Episode Summary
Meet one of my favorite psychologists and relationship coaches, Dr. Susan Campbell. Dr. Campbell is a psychologist that has worked as a corporate trainer and relationship coach for 55 years. She is a former professor at the University of Massachusetts, and a frequent guest lecturer at Harvard, Stanford, and UCLA. Today, Dr. Campbell shares insights from her latest book, From Triggered to Tranquil: How Self-Compassion and Mindful Presence Can Transform Relationship Conflicts and Heal Childhood Wounds. Join us as Dr. Campbell presents a no-blame approach to conflicts and misunderstandings, empowering us to explore triggers and trauma response and use these as portals to growth and self-compassion.
Today’s Guest
Dr. Susan Campbell
Since 1967, Dr. Campbell has been a couple’s therapist, relationship coach, speaker, workshop leader, trainer of professional coaches, college professor, certified Radical Honesty trainer, and founding teacher of the Getting Real work. The Getting Real work is a body of communication and awareness practices that foster personal healing and social evolution. She has written eleven books on relationships, including several best-sellers.
You’ll Learn

🖤 What prompted Dr. Susan Campbell to write the book, From Triggered to Tranquil: How Self-Compassion and Mindful Presence Can Transform Relationship Conflicts and Heal Childhood Wounds.
🖤 About the most common attachment styles and how we can heal from them.
🖤 According to Dr. Campbell, what is the root of most human conflict.
🖤 How to activate self-compassion by doing the ‘trigger work’.
🖤 Examples of common triggers and the 5 steps to work through them.
LINKS MENTIONED
- Dr. Susan Campbell’s website
- Dr. Susan Campbell’s book, From Triggered to Tranquil: How Self-Compassion and Mindful Presence Can Transform Relationship Conflicts and Heal Childhood Wounds
- Dr. Susan Campbell’s book, Five-Minute Relationship Repair: Quickly Heal Upsets, Deepen Intimacy, and Use Differences to Strengthen Love
