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Joyful Love
by Rachael Cunningham
Do you love your partner and want to stay married, but you know it could be better? Do you find yourself feeling annoyed and irritated? Is your communication and intimacy dwindling? Are you just too tired and exhausted to work on your relationship anymore? If so, you need an easier way to stop the frustration and exhaustion. It's possible to create more joy and connection in your marriage again, but it starts with you. It starts with you seeing your own worth and value. When you learn to give yourself what you truly need, giving love to others becomes easier. In Joyful Love, Rachael gives you the tools to simplify love. She'll help you drop criticism, stop people-pleasing, create true connection, and bring back fun and passion to your marriage again.Visit https://www.rachaelcunningham.com to learn more.
Episodes
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Ep 116: Act As If: A Transformative Marriage Experiment From Susan Page
Do you ever wish your relationship felt more connected, more joyful, or more intimate? In this episode, I'm sharing a powerful mindset shift that can help you make those changes—"Acting As If." This concept, from Susan Page's book Why Talking Is Not Enough, teaches you how to act as if the…
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Ep: 115 How To Ask For What You Want Without Ending In A Fight
Ever feel like you just need a moment to yourself but aren't sure how to bring it up? Or what else do you want in your marriage, but aren't getting? In this episode, I'm showing you - through real life examples - how asking for and getting what you want in your marriage is easier than it seems. I...
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Ep 114: Fight Right: Staying Connected Before Things Are Resolved, With Raquel Reis
Are you struggling to stay connected with your partner amidst ongoing conflicts? Do you feel like unresolved issues are driving a wedge between you and your spouse? In this insightful episode, I sit down with Relationship Coach Raquel Reis to discuss how to maintain a strong bond even when...
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Ep 113: Navigating Burnout and Rediscovering Joy
Ever wonder what a coach talks about with her coach? You're in for a treat. In this episode of Joyful Love, I'm diving into a topic that affects many of us—burnout and how to rediscover joy in our lives. I'm working on these things with another coach friend and I knew I wanted to share it with…
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Ep 112: Handling Detrimental Thoughts
In today's episode of Joyful Love, I'm diving into a question from one of my clients that I think many of us can relate to. Her question was: "How do I handle detrimental thoughts?" I know this is a topic that hits home for many of us, and it certainly does for me. So let's explore some practical...
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Ep 111: Perimenopause and Parenting With Carla Atkinson
In today's episode of Joyful Love, I talk with Dr. Carla Atkinson about perimenopause. There's a lot of discussion about this time of life for women right now ... and it's about time! We live in an era of awakening around women's health, and we are lucky to have providers like Dr. Carla who stay…
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Ep 110: Stop Over-Drinking With Coach Patrick Fox
We're tackling the problem of overdrinking In today's episode with Patrick Fox. Patrick helps men who want to stop drinking and is the host of the Alcohol Rethink Podcast. Alcohol can have damaging affects on relationships. I've seen it too many times to count. But there is hope! Patrick shares…
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Ep 109: Communicate Better: How To Respond Instead Of React
Have you ever snapped at your partner after they said something, only to regret it later? Maybe you wondered, "Why did I react so quickly? Where did THAT come from?" In this episode, we delve into the powerful difference between reacting and responding. You'll learn how to understand your…
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Ep 108: I know you love me, but do you like me?
Have you ever wondered if your partner even likes you anymore? You know you love each other deep down, but has the fondness, laughter, and enjoyment of each other left the building? When we have a culture of criticism and irritation in our homes, it can feel as if you don't even like each other....
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Ep 107: When Divorce Is An Option, with Coach Corrie Woods
Today in episode 107, I'm talking with Divorce coach, Corrie Woods. In this insightful conversation, Corrie shares her personal journey through divorce, offering valuable wisdom and practical advice for anyone facing a similar situation. From managing the emotional rollercoaster of making that...
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Ep 106: Calm, Cool, And Connected Parenting With Best Selling Author Pam Howard
In this episode of Joyful Love, I sit down with Master Parenting Coach and author of "Less Drama More Mama," Pam Howard. Together, we delve into practical strategies for having a more calm, cool, and connected experience with motherhood. One of the key topics we explore is the all-too-relatable...
