In this episode Debbie explores the concept of Love Language and its application in maintaining healthy relationships. Debbie shares the story of two clients who were unknowingly simultaneously sharing their worries in the same relationship and how understanding their Love Language helped resolve their issues. The Love Language consists of five main ways of giving and receiving love: words of affirmation, acts of service, receiving gifts, quality time, and physical touch. Debbie highlights the importance of identifying one's own Love Language and that of their partner, and tailoring communication and actions accordingly. Debbie also touches upon the significance of quality time and physical touch in maintaining relationships, and how Love Language can be applied in other relationships as well.
HIGHLIGHTS
I think you can take note of what's important to your friends, to your family, to your colleagues, how they express love and affection; how they value different friendships in different ways. And you can make sure that you are mirroring their love language so that they understand that you care about them.
Explain that it's important to you, explain that these needs need to be met and by helping you it will really fulfill you and it will make the dynamic more balanced between you. It's the same with any of these different varieties of love language. Make it clear to your partner, have a discussion, talk about the different love language.
Now, there are certain things you need to be aware of when you're interacting with your partner, things that you need to recognize that perhaps you need to make shifts with. If you identify that your partner has a Primary Love language that's different to yours. So if your partner needs words of affirmation. Something that's going to start to cause problems in your dynamic is not recognizing or appreciating their effort, failing to acknowledge them.. So what you can do instead is you need to be listening actively to them. You need to be giving words of affirmation and encouragement.
And you can ask yourself how do you feel when your partner gives you their undivided attention and you engage with them in meaningful conversation or activities? I know personally in my relationship, this is of great importance to us both.
ABOUT THE HOST
Debbie started her career as a primary school teacher, but quickly recognized the complexities of being human and decided to retrain as a therapist. She is now a highly trained and experienced therapist, with advanced certifications in a variety of modalities including hypnotherapy, neuro-linguistic programming, mindfulness and meditation, past life regression, Reiki, Integral Eye Movements Therapy, sound therapy, Thought Field Therapy, and OldPain2Go.
Debbie is a full-time therapist and therapy trainer, and her passion is to help others and herself be the best versions of themselves that they can be. She believes that we are holistic beings and therefore, to truly achieve well-being and healing, we need to consider the whole person - including mental, emotional, physical, social, energetic, and spiritual aspects.
For Debbie, personal progress, healing, and spiritual development are a journey and her life is dedicated to that journey both within herself and in helping to facilitate it in the lives of others. As a therapist, trainer and host of the Tranquil Awakenings podcast, she will bring her wealth of knowledge and experience to the show, providing practical and holistic strategies to listeners on their journey of personal growth and well-being.
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