WifeSavers Podcast Ramona Zabriskie

Most of us are not married to a gym addict or a health fanatic. No, most of us are married to guys who feel poorly now and again and skip (or forgo) regular workouts. 

In this episode of the WifeSavers Podcast, “Dealing With Your Husband’s Health or Medical Issues: Part 1”, multi-award-winning marriage author and educator Ramona Zabriskie, and her husband of 46 years, Dale, share their personal history of medical challenges and the proactive “remedies” couples can use to keep loving each other in sickness and in health.

The TWO questions answered in Part I of this two-part series:

THROW ME A WIFESAVER #1: “What are your tips for taking care of a sick dude? And actually, why do guys act so fragile, for lack of a kinder phrase, when they're sick?” 

⇒ Listen and learn what to add to over-the-counter meds and kitchen nutrition to help your guy get better soon!

THROW ME A WIFESAVER #2: “My husband is overweight and getting more overweight by the day. How can I motivate him to get in shape?”

⇒ Listen and learn five alternatives to nagging (you might not have thought of!) when it comes to motivating him to get into shape.

“Ramona is my hero! I love your positivity and optimism. Whenever my husband and children are driving me nuts, and I want to run away, I go for a long walk and listen to your podcast and get some perspective and jump back in with renewed energy. Thank you! ✮✭✭✭✭” Apple Podcasts listener

COMING UP NEXT: Dealing with his long-term health issues.



Get all of your personal “Throw Me a WifeSaver” questions answered by Ramona as her private mentee: https://wifesavers.org/mentoring/

RELATED EPISODES:


WSP Ep 20: It’s Not Fair! (but who’s keeping score?)
WS Podcast Ep 37: Dealing With Your Spouse’s Depression Positively
WS Podcast Ep 49: How To Avoid Disrespect When You’re Displeased (and why you want to try)

And MANY more tutorials at WifeSavers by Ramona on YouTube

To contact Ramona or to learn more about personal mentoring with Ramona, go to wifesavers.org

We all battle anxiety, overwhelm, weariness, discouragement, and worry: a bundle of emotions that comes with being human, especially a female human.  

In spite of our blessings and good fortune, it is our tendency as wives and mothers to wish for more, to strive for better, to push too hard, and to blame all the inner turmoil either on people and pressures outside of ourselves OR on our own deficits. The result is an oppressive cycle of stress. 

In this episode of the WifeSavers Podcast, So Tired and Going Crazy: 4 Steps to Less Stress and More Peace, multi-award-winning author and global marriage educator, Ramona Zabriskie, and her husband of 40+ years, Dale, discuss their approach to reclaiming sanity: staying even-keeled, loving, and productive in spite of worldly or family demands, chaos, or troubles. 

THROW ME A WIFESAVER: “I feel anxious and I see so much that needs to be done in every area: my physical health, my marriage, my family, my house and yard, myself… I have a vision of what life can be, not perfect but more peaceful, joyful, calm… I just feel like I need time to myself to think, work, pray, exercise, create order in our home. Instead, I feel like the on-call doctor in the ER (with a side job as a taxi driver). HELP! AUGHH!!!” 

⇒ Listen and learn a step-by-step roadmap for achieving more peace in your life and relationship. 

KEY TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE: 


The 4 steps to greater inner peace, even serenity 
How to use the 3 “Shhh’s” to remove yourself from the fray by tapping down environmental expectations 
The daily practice that will help you rise above the fray and set your intention 
Ways to achieve regular respite, shutting down or refocusing energy How to use these approaches as a springboard to reengage with vigor 
Why individual inner peace is so crucial to a successful marriage 

“I rely heavily on everything they share and am so grateful for their deep wisdom and experience! Such a great example of a healthy, beautiful relationship and conversation. I feel like I’m in their living room just listening to them talk.” ✮✭✭✭✭” Apple Podcasts listener 

RELATED EPISODES: 


WS Podcast Ep 10: How Do I Find Balance: A Woman’s Greatest Challenge  
WS Podcast Ep 7: Feeling Burned Out After Too Much Stress 
WS Podcast Ep 44: How to Keep Calm and Carry On 
WS by Ramona on YouTube: Conversations on Finding Balance Conversation 

⇒ Use these resources to learn more from Ramona on this and other subjects related to your womanhood and relationships: 

✅ Read Ramona’s new edition of the multi-award-winning book, WIFE FOR LIFE: THE POWER TO SUCCEED IN MARRIAGE | Amazon 

✅  Sign up for Ramona’s FREE Weekly Mentor Letter full of loving support and helpful instruction 

