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Most likely, you currently, or have in the past, believed a version of each of the lies I talk about this week in AwakenYou in your marriage. 

In the magical event that you have never fallen for any of these lies, take some time to pay attention to the words you hear others speak about their marriage or the influences you expose yourself to:

• in that series you're currently wrapped up in
• in the ads that run through your subconscious mind while watching those mini-series
• in the movies you watch
• in the social posts you follow

Perfectionism. 

A constant state of love. 

No disagreements. 

Marriages are meant to terminate because lasting love is impossible. 

This week I'll share a few of these lies, seven as a starting point, and help you start questioning the validity of these lies, and then I'll help you consider something else you might prefer to believe. 

I will also share why believing these lies kills your marriage and ultimately has you getting the opposite of what you desire.  

Listen to AwakenYou in your marriage, Episode 109, These Lies Are Ruining Your Marriage, and decide whether you want to continue to believe them or if you're ready for something different.

What lie do you want to dispel?

Show webpage: www.christinebongiovanni.com/Ep 109

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Pride, selfishness and ego are love's enemy, but this one thing can overcome all three.

Humility is the one thing that can overcome the enemy of love (ego and the pride accompanying it).

If you want to experience love again in your marriage, you must learn to embrace humility.

Humility can't be embraced when you don't have a solid inner foundation of self-trust and self-confidence.

This week I am going to help you:

• Learn how to start practicing small acts of humility in a way that doesn't feel humiliating
• Understand what humility in action looks like
• Realize why humility can be so difficult
• See how practicing humility will powerfully influence positive change in your marriage

Listen to AwakenYou in your marriage, Episode 108, The Benefits of Practicing Humility in Your Marriage, and start leading your marriage to the love revival you desire.

Episode referred to: Ep 97: Why You Want To Forgive

Show webpage: www.christinebongiovanni.com/Ep 108

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

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This week I am sharing a super powerful conversation with Nicole Ellis, a Certified Success Life Coach for Dads. Nicole does magical things with men to help them live up to the role they dream of having in their marriage and in their family without succumbing to the fears that have them pushing their dream away by avoiding and withdrawing.

Nicole Ellis empowers men who are feeling stuck at home to create a life for themselves and their families that they can’t wait to get home to!  Nicole has spent over 25 years working as a full-time homemaker to create a happy and successful life with her husband and their six children.  She has a BS degree from Utah State University. She has served by teaching and mentoring parents, teachers, and leaders in her community on how to effectively teach, discipline, and connect with children through each stage of development.

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Podcast:  PERSPECTIVE with Nicole Ellis .....Coming Soon!

Show webpage: www.christinebongiovanni.com/107

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

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Are you carrying all the load?

What do you do when it seems as though all the household management tasks fall in your lap?

I hear so many women talk about this relational dynamic which is killing their enthusiasm for life and, surprisingly, their relationship.

For most of them, it was a decision early on in their relationship, a decision they were on board with.

Until they weren't. 

If this sounds a bit like something you're struggling with in your relationship, think back to how this dynamic started and how it got to where it is today.

How have you co-created this dynamic?  

Listen, I was right there with you, so I am not knocking how you got here, but I want to help you get out of this messy place you're in.

That is what this week's episode of AwakenYou in your marriage is all about:

• I will help you see what is happening in this dynamic or any dynamic where you're feeling resentment, anger or frustration with your spouse
• Then I share how to put together a plan to address this situation without blaming them for the problem AND without putting all of the blame on yourself
• Learning how to work together to create a plan that is a win-win for you while bringing the two of you closer together

Episodes referenced:
Ep 75: How To Create Healthy Boundaries In Your Marriage

Book referenced in episode:
Boundary Boss by Terri Cole

Show webpage: www.christinebongiovanni.com/106

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

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The only thing you need to create the marriage you crave is the desire to do so.

Once you desire something different, you can start working on a plan with strategies to achieve success.

That's what I help you do in this week's episode of AwakenYou in your marriage:

• First, we define the problems you are struggling with
• Second, we decide which problem you want to work on solving
• Third, we come up with a plan to start solving that problem

Listen to Creating The Marriage You Crave and get your action plan started today.  

Then BE BOLD and share your desire over your Valentine's Dinner together maybe even listen to the episode together so that you can co-create a plan together!

Show webpage: www.christinebongiovanni.com/105

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Unlock deeper connection in your marriage with my free guide, Daily Prompts for Deeper Connection with Your Spouse—get it now!

Start feeling more connected and loved in your marriage today with my free Reclaim More Love in Just 3 Days process. This process will have you learning how to shift your focus, in a healthy way, and nurture thoughts that build connection and transform how you feel about your marriage.

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

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Eleni Economides is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of NY, an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist and a Certified Life Coach through The Life Coach School. 

She runs a full private practice where she sees individuals and couples for relationship and sex therapy, and a coaching practice where she helps women who feel stressed about sex develop sexual confidence so they can relax in the bedroom and enjoy the sexual intimacy that they deserve.

