Episode 198 - An End to Arguing with Linda Bloom

Have you considered that your relationships are a spiritual practice in themselves? Linda Bloom is a psychotherapist and marriage counselor who teaches communication seminars and relationship workshops. She is the co-author of the best-selling book, 101 Things I Wish I Knew When I Got Married; also Simple Lessons to Make Love Last, Secrets of Great Marriages and That Which Doesn’t Kill Us: How One Couple Became Stronger at the Broken Places. Linda and her husband Charlie have been married for 50 years and are living examples of making relationship a daily spiritual practice. In this episode we focus on Linda and Charlie’s latest book, An End to Arguing – 101 Valuable Lessons for All Relationships, which was just published. Here are a few areas we cover in our conversation: •The importance of doing your own work •Forgiveness meditation as a central practice •The need to loosen attachments •The practice of being with feelings •Seeing your partner (or friend, sibling, etc.) through the lens of appreciation and gratitude •The importance of inviting your partner into conversation •Making agreements Website: https://bloomwork.com/ Books: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/linda-and-charlie-bloom Free e-books https://app.robly.com/subscribe?a=2ec85ee30b32f83a0cf2b18b108f3a0d An End to Arguing book: https://www.amazon.com/End-Arguing-Linda-Charlie-Bloom/dp/1646638085