Episode 13: Ten Tips for a Better Marriage - Becoming a Better Wife Utilizing Your Catholic Faith and Personal Development Strategies

Episode 13: Ten Tips for a Better Marriage - Becoming a Better Wife Utilizing Your Catholic Faith and Personal Development Strategies

 

In this episode, I am (finally) sharing my 10 tips for a better marriage, which I’ve intended to do for quite some time. This past month (July) I celebrated 5 years married with my hubby and while our marriage has had its ups and downs, I can confidently say that we are in a better place than we’ve ever been – but we didn’t get here by luck. It’s been a matter of putting in the work and the effort and the results have been so rewarding! I hope these tips help you in some way.

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10 Tips for a Better Marriage

 

TIP #1: Being Selfish. (self-care, knowing what fills us up) More about my Morning Prayer Journal: https://www.thecrunchycatholic.com/blog/gratiaplenaprayerjournal

TIP #2) Consistent Prayer life. (and being specific!) My Rosary bracelet: https://www.thecrunchycatholic.com/rosary-bracelets 

TIP #3) Mindset – understanding yourself, self-awareness, growth mindset.

TIP #4) Temperament – The Temperament God Gave Your Spouse: https://www.amazon.com/Temperament-God-Gave-Your-Spouse/dp/1933184302/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1D42KEHS1MV0O&keywords=the+temperament+god+gave+your+spouse&qid=1659765961&sprefix=the+temper%2Caps%2C204&sr=8-1 

TIP #5) Thinking outside the box - outside perspective.

TIP #6) Diving into books/podcasts:

Love and Respect book: https://www.amazon.com/Love-Respect-Study-Set-Desperately/dp/B00ZG6NRHG/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1B0ZRJL60FKM7&keywords=love+and+respect+book&qid=1659766296&sprefix=love+and+respect+book%2Caps%2C174&sr=8-3

The Empowered Wife book: https://www.amazon.com/Empowered-Wife-Surprising-Attracting-Husband%C2%92s/dp/1944648380/ref=sr_1_1?crid=19D3MWIPDIFBT&keywords=the+empowered+wife&qid=1659766431&refinements=p_n_feature_browse-bin%3A2656022011&rnid=618072011&s=books&sprefix=the+empow%2Caps%2C148&sr=1-1 

TIP #7) Not expecting perfection from your spouse – acknowledging that you also are not perfect.

TIP #8) NOT comparing your relationship to the “highlights” of social media!

TIP #9) Picking your battles

TIP #10) Putting in the “dating” effort… be JOYFUL, spontaneous, flirty!

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Background music:

Track: Summer Music composed and recorded by Oak Studios Creative Commons

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