“The New Rules of Marriage will introduce you to a radically new kind of relationship, one based on the idea that every woman has the power to transform her marriage, while men, given the right support, have it in them to rise to the occasion.” — Terry Real

This one line was the only sign I needed to know that I had to buy The New Rules of Marriage written by Terry Real. This idea was the exact same one I had landed on as a result of my own explorations in discovering what it really takes to create a thriving partnership.

I devoured The New Rules of Marriage in one day. It’s definitely one of my top favourite books on creating a thriving relationship and cannot recommend it highly enough.

Today on the podcast series I’m joined by Terry Real himself. He is an internationally recognised Family Therapist, speaker, best-selling author and Founder of the Relational Life Institute. His forte is in leading couples on a step by step journey to greater intimacy and greater personal fulfilment.

In this interview we discuss:

• How contemporary women have raised the bar when it comes to relationships and marriage
• Why men need to rise up instead of women backing down
• The heavy price of “compromising” or “settling”
• 3 kinds of listeners and knowing which one you need
• 5 losing strategies you need to stop immediately
• 5 winning strategies that will change your relationship forever
• Healing our wounds and stepping out of the dysfunctional patterns
• When it’s time to go to couples therapy and how to choose the right therapist
• The journey of Terry’s books from male depression to patriarchy and intimacy to relationship empowerment
• 2 reasons why your sex life sucks
• Why relationships so important to us

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Learn more about Terry at TerryReal.com

Enjoy!

Big Love