The Pilot’s Wife - Long-Term Relationship Tips With Amy McLaren

#58 The First Step To Breakthrough

In the previous episode, Amy gave a technique for how to resolve a glitch in the give and receive cycle in marriage using a discussion structure.

Is talking about it still not working? In this episode Amy offers a deeper, but still simple, way of getting breakthrough in some areas that seem pretty stuck.

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#57 Take Care of Your Sources

In our lives we have sources of income, sources of food, sources of security and so on. Our marriages are also a source, and the benefits we receive from our marriage rely on a reciprocal cycle of give and receive.

But what do we do when it feels like we're always giving but the other person isn't? Here's a 4-step process to repair and restore that give and receive cycle back into our relationships. This technique also works across any other types of relationships - among family, friends and coworkers too.

#56 The Definitive Guide to Marriage for Engaged Couples

What even is marriage?

From this episode, engaged couples will understand better what they are signing up for, and a thing or two about trust, including how to improve how much they can trust their future spouse not to hurt them in future.

Plus, a story or two from a pilot's wife's world.

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#55 Interview with Peter and Annika

"You're going to be married forever so you want it to be good if that's the case."

"Sometimes we've already decided in our mind what that person's already thought, or what their conclusions are. We actually haven't asked them."

Annika and Peter work together as Pastors of a successful local church - so they need to have a successful marriage! In this episode they generously share some of the insights they've had to gain and some of the joy they experience from being in it for the long term.

#54 - How I Make Myself Happy These Days

It's super important to be happy in your marriage. You can and should be happy in marriage not because your marriage is good but because you are happy and have mastered the art of being happy.

How do I do that when I constantly have to pick up after people, do more than my fair share of washing, or get nagged at by my spouse?

Live in the Gain, not the Gap! Listen on for a simple plan that I'm now using since I read The Gap & The Gain by Dan Sullivan with Dr Benjamin Hardy.

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#53 Psst Here Is the Secret Fast Track to Winning at Marriage

(Or, The Questions You're Allowed to Ask.)
This one thing, if you practise it, can make all the difference between a bickering, arguing and unhappy relationship, and a satisfying and happy one.

Mastering this one skill is worth millions in what it can do for the world! It's probably not what you think. So please listen on. Got feedback or questions? Feel free to add them below in the comments section!

#52 Interview with Ockie and Yolandi

"It's very much a mindset thing." "There is a solution to every problem. You should not give up!"
Yolandi and Ockie climbed out of a rough place in their marriage to a place of high satisfaction and enjoyment. Today they are generously sharing how they did it. Listen in on a come-back journey that can enrich even the most successful relationships.
Note: there is a small mention of faith in God somewhere in here. For those  who might like to know that in advance.

#51 If Marriage Is A Game, How Do I Win?

After a looong break, the Pilot's Wife is back, and so excited to be recording again!

We're doubling down on happy marriage vibes today. The topic: the game of marriage.

#50 Special Guest - Josh The (Currently Not A) Pilot

With much awaited anticipation, Amy today welcomes her husband Josh as a special guest on the Pilot's Wife show, for the 50th episode. Hear his perspective on the three things he notices most in couples and their relationships.

Amy and Josh also talk about the one thing they would say (if they could only say one thing) to encourage couples around the world. And there are some analogies from within the cockpit that can be applied to romantic relationships - if you want to hear a little about how pilots talk while up front...

#49 How To End Up With A Lazy Spouse

Have you ever wondered how you (or someone you know) ended up with a lazy / bossy / controlling etc partner?

Here's one way it could have happened - but if this is the way it happened, the good news is, it's reversible. Find out how in this latest episode.