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Ep 105: What Is Love? With Cris Cunnngham
In this episode of Joyful Love, Cris joins me as we discuss the meaning of LOVE. After 27 years, our definition of love has changed a little. Or maybe a lot. One thing we agree on is that the more we care for ourselves, the easier it is to love each other. But how do we do that when life is so...
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Ep 104: Embracing perimenopause and the power in the Pause
In this episode of Joyful Love, I share with you how I'm choosing to embrace Perimenopause and listen to my own needs right now. During my 4-month hiatus, I've had so many benefits of hitting the "pause" button on a few things in life. Slowing down has helped me prevent burnout, make clearer...
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Ep 103: Wintering Wisdom: The Transformative Magic Of Rest
In this episode, we dive deeper into the concept of planned rests and intentional breaks, exploring how they act as crucial periods of healing and growth. Drawing inspiration from nature's cyclical rhythms, we examine the necessity for rest in our lives, especially amidst our busy routines in...
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Ep 102: From Overwhelm to Peace: Navigating Holiday Hustle with Ease
As the holiday season approaches, the desire to create lasting memories for our families often clashes with the need for personal rest and relaxation. In this episode, we explore how to strike a balance between nurturing our own well-being and ensuring joyful experiences for loved ones. What…
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Ep 101: How To Communicate With A Defensive Partner
In this episode of "Joyful Love," I tell you exactly how to deal with a defensive partner. We've all been there, attempting to address issues or seek improvements in our relationships, only to have our partners become defensive. This episode explores why this happens and provides practical...
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Ep 100: Unlocking The Next Chapter: Introducing The Membership
Can you believe it? The Joyful Love Podcast has hit 100 episodes of inspiration, stories, and relationship wisdom! To celebrate this journey, I've got something special in store for you. In this episode, I'll share my most embarrassing moment as an entrepreneur yet! And then I get to what you...
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Ep 99: How To Turn Resentment Into Emotional Connection
Resentment normally turns to anger and disconnection in a marriage. But what if we could flip the script and use this feeling FOR our connection instead? In today's episode, "How To Turn Resentment Into Emotional Connection," you'll discover practical strategies for transforming feelings of...
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Ep 98: How To Feel Better: Processing Triggers And Heavy Emotions
If you ignore or avoid your emotions ... eventually you'll POP! I've been there and I'm sure you have too. So today, I'm showing you exactly what to do with your triggers and emotions. You know how sometimes we get so busy with our daily lives that we forget to pay attention to how we feel…
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Ep 97: Getting Comfortable With Uncomfortable Conversations
Difficult conversations are part of marriage. And it can be uncomfortable to start one. Your nervous system goes on overload. You feel tense, stressed, and like you want to RUN! This is why we often avoid hard talks and simply hold in our feelings and let them fester. But If you hold in your...
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Ep: 96 Navigating Different Communication Styles With Your Partner
Communication with two different people who live all of life together can get tricky at times. Our decisions affect each other. And the way we talk to each other matters. Often we're married to someone who is opposite from us in communication styles. One can be an internal processor, where they...
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Ep 95: Resilience in Love: Thriving With A Difficult Partner
If you're married to a difficult partner, you don't have to live a life of frustration and confusion. There's a better way to approach your relationship that doesn't include suffering and discontentment. You may need to adjust your expectations or you may need to set some powerful boundaries. In...
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Ep 94: 5 Tips To Become Best Friends With Your Partner
In this episode, we delve into the essence of building a beautiful friendship with your partner. The best marriages are friends first. Even if you started off hot-n-heavy and forgot to build a deep friendship, it's never too late! With intention and an open heart, you can foster a connected...
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Ep 93: Be Your Own Bestie
It's time to get a new bestie. Yourself! Just as we cultivate and cherish friendships with others, nurturing a positive relationship with oneself is equally important. We women need to do a better job of: 👉 Accepting ourselves, 👉 Having compassion on ourselves when we mess up 👉 And Having our...
