Joyful Love Rachael Cunningham

Difficult conversations are part of marriage. And it can be uncomfortable to start one.  Your nervous system goes on overload. You feel tense, stressed, and like you want to RUN!

This is why we often avoid hard talks and simply hold in our feelings and let them fester.

But If you hold in your frustration or confusion, it’ll come out eventually … often with passive-aggressive anger.

Let’s change that!

In this episode, you’ll learn how to get comfortable with uncomfortable conversations. You’ll reach solutions to your marriage problems more quickly - while you stay connected!

Tune in and learn:
How to be aware of your emotions in the moment and remain present with your partner.
Why you don’t have to be right!
How To listen to your partner’s perspective so YOU can be heard too.
4 Steps to help difficult conversations flow and reach better solutions

Listen now and have better conversations tonight! 

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Communication with two different people who live all of life together can get tricky at times. Our decisions affect each other. And the way we talk to each other matters. 

Often we're married to someone who is opposite from us in communication styles.  One can be an internal processor, where they need time and space on their own to think about decisions.

And the other can be more external. The external processor needs to verbally express their thoughts and opinions. 

If we don't understand these different needs, it's easy to take offense at your partners communication style. 

How do you not feel ignored when your partner is quiet?

How do you not feel bombarded when your partner expresses all of their stress out loud? 

If you've ever been confused by how you or your partner respond and communicate, tune in to this episode. 

You'll learn the difference between the two communication styles and how to use them for the good of your relationship instead of against it. 

You'll learn to hold space for each other's hearts and to trust that you and your partner are on the same team. You're kicking the ball to the same goal ... even if you have a different route of getting there!

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If you're married to a difficult partner, you don't have to live a life of frustration and confusion.

There's a better way to approach your relationship that doesn't include suffering and discontentment.

You may need to adjust your expectations or you may need to set some powerful boundaries.

In today's episode you'll learn:
* To own your decision to stay married or complete the relationship
* To step into your power and love from your strengths.
* To see and value your partner's perspective
* To focus on what you can control
* To be present with the good in your partner and your relationship
* How to set a boundary if needed.

And you'll learn 5 Questions to ask yourself to get you unstuck!

Only YOU can decide if you want to stay in your marriage or not .... but if you choose to stay married to someone who is extra challenging ... get the help you need ... starting with this episode. 

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In this episode, we delve into the essence of building a beautiful friendship with your partner.

 The best marriages are friends first. Even if you started off hot-n-heavy and forgot to build a deep friendship, it's never too late!

With intention and an open heart, you can foster a connected friendship to be the foundation of a strong, healthy marriage.

In this episode, you'll learn five skills that every good friendship needs and how to incorporate them into your relationship.

It's time to cultivate a bond with your partner that goes beyond romance and truly embodies deep friendship. BFFs For Life! Let's do this!

For More info and a free class on better connection, go to https://www.rachaelcunningham.com/

It’s time to get a new bestie. Yourself!

Just as we cultivate and cherish friendships with others, nurturing a positive relationship with oneself is equally important.

We women need to do a better job of:

👉 Accepting ourselves,
👉 Having compassion on ourselves when we mess up
👉 And Having our own back in this one, beautiful life.

When you treat yourself with the same kindness and support as you would a dear friend, you’ll navigate life's challenges with a deep trust that you’ve got what it takes - whatever life brings.

If you need encouragement to TREAT YOURSELF BETTER today, don’t miss this episode! 
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It’s a beautiful thing to want to make your marriage better. It’s good to say, “There’s a better way to relate with each other than what we’ve been doing.”

But trying to be perfect can hold you back from growth. Because perfectionism compares. It’s discouraging. It shames and blames. 

So how do we continue growing, while accepting that we are not perfect - and neither are our partners? How do we challenge ourselves to continue growing in love and also see the beauty in our imperfect selves?

Tune in today as we discuss how to drop perfectionism and embrace growing into our ideal marriages (and selves!).

For full show notes and more information, go to https://www.rachaelcunningham.com/category/podcast/