How to Get Your Husband to Truly Listen to You?

Mindful Muslimah Speaks

Self-improvement, Education

4.8 • 851 Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Are you looking for the secret sauce to keep your relationship thriving with your spouse?

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In this episode, The host of Mindful Muslimah shares practical strategies to bridge communication gaps in marriages. Drawing from her experience as a licensed educator and counselor to thousands of Muslim women, she explains the key differences in how men and women communicate and how understanding these differences can strengthen relationships.

Whether you're identifying common miscommunication issues or looking to deepen your connection with your spouse, this episode offers actionable insights and tools to transform your relationship.

🌟Expect to Learn:

-How to pick the right time to have meaningful conversations with your spouse.

-Why leading with kindness and appreciation fosters better communication.

-The importance of focusing on one topic at a time.

-Why you shouldn’t expect your partner to "read between the lines."

-Practical tips to manage emotions during sensitive discussions.

Timestamps:

[01:43] - Introduction - Opening remarks and editing process explained. - Frustration of feeling unheard in conversations with your husband.

[04:17] - Mistakes Women Make in Communication - Picking the wrong time to have meaningful conversations. - How timing impacts how messages are received.

[07:48] - Using “I” Statements - Expressing feelings without sounding accusatory. - Framing your needs to foster connection.

[09:38]- Don’t Overload with Information - Sharing one topic at a time for better focus. - Avoiding information dumps that overwhelm your partner.

[13:24] - Direct Communication - Why can't men read between the lines? - Tips for being clear and direct without being emotional.

[16:20] - Recap of Communication Tips - Key points to improve communication with your husband: 1. Pick the right time. 2. Start softly, avoid criticism. 3. Focus on one topic at a time. 4. Communicate directly.

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0:00.0	Really quick before we begin.
0:01.4	One of the most common issues I've seen working with sisters and marriages is feeling disconnected by the constant miscommunication or lack of communication.
0:09.2	Many tell me they feel unloved, unheard, or totally confused about how to bring the spark back in their relationship.
0:14.8	I've worked with countless women struggling in challenges.
0:17.5	And I've distilled the best tools and strategies into a free resource called
0:21.4	how to strengthen your marriage. It's designed to rebuild connection and communication
0:25.5	step by step no matter where your marriage is right now. You can download it today. Just click
0:30.1	the link in the show notes or visit us over on our website at www.m-M-U-S-L-I-M-A-I-M-A-H dot com backslash marriage dash string.
0:40.4	Let's start creating the marriage you deserve, inshallah.
0:42.4	Men are built differently.
0:43.5	They're just kind of focused on one thing at a time.
0:45.8	And it's not as, you know, saying something bad about men.
0:48.3	It's just literally how they're built.
0:50.0	You can ask scientists, therapists, biologists.
0:52.5	So this is something unique to men. So if he's doing
0:56.1	one thing, he cannot listen to you at the same time. He's not lying. It's an actual thing.
1:00.3	Or maybe he's just been so stressed he wants to let off some steam. And the TV looks real good right now
1:06.6	because it doesn't involve a lot of energy. Once again, just keep humming it home.
1:11.1	It's not you.
1:12.2	Welcome to the Mindful Muslim Speaks podcast, a safe space to learn and grow
1:15.7	and to the best version of yourself that you're always meant to be.
1:18.6	I'm your host, Mindful Muslimma, mom of five, big sister to the community and a licensed
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