How To Have A Successful Cross-Cultural Marriage with Sonia Dhaliwal Ep 94

How To Have A Successful Cross Cultural Marriage with Sonia Dhaliwal | Marriage Coach
 

This episode started out as one of the Magical Marriage Success episodes, which it is, but there are so many gems Sonia shares about her experience with marriage across different cultural backgrounds that I made it an episode standing all on its own.

Enjoy this week’s episode that shares Sonia’s pre-dating experience, family of origin introductions, and then passage into marriage across a mix of American and East Indian cultures.

Sonia Dhaliwal is a weight loss coach for teacher moms. She helps teachers lose weight for the last time so they can feel comfortable in their own skin again. After many years of being a professional dieter, Sonia decided enough was enough with this battle. Going through preeclampsia during the end of my youngest child’s pregnancy was a wake-up call. She had been teaching elementary school for over 11 years and knew something had to change so she could get some answers.

While concentrating on family during her maternity leave, Sonia decided to enroll in the Institute for Integrative Nutrition to learn more about holistic health and what it means to eat in a way that doesn’t involve counting calories, points, or grams of fat. It changed her life in so many ways and one of the biggest was becoming a health coach. By losing over 55 lbs through the whole food eating approach, she decided this would be an eye-opener for the busy teacher moms out there who were just like her. She keeps it practical, simple, and doable because teacher mommas are busy. Slow and steady is her approach and it’s what keeps the weight off for the long term.

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In these Magical Marriage Story episodes, I share other people’s marriage journeys in an effort to inspire you into believing that the marriage you dream of, the marriage that seems impossible and so far away, is actually possible. Everyone’s journey is different but through talking about our stories we release what holds us back while passing that energy on to others so they can heal their own relationship. Love is possible and I hope you will allow Sonia’s story to help bring you hope for something different!

I am a marriage coach helping individuals and couples turn their loveless & emotionless marriage into something better than they ever imagined possible. My process starts by looking within to understand how you got here, and from this place, we work together to figure out where you want to go. Then we get to the work of going there!

If you feel sad and completely powerless about your relationship’s state of being, then I’d love to chat with you about what is going on and what’s possible for you and your future. It’s never too late to re-create your best life. Schedule a free mini-session today, and let’s talk about how to get started. 

Marriage Commitment Leaks & How They’re Destroying Your Marriage Ep 93

Finding The Gifts Of Your MarriageMarriage Commitment Leaks & How They're Destroying Your Marriage | Marriage Coach
 

Leaks in your marriage commitment often go unnoticed.

  • An extra hour at work.
  • A little extra time spent at that volunteer event.
  • Bringing the kids to that last-minute event even though you had a date night planned.
  • That extra cardio session at the gym.
  • That conversation with that co-worker of the opposite sex that really gets you.

Over time, these little leaks add up to a neglected marriage where the damage seems so overwhelming that you have no idea where to start your repair project.

What is it that you’re doing that has you avoiding that thing you want to do in your marriage to begin the process but feels way too uncomfortable?

This week on AwakenYou in your marriage, I dig into the messy work of closing up relationship commitment leaks and the effect that work will have on moving you closer to the marriage you desire.

Learn the process by listening today, and please, share this episode with someone who might need to hear this message today.

I am a marriage coach helping women and couples turn their loveless & emotionless marriage into something better than they ever imagined possible. My process starts by looking within to understand how you got here, and from this place, we work together to figure out where you want to go. Then we do the work of making that your reality!

If you feel sad and completely powerless about your marriage’s state of affairs, then I’d love to chat with you about what is going on and what’s possible for you and your future. It’s never too late to re-create your best life. Schedule a free mini-session today, and let’s talk about how to get started. 

 

Let’s Talk Marriage on Weight Loss For Teacher Moms Podcast

Let's Talk Marriage on Weight Loss For Teacher Moms Podcast | Marriage Coach

Let’s Talk Marriage on Weight Loss For Teacher Moms Podcast

Between a full time career working with students all day, coming home to the evening job of motherhood, attempting to find time for ourselves, how are we supposed to cater to our other half in the house? Sometimes they are around us, we pass them in the hallway, and maybe do a high-five as we pass by, but we’ve forgotten how to nurture and have a relationship with that person. 

You’re not alone. So many teacher moms vent about the exhaustion at the end of the day and sometimes the frustration with having a spouse who doesn’t quite understand how our job is never done. How could we possibly have the energy to spend more quality time with one more person? 

This week we are focusing on our other half and how we can focus more on that slice of the Circle of Life called “relationships.” It is after all a part of the primary foods and has a significant impact on our weight loss journey. 

This week’s guest, Christine Bongiovanni is a love and relationship coach with thirty-plus years of experience guiding women to love themselves and the life they are living. Christine helps her clients go from thinking they’d be happier elsewhere to falling deeply in love with the one they’re with; she loves watching others create a life they want to wrap their arms around!

In this week’s episode you’ll hear:

  • How to squeeze in some time for our spouse despite a lack of energy or busy schedules so we don’t forget who we once were as a couple
  • Ways to bring up frustration or even have talks about spreading out the household workload so neither person feels overwhelmed 
  • How to overcome a lack of body confidence so that you and your spouse can still have that intimacy you yearn for
  • The importance of meeting your needs, while still nurturing your spouse

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I am a marriage coach who helps women and couples go from feeling powerless to change how they feel about their marriage to feeling powerful and taking ownership of how they feel. My process isn’t about changing your partner; it’s about discovering who you are so that you can AwakenYou in your marriage, and through this process, you will begin to find that your partner will change as well! Schedule your free mini-coaching session today to discover how coaching can help you take your next steps forward toward what you want in your marriage.

