Habits for Your Happily Ever After: Relationship Communication Advice

Rebecca Mullen
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Each episode offers a date-night-discussion to foster conversation, as well as a tiny habit to keep you and the one you love connected: Because happily ever after isn’t a destination, it’s a journey. Habits for Your Happily Ever After is a place to get clear about your marriage communication. Because when your relationships are strong, you’re able to concentrate at work, reduce conflict at home, and receive support for your dreams so you have courage to live your best life. Relationship Coach, Rebecca Mullen, hosts the show filled with stories about relationship struggles and successes.

  1. 6d ago

    What if You Mattered as Much as Everyone Else? with Monica Packer

    Ever notice how easy it is to put yourself at the bottom of your own list? You tell yourself you'll rest when the laundry is done.You'll pursue that hobby when the kids are older.You'll make your doctor's appointment after everyone else's needs are met. Little by little, you disappear. Not because anyone asked you to, but because somewhere along the way, your domestic productivity became tangled up with your worth. Your ability to feed everyone, keep things clean, and the trains running on time ran right over you. The YOU inside your days disappears in a mountain of to-do's. Today my guest is Monica Packer, author of the soon-to-be-released book Sticky Habits: A Woman’s Guide to Reclaim Happiness, Ditch Perfectionism, and Create Habits that Last. I'm so thrilled to bring you this conversation with Monica, because you're going to hear about how she tries to avoid martyrdom, feeling invisible, and overwhelmed in her home by focusing on progress rather than perfection. Connect with my guest Monica Packer is the mother of 5 children and the author of the soon-to-be-released book Sticky Habits: A Woman’s Guide to Reclaim Happiness, Ditch Perfectionism, and Create Habits that Last. She is also the host of the top-rated podcast About Progress. Connect to Improve Your Relationship Communication Visit the show notes. Buy my book. Listen to my book. Please subscribe to my newsletter here. This unlocks personal invitations from me only available to my subscribers. Follow me on Tik Tok. Follow me on Instagram. Reach me at 970-210-4480

  2. Aug 6

    Better Vacations: Play More and Have More Fun

    How do you take a vacation that sparks tons of joy? Today we’re talking about vacations and my 3-part framework: Partner, Lover, Friend. We’ll focus on The Lover in your relationship and how to increase connection by playing more and maximizing your funWe’ll talk about the unique quality of The Lover: Focus on yourself and what you wantAnd I’ll give you 4 questions to discover the secret formula to play more while you’re on vacation. Date Night Discussion Here’s 4 questions to discuss as Lovers who vacation together: When am I likely to be resentful of your happiness and what do I need to do to stay in my own business and make myself happy?When am I likely to have no opinion of my own and rely on you to make me happy?When am I likely to get lost in my own happiness and leave all the responsibility for details in your lap? And how can I get ahead of that?When have I made the best of a bad situation in the past and how can I harvest that energy to do it again? Want more? Do you remember my number one rule for your happily ever after? Stay in your own business. Connect to Improve Your Relationship Communication Visit the show notes. Buy my book. Listen to my book. Please subscribe to my newsletter here. This unlocks personal invitations from me only available to my subscribers. Follow me on Tik Tok. Follow me on Instagram. Reach me at 970-210-4480

  3. Jul 30

    The Lover Role in Your Relationship

    The Lover in your relationship craves adventure. The Lover is part of my 3-part framework: Partner, Lover, Friend. These are the three roles I’ve identified in your singular romantic relationship. I’m out of town on vacation, so I’m bringing you an episode from my archives where I talk about The Lover. You’ll hear a story about a romance that was dead and was resuscitatedYou’ll get an adventurous habitAnd I’ll give you a date night discussion topic so you and your lover can explore ways to tend the fire between you. Connect to Improve Your Relationship Communication Visit the show notes. Buy my book. Listen to my book. Please subscribe to my newsletter here. This unlocks personal invitations from me only available to my subscribers. Follow me on Tik Tok. Follow me on Instagram. Reach me at 970-210-4480

  4. Jul 23

    Better Vacations: Plan Together and Reduce Conflict

    Vacations are full of details: reservations, travel, and adventure. How do you share the load of logistics when it comes to vacationing with your Partner? Today we’re talking about vacations and my 3-part framework: Partner, Lover, Friend Today we’ll focus on The Partner in your relationship and how to plan a great vacation and rock your to-do listsWe’ll talk about the skills of The Partner: Leading and FollowingAnd I’ll give you 3 questions to open up a conversation that supports planning with your sweetheart so you create ease and reduce conflict Date Night Discussion Here’s 3 questions to explore as Partners who vacation together: Let’s get really clear about what we’re doing on vacation. How do you see the rhythm of each day going? (Setting these clear expectations will make a world of difference while you’re on your vacation.)Let’s get clear: Who is doing what?How do we want to handle money? Shall we have a budget? Shall we save enough to go wild? Connect to Improve Your Relationship Communication Visit the show notes. Buy my book. Listen to my book. Please subscribe to my newsletter here. This unlocks personal invitations from me only available to my subscribers. Follow me on Tik Tok. Follow me on Instagram. Reach me at 970-210-4480

