126. Codependency Part II

135. Vending Machine Marriage

When big things happen like a faith transition or a mixed faith marriage it's not uncommon to find yourself or your spouse on a pendulum. The pendulum swing is often what is needed in order to find center and homeostasis.

In this podcast I talk about one type of pendulum swing I see in a LDS mixed faith marriage - where we become too demanding on one side and then too permissive on the other.

I call the too demanding version a vending machine marriage. Listen to learn more.

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134. Mixed Faith Marriage Panel Discussion : ADAPTABILITY AND FLEXIBILITY

The panel meets again (Suzette Halterman, Chris Rich and Brooke Booth) to talk about being adaptable and flexible.

In this discussion we get into the following:

- The importance of being adaptable and the harm in rigidity.

-The difference between being adaptable and being a doormat

- How to handle our own lack of flexibility

-How to handle our spouse's lack of flexibility

As always it's full of our own journey and what we have learned and seen on our own paths.

If you are interested in getting help for you mixed faith marriage check out my website : https://brookeboothcoaching.com/

133. Love and Approval

In this episode I share some of my musing on love and approval that have been eye opening for my own self development.

Love is often considered the highest and best gift we give to another. For me, I realized I was actually seeking approval.

Here I share why I was seeking approval (it is part of my religious upbringing) and share three steps to try if you are also seeking approval.

If you are interested in working with me go here: https://brookeboothcoaching.com/

132. Emotions and Communication

Here I talk about the intersection between emotions and communication. Many people ask me how they can communicate with less emotions and with a better tone. This is not a bad question but I want to go further and explore why are we not allowed to modulate our voice and use different tones in our communication? Why is that? Why do emotions have such a bad reputation when it comes to communication?

I talk about how when we use emotions on purpose that is not the same as policing or eliminating certain emotions for our experience.

I invite you to find a balance where you can share and communicate emotions and not eliminate them from your communications.

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131. Conversation with Suzette Halterman (Part II)

Suzette Halterman is back on the podcast as an expert in mixed faith marriage dynamics.

I always love to get her valuable insight.

In this conversation we talk about church attendance, resignation, kid's attendance at church and co-parenting in a mixed faith marriage.

Suzette attends the LDS church but does not believe and we discuss how she personally came to that position as well as how to figure that out for yourself.

Looking for help for your mixed faith marriage check out Suzette's work @SuzetteHaltermanCoaching or check out my course at⁠https://brookeboothcoaching.com/mfm-course-sales-page/