#59 - Family Crisis Intervention | Joni Makkonen

“Your personal relationship with yourself is the key to lead a healthy relationship.” 

- Joni Makkonen  

Parenting requires love, kindness, caring and patience but there is no doubt that most of the time, conflicts arise making the relationship between the parents challenge its foundation affecting the family especially the children.

In this episode, Andrew and Sammy together with a special guest talk about the stumbling blocks of marriage and the coping mechanisms a professional counselor could advise to families who are experiencing problems and issues similar to this.

Be inspired to stop the stigma and normalize giving importance to emotional wellness just as much as physical wellness. Hop in, reflect and join the informative conversation to acknowledge the strong and weak points of your family that might help you in resolving problems in the future.

Empathy as a routine [5:52] Being guided is a big thing. [11:05] Divorce or a separation is only shifting the conflict. [12:10] Relationship issues play a big role. [12:53] Reflecting on how you were as a child when something stressful happened, and how you responded to it, that is very likely to be a blueprint for how you'll also act in situations as in your marriage as a parent. [21:31] Neglect is actually its own form of abuse. [15:06] A lot of our behavior is really rooted in our emotions. [16:53] People are much more receptive towards constructive criticism. [21:21] You deserve to have healthier and greater relationships. [25:52] Everyone has their strong points, everyone has their weak points. [30:15] Your personal relationship to yourself is the key to lead a healthy relationship. [31:04] Love needs to breathe, love needs to be free, and then a love can grow. [32:05]