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Ep 6: We Have Little in Common: Creating Connection Despite Your Differences Sep 19, 2018

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In this episode, Ramona and Dale answer a wife who is struggling to connect with her man who she feels is her “opposite." Learn how a couple can find, create, or build intimacy despite different interests and approaches to life. Today’s Question: “We have very different personalities and our perspectives are exact opposite based on our experiences… I have wondered is there a point to continue with not much in common? How do I remedy this?” Key Topics: - Why feeling disconnected is a crisis that needs addressing - What a wife and husband could be “forgetting” or misunderstanding - Whether or not “having similarities” will solve their problems - The two actions will have the most impact on her feelings towards him - The optimal use of time to foster connection - The “circle” exercise to discovering or creating common interests - How to become involved in each other’s sphere of interests - The truth behind the premise that having nothing in common means you’re not compatible

Ep 5: Too Controlling? Changing the Boss Lady In You Sep 11, 2018

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Ramona and Dale answer a wife who can’t seem to help coming across as controlling. Learn why a woman may fall prey to this way of interrelating and how only slight modifications to her attitudes and communication style can improve her relationships. Today’s WifeSavers Question: “I’ve been bossy my whole life. I feel like nothing would ever happen unless I ‘push’ a little. I don’t like that about myself, but it’s like I can’t turn it off. How do I stop it?!” Key Topics: - How contemporary feminism has affected women’s attitudes towards assertiveness - How “bossing” is different from effective, assertive leadership and communication - Some reasons, causes, or triggers of “bossy” behavior - How a husband may feel toward her “boss lady” approach - Why some women find “switching gears” between different roles difficult - Four great solutions for “breaking” the habit if it’s hindering or hurting her relationships

Ep 4: Your Physical Relationship During Pregnancy Aug 07, 2018

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In this episode, Ramona and her husband, Dale, answer a wife, who late in pregnancy, is struggling in her physical relationship with her husband. Learn what unique dynamics are in play at this stage of family life and how taking them into account and making adjustments can help a wife strengthen her marriage. Today’s WifeSavers Question: “I’m now 37 weeks pregnant and feel completely unattractive. But just because my body is busy doing one thing doesn't mean the rest of me still doesn't want to be wanted. What should I do?” Key Topics: - How becoming parents impacts your sexual relationship - The importance of maintaining healthy, physical intimacy through all stages of family life - Adjustments that have to made to your physical relationship during pregnancy and newborn stage - Common mental blocks and stresses during this period - Realistic expectations and time tables for physical intimacy before and after delivery - The impact of body image or how she feels about her own body as

Ep 3: Wanting Him to Say “I love you” More Often Aug 07, 2018

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In this episode, Ramona and her husband, Dale, answer a wife who is longing for more verbal affirmation and expressions of love from her husband. Learn how a wife can ask for, inspire, recognize, and receive his expressions of love. Today’s WifeSavers Question: “My husband rarely says I love you. I can’t even remember the last time. I hate always being the first one to say it, like I’m prompting him. What can I do?” Key Topics: - How and why he expresses his feelings differently from her - What affect her discontent is having on him - How personality and family background affect his communication - Ways to encourage him positively to meet her need - The most effective and productive perspective on the situation - How to lessen the irritation and disappointment she feels

Ep 2: Getting Your Husband to Prioritize Your Needs Too Aug 07, 2018

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In this episode, Ramona and her husband, Dale, answer a wife whose husband is so swamped with his work and education, her needs are at the bottom of his list. Learn how a wife can peacefully and productively recruit her husband’s help and support without manipulating, pressuring, or nagging. Today’s WifeSavers Question: "What I'm wondering is, how do I help my husband see that my needs and wants need to be a priority to him too?" Key Topics: - Becoming aware of and having confidence in her own needs - Why he may appear unaware or uncaring - Strategy for articulating her needs - What he needs from you in order to succeed with her - The benefits to him of working with her to meet her needs - Whether or not to prioritize “our” needs over “my” needs - How to motivate him to want to continue to help and please her - What her patience and steady efforts over time will yield in their relationship

Ep 1: Helping Your Husband Bond With the Kids Aug 02, 2018

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Nowhere to turn with your marriage quandaries? In the WifeSavers podcast, multi award-winning author and marriage educator, Ramona Zabriskie, helps women fix personal and family frustrations by answering real-wife questions. Send yours to Ramona at wifesavers.org or @WifeSavers on Instagram, then listen in! Today’s WifeSavers Question: “What are some strategies for helping my husband build a relationship with our kids? He loves them and understands the importance of relationship with them but doesn’t really know how to go about it.” Key Topics: - Strategies for husbands to build relationships with their kids - Facilitating one on one time with kids - Differences in parenting styles - Maternal vs paternal approaches to parenting - Facilitating family activities - Establishing a foundational relationship between husband and wife - Respecting dad’s need for down time

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