
Dr. Abby Medcalf on Creating a Happy and Fulfilled Relationship EP 183
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Want to create a happy, connected, and fulfilled relationship? Dr. Abby Medcalf provides straightforward, actionable strategies and tools that you can use today to make your relationships their best (including your relationship with yourself)! Dr. Abby Medcalf is a relationship maven, psychologist, author, and TEDx speaker who has helped thousands of people alter their mindset to create connection, comfort, and enjoyment in their relationships! Abby is the host of the top-rated “Relationships Made Easy” Podcast and author of the #1 Amazon best-selling book, “Be Happily Married, Even if Your Partner Won’t Do a Thing.” -► Purchase Be Happily Married Even If Your Partner Won't Do a Thing: https://amzn.to/3PWPzu8 (Amazon link) -► Get the full show notes: https://passionstruck.com/abby-medcalf-creating-fulfilled-relationship/ --► Prefer to watch this interview: https://youtu.be/8CphcB87dxY --► Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnRMiles --► Subscribe to the Passion Struck Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles/id1553279283 Thank you, Dry Farm Wines, For Your Support Dry Farm Wines Have No Chemical Additives for Aroma, Color, Flavor, or Texture Enhancement. Dry Farm Wines - The Only Natural Wine Club That Goes Above and Beyond Industry Standards. For Passion Struck listeners: Dry Farm Wines offers an extra bottle in your first box for a penny (because it’s alcohol, it can’t be free). See all the details and collect your wine at https://www.dryfarmwines.com/passionstruck/. In this episode, Dr. Abby Medcalf and I Discuss
- How she overcame a heroin addiction and became an addiction counselor for over 30 years
- How that work inspired her passion to focus on relationships.
- The number one reason that relationships fail.
- Why is it so important not to play the victim or blame card?
- Why being in a happy relationship is not about time but the mind.
- The importance of intentionality in relationships.
- The importance of self-awareness in building a deep connection.
- Why is any successful relationship built on kindness?
- The importance of forgiveness in a lasting relationship.
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