Working with Relationship Pain
A recent podcast interview
I was recently interviewed on Christine Hassler’s Life Coaching podcast. The audio interview link is below. In our conversation, we consider a wide range of topics, including: the importance of expanding our capacity to deal with emotional pain; healthy ways to deal with stress and fear, what to do when we get paralyzed by fear during an important conversation, the importance of self-regulation and co-regulation (plus how to ask for co-regulation), the importance of repair and what a good repair looks like, how to ask for what we want without being controlling, and what to do with built-up resentments. The conversation begins three minutes into the recording.
Here is the link: interview link
Upcoming Events
Getting Real: The Power of Conscious Communication (This event is full, but I can put you on the waiting list.)
Dates: Saturday and Sunday, May 9-10, 2026, 10am-5pm both days.
Cost: $395 per person
Location: Sebastopol, CA (50 minutes north of the Golden Gate Bridge).
In this workshop, we will learn and practice the ten truth skills (from my books, Getting Real and From Triggered to Tranquil). You will learn how to:
• communicate with presence, authenticity, and spontaneity (even when you feel fear about it)
• notice all the ways you go on automatic as you communicate and listen
• get free of these unconscious control patterns
• be aware of how you impact others
• repair rifts in trust and connection after a misunderstanding
• ask for what you want without being controlling
• heal past trauma and unprocessed pain
• communicate about difficult topics in ways that foster deep intimacy and trust
……and much more.
To register or get more information: send me an email at susancampbell99@gmail.com
To see my bio and the scope of my work, visit my website
Free Monthly Group Coaching Webinar: Relationship as an Awareness Practice
The next free monthly call is Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 10-11am PT. I offer these free one-hour webinars every first-Tuesday of the month. In this one, I will share what I have learned about how to view any close relationship as an inner awareness practice. Then I will open it up to your questions. These webinars always involve deep sharing and emotional insight. Here is the recurring Zoom link that I will be using from September 2025 through May 2026: Zoom link