What Emotionally Intelligent People Do Mid-Fight | Jefferson Fisher

You think saying how you feel will push them away. Attorney and communication expert Jefferson Fisher says the opposite, silence is what actually breaks the connection. In this clip, Jefferson Fisher and Jay Shetty talk about what happens when you hide how you really feel in a relationship. Fisher shares why the fear of being rejected if you're honest is really the fear that you're not enough by yourself. He walks through the number one communication mistake he sees: assuming what you said is exactly what they heard. It's not. And then he explains why most arguments aren't even about what you're arguing about, they're about the hidden need underneath: the need to feel understood, to feel heard, to feel safe. Learn why repair isn't apologizing, and why the person who changes the narrative by 1% and does something different is the one who heals the relationship. JAY'S DAILY WISDOM DELIVERED STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX Join 900,000+ readers discovering how small daily shifts create big lif