How to Receive Love in Your Marriage: The Nervous System Skill You Were Never Taught with Dr. Shideh Shafie

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of receiving love in marriage as a skill that can transform relationships and personal well-being.

Today we're talking about something that might sound really simple, but is actually one of the most revolutionary acts you can practice in your marriage and your life—receiving. Not just accepting or tolerating, but actually receiving love, help, pleasure, appreciation, and support. How do we actually receive the things we long for? This is something I've noticed in my work with smart, strategic women who are deeply committed to their marriages—the ones who've mastered achievement in every other area but find themselves craving connection they don't quite know how to let in. We've been culturally trained to give, to over-give, to anticipate everyone else's needs before our own. And then we find ourselves craving connection, but not feeling fully equipped to let it in. As I was preparing for this episode, I thought about: What if the marriage you want is actually the marriage you're allowing yourself to receive? That is a question I have never asked myself before and I think it is worth pondering. In this episode, I'm joined by the brilliant Dr. Shideh Shafie. She is a board-certified emergency physician and a high-performance coach who helps leaders live and lead without…

People in this episode

Host: Maggie Reyes

Guest: Dr. Shideh Shafie

Topics covered

• receiving love
• nervous system skills
• marriage connection
• self-improvement
• personal growth

Keywords

• receiving love
• nervous system
• marriage
• connection
• self-improvement
• personal growth
• Dr. Shideh Shafie

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Organizations: The Marriage Life Coach Podcast

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