Marriage University With Tina Haisman

I’m going to be really vulnerable with you here. It was Mother’s Day, and my husband gave a bottle of wine to another woman.   You’ll have to tune into the podcast to hear the whole story, but I can tell you that I was so hurt by that.   Mothers get two days a year—their birthday and Mother’s Day—to be doted on by their families, and I felt like this incident took that away from me.   All I wanted was to feel cherished on that day.   In this episode, I’ll share how I got help from God with my thoughts and feelings. It’s kind of a cool story. I hope you’ll tune in!   If you would like more inspiration, download my Ultimate Guide to Guilt-Free Self-Care HERE!   And join us in the Life Designed Community on Facebook!

I was slamming toys into the toy box that night. That’s how angry I was that I came home to a messy house after a girls night out. What was the problem? The problem was that I had an expectation that the house would be clean when I came home, but it was not. This week's podcast will look at how unmet expectations can kill the intimacy in your marriage and what you can do about it. If you would like more inspiration, download my Ultimate Guide to Guilt-Free Self-Care HERE! And join us in the Life Designed Community on Facebook!

Are you and your husband at odds with each other more than you are in harmony these days and you don’t know why? You’re not alone, and I can help. Many of us are unknowingly creating disconnection in our marriages. I’d like to stress the word “unknowingly” here because there are relationship skills no one has taught us. We go to school to learn reading and writing and math, but they don’t teach us relationship skills. So my intention here today is to shine a light on a few things that might be breaking down the connection in your marriage and show you how to repair it! If you would like more inspiration, download my Ultimate Guide to Guilt-Free Self-Care HERE! And join us in the Life Designed Community on Facebook!  

Self-confidence is something many women tell me they need more of, so in this week's podcast, I’m going to share with you what self-confidence is, where you can find it and how to get more of it. I'll also share a personal story of how I started working my own self-confidence. If you would like more inspiration, download my Ultimate Guide to Guilt-Free Self-Care HERE! And join us in the Life Designed Community on Facebook!    

Most women I talk to think communication is the biggest problem they have in their marriage. Communication can certainly be a tricky thing. So, in this episode, I’m going to give you 3 of my most powerful marriage communication tips to get communication in your marriage back on track right away! These tips will help you set a foundation for positive, healthy communication in your marriage. This is the best place to start when you are trying to communicate better with your husband. If you would like more inspiration, download my Ultimate Guide to Guilt-Free Self-Care HERE! And join us in the Life Designed Community on Facebook!

When your husband yells at you, do you feel it inside your body? Does it cause your muscles to tense up? Does it make you angry, too? Does it ever cause you to yell back at him? I’ve been there, and so have many of my clients, so in this week’s podcast I will share with you very practical techniques that you can use to not absorb your husband’s emotion of anger. In fact, I’ll help you use the situation to create more connection in your relationship, instead of disconnect. If you would like more inspiration, download my Ultimate Guide to Guilt-Free Self-Care HERE! And join us in the Life Designed Community on Facebook!

Last week on the podcast we talked about your husband’s anger. This week I want to talk to you about your anger. Just so happens I had the opportunity to get angry last weekend. How fortunate for all of us that I could have the experience to share with you. My intention for sharing it is to teach you how to handle anger better. Because if we don't handle it well, it will prevent us from being our best version of ourselves. In my specific situation last weekend, I didn't want to let it ruin the day, so in this episode, I will teach you what I did to handle it that day and how my coach taught me to honor myself for my feelings and let the anger go, once and for all.  I also have a free download for you today that will help you feel happier. It’s a FREE Daily Gratitude Journal. Download it HERE!  And join us in the Life Designed Community on Facebook!

A friend recently mentioned to me that things were really tense with her husband. That he was mad all the time and she didn’t know why. I asked her to give me an example of what was going on, and when she did, I knew exactly what her problem was. I bet you have experienced it too. You see, There is something that women unknowingly do that feels like the ultimate betrayal to their husbands. It causes husbands to react with defensiveness and anger, which further exacerbates the problem. In this week’s podcast, I am going to teach you what this betrayal is and how to fix it. My friend did it and reported that things felt better in her marriage the next day! For more inspiration, download my free guide: 3 Simple Things You Can Do To Speak To Your Man’s Heart Today! Join me for more positive inspiration on Facebook in the A Life Designed Community.

Sometimes we experience seasons of being totally frustrated with our spouse. It feels as if everything they do is wrong. Or annoying. Or not good enough. Or not at the right time. Or not long enough.  I know from experience, it's not a good place to be. It creates disconnection in your relationship, and it drives you further apart, instead of closer together. In this week's podcast, I am going to show you how to get out of that rut of negativity and clean up your thoughts so you can get that loving feeling back. If you would like more inspiration, download my Ultimate Guide to Guilt-Free Self-Care HERE! And join us in the Life Designed Community on Facebook!

Have you ever wondered why you aren’t happier? From the outside it seems like your life should be great, but on the inside, you’re just not feeling that happy. There could be a very sneaky reason for it! But don't worry! There's something you can do about it. In this week’s podcast, I will tell you what this sneaky happiness stealer is, then share with you five simple ways you can feel happier! I also have a free download for you today that will help you feel happier. It’s a FREE Daily Gratitude Journal. Download it HERE!  And join us in the Life Designed Community on Facebook!