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Ep 92: Marriage Perfectionism
It's a beautiful thing to want to make your marriage better. It's good to say, "There's a better way to relate with each other than what we've been doing." But trying to be perfect can hold you back from growth. Because perfectionism compares. It's discouraging. It shames and blames. So how do we...
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Ep 91: Loving Through Listening and Responding, A Conversation With My Husband
All humans want the same thing - to be HEARD and SEEN. And when a marriage begins to feel disconnected, you don't have to look too deep to realize that one or both partners are not feeling heard and seen. Our relationships often begin this way - where we know that our partner is truly seeing our...
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Ep 90: Two Years Without Wine And Date Nights
Are date nights a regular occurrence for you and your partner? If not, it's time to prioritize it. But what would you even do - dinner and a movie? I LOVE dinner and a movie. But I also like to spice it up sometimes and think outside the box. In today's episode, I share with you several ideas to...
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Ep 89: How To Have More Fun
Holy Moly! We need some fun in our lives! Sometimes life can get so busy and hectic that we forget to feed our soul's desire for freedom and fun. And that's when life becomes boring and stagnant - even though you feel like you're moving at lightning speed all day. When life stays the same and you...
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Ep 88: How To Have Better Family Vacations
In this episode, I'll show you how to have a family vacation that is full of fun, connection, and peace as you create incredible memories with your family. And it starts with accepting that it doesn't have to be perfect! You'll learn why vacations are important and how to cultivate precisely what...
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Ep 87: When Your Sex Life Needs Help
Every long-term committed couple will have issues to navigate in their sex life. It's important to know this. You are normal. Nothing is wrong with you if you feel like something is lacking in your sex life. The business of life, parenting, different goals, communication issues, and changing...
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Ep 86: How To Manage Money When You Love Spending: With Financial Coach, Franchelle Caesar
Are you a spender? You know if you are. The impulse buys online. The Amazon purchases so frequent that you have no clue what those 7 Amazon charges are in your credit card statement. And the coffee shop down the road? You might as well just give them your credit card to keep on file at this…
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Ep: 85 How To Make Decisions When Your Desires Don't Align
In today's Episode of Joyful Love, we delve into the topic of compromise in relationships and the importance of finding joy while making tough decisions. Both you and your partner have desires, dreams and opinions. And they matter - for you and your partner. Making compromises with a partner can…
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Ep 84: Five Questions To Create Massive Vision For Your Marriage
In today's episode, we will be discussing the importance of having a clear picture of what you want in your relationship and why it matters. Often, we focus too much on the negative aspects of our marriage, but by taking the time to dream up what we want and asking ourselves practical questions…
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Ep 83: Create A Healthy Relationship With Genuine Acts Of Kindness
Love is a feeling. It's also a verb. I talk a lot about thoughts and feelings on this podcast. And while your thoughts are the root of your results, without actions your partner may not know you love them! And vice versa, of course. So in today's episode, we'll be discussing the importance of…
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Ep 82: Top 4 Skills To Improve Your Relationship: A Conversation With My Client, Laurel Budinot
In today's episode of Joyful Love, I have a treat for you! Laurel Budinot is a current client of mine. We've been working together for 5 months. She's been all in for the coaching experience and has created massive change in her life and marriage. She is uncovering her own wisdom and inner beauty...
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Ep 81: How To Stop Feeling Irritated and Build Connection With More Ease
In today's episode, we are revisiting the workshop I taught at the beginning of April. You'll learn why you're feeling so irritated (Hint: it's not because your partner is just too annoying after all!) And you'll learn how to stop the irritation and see things from a new perspective. This isn't...
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Ep 80: Questions For Connection
We often want more connection and vulnerability in our relationship but we're not sure where to begin. Great questions can open the door to feeling heard and seen - which is the deepest desire of every human! If you're tired of asking "How was your day" without it resulting in good conversation,...
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Ep: 79 The Power of Vulnerability
It can be scary to expose your true self and feelings to another person - especially when you want that person to like you - forever! So it's easy to avoid vulnerability in our most intimate relationships. However, if you want a connected, intimate marriage, it's important to build a culture of...
