Done Carrying It Alone: What the Army Taught Him About Relationships with Eric Williams

What does holding a paratrooper unit together under pressure have to do with holding a marriage together?Eric Williams spent five years as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne, serving through 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, before earning his master's in Marriage and Family Therapy. He's the creator of Origin Code and DCIA, Done Carrying It Alone, a coaching framework built to identify the root cause of relational disconnection rather than just managing surface symptoms. He's also the author of Marriage Communication Guide for New Couples: From "Me" to "We."In this episode, Eric breaks down the difference between "building" a healthy relationship and "restoring" one, the biggest myth about communication that's quietly sabotaging couples, and what it's actually like parenting as both an "autism dad" and a "girl dad." He also shares what a healthy fight looks like versus one doing long-term damage.WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT:What the Army taught him about holding relationships togetherBuilding vs. restoring a relationshipThe biggest communication myth sabotaging couplesParenting as an "autism dad" and "girl dad"What a healthy fight actually looks likeOne thing to do this week to improve your relationshipCONNECT WITH ERIC WILLIAMS:Free quiz: whywefight.coastalfamilymedia.com/quizWebsite: linked on his profileFacebook, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok & Threads: linked on his profile