Habits for Your Happily Ever After Rebecca Mullen

Do you and your partner take on certain roles in your relationship?
Today my guest is Chantel Landeros, founding partner and psychotherapist at Thrive Marriage & Family Counseling in Grand Junction, Colorado. In this episode, Chantel talks about how remaining curious will keep you from feeling stuck in a relationship role.
You’ll hear:
Why establishing roles in your relationship helps to uncover hidden expectations and how that helps prevent conflictYou’ll get some fabulous conversation prompts to help you get curious about the hidden assumptions lurking in your relationshipAnd we’ll give you a 90-second habit that will change the way you experience conflict and increase the trust you feel for your partner
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What is pleasure? Why does it matter? How does feeling pleasure impact you? Impact your relationship?
In this episode, you’ll hear from transformational coach and author, Kirstin Hotelling Zona. Kirstin left the safety of her tenure-track position as a professor—complete with the security of lifelong health benefits to follow her desire: wherever that desire leads her.
You’ll hear:
Why following your desire is always the safest decision you can make (even though it feels terrifying!)The simple—but not always easy—path that connects you to your desireAnd how to cultivate a habit that tunes you into your pleasure so your pleasure can guide you
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What do you notice when your partner forgets to clean the kitchen? Do you add it to the list of evidence that your partner is bad at doing the housework? Or do you get curious about your partner's perspective on why they didn't do the chore?
In this episode, you'll hear about the power of noticing in your relationship. When you can notice without judgment, your relationship will undergo an enormous change.
We'll talk about how it's tempting to come up with good guy vs bad guy narratives in our relationshipsYou'll hear how curiosity cultivates compassionI'll give you a habit that will challenge you to notice without judging
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Why does self-care play such a vital role in your relationship?
If you feel like you are living beyond your capacity, it may be getting in the way of your self-care. And when you're not taking care of yourself, it can harm your relationship.
In this episode, we'll talk about how to decide what's important to you so you can avoid relationship conflict.
You’ll hear a story about my dog and how I learned the value of self-careYou’ll hear about two fundamental elements of self-care: capacity and nourishment and why they are sometimes in conflictI’ll give you a simple habit so you don’t get overwhelmed by all the choices there are for taking care of yourself
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If you've ever wondered when to intervene with your child and when to let go and trust them to know what's good for them, this episode is for you.
Allison Evans joins us again to offer clarity on why staying out of your child's business is actually the caring thing to do.
In this episode:
You'll hear about how the age-old struggle of nourishing your child can be helped by staying out of your child's businessYou'll receive a tool to help you judge your child in a way that won't hurt them
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My guest today, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, lives into this question. Her son, Finn, died by suicide two and a half years ago. 
The pain Rosemerry felt was extreme. Her world crumbled.
In this episode:
You'll hear about how hurt can disguise loveYou'll learn how to use your love-translatorYou'll understand the importance of being patient with yourself and your spouse when you're in pain
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