Passion8 4God thank you for the kind words. I appreciate you. I’m glad you found value in our discussion and honored to have earned your subscription 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Melissa, I'm not sure if you'll see this, but I really appreciate your "Just say it" campaign. A few days ago, I went to Dunkin Donuts and tried I new latté flavor. I started drinking it, and it was disgusting. I drove around for about 10 minutes wondering if I should take it back before I went back to the store. When I told the cashier she agreed that she hates that flavor too and gave me something different. You telling your story about you getting your nails done, made me realize that I've done that a lot in my life. Thank you for your transparency
This episode is touching me and I don't appreciate it. 😭😭😭😭😫😫😫😫 I just realized I've literally been trying to shadow my husband for years because I thought that's what I was supposed to do. And so when he would push me away to try and help me grow MYSELF, I saw it as rejection. But that's not what it was. He's been trying to help me find my own voice and push out the potential he sees in me that I couldn't see in myself. 😭😭😭😭
This was an amazing convo for both singles and couples. While dating, in relationships, marriages, etc being emotionally naked is hard for a lot of us because we don’t want ppl to see our flaws, emotional nakedness (lol), scars, etc but that is the only way we grow, live in authenticity and truly connect to those we are meant to journey with! This convo was so needed and Dr D was great! 😊
MELISSA!!! This has to be the most relatable episode for me. This whole episode is a direct reflection of what my fiance and I are going through.The emotional reactivity, feeling like one person is always to blame, feeling as though one's character is being attacked instead of being challenged to be better. ALL.THE.THINGS. Cannot wait to share and discuss with my partner!!! Oh and I definitely have to read more about this "underfunctioning/overfunctioning dynamic"
So Awesome to see Dr. Maria Dominguez. She is very professional and pleasant; we appreciate her in Missouri (Fort Leonard Wood, St. Robert, Waynesville etc).
Getting my kids out the house and the day started while listening to this podcast...thank you for the early release Very informative and i just want to say this podcast is perfect fir married and SINGLE people. I am a single mother and did not want to jump back in but i wanted to break the cycle of personal life and this show gives great insight into what i can do or change or things i thought i might have down. Thank you again
Me and my wife are recently married!!! But unfortunately I'm overseas and she's stateside (I'm in the Air Force). Your platform has been soooooo informative and interesting!!!! I'm truly thankful for the foresight that God has given you to give the people what they NEED rather than other senseless nonsense that holds no value. Looking forward to seeing your future success not only on this platform but in life in general. #GodBless
I feel like I need to start coming to these podcasts with a notebook and pen. Information filled session. Will have to listen again and take notes. Thanks much guys!
This was EVERYTHING. As a single who has literal anxiety about the permanence of romantic relationship for fear of losing one's self, this continued the internal conversation of perspective. It literally gave me more language to explain, not just to romantic partners, but to family, because we can definitely lose me in we with them, as well. My problem now. There was so much more that could have been said because it becomes so layered, but you guys did an amazing job of condensing such a lush topic.
19:30 reminds me of the scripture where we don't war against people but against spirits.. I'm PARAPHRASING but Liss, thank you for putting us on to wonderful people with all the insight. ❤️
Kirstie M as a believer I have integrated a lot of scientific literature with the Bible. I haven’t considered this specific piece through that lens before. Thank you for sparking that thought. ✨
Melissa I have an almost identical sweater and my husband tried to come for me too! Called me Big Bird and everything lol. They just don't understand fashion.
When Kevin was talking about white privilege, I think he was really talking about how some black men benefit from patriarchy, whether they are aware of it or not.
Internalizing scripts is really DEEP!!! We really have to define roles within the confines of our lives and relationships!!! Ahhhh.... I love what she said about learning to embrace who you are and what you bring to the table... annnnnndd, EVERYONE is better when we are all functioning as God designed us to function!!! AUTHENTICITY is the key!!!
Hi Kev and Lis! I really enjoyed this episode! And it's a such small world my dad was stationed in Honolulu as well, and my family was there from 92-95 on AMR!
There were so many great nuggets! Especially about having the talk with yourself first!! Wow!! I am definitely going to listen to again and take notes lol So glad you had Dr. D on!!
Wow this is exactly what I told Dr D after I listen to the podcast the first time. There was a lot of good information. Too bad they weren’t able to expand more on the topics. I am taking notes on some of the issues I found interesting or kind of felt like alcohol was disinfecting my wound to discuss with my therapist. Thanks Dr. D!
Alright! I usually can laugh pass Kev's inappropriate jokes (because Melissa's reactions are priceless) but he gotta chill!!! lbvssss! What happened to keeping it clean!? lol
I love the Love Hour and Mel is such an inspiration and also when she really in it I feel I'm in church and I'm rocking with everything the pastor says.
The hardest thing during & following recent relationship turmoil after taking steps to deal with my own additive behavior(s) & dynamics was Being Still. I couldn't continue to enable but I also couldn't pretend that I wasn't contributing to an ongoing role. God used that time to challenge me in doubling down on pushing myself in fitness & changing my diet. I went through a 60 day low carb challenge. While I didn't make it a permanent change (that can be unhealthy in the long run) I became much more sensitive to what & how I eat. That same discipline showed up in other areas of my life & the relationship later on. I recognize that I still am healing from things I grew up with, but that situation created the opportunity for me to examine my lifestyle habits rather than ask anything of him or restate my expectations. Right now, this larger world situation upended my stability in a way that triggered me deeply. Same opportunity. I got to take a fantastic money & emotions workshop before the lockdown. Not how I expected to use the info, but growth is growth. I cannot control him or the world, that's on God. I can continue to stride forward.
I'm using that Kev! Your wife has special rules because she's Jordan. Whatever applies to everyone else on the team isn't going to automatically apply to her... Yes! 🎯
Wow! I wish I had listened to this much sooner. I am so much like Kev. This was an outstanding episode. I'm going to watch it again so I can take notes. ❤
I wish Dr. D would have been able to speak her thoughts through completely. 😩 It was great hearing her, we need another love hour minus kev🤷🏽♀️ love you kev but you talk to much sometimes 🤣
An hour into the video and I realize Melissa is using the desk she was talking about in the last episode. I feel so slow that it took me so long to realize lol
Enjoyed this and all episodes. Thank you all for educating and giving so much information. I am benefiting from every episodes. Side note Mr Kevin talked the whole episode lol
I"m like that with massages - except the opposite way lol. I used to have trouble telling people there wasn't enough pressure... and then, I leave need ANOTHER MASSAGE hahahaha
Something to realize is that she has also received the feedback to talk less and be the host. They're constantly receiving conflicting feedback and just trying to do the best they can.
Lots of good content, but just gave us little samples maybe have her come back and expand on the information. Too much information crunched into the hour. Thanks for your insight DrDtheMFT.
Great, insightful episode....I love that you can almost see Melissa's mental erection peaking, (Kev's off the wall analogy, lol), when she can almost feel what is being said!!
