Being a SoulFully Connected Couple : Jim + Ruth Sharon
EmPowered Couples with The Freemans
Aaron & Jocelyn Freeman
5.0 • 589 Ratings
🗓️ 24 August 2018
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Meet this Soulful Couple, Jim & Ruth Sharon.
They work together as licensed therapists turned relationship coaches.
Yes, they have a ton of credibility but they have even MORE wisdom and love.
You will definitely love their book, Soulful Marriage as well as what they share in this interview.
What you will learn:
- The key elements to a relationship lasting for 5 decades!
- What it means to be a SoulFul couple
- How to fill your cup individually to be a better partner for each other
- How to handle disagreements in a healthy and empowering way
- How you can keep the energy fresh and exciting after many years together
- And more!
Questions asked in this interview:
- Rapid Fire: How meet, how long married, where do you live, word to describe marriage?
- How has marriage changed for you from the first 10 years, to 4 and 5 decades?
- How did you develop healthy communication habits early on?
- How do you keep the energy fresh with the same person for that long?
- Do you prioritize your relationship connection over activities, to-do's, business, etc?
- What are your spiritual practices each day? And do you practice together or separately?
- Do you believe there is only 1 Soulmate for each person?
- Do people still have major challenges even when they are with their soulmate?
- What does being a SoulFul Couple mean to you?
- Do you have certain agreements with each other for arguments? Aka- agreements around yelling or cursing?
- Have you noticed relationship dynamics change over the last few decades with technology? Do you see a correlation between technology and relationships changing?
- What have you learned by being in business together?
- What is one of the biggest things you hear couples in general struggle with?
About Guest Jim & Ruth:
From SoulFul Couples, married 48 year, Dr. Jim Sharon is a licensed psychologist and coach for committed couples seeking to evolve their love relationship. Jim has over 40 years of professional experience serving thousands of couples in counseling, relationship coaching, seminars, and retreats. He and his wife Ruth are the authors of Secrets of a Soulful Marriage: Creating & Sustaining a Loving, Sacred Relationship. Dr. Sharon is a Global member of the International Coaching Federation and the Colorado Chapter of ICF, where he served as a board member last year.
Learn more about them here: https://www.soulfulcouples.com
Additional Resources:
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https://www.meetthefreemans.com/couples-goals-accelerator-online-group-program
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| 0:00.0 | Isn't it funny that when it comes to getting our education, degrees, and certifications, |
| 0:08.3 | we're willing to invest time and money. |
| 0:11.0 | And yet, when it comes to the most important relationship of our lives with our partner, |
| 0:16.1 | we get little to know education or guidance. |
| 0:19.8 | That's why in this podcast you will get the insights, tools, and strategies to manifest your |
| 0:26.3 | goals as a couple. |
| 0:27.8 | You will hear powerful and practical advice from couples who share authentically their |
| 0:33.4 | challenges, lessons learn, and victories. |
| 0:36.2 | So you can strengthen your relationship, feel more clarity, |
| 0:41.4 | connection, and enjoyment on your journey together. Welcome to the Empowered Coupled podcast. |
| 0:47.9 | I am Jocelyn Freeman. And I'm Aaron Freeman. Let's get started. So there's a soulfulness, |
| 0:53.7 | like a soul connection that we are here embodying this identity |
| 0:59.0 | and this time frame to play out our soul's purpose together. |
| 1:03.4 | So that's, you know, at a high spiritual level, at a regular day-to-day, soulful has to do |
| 1:09.8 | with what Jim was talking about, respect and kindness |
| 1:12.7 | and forgiving and generosity, like seeing each other each has a precious human being and |
| 1:18.6 | how to treat each other so well. |
| 1:20.4 | That's Jim and Ruth Sharon, and they have been married 48 years. |
| 1:24.9 | Isn't that incredible? |
| 1:26.7 | They are both coaches and counselors for couples, and they've |
| 1:30.0 | done things from online coaching to seminars and retreats. They've also authored several books |
| 1:36.4 | together, which is quite an incredible accomplishment as a couple, and they're authors of |
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