Relationships are meant to illuminate what is in us and show us what we can upgrade and how to be better. Relationships are meant to be a beautiful thing where we have another person to count on and talk to and support each other. Although having a bad relationship can very quickly ruin your life and have you feeling as though you are constantly in crisis mode. It shouldn’t be that way, yet so many people struggle in their personal relationships with their significant other and wonder why they continue to have the same problems. In this episode, Alison shares 3 surefire ways to destroy a relationship.


As a marriage counselor and someone who learned hard lessons about relationships throughout her life, Alison shares the things that she wishes someone told her when she was younger. These are practical and actionable tips that you can implement today because what we practice, we become good at. That goes for both good and bad things. If we continue to blame other people for our problems and look outside for happiness without learning a better way, then we will continue to do that throughout our lives and wonder why we are unhappy and having a hard time building strong intimate relationships. It takes work to be happy, but Alison promises it is so worth the work.

In this episode, Alison shares 3 things to avoid in your relationship because they are sure to ruin it. Number 1 is jumping to conclusions. Number 2 is not taking ownership of what you feel, think, and act and blaming others for how you feel. Number 3 is looking outside of yourself for happiness. Happiness is an inside job, yet so many people are looking to external factors for happiness. Tune in to learn how to avoid these 3 sure-fire ways to destroy a relationship. 

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