4 Non-Negotiables For a Fulfilling & Lasting Marriage: Episode 313
EmPowered Couples with The Freemans
Aaron & Jocelyn Freeman
5.0 • 589 Ratings
🗓️ 17 October 2023
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
In this podcast episode, the fifth step in rebuilding a marriage takes center stage – expressing and agreeing to non-negotiables. Overall this is a crucial step for building trust and granting forgiveness. You will hear 4 non-negotiables that we feel are paramount to a strong and lasting marriage. Those steps are individual responsibility, emotional intelligence, open communication, and developing the traits of flexibility and resilience. You will discover how these keys lead to a stronger, more connected partnership, where both partners actively participate in nurturing a resilient and fulfilling relationship that will last.
Resources:
1) Join the FREE Marriage Webclass on communication, conflict repair, and deescalation on Oct 19th, 2023. Register at: https://onlinecouplesworkshops.com/
2) After that date, find the resource guides here: https://www.meetthefreemans.com/links
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Empowered Couples podcast where here you get modern, non-boring |
| 0:06.7 | relationship advice for you and your partner to communicate like pros, fight smarter, and stand |
| 0:11.6 | the same team no matter the challenge that you face. I am one of your hosts, Aaron Freeman. |
| 0:15.6 | And I'm Jocelyn Freeman, but you all just know us as the Freeman's. And this episode is |
| 0:19.9 | four non-negotiables for a fulfilling and lasting marriage. |
| 0:24.2 | And both of those things matter, right? |
| 0:25.8 | You don't just want a relationship or a marriage to last. |
| 0:29.6 | Of course, that is one measure of success. |
| 0:31.6 | You also want to be fulfilled and happy and healthy within that partnership, |
| 0:39.3 | which is what we are going to cover today. |
| 0:45.5 | And when we thought about this topic, it was great because last week, if you've been following along, we talked about the steps to rebuild a marriage. And coming up with, meaning being |
| 0:53.5 | able to express and agree on your non-negotiables with one another |
| 0:58.2 | is a key element to rebuilding. |
| 1:00.4 | And we want to take this further because not only is this help rebuild a marriage, |
| 1:05.0 | but it is a key element to exactly what you're saying, a fulfilling and lasting marriage. |
| 1:11.1 | Yeah. |
| 1:11.3 | Now, this part, if you did listen last week, it comes after declaring your commitment, |
| 1:16.9 | expressing your fears, and saying what you need to be repaired to step into the new |
| 1:24.4 | relationship that you're creating. |
| 1:26.4 | So this step about the non-negotiables is really key |
| 1:31.3 | to the changes in the patterns that you need to see happen. Now, I say that because as we |
| 1:39.2 | move into ideas like forgiveness, this can be small things. |
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