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A Framework for Intimacy in Your Marriage
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I’ve recorded conversations with Henry Cloud, Dr. John Delony, Navy SEALs, and professional athletes— We’ve been talking about doing this for over a year—sharing our own marriage with leaders who listen to the podcast. The format is simple: a conversational style with tough but honest questions you can ask each other as we’re asking them too. You will unlock the emotional constipation, fears, and dreams over time with this simple approach. Intimacy isn’t just romance—it’s the courage to open yourself to another in a way that forges strength. The hardest thing to share? Who we really are. What we really want. Our deepest fears. Our boldest desires. Not in one conversation, but over a series of exploring the last 20+ years together. If you take these questions and explore them with your spouse, I believe your marriage can be more dynamic, passionate, and gospel-centered a year from now. This is your invitation into what might be the most awkward, weird, and difficult conversation I’ve ever had on the podcast. I would love to hear from you on this question: What is one question or topic that you wish more couples would talk openly about in their marriage? Reply now and let me know how these conversations can serve you. PS. The Wholehearted Leadership Bootcamp is launching, are you coming? |
Becoming Wholehearted by Lantz Howard
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In today’s conversation, Jessica and I sit down to talk about preferences and negotiations in marriage. Marriage is one long dance of learning how to negotiate desires, preferences, and needs. We explore one particular area of negotiation and share how to avoid “piling on the emotional laundry.” You’ll walk away with practical ways to: Your tension is never about the thing: ie, our "thing" in the conversation was over laundry Enter difficult conversations with courage and clarity Keep no...
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