When was the last time you called your spouse a Poopy-face or a Pickle-butt?

Probably not too recently.  Name calling in our marriage may still show up, but perhaps it may sound different or the words may be more sophisticated.

Maybe we call our spouse a selfish pig, a lustful animal, or a cold-hearted prude.  Maybe we call our spouse these things in our mind and never actually say the words.  And maybe sometimes, we have just gotten to that point where we have resorted to name calling because we just don't know what else to do.

In today's episode, we will explore a state of functioning that is called Emotional Childhood, where we use the lower and less intelligent part of our brain (and tools) to manage what is happening in our lives.  While we all start off our lives functioning from the place of Emotional Childhood, we are not meant to stay there... especially as adults.

Listen is as we explore how name calling puts us in a place where we are often betraying some important aspect of ourselves, or betraying a principle that we truly value.  As we dive deeper into the definitions of name calling, we can challenge some of our hidden motives to put others in a bad light or attempt to control them in certain situations. 

As we take the time to self-reflect and increase our self-awareness, we can then start to use the tools (such as asking ourselves Powerful Questions) that come from our higher brain, where problem solving can flow much easier.  Which Powerful Questions will help you and your marriage the most this next week?