The Meaningful Life with Andrew G. Marshall

Michele Weiner-Davis: When is it Time to Stop Working on Your Marriage?


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Have you tried everything to fix your relationship, but nothing seems to work? Are you torn between staying and giving it one more try, or finally walking away?

This week, Andrew talks with renowned couples therapist MICHELE WEINER-DAVIS about how to navigate one of the hardest decisions in a relationship: When is it time to stop trying?

Michele is the creator of the “Divorce Busting” approach, which aims to empowers individual to make concrete, positive changes in their relationships—even when their partner isn’t on board. Her work is deeply hopeful, but she also understands that sometimes, despite our best efforts, it may be time to let go.

Together, Andrew and Michele explore:

  • Coping with different levels of sexual desire in your relationship
  • Why one partner often wants change more than the other
  • Common differences in how men and women communicate
  • Working together in therapy to make the "final call". 
  • Michele Weiner-Davis is an internationally renowned relationship expert, best-selling author, marriage therapist, and professional speaker who specializes in helping people change their lives and improve important relationships. She is the author of eight books including Healing from Infidelity: The Divorce Busting Guide to Rebuilding Your Marriage After an Affair, and The Sex-Starved Marriage: A Couple's Guide to Boosting Their Marriage Libido. Michele’s work has also been featured in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post and on the BBC. 

    If You’re Looking for More….

    You can subscribe to The Meaningful Life (via Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts) and hear a bonus mini-episode every week. Or you can join our Supporters Club on Patreon to also access exclusive behind-the-scenes content, fan requests  and the chance to ask Andrew your own questions. Membership starts at just £4.50. 

    This week supporters will hear:

    • How to Get Through to the Man You Love - Without Nagging. 
    • Three Things Michele Weiner-Davis knows to be true. 
    • AND subscribers also access all of our previous bonus content - a rich trove of insight on love, life and meaning created by Andrew and his interviewees.
    • Follow Up

      Attend Andrew's new men's retreat, Reconnect With Yourself, this autumn in the Brandenberg countryside near Berlin 

      Get Andrew’s free guide to difficult conversations with your partner: How to Tell Your Partner Difficult Things 

      Visit Michele Weiner Davis’s website: Divorce Busting

      Read some of Michele Weiner Davis’s books:

      • Divorce Busting: A Revolutionary and Rapid Program for Staying Together 
      • Healing from Infidelity: The Divorce Busting Guide to Rebuilding Your Marriage After an Affair
      • The Sex-Starved Marriage: Boosting Your Marriage Libido 
      • Follow Michele Weiner Davis on social media:

        • Facebook: Michele Weiner-Davis
        • X (formerly Twitter): @DivorceBusting
        • Join our Supporters Club to access exclusive behind-the-scenes content, fan requests and the chance to ask Andrew your own questions. Membership starts at just £4.50. 

          Andrew offers regular advice on love, marriage and finding meaning in your life via his social channels. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube @andrewgmarshall 

           

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