68 Ten Lessons in Communication

Couple Things with Shawn and Andrew

Shawn Johnson + Andrew East

Society & Culture

5 • 39.8K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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This week on Couple Things, we talk about some of the things that we have learned over the past 5 years of marriage as it pertains to communication. We aren't professionals, but we want to pass along some things that have worked for us and really upgraded how we communicate with each other. Here are some of the topics that we cover: saying thank you instead of I’m sorry monthly check-ups/ having a system expectations when your partner is away the importance of accurate ETA’s meeting your partner halfway in conversation the harm of blanket statements owning your mistakes being aware of your mood always try to have a conversation using your words wisely being involved in your partner's excitement your tone If you haven’t yet, please rate Couple Things and subscribe to hear more. Follow us on Instagram to keep the conversation going at https://www.instagram.com/couplething... And if you have suggestions/recommendations for the show, send us your ideas in a video format – we might just choose yours! Email us at [email protected]. We're supported by the following companies that we love! Check them out below: Butcherbox ▶ New members receive one pack of bacon in every box for the lifetime of their membership! Simply visit http://www.ButcherBox.com/couple Upward ▶ Download Upward for free today in the app store! https://apps.apple.com/us/app/upward-christian-dating/id1499137942 Follow My Instagram ▶ http://www.instagram.com/ShawnJohnson Like the Facebook page! ▶ http://www.facebook.com/ShawnJohnson Follow My Twitter ▶ http://www.twitter.com/ShawnJohnson Snapchat! ▶ @ShawneyJ Follow AndrewsTwitter ▶ http://www.twitter.com/AndrewDEast Follow My Instagram ▶ http://www.instagram.com/AndrewDEast Like the Facebook page! ▶ http://www.facebook.com/AndrewDEast Snapchat! ▶ @AndrewDEast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Own your mistake, apologize, and then from there continue on a conversation.
0:04.8	Because if you're just going to own a mistake only then to point a finger,
0:08.7	you're just going to bounce back and forth for a long time.
0:16.8	What is up everybody? Welcome back to a couple things.
0:19.2	What's Sean and Andrew? A podcast all about couples.
0:21.9	And the things they go through.
0:23.8	Today, how do you even see what we're talking about?
0:26.7	We're talking about things that we've learned as we've grown to be better communicators with each other.
0:33.3	Yes, which has really become a current situation.
0:39.2	I don't know how to phrase that.
0:40.8	A little drooper has been sick the past couple days.
0:43.8	She's had a little fever and spurfussy.
0:46.3	For any parents out there, you know in a time of a sick kid,
0:50.9	tensions run really high.
0:52.6	Frustrations are very apparent. You're running on no sleep, no food.
0:57.2	There's a lot of stress from the baby being sick.
0:59.9	And emotions from a parent perspective there.
1:03.5	Which brings up a lot of arguments and just conversations that you have,
1:07.9	which are completely irrational.
1:09.3	But we thought it would be a good time to talk about takeaways from the past couple days.
1:13.6	But looking at the broader picture, we've always talked to you guys about the monthly checkups that we do.
1:19.1	And we'll refresh that in a second.
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