Happy, Healthy Marriage Podcast with Chris Parsons

After restoring my own marriage, a dear friend asked for my help after his wife told him she wanted a Divorce. I gave him all the advice of exactly what to do, she put her wedding ring back on and said she wanted to be married, but then it all fell apart. This taught me a very deep lesson about how I help people, and why I no longer just give action-level advice of telling them what to do. 

This was recorded at my son's soccer practice as I was attacked by mosquitos, but I'm covering 3 ways to make time for each other even when your life is busy, especially with running around young kids to all their different activities.

I received a 1 star review that said... "This book was a huge disappointment, and if it was possible to award it zero stars I would." and then launched into some valid complaints. But I don't take it personally. Here's how it made me feel. You can see the review on Amazon listing for the book here - https://www.amazon.com/Starts-You-Passionate-Marriage-Peaceful/dp/B0B1HXV3TQ

People in unhappy marriages think that commitment is a necessary ingredient to a Happy, Healthy Marriage. Actually, commitment is a result of a Happy, Healthy Marriage. Learn why this shift matters and what to do if your spouse isn't committed to you or the marriage.

The "blame game" is when you look for things in your spouse to be mad about because you are searching for justifications for your anger toward each other. But the blame game has no winners - you can look at any situation to find a reason to point the finger of blame at yourself or your spouse. What's the alternative to blaming each other? It's taking personal responsibility for the future! 

I recently taught my 3 oldest kids (ages 9, 7, and 5) to water ski and noted some important lessons that I also apply to coaching my clients for transforming their marriages. Lessons like... how to use reverse psychology, motivating people, personalized individual feedback, and more.

People say "You can't change your spouse", but it's absolutely not true. What IS true is that "you cannot FORCE your spouse to change." Learn about the difference and how you can and DO change your spouse (and vice-versa!). Use this knowledge to create a Happy, Healthy Marriage as you help your spouse be the best version of themselves.

If your spouse wants a divorce and doesn’t want to work on it, or your spouse is having an affair, or refusing to talk to you… is there hope to save your marriage?