• Intro and Outro music by Big State “Bad Timing / Bad Luck”
• Cyndi Doyle – Licensed Professional Counselor and Law Enforcement Officer Wife
• Plans to go see U2 in concert with my brother while my husband was working
• As significant others of first responders or LEOs, we condition ourselves to fit their world.
• Psychology 101: Skinner’s Box / Operant Conditioning - https://www.simplypsychology.org/operant-conditioning.html
• Conditioning or automatic response could be positive or negative. Negative conditioning could lead to resentment.
• John and Julie Gottman, couples experts, “Masters of Relationships and Disasters of Relationships” – contempt in the relationship - https://www.gottman.com/
• State what your needs are and how you are feeling.
• Come up with a compromise by honoring each other’s core need. Share what areas you are flexible in and areas that you are inflexible in.
• Don’t forget your balance – the relationship needs along with your personal needs.
• My website: www.code4couples.com