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When couples who teach together struggle with power dynamics

My wife and I teach Tai Chi to seniors together but she's become controlling about how I interact with students and corrects me in front of the class. I think she's trying to protect the students but it's undermining my confidence and making me dread something I used to love, and our marriage is taking the hit.

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Professional disagreement about teaching methods is damaging both the partnership and personal relationship.

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