Help for Hurting Marriages

Today’s conversation is about how toxicity can leak into marriage and the help you need to work through it. We will be referencing Dr. John Gottman's works to learn about divorce and how we can prevent it. You will also get some tips on how to rescue marriage from mistakes you may have made already.

Dr. Gottman wrote a book, the seven principles of making your marriage work. His idea is that there are two sides to the marriage coin. If you want your marriage to work, you have to know what doesn’t make it work. This book list six things that can predict divorce in marriage. This episode talks about those six red flags from a biblical perspective. What the Bible says about them and how they relate to our daily life.

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In This Episode, You Will Learn About: 

[00:30] What in for you in today’s episode; Toxicity in marriage

[01:08] The Seven Principles of Making Your Marriage Work- Dr. John Gottman

[01:51] What is marriage?

[02:13] Predictors of divorce in marriage

[02:16] Harsh communication start-ups

[03:12] How should we communicate with each other and in respect

[04:29] The four horsemen

[07:55] What you can do to turn away anger and wrath

[11:22] Body Language

[18:54] Bad Memories

[20:04] Are you holding unforgiveness in your heart?

[21:07] A quick recap of the six divorce red flags

[25:09] Believe the best in others- Form of love

[26:36] How you can reach out and connect with Lidia

[27:35] Closing with a word of prayer

Notable Quotes: 

●      If you want your marriage to work, you have to know what doesn’t work as well.

●      99% of the time, you can predict the outcome of a couple’s conversation within the first three minutes.

●      A soft word turns away wrath.

●      Never make any important decision when you are in emotional distress.

●      Forgiveness means giving up all hope for a better past.

Resources Mentioned;

1. The Gottman Institute: https://www.gottman.com/

1. The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman Ph.D.: https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Principles-Making-Marriage-Work/dp/0553447718

1. The Love Dare by Alex Kendrick: https://www.amazon.com/Love-Dare-Alex-Kendrick/dp/1433679590

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Lidia Martinez

Website: https://www.drlidiamartinez.com/

Email: info@drlidiamartinez.com

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