Episode #328
The ‘in-love myth’ is false—marriage demands ongoing effort, sacrifice, and realistic expectations to thrive.
Conflict often follows a predictable self-protection cycle driven by fight-or-flight; name triggers, repair with humility, and build a strong positive-to-negative ratio.
Use simple habits to reconnect: practice gratitude, hold productive pauses asking “What was I feeling?” and “What do you need from me?”, and try a short connection challenge.
Relationships are hard, and anything worth having in life, you have to work at it.
We are born with a drive to connect and a drive to protect.
The single best predictor of happiness and health over the longevity of our life is the quality of our relationships.
A clinical psychologist and licensed professional counselor respectively, Jeff and Jessica Jennings are the co-founders of Greatest Marriage Ever and have over 40 years of combined education and experience helping individuals and couples attain their goals for life and love.
Over those years of experience, they’ve also seen the many ways in which people sabotage their own efforts to connect, which has given them a passion for helping couples open up, face their fears, and rekindle a sense of hope for the future.
Together, they educate and empower couples to remaster their ability to deeply connect and transform their marriages or love relationships through cutting-edge neuroscience, relationship research, and positive psychology.
In this episode, Jeff and Jessica discuss how you and your partner can enjoy better sex, the “In Love” Myth, and the neuroscience of marriage. Don’t miss it!
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