Nov 19, 2019
About Dr. Laura Louis: As a licensed psychologist, Dr. Laura Louis is a widely sought-after speaker specializing in helping couples press the reset button after infidelity. Her five-step training program, Marriage Matters, has helped couples reawaken their connection. Affectionately deemed the “Marriage Architect”, Dr. Louis gives couples the tools to build their marriages.
(Please listen to the podcast episode or read the transcript to hear explanations, stories and examples.)
In this episode, Dr. Laura Louis and Dr. Jessica Higgins discuss:
- Chaos
takes us out of peace and into a place of conflict and
stress.
- The
importance of gaining insight into your issue before bringing it to
your partner.
- How
using a gentle start-up can set the conversation up
well.
- Couple’s therapy can bring an objective third
party to guide a dialogue and bring tools to help solve something a
couple can’t solve themselves.
- Having trusted advisors in your life that can
help bring awareness to your part of the conflict that you may not
initially see on your own.
- “Acknowledgment and change silences
criticism.”
- Timing is key when talking about an issue with
your significant other.
- Be
mindful that your partner has a deep longing underneath their
complaint.
- Get
in touch with how much your partner's happiness matters to
you.
- Learn
strategies for creating healing conversations and being on the same
page together.
"Try to hear the longing beyond the control and defensiveness." — Dr. Laura Louis
Mentioned:
Facebook: Dr Laura Louis
Website: AtlantaCoupleTherapy.com & Dr.LauraLouis.com
Instagram: @dr.lauralouis
YouTube: Dr. Laura Louis
LinkedIn: Dr. Laura Louis, Ph.D.
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Twitter: @DrJessHiggins
Website: drjessicahiggins.com
Email: jessica@drjessicahiggins.com
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