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183 - Designed to Disagree: Why your Spouse’s Pushback is Actually an Asset
What if the pushback is the point?
Your spouse pushes back, and the instinct is to get defensive. Genesis calls a spouse a helper, but the Hebrew means something closer to a helper who stands opposite you. The friction isn't a glitch. It's the design.
We get into how to turn all that pushback into something you build with, instead of something you brace against.
Resources:
Jeremy Pryor’s Article: A Companion Who Helps and Opposes
Our morning meetings: What Business Meetings Taught Me About Running a Home — The Honest Underscore
Continue the conversation:
→ Your Next Listen: 174 - Rest or Prep: The Sunday Night Tension — The 3 questions that took the tension out of Sunday evenings before a new week hits.
New drop every Monday. If this one helped, pass it along to help someone else or leave us a review. It’s the best way to help more people see their underscore, too.
Stay connected: 🌐 The Honest Underscore | Discover Your Path - Start Today
📩 Enjoyed the episode? The conversation goes deeper in The Greenroom. Once a month we give the field notes version of the things we’re learning at the table so we can recalibrate what we mean to do with what actually shows up. [Let me into The Greenroom]
✉️ Something from this episode hit home? Send it our way → [email protected]. We always enjoy hearing from you.
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By The Honest UnderscoreWhat if the pushback is the point?
Your spouse pushes back, and the instinct is to get defensive. Genesis calls a spouse a helper, but the Hebrew means something closer to a helper who stands opposite you. The friction isn't a glitch. It's the design.
We get into how to turn all that pushback into something you build with, instead of something you brace against.
Resources:
Jeremy Pryor’s Article: A Companion Who Helps and Opposes
Our morning meetings: What Business Meetings Taught Me About Running a Home — The Honest Underscore
Continue the conversation:
→ Your Next Listen: 174 - Rest or Prep: The Sunday Night Tension — The 3 questions that took the tension out of Sunday evenings before a new week hits.
New drop every Monday. If this one helped, pass it along to help someone else or leave us a review. It’s the best way to help more people see their underscore, too.
Stay connected: 🌐 The Honest Underscore | Discover Your Path - Start Today
📩 Enjoyed the episode? The conversation goes deeper in The Greenroom. Once a month we give the field notes version of the things we’re learning at the table so we can recalibrate what we mean to do with what actually shows up. [Let me into The Greenroom]
✉️ Something from this episode hit home? Send it our way → [email protected]. We always enjoy hearing from you.