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Marriage Coaching for HSP

Want to make sure you aren't settling for unfair treatment, letting your partner's hurtful behavior fly, passively just “taking” your partners rudeness, or being a doormat? Want to stand up for yourself and proactively make sure you get the BEST treatment from your spouse, not just the scraps? Ever wondered if what I share on this podcast lets your spouse get away with too much? This episode is for YOU!!! You’ll learn how, for the best marriage possible with your spouse,  you

You may have heard me throw around the term "Emotional Agency", and how it's absolutely the over-looked, and often neglected, ticket to having the healthiest, most loving, most vibrant and fulfilling marriage as a highly sensitive person (or just as a human being in this modern world) -- even when your spouse isn't the most emotional skilled person. But what exactly IS emotional agency, and why is it so important, and, most importantly, how can you develop this ticket to gre

One of the common behavioral patterns we HSPs can be prone to is people pleasing – or partner pleasing! Interestingly, on the surface people pleasing seems lovely, it can wreak real emotional havoc for those of us that do it, and really hurt our intimate relationship over time.  Today my special guest, Todd Smith, a highly sensitive person and host of the podcast, Stress Management for Highly Sensitive People, and I are going to talk about all about people and partner pleasi

I have developed a habit of forgiveness over the years in my marriage. And today I want to tell you about it and why it has saved my marriage–and my own heart– over and over.   Forgiveness is so easily misunderstood. I share about how I was confused about it, too, and how, in the past, this led to stopping myself from forgiving things my husband has done that felt hurtful to me. But, luckily, I figured out how to move past that, and I learned how to really forgive.  (And to b

There are just a few more days until we dive into Free Your Heart For More Love: Getting Past Blame, Resentment, And Grievance . So it's   time to register!  If you’ve ever felt annoyed, mad or resentful in your relationships, or you know you will someday (attention  everyone  reading this!), you don't want to miss this! Check it out here.   If you are harboring resentment or anger towards your partner, please be willing to admit it to yourself (because it is doing NO one in

Resentment, grievance, and blame: these are not easy things to move past in our intimate relationships, especially, when it feels like your partner has piled on many little – or big – hurts, transgressions, and wrongdoings over the course of your relationship. Resent and blame come very naturally to us as humans, so if you feel them, you are oh-so-normal. AND, they are keeping you locked out of your heart. THey are keeping you from the love you could otherwise be feeling, and

To make your relationship better, it's absolutely essential to BELIEVE it is possible to do so . That's why I love sharing about the...

One of the reasons so many marriages and relationships are not as good as they could be, or are really quite painful, is that we tend to...

“ Can I really make my marriage better without my husband's help --by myself ?” And “ Why should I be the one to do all the work? ”   ...

Hope comes in various flavors. Some of them promote better relationships, and some drag them down. Hope can leave us helpless to change...

This may be one of the most important episodes you will hear to make your marriage the one you want it to be.  Especially if, like so...

Today we are shining light on an almost funny thing that goes on deep under the surface in us women, which  can really cause rifts, pain,...

MOST people take things personally to some degree. And it hurts. But, taking things personally may not  feel like simple  hurt feelings....

You shape your emotional experiences SO deeply. Even if you can’t see it now, even if it feels like your partner is the main shaper of...

If there has been one major underlying concept that I have woven into nearly every episode of this podcast, it is the concept of...

Vulnerability is the secret magic sauce that makes for the best, most connecting communication in your relationship– and today you are...

189  (This episode goes hand in hand with episode 190 ) Being a highly sensitive person obviously means we are more sensitive than...

If you’re like so many women I talk to, you’re tired of how difficult communication can be with your significant other:   → Maybe simple...

Developing healthy boundaries is an absolutely essential part of having a great intimate relationship, especially as highly sensitive...

If you want a great – or even just good – marriage, you of course want to feel close and connected to your spouse. When you and your...

There is a very powerful, but simple, way to generate emotional connection and strengthen all realms of your relationship. In this...

Every marriage needs a foundation of respect to thrive. Yet, in so many marriages, there’s a lack of respect. Studies show that men,...

This episode is one of the -- if not THE- - #1 most essential episode of this podcast, if you want to have a loving, connected lasting...

If you are in an intimate relationship —and especially if reactivity is ever an issue, or you sometimes find yourself in sticky,...