How do you and your partner grow in love? What tools do you rely on when you’re not on Cloud Nine?

In this episode of The Soul Excellence Podcast, I explore three tools that have helped me in my relationship with my fiance, Renata. We all just celebrated Valentine’s Day, and after the roses and Rose wore off - did you find that your relationship just wasn’t as good as you want it to be? Join me as I share how to make the famous Five Love Languages actionable, introduce you to Mark Manson’s three fundamental emotional needs, and explore how important friendships are to building your relationship.

Overview of this episode:

00:08 How We Spent Valentine’s Day

03:29 The Five Love Languages and The Love Nudge App

13:10 The Three Fundamental Emotional Needs

21:00 The Three Friendships that Have Supported My Relationship

27:05 My Favorite Musical Artist of 2019 and The Three Podcasts I Love Listening To

Takeaways from this episode:

Learn about your - and your partner’s - love language - how you communicate and receive love in order to resolve conflict and grow your love

Understand how you - and your partner - prioritize the three fundamental emotional needs - status, connection, and stability

Surround yourself with friends in relationships that inspire you to grow together

Mentioned in this episode:

Cathy Heller’s Don’t Keep Your Day Job: https://www.dontkeepyourdayjob.com/podcast

Equalizer Soccer Podcast: https://equalizersoccer.com/category/podcast/

Powerhouse Women Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/powerhouse-women/id1461493937

The Five Love Languages Love Nudge App: https://www.5lovelanguages.com/lovenudge/

Mark Manson’s Healthy Relationship Habits: https://markmanson.net/healthy-relationship-habits

From the Kayleigh O’Keefe Soul Excellence Blog: https://kayleighokeefe.com/2020/02/18/the-heart-of-conflict-in-relationships-misaligned-emotional-needs/