That headline might surprise you. But it’s true. Some of us spend time and energy avoiding our feelings, instead of feeling them. It’s understandable. No one really wants to feel the bad feelings. But by avoiding them, we are actually causing them to stick around longer, and that causes stress. In today’s podcast, I’ll share with you a super-simple 5 step process to feel your negative feelings so you can let that stress go and get back to feeling better! I also have a free download for you today that will also help you reduce stress. It’s a FREE Daily Gratitude Journal. Download it HERE!  And join us in the Life Designed Community on Facebook!

Things are pretty crazy in our world right now. You might be feeling a little more stressed and frazzled than normal. Maybe a little more worried than normal. I get it. And I want to help you with that. I want to teach you how you can feel like your best self despite everything going on. So you can be present in your days. So you can be the best mother and wife possible. And so you can feel and enjoy a deep and loving connection with your family. In this week’s podcast I am excited to share with you how we can blend faith and mental health approaches to feel better, so we can be the woman we want to be. I also have a new free download for you today to deepen the impact of this podcast episode for you. It’s a FREE Daily Gratitude Journal. Download it HERE!  And join us in the Life Designed Community on Facebook!

You know how they say, life is not about what happens to you, but how you handle what happens to you? That’s called resilience. I think this is an important topic right now due to the circumstances going on in our world. We are all in the middle of a very difficult experience. And so it is our resilience that will help us get through it. In this week’s podcast I share 5 resilience-building tips to help you create your own resilience practice. It is my prayer this episode will be one that helps you get through this difficult time. I also have a new free download for you today to deepen the impact of this podcast episode for you. It’s a FREE Daily Gratitude Journal. Download it HERE!  And join us in the Life Designed Community on Facebook!

We are all at home right now with our families. Spending more time together than usual. In the beginning, this was probably OK, but for some of us, the honeymoon might be over and we might be feeling more frustration, annoyance and friction. So, I wrote todays podcast to give you some tools to help you cope with that. Because I know none of us want to feel that way. And when we do, it takes us further away from our loved ones, instead of drawing us more near to them. My prayer is that this podcast will help you maintain and strengthen the bonding connection you have with your family. I also have a new free download for you today to deepen the impact of this podcast episode for you. It’s a FREE Daily Gratitude Journal. Download it HERE!  And join us in the Life Designed Community on Facebook!

During times like these, we are all looking for ways to ease the anxiety, quiet the mind, and focus on the positive, so in this week’s podcast, I will teach you how to do that. I will share a life-changing life coaching tool with you as well as the research behind it. Don’t worry, it’s not textbook, boring research -- it has to do with Gorillas!  I also have a new free download for you today to deepen the impact of this podcast episode for you. It’s a FREE Daily Gratitude Journal. Download it HERE!  And join us in the Life Designed Community on Facebook!

Friends, during this stressful time. One of the things on my mind is being strong for my family. I’m sure you feel this way too. When they look back on this, I want my children to say that, yes, this was a challenging time, but their mom and dad managed the situation with peace and calm, rather than panic and chaos. In order to do that, I need to take care of myself, so I revisited my self-care needs and then recorded this episode for you, so that you can take good care of yourself, too. If you would like more inspiration, download my Ultimate Guide to Guilt-Free Self-Care HERE! And join us in the Life Designed Community on Facebook!

Are you tired of fighting with your spouse? Do you wish you knew how to stop? Do you wish you knew how the two of you could get along better? You’re not alone, and that’s why I’m sharing some ideas with you today! Tune in to this episode where I will give you three tips on how to stop fighting with your spouse. For more inspiration, download my free guide: 3 Simple Things You Can Do To Speak To Your Man’s Heart Today! Join me for more positive inspiration on Facebook in the A Life Designed Community.

As mothers and women, we have more written on each one of our daily to-do lists than is humanly possible to achieve. Seriously, how are we supposed to get it all done? And isn’t there more to life than living by the almighty to-do list? In this week's podcast I am going to teach you how to get more done and throw that to-do list away and still have time for fun and relaxation! Are you in? Tune in! If you would like more inspiration, download my Ultimate Guide to Guilt-Free Self-Care HERE! And join us in the Life Designed Community on Facebook!

If you and your husband have arguments about housework, you’re not alone. In a recent survey about household chores between couples, Yelp found that 80% of the respondents have disagreements about the housework. One fifth of those people say they disagree often. Yikes! In today’s podcast I am going to give you some wisdom on how to get more help from your husband if you are feeling overburdened by the workload at home. If you would like more inspiration, download my Ultimate Guide to Guilt-Free Self-Care HERE! And join us in the Life Designed Community on Facebook!

I read a definition about peace this morning that said that peace is the calmness you feel in your heart, soul and mind, because you know that despite the storm you may be facing, all is well. For me, this peace comes only from God. During one of the most heartbreaking times in my life, it was only God who brought me peace. And so today I would like to share with you how you can strengthen your relationship with God and cultivate this peace, too. If you would like more inspiration, download my Ultimate Guide to Guilt-Free Self-Care HERE! And join us in the Life Designed Community on Facebook!