Apr 18, 2019
- How do we become aware of our untreated pain? And how do treat your patient’s pain?
- What is the healthy way to communicate our feelings to our partner without focusing on what he or she did wrong?
- What are some of the other ways we can identify co-dependency in our relationships?
In this episode, Dr. Laura Louis answers these questions and more.
Dr. Laura Louis is a psychologist, keynote speaker, and author.
She has over 10 years of experience providing a relationship blueprint for angry couples looking to heal after infidelity, cultivate better intimacy, and enhance communication. Dr. Louis has conducted hundreds of seminars.
In her book, Marital Peace, she explains what an “emotional wall” is, how a person develops a co-dependent bond, how our past traumas affect our relationships, she also gives us a wonderful tree analogy for relationships, among insights and other beneficial suggestions that help heal a painful relationship.
Dr. Laura is the CEO of Atlanta Couple Therapy. It provides counseling to couples, transformational retreats, and seminars.
To learn more about Dr. Louis visit: www.atlantacoupletherapy.com/
"A relationship dysfunction can be identified when there is no room for individual thoughts and feelings. This occurs when a person develops a co-dependent bond.”
"For individuals who have had past relationships that caused them intense pain, they tend to naturally want to protect themselves. This can happen by developing an emotional wall.”
“Do you ever wonder why the rearview mirror is so much smaller than the windshield? It’s because where we are going is so much more important than where we have been. Have you ever tried to walk forward while looking back? It’s very difficult.”
“I find that people often deny sexual abuse if asked. However, if I ask if they ever had sex when they did not want to, a person says, “Yes.”
Podcast Page: https://fitforjoy.org/podcast