The Trina Glines Podcast - Love on Purpose: Your Part in a Happily Ever After

50: Let Her Feel | A Man's Guide to Her Feelings

In this podcast episode, Trina Glines discusses the importance of allowing wives to express their feelings and emotions without trying to fix them. She emphasizes the need for husbands to listen, understand, and validate their wives' feelings, rather than dismissing or minimizing them. Trina provides practical tips for husbands to support their wives emotionally, such as asking open-ended questions, maintaining eye contact, and providing feedback during conversations. She also highlights the importance of setting boundaries and finding a balance between sharing feelings and overwhelming the husband. Overall, the episode aims to help husbands create a supportive and understanding environment for their wives.

49: Loosing Yourself | Do You Struggle to Feel Peace and Contentment in Your Life?

In this conversation, Trina Glines discusses the concept of the intense woman and how it can affect relationships. The intense woman is created through misunderstandings, hurt feelings, and resentments. Women often compare themselves to the perfect version of themselves and expect their husbands to live up to that standard. However, men have a different language and way of thinking, which can lead to miscommunication and frustration. Trina emphasizes the importance of understanding and accepting these differences in order to have a healthier and more fulfilling relationship.

48: Tired of Not Feeling Heard | 3 Important Tools for Listening

Trina Glines shares a hilarious and relatable story about dealing with a puppy mishap and how it taught her valuable lessons in marriage. She delves into the importance of listening, understanding, and validating your partner, offering practical tips to navigate everyday challenges. Tune in for a fun and insightful discussion on transforming communication in your relationship! Here are six key points for using "Heard, Understood, and Validated" (HUV) as the way you listen: Seek Full Attention: Before starting the conversation, ensure that the other person is fully available to listen. Politely ask if it’s a good time to talk and ensure they are not distracted. Choosing to Listen, Understand, and Validate: Engage fully with the speaker by maintaining eye contact, nodding, and using verbal affirmations. Remember, this is not about fixing anything but being there for the person. Your role is to offer support and presence, not solutions. Reflective Responses: Paraphrase or summarize what the speaker has said to ensure you have accurately heard their message. This shows that you are not only listening but also comprehending their words. Empathy and Understanding: Express empathy by acknowledging the speaker’s feelings and experiences. Use phrases like “I understand how you feel” or “That sounds really challenging” to convey genuine understanding. It’s okay for a person to feel what they are feeling, and it’s the listener’s job to not fix or dismiss those feelings because they may be uncomfortable dealing with them. Validation of Feelings: Validate the speaker’s emotions by affirming their right to feel the way they do. Clarify that validation does not mean agreement, but rather acknowledging their experience. Statements like “It’s okay to feel upset about this” or “Anyone would feel the same in your situation” can be very affirming without implying agreement. Avoiding Judgment and Solutions: Focus on listening without immediately jumping to conclusions or offering solutions. Sometimes, simply being heard and validated is more important than finding a fix to the problem at hand. These practices help create a supportive and trusting environment, fostering deeper connections and more meaningful communication. Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trinaglines/

47: REINTRODUCING: LOVE ON PURPOSE | YOUR PART IN HAPPILY EVER AFTER

Welcome back to the podcast! I'm Trina Glines, and I'm thrilled to catch you up on everything that's been happening. After a brief hiatus due to some health challenges, I'm excited to reconnect and share new insights. During my time away, I've been deeply involved in one-on-one coaching, including coaching men, and I'm eager to launch a new men's program soon. In this episode, I discuss the exciting updates coming to Taming Jane Academy and the reason behind renaming the podcast to "Love On Purpose." We'll dive into the concept of loving on purpose and what it means to take an intentional approach in your relationships. We'll explore: The importance of focusing on your part in a partnership. Understanding that we have different love languages and how they impact your relationship. Practical tools and skills to apply immediately for greater peace and joy in your marriage. Whether you're new to the podcast or a long-time listener, this episode is packed with valuable information to help you build a stronger, more fulfilling relationship. Join me as we embark on this journey together, learning to love on purpose and create our happily ever after. Tune in and start transforming your relationship today!

46: Do You Struggle to Get Your Needs Met? | 5 Steps to Help You Honor Your Needs

Do you ever struggle to get your needs met? Maybe you wonder what your needs even are? Guess what you are normal - you are a woman! We are natural givers and adapters. We will instinctively take care of others first before we take care of ourselves. We struggle to ask for help because we FEEL we have discovered the most efficient way to accomplish all that needs to be done. And then we wonder why the heck we are so exhausted. You are human which means you have needs. Today I share with you 5 steps to help you get your needs met. This will increase your ability to be the incredible giver and adapter you are! You will now be giving from a full well instead of being sucked dry. Releasing of being in control of everything is so FREEING!   Life is meant to be enjoyed not just survived. You are an incredible woman who has so much to offer the world. Take a moment today to learn how you can increase your happiness in your life by honoring your needs.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/trina-glines/support