327: Difficult Life Situations And How To Navigate Them

Relationship Advice

Colter Bloxom

Relationships, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Dan Shapiro never thought he would have to become his wife's caretaker and raise three kids on his own, but that's just what happened. Life can throw us curve balls and navigating them can become extremely difficult. Listen to today's show to hear Dan's story and know that if you're struggling, you're not alone. In this episode with Dan Shapiro, we discuss relationship advice topics that include: How to navigate trauma in a relationship The moral dilemmas that can present themselves over keeping your marriage vows How to channel your anger with difficult situations What it's like to have to be your partner's caretaker Raising children as a single parent Dealing with despair And much more! For more information on our guest, and for the episode links visit: https://idopodcast.com/327 Sign up for our 14 Day Happy Couples Challenge here: 14 Day Happy Couples Challenge Do you want to hear more on this topic? Continue the conversation on our Facebook Group here: Love Tribe Sponsors BetterHelp:Get help on your own time and at your own pace. Get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/IDO. TruNiagen: Add more vitality to your life today with TruNiagen. New customers can save ten percent on their first purchase by visiting TruNiagen.com/ido! Nutrafol: You can grow thicker, healthier hair AND support our show by going to Nutrafol.com and entering the promo code IDO to save $15 your first month’s subscription Bonafide offers naturally derived products to treat menopause, PMS and intimacy issues. It’s easy to use, safe, hormone-free & recommended by thousands of doctors. Get 20% off your first purchase when you subscribe to any product. Go to HelloBonafide.com and use promo code IDO. Spark My Relationship Course: Get $100 off our online course. Visit SparkMyRelationship.com/Unlock for our special offer just for our I Do Podcast listeners! If you love this episode (and our podcast!), would you mind giving us a review in iTunes? It would mean the world to us and we promise it only takes a minute. Many thanks in advance! – Chase & Sarah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Music
0:28.0	Hi guys! Thanks so much for tuning in to today's show. Hope you're having a great day or
0:33.7	evening wherever you're listening to this. Today we have a little bit of a different show for you
0:39.2	where I welcome Dan Shapiro and Dan and I talk about his memoir The Thin Ledge and just to give
0:48.6	you a little background on what this is about. In his book he shares the reality of living through
0:55.2	his wife's mental and physical decline caused by a devastating illness and Dan goes into that
1:02.0	illness a little bit. So Dan was a successful attorney in his early 40s when his wife Susan
1:08.8	suffered a brain bleed in a diagnosis that her future was uncertain and of course they were
1:15.3	stunned by this. They had three young children and the couple made the most of the few years that
1:21.6	followed before a massive second hemorrhage changed everything and physically Susan was badly
1:29.2	compromised in her ability to speak, see and walk and mentally she spiraled into depression
1:36.9	and experienced a drastic personality change and in his book Dan talks about coping and often
1:45.5	unsuccessfully as he is the first to admit with the wreckage left in the wake of an illness that
1:51.9	destroys a loved one. And Dan addresses the questions that people living through tragedies like
1:57.9	this may never mention but always ask you know things like should I leave this marriage you know
2:05.0	the moral issues of having this person who you love and care about and have three kids with
2:12.8	but basically become someone new and eventually incapacitated and it's certainly a situation that
2:21.6	I wouldn't wish on anyone but the reality is is life throws us curveballs and we have very difficult
2:29.2	situations that arise and I had Dan on because I think there's a lot of value in understanding
2:36.6	that you are not alone if you're listening to this and you are going through a really rough time
2:43.8	maybe you're a caregiver for your partner or even if it's a parent and not your partner
2:49.9	it creates a lot of stress individually and in a relationship obviously and Dan shares his story
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