All people love to be seen and validated. Especially when life is hard. That’s all that’s happening when the “victim card” is laid down. If you judge or dismiss the “victim card” when it’s played… especially if YOU are the one playing it… all you really do is transition into one of two NEW challenges.

Listen in this week to hear all about those two challenges - the events that make up the Pain Olympics - and learn how to avoid staying stuck in the land where there are NO medals to be won.

Get full show notes and more information here: Episode 35 - No Winners in the Pain Olympics - Candice Toone Coaching

You can make anything into a love story whenever you want to and I suggest you only make it into a love story IF you want to. Because a love story isn’t a love story unless it really feels like love.

Listen in this week for tips on how to make your love story last. For you. For him. But for YOU first. Every time.

Get full show notes and more information here: Episode 34 - A Love Story for You - Candice Toone Coaching

Sometimes people say that coaching is a bit like spiritual bypassing, toxic positivity or even gaslighting. Yikes. I see why they might say that AND I don’t agree at all.

Listen in this week to hear how coaching done right is the very best tool to get you exactly where you want to go in your marriage - while staying connected to EVERYTHING that’s really true for you.

Get full show notes and more information here: Episode 33 - A Love Story for Him - Candice Toone Coaching

It might seem wild to say, but the truth is: sometimes “tried and true” marriage improvement strategies really… well… don’t. Sometimes those “tricks” actually make things worse.

Listen in this week to learn how to avoid using date night against yourself so that you can get back to the business of reconnecting with the one you love.

Get full show notes and more information here: Episode 32 - Ditch Date Night - Candice Toone Coaching

What might it be like to expect that your needs will be met – in an unexpected way that requires very little sweat equity from you?

Listen in this week to hear how you can do yourself the favor of leaving the window open for good vibes and fairy dust to find their way into your life and your marriage.

Get full show notes and more information here: Episode 31 - Marital Magic - Candice Toone Coaching

Have you grabbed your FREE ecopy of “Wife on Purpose” + the companion workbook? If not, head over to www.candicetoone.com/resources and hook yourself up.

That email will land in your inbox right away, but if you don’t want to want even a second longer, listen in this week to enjoy the third of several installments where I read you a big chunk of Wife on Purpose right here, right now. You’re welcome.

Get full show notes and more information here: Wife on Purpose: Part 3 - Candice Toone Coaching

Most people hate being wrong. So embarrassing. Such a pain. But what if it isn’t? What if being wrong is the best news ever?

Listen in this week to learn how your willingness to be wrong about things that hurt your marriage is actually the easiest way to improve your connection with your forever guy.

Get full show notes and more information here: Episode 29 - Being Wrong is the Best - Candice Toone Coaching

Trouble in paradise? You’re not alone. Many couples have conflict. Most don’t like it. Makes sense. If you’re thinking conflict is a problem and resolution is unlikely, you’re probably wondering whether it’s even possible to keep your marriage alive.

Listen in this week to learn how to do a whole lot better than just staying alive. You were meant to THRIVE in your marriage and us Bees can help you see exactly how to make that happen.

Get full show notes and more information here: Episode 28 - Repair - Candice Toone Coaching

Ever said the words: “I just hate conflict?” If so, you’re in good company with roughly 90% of the world. Nobody likes to fight. Everybody wants to avoid awkwardness and pain. But what if pain isn’t the only thing you push away when you back off from the tough stuff?

Listen in this week to learn how avoiding awkwardness could also be blocking the closeness you crave in your marriage. You’ll also get a fresh perspective on how to conceptualize conflict in a way that makes you and your sweetheart stronger than ever before.

Did you know that the word "hack" is derived from the British term "hackneyed", meaning "overused and thus cheapened, or trite"? And in professional skill communities, like writing, you call someone a “hack” when they aren’t particularly good at what they are trying to do?

So… if “hack” isn’t meant as a terribly flattering term, why would I devote an entire episode to sharing brain hacks with you? Easy. Because “hack” also means a “strategy to handle or cope with a situation or an assignment adequately and calmly.”

Listen in this week for hacks on handling and coping. Not perfectly. But adequately. Not blissfully. Just calmly. Because that’s all you really need. You’re welcome.

Get full show notes and more information here: Episode 26 - Brain Hacks - Candice Toone Coaching