31 min
ENCORE EPISODE: Why You Can't *MAKE* Your Spouse Happy The Expat Mom Podcast
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- Self-Improvement
Most of us were given the advice when we got married, “Do everything you can to make your spouse happy.” This sounds like such lovely and good advice. I agree that we should be loving and kind and sacrificing. But when we do these things with the expectation that it will make our spouse happy, very often we undermine our happiness and the happiness of our spouse. In other words when we do this we are people pleasing—doing something in order to manipulate someone’s response. There is a much healthier and much more fun way of cultivating happiness in your marriage.
What you’ll learn on the podcast
Why sometimes our spouse doesn’t feel happy even when we’re trying our best Why trying to make our spouse happy can cause us to feel miserableHow trying to make our spouse happy can actually cause disconnection in our marriage Why your spouse may not WANT us to try to make them happyHow to cultivate happiness in your marriage in a healthier way How to create connection even when you don’t honor your spouse’s wishesHow to hold space for your spouse’s disappointmentFree Mini-Coaching Session
Sign-up for a free 30-min. mini-coaching session. It can help make a struggling marriage better, and good marriage amazing.
Schedule
One-Minute Wisdom
Each week I carefully craft a short perspective shift or tool that you can read in about a minute or two. You can sign up here.
Follow me on Instagram or find more free resources on my website
Please leave a review on your favorite podcast app. It helps other people find it!
Most of us were given the advice when we got married, “Do everything you can to make your spouse happy.” This sounds like such lovely and good advice. I agree that we should be loving and kind and sacrificing. But when we do these things with the expectation that it will make our spouse happy, very often we undermine our happiness and the happiness of our spouse. In other words when we do this we are people pleasing—doing something in order to manipulate someone’s response. There is a much healthier and much more fun way of cultivating happiness in your marriage.
What you’ll learn on the podcast
Why sometimes our spouse doesn’t feel happy even when we’re trying our best Why trying to make our spouse happy can cause us to feel miserableHow trying to make our spouse happy can actually cause disconnection in our marriage Why your spouse may not WANT us to try to make them happyHow to cultivate happiness in your marriage in a healthier way How to create connection even when you don’t honor your spouse’s wishesHow to hold space for your spouse’s disappointmentFree Mini-Coaching Session
Sign-up for a free 30-min. mini-coaching session. It can help make a struggling marriage better, and good marriage amazing.
Schedule
One-Minute Wisdom
Each week I carefully craft a short perspective shift or tool that you can read in about a minute or two. You can sign up here.
Follow me on Instagram or find more free resources on my website
Please leave a review on your favorite podcast app. It helps other people find it!
31 min