<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Blog · Mend</title><description>Communication that holds — the Mend blog.</description><link>https://mymend.app/</link><language>en-US</language><item><title>How to set a boundary without it turning into a fight</title><link>https://mymend.app/en/blog/how-to-set-a-boundary-without-a-fight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mymend.app/en/blog/how-to-set-a-boundary-without-a-fight/</guid><description>There&apos;s something you don&apos;t want to keep accepting, but saying it ends in an argument or in guilt. How to set a clear boundary without fighting.</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why men struggle to talk about how they feel (and how to start)</title><link>https://mymend.app/en/blog/why-men-struggle-to-talk-about-feelings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mymend.app/en/blog/why-men-struggle-to-talk-about-feelings/</guid><description>It&apos;s not that you don&apos;t feel, or that you&apos;re cold. You were trained to function, not to name. Why it&apos;s so hard, and how to take the first step.</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to deliver hard news without hurting more than you have to</title><link>https://mymend.app/en/blog/how-to-deliver-hard-news/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mymend.app/en/blog/how-to-deliver-hard-news/</guid><description>You have to tell someone something that will hurt, and you&apos;ve hunted for the &apos;right&apos; way. There isn&apos;t one that won&apos;t hurt — but there&apos;s a better one.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A call with your dad went bad: how to pick up the phone again</title><link>https://mymend.app/en/blog/a-call-with-your-dad-went-bad/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mymend.app/en/blog/a-call-with-your-dad-went-bad/</guid><description>You hung up angry and now it&apos;s been days of silence, each waiting for the other to call. How to reach out again without giving in or reopening the fight.</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to apologize without making excuses (or groveling)</title><link>https://mymend.app/en/blog/how-to-apologize-without-making-excuses/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mymend.app/en/blog/how-to-apologize-without-making-excuses/</guid><description>You know you crossed a line and you want to apologize, but out comes a &apos;sorry, but…&apos; that ruins it. The anatomy of an apology that repairs.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Do you go quiet in arguments? Why you freeze, and how to get unstuck</title><link>https://mymend.app/en/blog/why-i-freeze-in-arguments/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mymend.app/en/blog/why-i-freeze-in-arguments/</guid><description>Mid-argument you go blank and can&apos;t find a word. Why it happens — it&apos;s not that you don&apos;t care — and how to get out of the freeze.</description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>My teenager won&apos;t talk to me: what to say (and what not to) to reopen the conversation</title><link>https://mymend.app/en/blog/my-teenager-wont-talk-to-me-what-to-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mymend.app/en/blog/my-teenager-wont-talk-to-me-what-to-say/</guid><description>Your teenager answers in monosyllables and shuts the door. What to say — and what not to — so talking stops feeling like an interrogation.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to reopen the conversation after a big fight</title><link>https://mymend.app/en/blog/how-to-reopen-the-conversation-after-a-big-fight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mymend.app/en/blog/how-to-reopen-the-conversation-after-a-big-fight/</guid><description>The fight is over and now there&apos;s a silence no one knows how to break. How to reopen without pretending nothing happened or starting round two.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>You lost your job: how to tell your family without the conversation falling apart</title><link>https://mymend.app/en/blog/how-to-tell-your-family-you-lost-your-job/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mymend.app/en/blog/how-to-tell-your-family-you-lost-your-job/</guid><description>You lost your job and no one at home knows yet. How to break the news without it turning into panic, blame, or silence — step by step.</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Prepare for a Difficult Conversation (Step by Step)</title><link>https://mymend.app/en/blog/how-to-prepare-for-a-difficult-conversation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mymend.app/en/blog/how-to-prepare-for-a-difficult-conversation/</guid><description>What to do before, during, and after a hard conversation: how to open it, what to say when it gets tense, and how to close it even without agreement.</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>