Managing Expectations: How to Effectively Communicate in Marriage - Vjollca Martinson
In this webinar, Dr. Martinson will share her expertise in helping couples manage expectations in relationships and marriages. She will discuss how unmet needs and expectations impact relationships and will identify reasons why couples have a difficult time communicating their expectations. Dr. Martinson will provide tips on helping couples learn to examine and express expectations to create satisfying relationships and marriages.
Time Markers
0:00 – Introduction: Who is Vjollca Martinson
2:40 — Introduction to presentation
3:31 — Why are expectations such a big deal?
6:44 — How do we create expectations?
8:36 — Important expectations to have in a relationship
10:40 — Need for progress- different for everyone
12:55 — Who does what and how to talk about it
14:50 — How do we examine our own selves?
17:16 — Unrealist and realist expectations example
20:06 — How to manage expectations, understand, examine and express
22:50 — Understanding yourself and the relationship
24:29 — Needy vs I have certain needs
26:05 — Understanding your spouse
28:35 — Best way to be happy, create shared expectations
31:11 — Have regular check-ins
31:57 — Examples of unshared expectations
33:09 — Good intention does not always equal shared understanding
33:52 — Should I just do less?
35:40 — Fun facts from research
36:22 — Meet and fulfilled expectations
40:25 — Things to be aware of
42:17 — Some other myths
44:15 — It takes work
45:06 — Know what your want and what you need
46:34 — Managing unmet expectations
49:05 — Live Q&A
About Webinar guest:
Vjollca Martinson is a successful marriage and family therapist, author, presenter, instructor, and relationship expert with over two decades of successful experience counseling individuals, couples and families to re-create and maintain enjoyable relationships. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Brigham Young University and has since found her passion in helping her clients build loving, trusting, and understanding relationships that enable emotional healing. Vjollca enjoys providing a new perspective for her clients, empowering them to embrace their journey, and loves to see her clients smile again. Vjollca has enjoyed mentoring new therapists through teaching, supervision and sharing her knowledge in publications and conference presentations.
Webinar Guest Links:
https://www.utahtherapy.com/couples-therapist-dr-vjollca-martinson-phd/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vjollca-martinson-ph-d-lmft-2048ba5
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