Conflict Without Collapse: A Mini-Course on Repair, Regulation & Secure Relating

If your heart races the moment tension enters the room, if you find yourself apologizing just to end an argument, or if you go silent and numb when your partner raises their voice, this course is for you. You're not broken—you're wired for survival. But the patterns that once kept you safe in childhood are now keeping you stuck in cycles of disconnection, shame, and emotional exhaustion. This mini-course will teach you how to stay present during conflict, recognize when your nervous system is hijacking the conversation, and repair with intention instead of panic. You'll learn the difference between reacting from fear and responding from security, how to make clear requests without collapsing into people-pleasing, and why repair—not perfection—is the real foundation of secure attachment. Drawing on Internal Family Systems (IFS), attachment theory, and somatic regulation techniques, clinical psychotherapist Jennifer Nurick walks you through the exact strategies she uses with couples and individuals in her practice. This isn't theory—it's a roadmap for real-life moments when you're triggered, overwhelmed, and desperate to feel safe again. You'll leave with practical tools, language scripts, and a deeper understanding of the parts of you that show up in conflict—and how to care for them so you can show up differently in your relationships.