188. The Art of Love with Dené Logan (marriage and family therapist) 💝

“Marriage is not the end of romance, it is the beginning.” — Esther Perel How healthy is your marriage? 🤔 Dené Logan is a marriage and family therapist who specializes in supporting couples to find more fulfillment in their relationships. Dene uses her background in ‘depth psychology’ to help others reclaim their authentic selves. Her first book, ‘Sovereign Love: A Guide to Healing Relationships by Reclaiming the Masculine and Feminine Within’, is an excellent read for anyone looking to upgrade their relationships and has just been released. In this episode: • The biggest challenges facing marriages today. • How to balance competing desires within the relationship. • What a healthy marriage looks like in today’s world. • How to bring more connection, love, and trust to your relationship than you ever thought possible. Let’s WIN THE DAY with Dené Logan! _ 🎬 Episode website (including 4K video version, full transcript, best quotes, etc.):  https://jameswhitt.com/the-art-of-love-with-dene-logan-win-the-day _ Episode links: 💗 Join James and Dené at the Win the Day Mastermind 🎯 Download your FREE Win the Day action plan 📚 ‘Sovereign Love’ by Dené Logan ⚡ Dené Logan website 📷 Dené Logan Instagram 🌎 Dené Logan Tiktok 🎬 Subscribe to Win the Day YouTube channel 💚 Give the Win the Day podcast a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts 🙏 Give the Win the Day podcast a 5-star rating on Spotify _ Timemarkers: 0:16 Who is Dené Logan 1:25 Interview starts 2:01 Should your parents get divorced 4:18 What a healthy marriage looks like today 9:18 How getting married changes your life (do fairytales exist?) 12:59 How to figure out if you really want kids 14:36 When most relationships dissolve (the first two years of parenthood) 17:33 How it felt to go through divorce as a marriage therapist 20:37 New book ‘Sovereign Love’ by Dené Logan 22:17 Why women lose their sexual desire (and what to do when couples have a different sex drive) 25:48 How to bring the passion back to your relationship 29:28 Win the Day quiz and your free action plan 30:19 Why women want to mother their husbands 31:23 How effective is marriage therapy 32:57 How couples can maintain a sense of individuality while being in a relationship 35:52 How to tell what your love language is 38:37 Becoming a different person in your marriage 39:47 How to discover what love and support your spouse wants 41:58 How to know if you should get divorced 45:02 What to do if your spouse isn’t making effort in the relationship 46:25 Should a couple stay together for the sake of the kids 48:01 How to raise kids to value persistence when you've quit the marriage 50:15 How to find love after divorce  52:12 What high-performing couples do in marriage (and is it ever too early to go to couples therapy) 53:28 How to find a good marriage therapist 54:07 Best lessons from Esther Perel 55:11 How to improve communication in your marriage 57:49 How to manage the transition to parenthood 1:00:23 Why polarity is important in a relationship 1:02:11 Affirmation 1:02:35 Rocket Round _ Want to support the show? 1. Hit 'Follow'. 2. Leave a 5-star rating. 3. Share this episode with a friend. This will help the podcast get discovered by more people so they can Win the Day, too. Thank you for your support! It truly means a lot 💕 Onward and upward always… #WinTheDay PS — In case you missed it: Win Your Relationship with Dr John Gray (author, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus): Ep 101