You have been told your marriage failed because you did not communicate, or because she stopped being attracted to you. After 15 years running Husband Help Haven, I think both explanations are mostly wrong.

In this episode I walk through five things I changed my mind about: why she is hurting rather than cruel, why connection (not attraction) is the real needle-mover in reconciliation, and why navigating separation is simpler than the industry makes it look.

The end cap on the Coaching Learnings series.

  • 0:00 Has my mind changed after 15 years?
  • 1:19 Shift 1: People are less malicious, more blinded
  • 7:58 Shift 2: Attachment, the best lens for what's under the hood
  • 10:13 Shift 3: It was never attraction, it's connection
  • 14:11 Shift 4: Fewer forks in the flowchart (love well, keep going)
  • 20:29 Shift 5: Communication is further downstream than I thought
  • 24:56 Recap: the five shifts
  • 25:22 Next episode: boundaries

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