Session 5 - Why is Marriage so tough at times?
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Why is Marriage So Tough at Times?
Why do some lifelong relationships click, while others just tick away like a time bomb? And how can you prevent a marriage from going bad—or rescue one that already has?
Find out about - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The 7 Principles of Making a Marriage Work – the book
1. Avoid the 4 horseman
2. Practice one of the principles the next week practice another
3. This week – look to turn conflicts into conversations
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Session 5 - Why is Marriage so tough at times?
Why is Marriage So Tough at Times?
Why do some lifelong relationships click, while others just tick away like a time bomb? And how can you prevent a marriage from going bad—or rescue one that already has?
Find out about - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The 7 Principles of Making a Marriage Work – the book
1. Avoid the 4 horseman
2. Practice one of the principles the next week practice another
3. This week – look to turn conflicts into conversations
Session 4 - Self Help, It’s Not a Quick Fix? – Or Is It?
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From the show
ACT = Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
3 pillars – OPEN – AWARE – ACTIVE = Psychological Flexibility
OPEN
1. Acceptance = Make room for whatever shows up inside of you – ‘let whatever happens be OK. Notice your resistance to what is
2. Notice that your thoughts are just thoughts – Fusion and Defusion
AWARE
1. Use this Moment to bring your awareness to this exact moment – without Judgement = Mindfulness
2. Self as Context = you are big enough to contain all of your internal experiences as they happen – no need for overwhelm
ACTIVE
1. Take Purposeful action in the service of what you care about - Values – What's important to you
2. Choose the direction that you want to head in - The Choice Point
Bonus Session - The Holidays
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Session 3 - When I win Lotto … and Other Dodgy Thinking
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Focus for the week ……
ACT = Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
1. Thoughts – Fusion and Diffusion – do the Exercise
You cannot not think
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Are We Becoming Experts at doing Anxiety and Stress??
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Find out about things you can start doing Immediately! to lower Stress and Anxiety
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