10 Habits To Turn Your Marriage Around

Zen Parenting Radio

Todd and Cathy Adams

Education, Philosophy, Parenting, Self-improvement, Kids & Family, Society & Culture

4.8 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2014

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

In the first half of the show we discuss ideas a blog written by Dr. Mark Goulston on how to increase the happiness of your "couplehood" The 10 habits discussed: 1. Go to bed at the same time 2. Cultivate common interests 3. Walk hand in hand or side by side 4. Make trust and forgiveness your default 5. Focus more on what your partner does right than what he or she does wrong 6. Hug each other as soon as you see each other after work 7. Say “I love you” and “Have a good day” every morning 8. Say “Good night” every night, regardless of how you feel 9. Do a “weather” check during the day 10. Be proud to be seen with your partner The second half of the show we discuss a blog written by Kate Hunter titled " The Age Your Kids Need You Around The Most" Many times parents tend to take a less active role of parenting during the pre-adolecent stage as children begin to spread their wings. Many experts believe this is the time when they need us the most. Todd also submits two entries into the Tournament of Bad- Golden Globes & the phrase "Happy Wife, Happy Life" Resources discussed in this week's show: Dr. Mark Goulston's blog 10 Habits of Happy Couples Kate Hunter's blog "The Age Your Kids Need You Around The Most" Hunter Clark's interview with Cathy on her "Yoga Stories" podcast Todd's first blog "11 Mistakes Your marriage Needs You To Stop Making" HeartMath's Power Of The Heart's Electromagnetic Field Previous ZPR podcast which discussed the relationship b/w the heart and the brain "Respect for The Scarecrow & The Tin Man" REMINDERS: If you shop Amazon by going through our website first (there is an amazon link on the bottom right hand of our home page), a portion of your sale will help fund our Be U program. Thanks for supporting us! Check out our new website & be sure to sign up to get all new podcast sent direct to your inbox @ ZPR. We have arranged for a screening of the documentary "Girl Rising" in Lombard. Click here to purchase your tickets, they are going quickly. Todd's Men Adventure Retreat is February 28th through March 2nd. Please email @ [email protected] for details. We would love to hear any comments from the show by sending us an email @ [email protected] You can be sure to hear more by liking our facebook page @ https://www.facebook.com/ZenParenting

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0:00.0	All right. Here we go. My name's Todd Adams.
0:10.4	And this is Kathy Adams.
0:11.3	Welcome back Zen Parenting Radio, episode number 158.
0:16.0	We have a wonderful show. We have two big topics. You ready? You ready, sweetie?
0:20.3	Who? The listeners or me? Well, actually, are you ready? I'm ready.
0:25.2	Our two topics are...
0:28.6	When do our kids need us the most?
0:33.2	Sorry, that was probably loud in people's ears when I just did that.
0:35.8	That's all right. When do kids need us the most?
0:38.1	Is it, I'll give you two choices.
0:40.1	Before they're two or between the ages of 10 and 14?
0:43.0	I know what I think.
0:44.3	I know what I think, too.
0:45.3	And then the other thing is going to be 10 habits of happy couples.
0:50.6	Okay, so Todd's got this blog that is on the Good Men Project, and it's the 11 mistakes.
0:56.0	We actually did a show about it a couple weeks ago, 11 mistakes that he felt he made in marriage,
1:00.6	and it's got like all sorts of people liking it.
1:03.1	It's like got over 1,000 likes already, and it's only been up like less than 24 hours.
1:07.7	Beginners luck.
1:08.7	It's not beginner's luck. It's good, but I did see one guy wrote something under it.
1:12.3	Like, you need to read the empowered mail because it's not all your fault.
1:16.8	He's the one that needs to read the empowered mail.
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