✅ Get Ramona’s FREE ebook: “5 Lies We Tell Brides and The 5 Truths That Save Wives“ 

✅ Join Ramona’s FREE live Masterclass “Understanding Your Husbands and Sons” 

✅ Join Ramona’s FREE live Masterclass “True Desire, Real Romance” 

✅ Ramona’s personal development and marriage success program: WifeSavers Course and Community

Summer is a season ripe with possibilities. Will your family’s summer be full of sunshine, swims, and strawberries? Or boredom, disarray, and family tension? As a wife and mother, you’d like to keep things productive and in control at home from day to day, but you also want the family to enjoy a bit more freedom individually while making happy summer memories together. How will you do that? Blue skies and warm temperatures aren’t enough.
In this episode of the WifeSavers Podcast, Creating A Fantastic Summer for the Whole Family - Including YOU, multi-award-winning marriage author and educator, Ramona Zabriskie and her husband of 40+ years, Dale, share their tactics and history for making the most of the summer months to reset and refresh not only the kids, but yourself and your marriage.
THROW ME A WIFESAVER: “I really want this summer to be less stressful than the rest of the year for me and my kids but I don’t want everything to go to pot. Ideas please.”
⇒ Listen and learn how to combine a little inquiry, a little creativity, and a bit of pre-planning to make ALL the difference for ALL the family this summer!
KEY TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:

How to turn your entire summer into a “celebration”
Five themes to organize and build your plans around
Five things you need to be doing right NOW to make it happen
More than a dozen practical strategies to make sure that YOU TOO are having “the best summer ever”.

“Ramona is my hero! I love your positivity and optimism. Whenever my husband and children are driving me nuts, and I want to run away, I go for a long walk and listen to your podcast and get some perspective and jump back in with renewed energy. Thank you! ✮✭✭✭✭” Apple Podcasts listener
RELATED EPISODES:

Ep 29: Creating or Saving Your Family Vacation
Ep 24: Tech and Relationships: Part 2, Husband and Kids
Ep 14: Dealing With Extended Family, Especially Thru the Holidays

Use these resources to learn more from Ramona on this and other subjects related to your womanhood and relationships:
✅ Read Ramona’s new edition of the multi-award-winning book, WIFE FOR LIFE: THE POWER TO SUCCEED IN MARRIAGE | Amazon
✅  Sign up for Ramona’s FREE Weekly Mentor Letter full of loving support and helpful instruction
✅ Get Ramona’s FREE ebook: “5 Lies We Tell Brides and The 5 Truths That Save Wives“
✅ Join Ramona’s FREE live Masterclass “Understanding Your Husbands and Sons”
✅ Join Ramona’s FREE live Masterclass “True Desire, Real Romance”
✅ Ramona’s personal development and marriage success program: WifeSavers Course and Community

Lucky little girls are daddy’s darling, but when the teen years hit, that special relationship can take a hit, sometimes throwing the whole family off balance. Not only does the resulting dynamic have a definitive impact on a young woman’s sense of esteem and behavior in the present, but a father can also leave an indelible imprint on his daughter’s future including her self-worth, career success, earning potential, and relationships with men going forward: even for the rest of her life.

In this episode, multi-award-winning author and global marriage educator, Ramona Zabriskie, and her husband of 40+ years, Dale, answer a wife who can sense how important the father-daughter bond is, especially for her teen girls, and wonders (in the face of a lot of conflicts at home) what she can do as a wife and a mother to help her husband and girls tone it down and better connect.

THROW ME A WIFESAVER: “My husband and teen daughters are constantly at odds, and I’m constantly in the middle. What can I do to get him to understand their feelings, and get them to show him more respect? Help. This is wearing me out.”

KEY TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:


Why adolescence is such an awkward time for fathers and daughters
What behaviors are to be expected and what behaviors are worrisome
The “Prime Directive” in raising teen girls
Eight eye-opening strategies (P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W) that will create more bonding between your husband and daughters
WHY his connection is so important to her and WHAT should remain most important between them

“Ramona and Dale share spot-on advice and cutting-edge scientific knowledge that will help smooth the rough bumps in relationships. Their years of experience and grand marriage shine thru in an unscripted way. This has been my favorite podcast for years! And now my husband will join in to listen. Thanks, Ramona and Dale for becoming part of our family!” ✮✭✭✭✭” Apple Podcasts listener

RELATED EPISODES:


Ep 47: Understanding and Helping Teen Boys - Part 1
Ep 48: Understanding and Helping Teen Boys - Part 2
Ep 27: Getting Him On Board With Best Parenting Practices
Ep 1: Helping Your Husband Bond With the Kids

