What does marital interdependence mean to you and what does it take to achieve it and maintain it? In other words, what makes a successful marriage and how does it last?

First let’s talk about what does not make a successful marriage. 

Blame

Shame

Dependency

Relationships are not an emotional vending machine. We cannot pick and choose what we want our partner to feed us and how this will make us feel. If we want to be happy, we must first CHOOSE to be happy. 

If we aim to mold or change our partner, we set ourselves up for relationship havoc. 

So what makes a successful marriage? 

A relationship requires trust, individual happiness and shared goals. 

Your spouse’s only job is to be loved by you. Drop the expectations. Throw away the manual and exist from a place of love and support.

Love is not a fairytale or the perfect instagram photo. Love is failing and failing again and continuing to communicate, listen and hold space. Love is real life. Love has ups and downs and is rarely if ever 50/50. 

Relationships take time, attention and patience. Not everyday or every moment will be magical, but everyday does have the potential to provide growth and bonding as long as you vow to unconditionally love.   

WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER

• What makes a successful marriage
• How highly successful couples make their relationship work
• Why feeling like a failure is normal and part of the journey 
• Why dropping expectations could save your marriage
• What “your spouse’s only job is to be loved by you” means
• How to exist as a more supportive and loving partner in your relationship

FEATURED ON THIS SHOW

• Drs. Letizia Alto & Kenji Asakura 
• • Semi-Retired MD, https://semiretiredmd.com
• Dr. Faryal Michaud 
• • Write Your Last Chapter, http://writeyourlastchapter.com
• Dr. Bonnie Koo 
• • Wealthy Mom MD, https://wealthymommd.com
• Dr. Barbara Hamilton 
• • Tired Superheroine, https://tiredsuperheroine.com
• Drs. Ali & Mark Novitsky 
• • Life Coaching for Women Physicians, https://www.lifecoachingforwomenphysicians.com
• Dr. Devon Gimbel 
• • Physician Life Coaching, https://physicianlifecoaching.com 
• Dr. Katrina Samuels Hughes
• • Off the grid
• Dr. Robyn Frankel Tiger 
• • The Physicians' Self-Care Community, https://www.stressfreemd.net/
• Dr. Sunny Smith 

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