09.01.2017 - By Cyndi Doyle, LPCS, NCC
Intro and Outro music by Big State “Bad Timing / Bad Luck” Cyndi Doyle – LEO wife and licensed professional counselor Rehab Unit for First Responders: http://www.firstrespondersrecovery.com/police-officers/ Brene Brown – The Power of Vulnerability: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCvmsMzlF7o Brene Brown – Empathy Cartoon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Evwgu369Jw Four ways to ‘Make Space’ for your LEO or First Responder: 1. Listen to the story and suggest emotion 2. Ask open-ended questions 3. Empathize with any emotion that you’re hearing 4. Shut Up. Deep conversation = more intimacy LEO and First Responder marriages have a 60% divorce rate My website: code4couples.com Social Media: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/cyndidoylelpc/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cyndi_doyle/?hl=en LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyndidoylelpc/ Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/cyndidoylelpc/pins/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/cyndidlpc