Shame: The Silent Killer of Relationships
Marriage Made Easier
Still & Co.
4.7 • 869 Ratings
🗓️ 3 May 2024
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we discuss the subtle yet powerful ways shame can permeate and influence the dynamics of a marriage. Drawing from both personal experiences and research, we uncover how shame manifests within the context of marriage, often operating beneath the surface yet profoundly impacting communication, trust, and intimacy. From societal expectations to familial upbringing, we examine the various sources from which shame can stem, shaping our beliefs about ourselves and our worthiness of love.
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| 0:00.0 | in our relationship, a lot of times when I didn't feel heard or when I was upset with something, |
| 0:06.4 | things weren't going how I, ideally how I wanted or we were having a back and forth, |
| 0:11.1 | I would immediately get angry and get |
| 0:15.0 | get loud and then start throwing stuff, |
| 0:19.5 | get physical. |
| 0:20.7 | And like I said, I always felt guilty, but it came to a point when we had that conversation that the shame set in because it was like, what is wrong with me like why can I control this anger where is this |
| 0:37.0 | anger even coming from because in situations where sometimes it could easily |
| 0:41.6 | be resolved by just a discussion, |
| 0:44.5 | why does it have to go from 0 to 100 real ones? Welcome back to the relationship podcast where we're bringing the real back to relationship. |
| 1:00.0 | Yes sir. I'm Asha Steele. I'm Devon Steele. We're so excited that you guys are tuning in today. |
| 1:04.0 | Yeah because today we're going to be discussing a really important topic. |
| 1:08.0 | We're going to be discussing shame and how it impacts relationships. |
| 1:12.0 | So I'm really looking forward to how this really impacts the people who listen to it, |
| 1:13.8 | specifically the men who listen to it, |
| 1:16.7 | specifically the men who listen to it, |
| 1:18.6 | because I think that a lot of men deal |
| 1:20.9 | with suffering from shame. |
| 1:22.8 | Yeah, for sure. |
| 1:24.0 | But before we get into today's topic, |
| 1:27.8 | I just want to make a quick announcement, right? |
| 1:29.9 | Because we have been getting so many people like on our regular errands that we're running |
| 1:36.8 | our day-to-day basis coming up to us telling us how that much they love the podcast |
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