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Ep 78: The Power Of Planning
You can have goals in life - from simple things you'd like to accomplish around the house to big bodacious dreams! But if you don't plan the path to your goals, they'll take longer than they need to or they'll never get out of your head and become a reality. I want you to achieve your goals. I…
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Ep 77: Heal Your Relationship With Your Mother-In-Law
Today, we'll be talking about the ultimate boss battle: your relationship with your mom and/or your mother-in-law! It's a topic that makes many people shiver! Managing our relationships with our mothers can be challenging, and if there's tension between you and your mother-in-law, it can create...
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Ep: 76: How To Stop Quitting On Your Goals
We've all done it. Made a New Year's Resolution or set a goal and determined once and for all that you are going to achieve it! You were motivated - for a week. And then, you went right back to your old habits. So what gives? Why do you want this goal so badly, and yet give up on it over and…
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Ep 75: How To Connect When Your Partner Isn't Trying
Are you showing up, trying to be the best partner possible, and yet your spouse isn't meeting you in the middle? You probably feel like you're carrying all the weight in the relationship and wondering if they even want this marriage to work. Do you finally just throw in the towel and say, "I'm...
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Ep 74: Don't Rush Your Relationship Goals
Do you feel pressure to meet your relationship goals fast? You want better communication, more intimacy, and you want to feel like a team. And you want it yesterday already! I get it. Once we know what we want and decide to go after it, we want to hurry up and see success. But what if your growth...
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Ep 73: The Problem With The Five Love Languages
Have you ever tried using the Five Love Languages to help your relationship and ended up disappointed, confused, and thinking you and your partner are just not compatible? Yup - welcome to the club. You're not alone. It's a beautiful idea that the more we understand our own love language and our...
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Ep 72: Two Must-Have Goals That Will Create Freedom In Your Soul
It's a brand new year! It's the time for intentions, self-reflection, and goal setting. And I'm here for it! But sometimes we can try to cram in so many goals around health, wealth, family life, and work that we forget that our soul has desires too. Our soul desires to connect, create, and...
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Ep 71: Respect Your Nervous System During Difficult Conversations
In today's episode, I share with you why you should embrace your Nervous System as your wise BFF! We've all been in difficult conversations where our body starts to react. We want to run, hide, scream, fight, or even freeze. Or maybe it's your partner that has a fight-or-flight response. What…
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Ep 70: Being Open To Influence From Your Partner
In today's episode of the Joyful Love Podcast, you'll hear Day 3 of The Connected Communication challenge. These skills will help you build connection and friendship with your life-long partner! You'll learn: 1. Why you shouldn't be a mind-reader. 2. How to be open to your partner's influence -...
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Ep: 69 Get Curious and Assume The Best To Create Deep Connection
In today's episode, I share Day 2 of The Connected Communication Challenge. You'll learn how assuming the best of your partner and a curious mind make your discussions easier. And as a BONUS, you'll learn why the brain wants to hold you back from growth and change and what to do about it! ...
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EP 68: How Increasing Self Worth Makes Communication Easier
In our conversations with our loved ones, we can get real critical real quick. "If he'd just do things this way, he'd be better." "If she'd act this way, I could love her easier." And with each critical thought or remark, we hold ourselves back from deep connection between our soul and our...
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Ep 67: How To Manage The Holidays Without Overwhelm
The Holidays are among us and it's a beautiful time to give and receive. But what do we really want this month? Many of us want rest and recovery. We want to hunker down and sit by the fire reading books and sleeping in a little longer. We want the comforts of home and peace. We want long…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Do you love your partner and want to stay married, but you know it could be better? Do you find yourself feeling annoyed and irritated? Is your communication and intimacy dwindling? Are you just too tired and exhausted to work on your relationship anymore? If so, you need an easier way to stop the frustration and exhaustion. It's possible to create more joy and connection in your marriage again, but it starts with you. It starts with you seeing your own worth and value. When you learn to give yourself what you truly need, giving love to others becomes easier. In Joyful Love, Rachael gives you the tools to simplify love. She'll help you drop criticism, stop people-pleasing, create true connection, and bring back fun and passion to your marriage again.Visit https://www.rachaelcunningham.com to learn more.
HOSTED BY
Rachael Cunningham
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