Today licensed professional counselor, Taylor Keen, comes on the podcast and has an in depth conversation with us about relationships, communication, perception, and so much more. He breaks down needing to understand your own story and how that influences your reactions and decisions in every conversation, discussion, and argument you have with your significant other. Taylor emphasizes not to go 25 years before addressing struggles and come into therapy as a last ditch effort before divorce. The ability to find success with counseling is directly related to accountability, relationship, and the willingness to push into hard things and not shut down.

There are so many valuable topics addressed in this conversation you are going to want to listen whether you have been married one year or twenty years. The ability to be vulnerable and have curiosity about why you respond certain ways to your significant other is key to working through to hard moments in your relationship. Taylor reminds us that sometimes fighting is productive and that disagreements are normal, however degrading and demeaning each other is not. Clear communication is key in not only healthy relationships, but in overall healthy living.  Please not only listen, but share with anyone you know might be struggling with talking to their significant other in a productive way. 

Books Mentioned:
Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love - by John & Julie Gottman
Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living - by Shauna Niequest 

Taylor's Bio:
Taylor received his Master of Arts in Counseling from Covenant Theological Seminary. He is currently a Licensed Professional Counselor and has worked within the counseling field for nearly 12 years, including experience working with teenagers at a therapeutic wilderness school. Taylor is passionate about helping people learn to live a better story. Because he sees marriage as a crucial part of, not only healthy families, but a healthy society, he is eager to help couples work through trust or communication issues, intimacy and parenting. He also loves walking with individuals in healing from anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and sexual addiction.

Taylor has served in Christian ministry for over 15 years and is happily married and with three children. As a therapist, he endeavors to provide a safe, trusting environment where clients can begin understand their story more completely. It is only when we understand where we come from do we begin to exert some power in the choice of where we are going. Taylor counsels individuals, couples, teens and families and is in network with United Healthcare and Anthem.

Ways to Find Taylor:
www.generations-counseling.com
email: [email protected]

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