Say What You Need
Are you interested in stronger relationships? Here's a tip: Gently, say what you need.
Show Notes
About the Host
About the Guest
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Are you interested in stronger relationships? Here's a tip: Gently, say what you need.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.
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Ron: Are you interested in stronger relationships? Here’s a tip: Gently, say what you need.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: We all have needs in relationships. But instead of actually expressing the need, we’ll beat around the bush. A spouse will barrage their mate with an avalanche of words, but never simply say, “I need more time with you.”
A teenager will stay out late, break a few rules, and be obstinate instead of saying to their parents, “I don’t like who I am; I need more encouragement from you.” Or a stepparent who feels rejected by a stepchild might withdraw from them instead of admitting that they feel awkward and want to find a way to get along. Hey, being direct and transparent can be clumsy but getting to the point makes connection far more likely. For FamilyLife Blended, I’m Ron Deal.
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