Happiness in Marriage (Part 2)

Doug continues his discussion on how to be happy in your marriage. He reviews what St. Thomas Aquinas said about happiness and shares the importance of exercising the 4 Cardinal virtues. Doug unpacks the scientific approach to happiness: mother nature does not care if you are happy; lasting happiness comes from happiness, not hacks; happiness is love.

Listener questions and comments:

• Lisa - We've been married for 40 years. Men do need respect. We resolved to not fight about money. You need to find other married couples to spend time with. (20:08)
• Joe - We have five kids under 14. How do we put our relationship first? (24:08)
• Mary - My husband isn't working currently. I gave him an ultimatum to find work.  He left, went to therapy, but we're back at square one.  What should we do? (28:02)

Resources:

Rekindled Hearts

https://relevantradio.store/products/rekindled-hearts-book

Catholic Therapists

https://www.catholictherapists.com/

Catholic Psychotherapy

https://catholicpsychotherapy.org/

Emotionally focused therapy

https://iceeft.com/