167. The Art of Listening with Love: Foundation for a Passionate Marriage
The Intimate Marriage Podcast, with Intimacy Coach Alexandra Stockwell, MD
Release Date: 02/28/2024
The Intimate Marriage Podcast, with Intimacy Coach Alexandra Stockwell, MD
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info_outlineIn this episode of the Intimate Marriage Podcast, Alexandra Stockwell, MD dives into the importance of communication and how essential it is in creating a passionate marriage. She describes ways to adjust how you listen so as to evoke more depth, meaning, and intimacy in what your partner shares with you.
Dr. Alexandra is a seasoned expert when it comes to fostering deep connection in couples. Drawing on her experience as a physician, relationship and intimacy coach, and her own 27-year marriage, she describes common misconceptions that often play out in marital discourse and how to avoid them.
Also in this episode:
- Successful communication in marriage results at least as much from how we listen, as from how we speak.
- A partner's actions can be a powerful expression of love; learning to 'listen' to these actions enhances connection, appreciation, and intimacy.
- Simple shifts in a listener’s perspective can resolve misunderstandings and open doors to deeper emotional intimacy.
- The concept of "generous listening" is a strategy which leads to richer layers of meaning and feelings of connection while in conversation with your spouse.
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About Alexandra Stockwell, MD
Known as “The Intimacy Doctor,” Alexandra Stockwell, MD is a Relationship and Intimacy Coach and an Intimate Marriage Expert who specializes in coaching ambitious, successful couples to build beautiful, long-lasting, passionate relationships. She is the bestselling author of “Uncompromising Intimacy,” host of The Intimate Marriage Podcast and creator of the Aligned & Hot Marriage program.
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