#411: Did You Marry The Wrong Person?? How to Tell...

Love, Happiness and Success with Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby

Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby

Marriage, Mental Health, Success, Emotionalintelligence, Selfhelp, Wellness, Mentalhealth, Selfimprovement, Career, Health, Society & Culture, Careerdevelopment, Mindfulness, Lifeadvice, Dating, Parenting, Breakups, Relationships, Productivity, Positive, Happiness, Goals, Health & Fitness, Communication

4.6 • 849 Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Was your marriage a MISTAKE? Today we’re diving into a question I hear a lot: "Did I marry the wrong person?" If your relationship feels hard and you're starting to wonder if you made the right choice, you’re in the right place.

We’ll tackle four essential areas to help you gain clarity: compatibility, communication, alignment, and growth opportunities. By the end of this episode, you’ll have some fresh ideas, free resources, and a clear plan to create positive change, whether with your partner or on your own.

Specifically, we’re discussing:

0:00 Introduction: Are You Married to the Wrong Person?

00:39 Understanding Relationship Challenges

06:46 The Importance of Compatibility

14:02 Communication: The Key to Connection

17:46 Emotional Connection and Alignment

22:27 Steps to Clarity and Growth

29:03 Discernment Counseling: Finding the Right Path

33:21 Free Resources and Final Thoughts

Thanks for tuning in! Until next week, take care — and keep growing.

Xo,

Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby

P.S.To take advantage of that free two-part communication skills training I mentioned in this episode, head over to growingself.com/communication.

P.P.S. And don’t forget, if you’re listening to this the week it’s released, join me this Thursday at 12 PM Mountain, 2 PM Eastern on Instagram and YouTube for a live stream where I’ll be answering your questions about whether you married the wrong person. Submit your questions in advance at growingself.com/dear-lisa.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Lisa, do you think I might have married the wrong person? This is a question that can come up in my
0:05.9	therapy sessions and more often than you would think. If your relationship has been feeling hard
0:12.8	to the point that maybe you're worried you married the wrong person, I'm so glad you're here
0:17.6	with me today. Because on this episode of love, happiness, and success,
0:21.8	we are tackling the four essential questions that will help you get clarity, including
0:28.0	around compatibility, communication, alignment, and the opportunities for growth.
0:49.9	Musical inspo from the band Froth.
0:51.8	This song is called Gone.
0:56.2	I am currently kind of obsessed with Froth. If you would like to be too,
1:04.3	you can learn more about them on their bandcamp page, froth.bancamp.com. So let's dive right into this.
1:16.2	And the first thing you should know is that relationships are all hard. Every couple goes through rough patches, where we have to change and grow if it's going to work. And before you've done that work, it's really normal to have doubts,
1:22.9	particularly if you don't know how to create positive change in your relationship and what's
1:29.6	happening currently doesn't really feel sustainable. By the end of our time together today,
1:35.0	you'll have some new ideas, also some new things to try, and a clear roadmap for how to do
1:42.2	this work, either with your partner or on your own, so that this
1:47.0	gets better one way or the other. If this is your first time with me, I'm so glad you're here. I'm
1:53.2	Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby. My background, I'm a licensed psychologist. I'm also a licensed marriage
1:59.1	and family therapist, a board-certified coach.
2:01.9	I'm the founder of growing self-counseling and coaching, and the host of love, happiness,
2:07.1	and success, where I'm here every week helping people just like you grow into the type of person
2:15.5	that knows how to create the love, happiness, and success you deserve.
2:20.3	And we all know that when you really do want all of it, create relationships, a meaningful
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.