How Your Attachment Style Is Affecting Your Marriage Ep 92

How Your Attachment Style Is Affecting Your Marriage | Marriage Coach
 

 

Many of us married our partners because we thought they would heal all of our old heart wounds.

Of course, you didn’t say that to yourself 🤣, but if you take a moment to think about it, it makes complete sense.

Then they do something that makes you pull back and protect your heart.

Maybe they started staying at work longer than you thought they should.

Maybe they didn’t fix the leaky faucet as daddy did.

Maybe they stopped preparing your lunches.

That’s when your heart remembers those old wounds and starts protecting you by lashing out or trying to patch things up even though you’re angry, or maybe you withdraw and ignore the feelings in your heart.

Attachment styles help us understand how we deal with our hurting hearts, and this week on AwakenYou in your marriage, I am sharing last week’s Marriage Masterclass because it was that good.

And because it might help you make sense of how you show up when you feel unloved by your spouse.

Start making sense of your behaviors and use the three action steps I share at the end to discover your go-to attachment style and start the work of creating your secure attachment.

In this Marriage Masterclass, I am going to help you:

  • Demystify the attachment style concept so you can see how it plays out in your life and relationships
  • Discover both of your dominant styles and see how this combination may be keeping the relationship stuck
  • Learn how you are (unconsciously) seeing your spouse as a threat to your lovability so you can start interacting with discovering safety in interactions
  • Start having your own back and opening up to the love you desire

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Register for my free monthly Marriage Masterclass, where every month I talk about different ways you can change your marriage without changing your partner. Next month we will be talking about The Secret To Changing Your Marriage Without Changing Your Spouse: Creating Better Boundaries, register now! 

More resources and how you can start the process of Awakening Your True You and being the partner who creates your best vision of what marriage looks like for you: https://christinebongiovanni.com/

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I am a marriage coach helping women and couples turn their loveless & emotionless marriage into something better than they ever imagined possible. My process starts by looking within to understand how you got here, and from this place, we work together to figure out where you want to go. Then we do the work of making that your reality!

If you feel sad and completely powerless about your marriage’s state of affairs, then I’d love to chat with you about what is going on and what’s possible for you and your future. It’s never too late to re-create your best life. Schedule a free mini-session today, and let’s talk about how to get started. 

 

Applying The Principles of Improv To Your Marriage with Lisa Schwaller Ep 91

Applying The Principles of Improv To Your Marriage with Lisa Schwaller Ep 91 | Marriage Coach

Lisa Schwaller is Strengths Strategy Certified Coach and Certified Life & Weight Coach. She works with overwhelmed working parents who are exhausted by the demands of their adult responsibilities. People work with her to improve their skills at parenting, balancing work and family life, and nurturing all the most important relationships that make life meaningful. Lisa’s favorite thing is to teach her clients how to manage the stress of modern living while having more fun in the process. 

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Improv Wisdom: Don’t Prepare, Just Show Up by Patricia Ryan Madson

In today’s expert interview, Lisa and I talk about the principles of improv and how relevant they are to helping you create the connection and intimacy you desire in your marriage.

I am a marriage coach helping women and couples turn their loveless & emotionless marriage into something better than they ever imagined possible. My process starts by looking within to understand how you got here, and from this place, we work together to figure out where you want to go. Then we do the work of making that your reality!

If you feel sad and completely powerless about your marriage’s state of affairs, then I’d love to chat with you about what is going on and what’s possible for you and your future. It’s never too late to re-create your best life. Schedule a free mini-session today, and let’s talk about how to get started. 

Finding The Gifts In Your Marriage Ep 90

Finding The Gifts Of Your Marriage | Love & Relationship Coach
 

Have you ever looked back at something that happened in your life that at the time seemed like a tragedy, but now you see the gift from that experience?

It makes me think of the story about the Chinese farmer; if you haven’t heard it, you can check it out here.

There are so many messages to take away from this parable. My takeaway is to be present to all the things in front of us, being curious as to what magical place this experience will lead us to.

Often we look at our life and marriage through glasses that zoom in on us, seeing how we’re being cheated of the life and marriage we signed up for.

But what if we looked at our experience from a different vantage point?

What then might you see in your marriage?

When we are focused on what’s wrong, we might sharpen our minds, but it dulls our hearts.

Focusing on what’s wrong doesn’t allow us to see what is right, what is working, and what is good.

This week I talk about a new way to filter the circumstances of our day, so we can see the gifts and appreciate our interdependence on each other instead of taking it all for granted.

Find out more by tuning into this week’s episode of AwakenYou in your marriage, and listen to the end, where I share a practice you can use this month to help you start looking at life through a whole new lens!

 

I am a marriage coach helping women and couples turn their loveless & emotionless marriage into something better than they ever imagined possible. My process starts by looking within to understand how you got here, and from this place, we work together to figure out where you want to go. Then we do the work of making that your reality!

If you feel sad and completely powerless about your marriage’s state of affairs, then I’d love to chat with you about what is going on and what’s possible for you and your future. It’s never too late to re-create your best life. Schedule a free mini-session today, and let’s talk about how to get started.