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THE SURRENDERED WIFE:
THE SURRENDERED TALK SHOW THERAPIST |
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March 27, 2001
Cityline |
Discussions, dilemmas & ideas based on the Book
The Surrendered Wife
By Laura Doyle
I knew I couldn't do a weekly national show on issues of adult and family relationships and not talk about this book! What is unexpected is the amount of reaction, thinking and discussion that a book like this can generate! Here's a topic that makes us think & assess and remind ourselves that we can be students of life, learn from everything…… in a self-directed manner!
What I Learned the Week of March 27th, 2001.
- Being overly controlling is not a good thing if you are a spouse or in a long-term relationship.
- There are things even the lay-person knows are not good things to do in relationships like marriage including:
- Conquering your partner.
- Being overly critical.
- Correcting all the time.
- Commenting on everything.
- Bossing.
- Giving your unsolicited advice.
- Burying your partner in a list of chores, to do's.
- Taking over & taking charge.
- Sounding like your mother.
- Professionals have a responsibility to explain how feelings connect to behaviours.
- You can learn from everything and approach things with a critical eye. Not liking something does not mean you can't learn from it. Sometimes being agitated is a good thing.
- If it sounds like something my grandmother said to her daughter, it probably is.
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