Use these resources to learn more from Ramona on this and other subjects related to your womanhood and relationships:

✅ Read Ramona’s new edition of the multi-award-winning book, WIFE FOR LIFE: THE POWER TO SUCCEED IN MARRIAGE | Amazon

✅  Sign up for Ramona's FREE Weekly Mentor Letter full of loving support and helpful instruction

✅ Get Ramona’s FREE ebook: "5 Lies We Tell Brides and The 5 Truths That Save Wives"

✅ Join Ramona's FREE live Masterclass “Understanding Your Husbands and Sons”:

✅ Join Ramona’s FREE live Masterclass “True Desire, Real Romance”

✅ Ramona’s personal development and marriage success program: WifeSavers Course and Community

Are you one of those Hallmark movie junkies? I have friends who go whole-hog, plopping down on the couch, propping up their feet, showing off those fuzzy socks that say “Leave Me Alone, I’m watching Hallmark movies”! Catch that plural “Hallmark movie(s)”. You can never “eat” just one! Why are those darn things so addictive, and a little contagious even? You may have been wondering just that, even as you can't help rewatching your favorite storylines, romances, and characters.

In this lighthearted episode, multi-award-winning author and global marriage educator, Ramona Zabriskie, and her daughter, Hannah, a member of Team WifeSavers, try to solve the riddle about what our penchant for predictable romances, reveal about us as women.

THROW ME A WIFESAVER: "Help! Why can't I stop watching Hallmark movies, especially at Christmas?"

KEY TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:


Defining the essence of our womanly desires and longings
The seven reasons we keep coming back for more from Hallmark
What makes us happy as women, more than anything else
The belief we treasure about how the universe relates to us
What (or who) gives us life, especially in hard times and moments of decision
The one idea that inspires us with hope
How these stories strengthen our sense of self and desire for balance
What beauty, magic, and celebration does for us
The allure of repetitive representation of these principles

”If you are looking for a podcast that is uplifting and will help you better understand, be more respectful of, and better utilize men's and women's wonderfully unique, complimentary, and essential roles -- then this podcast is for you! It's time happily and very well spent!"  ✮✭✭✭✭ Apple Podcasts listener

RELATED EPISODES:

EP 50: How To Be a Better Husband (Four secrets your husband needs to know to make you happy)

EP 18: If You Want to Transform Your Marriage, Focus on This (the one attitude and action that will have the most effect)

EP 21: Romance and Desire That Last (the secrets to keeping the fire alive)

Come celebrate Ramona's birthday and the release of the new edition of her book, Wife for Life: The Power to Succeed in Marriage, at her RAMONA'S BIRTHDAY BOOK LAUNCH BASH on January 27th at 10am PT!

It's LIVE, it's FREE, and it's super INTERACTIVE; you'll have lots of opportunity to talk to Ramona and to ask her your relationship questions directly! Door prizes for everyone! PLUS, we'll be drawing a winner from our contest for 4-free months of WifeSavers Course and Community! 

SAVE YOUR SEAT NOW

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Do you feel UN (or under!) appreciated? Does your husband seem impassive, unaware, or inconsistent in his notice of all you are and all you do? Disappointment, disconnect, or disrespect is often the direct result of feeling taken for granted.

In this episode, multi-award-winning author and global marriage educator, Ramona Zabriskie, and her husband of 40+ years, Dale, answer a wife who knows her relationship and her family could be improved by more frequent expressions of thankfulness, but who doesn’t know how to motivate or inspire her husband to comprehend the obvious: she and the family need and deserve his appreciation. Listen and learn how to create a culture of gratitude in your marriage.

THROW ME A WIFESAVER: “My husband and I are having difficult times because our relationship is missing this important phrase: thank you. How can I help my husband practice this more? Thank you!”

KEY TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:


Why hearing “thank you” is so important to a woman
The common ways spouses fail to appreciate one another
How “appreciation” is different than saying “thank you”
Detecting his nonverbal demonstrations of appreciation
How to ask for more verbal expressions
The impact of her appreciation on him
He wants her appreciation for this one thing most of all
Creating a culture beyond “thank you” and “appreciation”

“I LOVE that the podcasts are a discussion with Ramona’s husband because it provides such a great example of a healthy, beautiful relationship and conversation. Plus they are so fun to listen to!” ✮✭✭✭✭” Apple Podcasts listener

RELATED EPISODES:


Ep 46: What To Do When He Works Too Much 
Ep 20: It’s Not Fair! (but who’s keeping score?)
Ep 19: Wars Over Chores: Recruiting His Help With The Housework
Ep 10: How Do I Find Balance? A Woman’s Greatest Challenge