282: Curiosity: The 4 Cs in Relationships with Shane Birkel

This episode is brought to you by Alma. Visit to learn more Get the Couples Therapy 101 course: Join the Couples Therapist Inner Circle: Join The Couples Therapist Couch Facebook Group: In this solo episode, Shane dives into Curiosity as part of his mini-series, The 4 Cs in Relationships. Hear why being a couples therapist can feel like being a judge, how to help shift your clients' mindsets to curiosity, how to work on the ability to slow down, why strong emotions are okay, and why timeouts can be great in couples therapy.

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282: Curiosity: The 4 Cs in Relationships with Shane Birkel is an episode from The Couples Therapist Couch by Shane Birkel.

This episode is 36:56 long.

This episode was published on Mar 19, 2026.

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