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Fresh Take: Abby Medcalf on Relationships That Work
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Abby Medcalf is the author of the #1 Amazon best-seller, “Be Happily Married, Even if Your Partner Won’t Do a Thing,” and the host of the “Relationships Made Easy” Podcast. She talks in this Fresh Take about how competition mindsets damage relationships and what couples can do instead to be successful partners and co-parents.
In this episode , Abby explains:
- What it really means for your partner to 'take something off your plate'
- Why grading your spouse on a pass/fail basis may not be the best approach
- How treating your partnership like a business can help marital communication
Here are some of the resources from Abby's website that she mentions in this episode:
One big reason why keeping score sets you both up to lose in the relationship
4 ways keeping score in your relationship is setting you up to lose
How competition stops you from listening and forming connection
Follow Abby on social media:
IG: @abbymedcalfthriving
FB: @abbymedcalf
Twitter: @AbbyThriving
#relationshipsmadeeasy
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