Josh TrentIdentity Transformation Architect and award winning Host of the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast—a decade-strong show with over 750 episodes and 15M downloads.

Why you must dominate yourself to save your relationship.

24 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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In this monologue, the speaker argues that the key to preserving a romantic relationship is to dominate oneself rather than the partner. By adopting a dominant posture over one’s own internal experience—containing, transmuting, and metabolizing incoming emotional energy, and using breath to signal personal safety—the individual creates a secure environment. This self‑dominance allows the partner to feel safe enough to surrender naturally, without manipulation or gimmicks, fostering authentic connection.

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create this place of containment, we are dominating ourselves. And I want to make that very clear. We are not dominating her. We're dominating ourselves. We are in a dominant posture of, I am going to contain, I'm going to transmute and metabolize the energy that's coming up, I'm going to breathe and show myself that I'm safe. And we are in a place of dominance of ourselves. And if we're dominant of ourselves and we're creating safety We give her the opportunity to surrender in a natural way, not a gimmick, in a real way.