Episode 37 – Life’s Most Stressful Events – Marriage
Apr 17, 2011 Family Preparedness, Relationships
On the list of Life’s Most Stressful Events, marriage comes in with a score of 50. 100 being the most stressful which is the death of a spouse. Let’s assume they mean the process of getting married is stressful, because I don’t think marriage is a constant stress, half as stressful as your spouse dying.
Today, I present some questions to ask of yourself and your future spouse about what you marriage might look like. Look at all the facets of married life – children, family, finances, careers and the possibility of what might end your marriage. Ask each other the “What if’s”.
If you can get through these kind of questions and whatever ones you come up with along the way, you may find less stress in getting married and begin to enjoy the married life a lot sooner than if you didn’t talk things through. Let me know what you think of the podcast in the forums or comments below!
Tags: careers, children, couples, events, family, finances, life, marriage, prepared, stress
Episode 33 – Life’s Most Stressful Events – Divorce
Sep 22, 2010 Family Preparedness
Almost half of marriages in Canada end in divorce. Almost all of those divorces have the same thing cited as a reason – “I’m not happy anymore.” With people using that kind of rationale, it’s easy to see why divorces happen so often and how the situation can become utterly disastrous.
If you’re thinking of getting married, are married, getting divorced or thinking of a divorce – this podcast is for you. If you plan on staying single for the rest of your life, well, then you can’t get divorced can you? This podcast is deeply emotional and personal for me as I have gone through a divorce. Please keep that in mind as you listen. *Warning – I drop the f-bomb once.*
Tags: divorce, life events, marriage, marriage counselling, prenuptial, stress
Episode 32 – Life’s Most Stressful Events – Death of a Spouse
Aug 8, 2010 Family Preparedness
These events are the ones that are most likely to happen in your life. They are also the ones that are most likely cause an incredible amount of grief for you and your family. Yet we know that these things are almost inevitable, so we can plan for them and make them less stressful for ourselves. Once we have planned for them, they don’t have to loom in the back of our mind, like a gargoyle waiting to pounce. We can concern ourselves with more enjoyable things.
By preparing, we can dramatically improve the quality of our lives today and in the event that these common life events happen. Today, we talk about being prepared for the passing of a spouse or of ourselves – to ease the burden of our grieving spouse and family by making sure you have wills in place and up to date. This is just an overview to get you thinking.
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