  5. Jul 20

    The Partner Role in Your Relationship

    The Partner in your relationship loves to get stuff done. Who is that “Partner?” you’re asking. I’m talking about my 3-part framework: Partner, Lover, Friend. These are the three roles I’ve identified in your singular romantic relationship. I’m out of town on vacation, so I’m bringing you an episode from my archives where I talk about The Partner. You’ll hear about the deep intimacy The Partner can create in your relationship from a widow who misses the smell of toast her sweetheart used to make for her every day.You’ll hear about a stuck period of my life when I had trouble shaking The Partner role and the damage that did to my marriage.You’ll hear why The Partner and The Lover are often at odds, but also why The Partner and The Lover provide the exact balance that the most intimate couples share. Connect to Improve Your Relationship Communication Visit the show notes. Buy my book. Listen to my book. Please subscribe to my newsletter here. This unlocks personal invitations from me only available to my subscribers. Follow me on Tik Tok. Follow me on Instagram. Reach me at 970-210-4480

  6. Jul 16

    Better Vacations: Dream Bigger and Increase Connection

    Dreaming is a vulnerable thing to do. And dreaming with your sweetheart? Doubly vulnerable. So how can you feel good dreaming about great vacations to take together? Today we’re talking about vacations and my 3-part framework: Partner, Lover, Friend Today we’ll focus on The Friend in your relationship and how to increase connection by sharing your dreamsWe’ll talk about the skills of The Friend: Listening and RevealingAnd I’ll give you 3 questions to open up a conversation that supports dreaming and connecting with your sweetheart Date Night Discussion Here’s 3 questions to explore as Friends who vacation together: How can I encourage your dream?How can you encourage my dream?When is it time for us to follow our own dreams so we can come back to each other fresh and lit up inside? Want more? The Secret Power of Hello in Your RelationshipDoug and Jamee Simons on Habits for Your Happily Ever AfterWhy you tend to rain on your sweetheart’s paradeHow Fear Impacts Your Relationship Communication Connect to Improve Your Relationship Communication Visit the show notes. Buy my book. Listen to my book. Please subscribe to my newsletter here. This unlocks personal invitations from me only available to my subscribers. Follow me on Tik Tok. Follow me on Instagram. Reach me at 970-210-4480

  7. Jul 9

    The Friend Role in Your Relationship

    The Friend in your relationship wants to feel understood. The Friend comes from my 3-part framework: Partner, Lover, Friend. These are the three roles I’ve identified in your singular romantic relationship. I’m out of town on vacation, so I’m bringing you an episode from my archives where I talk about The Friend. You’ll hear how The Friend thrives when you and your sweetheart have time to just hang outWe’ll talk about why companionship builds trust between you and your sweetheartAnd I’ll give you a date night discussion prompt to make it easier to spot the ways you and your sweetheart are good companions. Connect to Improve Your Relationship Communication Visit the show notes. Buy my book. Listen to my book. Please subscribe to my newsletter here. This unlocks personal invitations from me only available to my subscribers. Follow me on Tik Tok. Follow me on Instagram. Reach me at 970-210-4480

  8. Jul 2

    6 Kinds of Fun for Your Relationship

    What kills a fun time faster than anything else? Someone who doesn’t want to be there. Not everyone has fun in the same way. When you understand what’s fun for you, it’s easier to ask your partner if they want to join you in having your kind of fun. Today we’ll talk about 6 types of fun (but there are plenty of others). Fall into FlowBolt of JoyContentmentFidgetingSomething MessySomething Clean Habit for Your Happily Ever After This week’s habit for your happily ever after is to create or refine one flavor of fun that is fun for you. Do you want to borrow from my 6 types of fun? Or do you have an entirely different flavor of fun that I have missed? Date Night Discussion This week I invite you to tell your partner about a specific sort of fun you want to put into your life. My invitation is to either: Invite your partner to share some fun with you, orTo describe the sort of fun you want to have on your own or with a friend. Consider this date night discussion a chance to either issue a clear invitation to your partner or to announce that you want to go have fun alone, but you promise to return and bring a whole bunch of happiness home with you. Want more? Review my number one rule for relationship happiness: Stay in your own business Connect to Improve Your Relationship Communication Visit the show notes. Buy my book. Listen to my book. Please subscribe to my newsletter here. This unlocks personal invitations from me only available to my subscribers. Follow me on Tik Tok. Follow me on Instagram. Reach me at 970-210-4480

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Each episode offers a date-night-discussion to foster conversation, as well as a tiny habit to keep you and the one you love connected: Because happily ever after isn’t a destination, it’s a journey. Habits for Your Happily Ever After is a place to get clear about your marriage communication. Because when your relationships are strong, you’re able to concentrate at work, reduce conflict at home, and receive support for your dreams so you have courage to live your best life. Relationship Coach, Rebecca Mullen, hosts the show filled with stories about relationship struggles and successes.

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