Category: Empathy
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The Communication Tool that Opens Hearts … and Linkup!
If you’ve been viewing over the past month or so my video podcasts, then you’re aware that I promised to tell you about a communication “tool” that my husband and I use to handle conflicts effectively. That tool is “reflective listening.” I’m going to provide detailed instructions on how to practice reflective listening in its…
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How to Receive Your Spouse’s Hurt – Video
I’m back with another installation of “Sloppy Joe Time” that unpacks the many sloppy expectations we have in life and marriage. Today’s video tackles how to receive the hard truth of how you’ve hurt your spouse. After all, if we are breathing and have a pulse, we will hurt our spouse! We may not always do it…
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Need More Compassion?
Luke 10:25-37 Thoughts – In this reading, an expert in the law was trying to trip Jesus up with the question of … What must we do to inherit eternal life?* Jesus asked him what the law says, and the man quoted, … We are to love the Lord our God with all our heart,…
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When Your Spouse is Depressed
Written by MM Team Member (and my hubby!) – Gary Steffaniak If you’ve never been depressed, you cannot understand how depression feels or how hard it is to overcome. And I’m not talking about just having a bad day here and there. One friend who struggles with depression told me that when he’s…
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Where are You Broken?
Being willing to look at where you are broken can be a scary and intimidating task. But it can also be the key to unlocking your spouse’s heart and the marriage gridlock you’ve been facing. I know, because it wasn’t until I really took a serious look at my heart that I was able to…
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How Flabby is Your Forgiveness?
I have a weekly routine of exercise. When I miss it, like the break I took last week when I was out of town at the Exponential Conference in Florida, I can feel it when I get back to my usual routine. It doesn’t take more than a week to feel “flabby.” That’s true of…
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Are You Accidentally In-Validating Your Spouse?
A couple of weeks ago I wrote “4 Ways to Validate Your Spouse” and one of my readers (Laura Lee of Outnumberedmom) suggested that I write about what validation is NOT because many people think they’re validating someone when nothing is further from the truth. I totally agree! I’ve been there, in a deep conversation…
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Is "Victim Turning on Victim" in your marriage?
My husband and I came into marriage with a lot of pain from our pasts. Our childhoods were far from idyllic. We grew up in families where we experienced everything from traumatic events to dysfunctional relationships and more. I’m not blaming anyone for the wounds of our pasts—simply acknowledging what our reality was. Most likely,…
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Is it Always Your Fault?
Do you feel like “the problem” spouse? I know about this troubling dynamic, because I was the one blaming my spouse for the fault in our marriage—both verbally and in my head. I couldn’t escape the belief that my husband, Gary, was the problem! And if I could just “fix” him or worse … get…
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Does Indulging Anger Change Our Brains?
Continuing on in the “Consumed” series with a look at how anger can consume us … Photo by dospaz In the early, messy days of my marriage, I was often frustrated, hurt, offended and ultimately resentful of my husband. Little did I know then that … … every time I indulged my anger toward my…
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