Ep: 010: Fighting In Marriage: How to fight fair, and find resolution well when you don’t.
Fighting with your wife. It sucks, right? There's nothing inherently wrong with conflict, but it all goes sideways when we don't fight fair. In this week's episode, I teach you how to identify key triggers and how to prevent a blow up. I'll also give you the tools you need to makeup if everything hit the fan and you had an epic fight.
TIMESTAMPS & LINKS:
- 2:30: Conflict in marriage
CORE VALUES:
- 3:50: Understanding our Core Values in marriage
- 10:20: Core Values Discovery Tool
- See link in description
HOW TO PREVENT A BLOW UP
- 15:05: 4-7-8 Breathing Exercise
- 20:25: Observe your physical cues
- 21:25: The R.A.I.N. Method
- 25:10: The principle of love & respect
WE BLEW UP - WHAT NOW?
- 28:30: ‘Talk about it’ exercise
- 31:20: ‘Question it’ exercise
- 33:15: ‘Write about it’ exercise
BONUS: The Perfect Apology
- 37:30: Don’t apologize like this..
- 38:50: The S.O.R.R.Y Acronym
LINKS:
- Free Marriage PDF: The Roommate Remedy: https://www.dadnationco.com/remedy
- Website: https://www.dadnationco.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dadnationco/
- Resources & Reflections: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19ZPLnoKthDxEn5y_DEGQmuw6EXRFZx1b?usp=sharing