“The more capable you are, the more you’ve learned, the more you’ve grown—emotionally, psychologically, intellectually—the more capable you are of handling the challenges of life. Life is pretty darn challenging, and relationships are challenging too.
So, I want my partner to grow because I want to be with somebody who is capable of solving problems. The more capable my partner is, the more capable I am, the better functioning we are together as a couple, the easier our life is, the easier we ride the bumpy waves of life.
– Patty Howell
What are the pillars for a world class marriage? What are the three conditions that promote growth in a relationship? What is the key to effective confrontation?
Learn the answer to these questions and more in this week’s episode of the Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews relationship educator and author, Patty Howell on Creating Conditions for Growth.
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about Patty Howell:
Patty Howell is the President of Healthy Relationships California, a non-profit organization that has taught Relationship Skills and Psychosocial Education programs to more than 200,000 participants throughout California and beyond. As a trainer, program and developer, she authored one the largest multi-year, multi-site research study on Relationship Education programs.
She and her late husband, Ralph Jones, are the coauthors of World Class Marriage: How to Create the Relationship You Always Wanted with the Partner You Already Have, and the creators of the World Class family of relationship skills curricula taught to more than 100,00 people.
Patty is a charismatic leader, and persuasive public speaker with UN Conference experience. For years she has taught a broad range of Relationship and Psychosocial Education programs to diverse populations throughout the U.S. and in 14 countries around the world.
Stay Connected With Patty Howell:
- www.RelationshipsCA.org
- https://twitter.com/relationshipsca
- https://www.facebook.com/relationshipsca
- https://twitter.com/PattyCaMarriage
- https://www.facebook.com/World-Class-Marriage-280833911023/
people mentioned in the show
- Carl Rogers, author of On Becoming a Person and Active Listening
- John Gottman, author of The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work and The Relationship Cure
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- This episode is sponsored by Listenable, your home for powerful, bite-sized audio courses authored by well‑loved experts. Use the discount code “zachbeach” for the first seven days on the platform for free. And while you’re at it, sign up for our How To Be a Better Partner Course.
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- Ep 16: The Power of Validation with Michael Sorensen
- Ep 13: What Predicts Divorce with Sinead Smyth, MFT
- Ep 11: Communication in Relationships with Stacy Lee, MFT
- Ep 4: Skills for Happy Relationships with Gigi Azmy
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