friends and family falls short. They might tell you to "communicate better"...]]></description><link>https://www.steffiboutreux.com/post/how-to-actually-improve-your-communication</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f0d0aa7475e016cb9450b2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:28:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/41e5bc_502567d8d9b741c1b21edeff31a85a3b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_850,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steffi Acar</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why you keep having the same fight]]></title><description><![CDATA[What attachment theory can tell you about the patterns you get stuck in Most couples who come to see me aren't there because they've fallen out of love. They're there because they keep having the same argument. It may be a different topic each time (dressed up in a different fancy hat - the dishwasher, the kids’ bedtime routine, finances), but it often has the same feeling underneath it. It can start to resemble a never-ending repeat of the same dance moves (which you have understandably come...]]></description><link>https://www.steffiboutreux.com/post/why-you-keep-having-the-same-fight</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e5169d0c8d230c9e92fcd3</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:03:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/41e5bc_86feceae940a4b839a17281d9aa3972b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steffi Acar</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>