Eleni has been married for 15 years and has three children. She loves being a student,
spending time with friends and family, and traveling. She is passionate about helping women embrace imperfection and learn how to love themselves unconditionally.

This week on the AwakenYou in your marriage podcast, I had a conversation you will not want to miss with Eleni, a certified sex therapist and life coach who helps women build their sexual confidence and desire.

Just in time for Valentine's Day!

Two classes Eleni is offering:
FREE class: “How to increase your sexual confidence in a week, step by step!”

FREE Mini-Session to help you develop your personalized “Sexual Confidence Week” plan and create momentum.

Email: [email protected]

FREE Facebook Group: Confidence and Desire Reset

Show webpage: www.christinebongiovanni.com/104

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Start feeling more connected and loved in your marriage today with my free Reclaim More Love in Just 3 Days process. This process will have you learning how to shift your focus, in a healthy way, and nurture thoughts that build connection and transform how you feel about your marriage.

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

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Does a trip to the tropics in the middle of a long cold winter help warm up your soul enough to make the season manageable?

What would it be like if that could work the same in your marriage when it seems things need a slight thawing?

I think it works the same in relationships as it does with seasons.

Imagine Minnesota winters ALL YEAR LONG 🥶.

A short trip to Florida won't do much to thaw you out.

Now, apply that same concept to your marriage.

BUT, what if you could bring some of the heat of the tropics into your marriage for more than a few days?

Now that's worth investing in!

This week I dive into 6 EASY things you can start doing TODAY to bring some heat and connection back into your marriage, no matter how long it's been since you've seen the heat of summer.

Show webpage: www.christinebongiovanni.com/103

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

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The center of most relationship problems is an inability to communicate what you want so that your partner can actually hear what you say. 

If you want to do something fun with your spouse on Valentine's Day but haven't done anything since 2010, and you're bitter about it, then you need a plan to get what you want. 

If you want more help with the household chores but you've been doing them all yourself for years, and you're full of resentment, then you'll need a plan to get what you want. 

If you want to spend more time getting to know your spouse but have made other things a priority, and you feel silly bringing the topic up, then you need a plan to get what you want. 

Developing Great Communication with your spouse is a skill you can learn, and it's the topic of discussion this week with Jane Copier; listen to our conversation and start implementing new communication techniques today!

Show webpage: www.christinebongiovanni.com/102

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Unlock deeper connection in your marriage with my free guide, Daily Prompts for Deeper Connection with Your Spouse—get it now!

Start feeling more connected and loved in your marriage today with my free Reclaim More Love in Just 3 Days process. This process will have you learning how to shift your focus, in a healthy way, and nurture thoughts that build connection and transform how you feel about your marriage.

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

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Try explaining something you don't understand; you can't do it without laughing or wanting to cry.

Let me explain.

You're in a funk, but you're not sure why; I mean, life is going really well right now; you should be partying like it's 1999!

You can't explain it to your spouse, so you withdraw, which could be understood through their lenses as you're mad at them for doing something wrong.

Nothing gets resolved, and you continue to distance yourselves to avoid feeling awful.

This is not good communication, but it's what happens in the lives of many couples.

What do you do about this problem? Learning to communicate well is a start, but you need to start practicing something else before communicating well.

First, I want to tell you to relax. This is going to feel so much better than trying to explain the unexplainable to your spouse!

This crucial step starts with you, like most things we do here in AwakenYou in your marriage, so tune into this week's episode, which is all about the One Crucial Element To Good Marital Communication.

Show webpage: www.christinebongiovanni.com/101

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Unlock deeper connection in your marriage with my free guide, Daily Prompts for Deeper Connection with Your Spouse—get it now!

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

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Sure, you can ask Google how to set relationship goals, and you will get all sorts of information; try it!

Maybe you even take a stab at one or two of the suggestions you discover.

You might quickly discover the Google suggestion felt awful and awkward, and your spouse didn't respond as you hoped.

Maybe you've already given these tactics a go, and your new year healthy eating goals lasted longer than a repeat of a tactic that left you feeling less than loved and desired.

Why are relationship goals so difficult?

My simple answer is this: we're talking about matters of the heart.

When it comes to matters of the heart, most of us will go to extremes to protect our hearts from getting hurt.

But, on this week's AwakenYou in your marriage episode...

EPISODE 100, BTW!!!!! 🥳

I am going to help you start taking steps toward the goal of creating a marriage that has your heart asking for more.

Show webpage: www.christinebongiovanni.com/100

CBS News Interview: 6 Tips For A Healthy & Loving Relationship

Unlock deeper connection in your marriage with my free guide, Daily Prompts for Deeper Connection with Your Spouse—get it now!

Start feeling more connected and loved in your marriage today with my free Reclaim More Love in Just 3 Days process. This process will have you learning how to shift your focus, in a healthy way, and nurture thoughts that build connection and transform how you feel about your marriage.

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

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