Welcome to "The Heart is a Muscle" podcast, where we dive deep into the complexities of relationships and explore the profound nature of the human heart. In this podcast, we're discussing Healing Shutdown in Relationships: Real-Life Solutions Revealed. Healing shutdown is a term used to describe when people become emotionally frozen in their relationships. This can lead to decreased intimacy, communication problems, and resentment coming between you and your partner. We'll discuss: How to recognize when you or your partner is in shutdown How to overcome emotional shutdown How to communicate effectively The use of parts work (internal family systems) in healing shutdown Other methods that help you resolve shutdown in your relationship.