The Intimacy Challenge and How to Get Your Confidence Back


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 record of wrongs
  • Grow into a person who values peace over scorekeeping

This conversation is part of our new series, The Intimacy Challenge—use these questions over a 90-day journey, and you will grow a deeper connection with your spouse. The questions are inside the podcast.

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