A Life Designed with Tina Haisman

What to do When You are Angry

Sometime before 10 a.m. on Mother’s Day 2020 I realized my family had not made any plans for the day. The kids were still sleeping and missed breakfast and Mass. I was upset.

In this episode of the podcast I am going to share with you what I did to handle my emotions that day and how my coach taught me to honor myself for my feelings and let the anger go, so I didn’t ruin the entire day. 

If you want more inspiration, join me in A Life Designed, my free, private Facebook community!

Also, I have created a free Communication in Marriage Video for you. In just 30 minutes, this video will teach you how to make the communication in your marriage more positive and productive. Download it HERE!

How to Get Out of a Negative Thinking Pattern

I don’t know about you, but sometimes I get stuck in negative thinking patterns.

Say, your husband does something that bothers you, and you keep ruminating on it and thinking about it and have trouble letting it go.

I’ve learned to notice these negative patterns and pull myself out of them, and I’d like to help you do the same thing.

So, on today's podcast, I thought I’d share a time with you when I got stuck in a negative thinking pattern and show you how I got out of it.

If you want more inspiration, join me in A Life Designed, my free, private Facebook community!

Also, I have created a free Communication in Marriage Video for you. In just 30 minutes, this video will teach you how to make the communication in your marriage more positive and productive. Download it HERE!

What Husbands Need Most from the Woman They Love

Both men and women desire respect, but many men say they need it like they need oxygen. The problem is this: women don’t know what respect looks like to a man. They think they are being respectful.

So, in this episode, I’m going to lay it out for you and show you exactly what it is that makes our husbands feel disrespected. And, I will show you how to make some subtle changes that will create more connection and less conflict in your marriage.

If you want more inspiration, join me in A Life Designed, my free, private Facebook community!

Also, I have created a free Communication in Marriage Video for you. In just 30 minutes, this video will teach you how to make the communication in your marriage more positive and productive. Download it HERE!

How Expectations are Killing the Intimacy in Your Marriage

I was slamming toys into the toy box that night. That’s how angry I was that I came home to a messy house after a girls night out. What was the problem?

The problem was that I had an expectation that the house would be clean when I came home, but it was not.

This episode of the podcast will look at how unmet expectations can kill the intimacy in your marriage and what you can do about it.

In the episode I mentioned another podcast about having difficult conversations. You can find it here.

If you want more inspiration, join me in A Life Designed, my free, private Facebook community!

Also, I have created a free Communication in Marriage Video for you. In just 30 minutes, this video will teach you how to make the communication in your marriage more positive and productive. Download it HERE!

Why It’s Important to Take Care of Yourself

Being a mother is constant. It never stops. There is more written on each one of our daily “to do” lists than is humanly possible to achieve; and as if that’s not frustrating enough, we’re supposed to make motherhood look easy and show up to every function smiling and looking like beauty queens.

But, how is all of this possible with the full lives we already lead?

Where are we supposed to find the time and energy to do it all?

Today I’m going to tell you a little bit about my story and how I learned why it’s so important to take good care of myself so you can be inspired to go and take good care of yourself.

Then I’ll share a super-simple way you can get started on taking better care of you TODAY!

This is important, because when you are well in mind, body and spirit, so is your family and the whole world.

I hope you’ll tune in!

If you want more inspiration, join me in A Life Designed, my free, private Facebook community!

Also, I have created a free Communication in Marriage Video for you. In just 30 minutes, this video will teach you how to make the communication in your marriage more positive and productive. Download it HERE!

Why You Want to Make Your Husband Feel Like a Winner

Most women don’t realize it is vitally important for their husband to feel like a winner. It impacts how they show up in the world and in their marriage.

When they feel like a winner, they show up like a winner! But when they feel like a failure, they show up like a failure.

Make sense? Who do you want to live with? A winner or a failure? I know you said, “A winner!” So, in this podcast I am going to give you 3 simple tips to help your husband feel like a winner — because you can significantly influence this! I hope you’ll tune in!

If you want more inspiration, I have created a free Communication in Marriage Video for you. In just 30 minutes, this video will teach you how to make the communication in your marriage more positive and productive. Download it HERE!

And don't forget to join me in A Life Designed, my free, private Facebook community!

How to Create the Marriage You Want by Embracing Who You Are

This episode of the podcast is about how you can create the marriage you want by embracing who YOU are! Yes I said "Embracing who you are!"

You, sweet sister, are a lovely, amazing woman, and you bring some pretty phenomenal qualities into your marriage relationship.

Today I'd like to remind you of that and show you a very simple way to use your God-given gifts to make your marriage more of what you want it to be. You can start today!

If you want more inspiration, I have created a free Communication in Marriage Video for you. In just 30 minutes, this video will teach you how to make the communication in your marriage more positive and productive. Download it HERE!

And don't forget to join me in A Life Designed, my free, private Facebook community!

What to do if You are Lonely in Your Marriage

Many women reach out to me for help in their marriage because they feel lonely. They are not alone, a national survey conducted in 2018 found more than 30 percent of married people report feeling lonely. Isn’t that crazy? 30 percent.

Well, help is here. I brainstormed and came up with 7 ideas to help you if you are feeling lonely in your marriage. We’ll talk about practical things you can do, logistical things you can do, how to communicate with your husband about it and how to wrap your mind around it in a healthy way. I hope you’ll tune in.

I have created a free Communication in Marriage Video for you. In just 30 minutes, this video will teach you how to make the communication in your marriage more positive and productive. Download it HERE!

And don't forget to join me in A Life Designed, my free, private Facebook community!

How Marriage Coaching Can Help Your Marriage

Would you like to refresh and renew your marriage?

Are you looking to increase the feelings of connection between you and your husband?

Do you want to communicate better with your husband?

Then marriage coaching may be for you!

In today’s episode of the podcast I am going to share with you how marriage coaching works and what the difference between marriage counseling and marriage coaching is so you can see which method of professional help would be best to help you achieve your marriage goals. Tune in!

I have created a free Communication in Marriage Video for you. In just 30 minutes, this video will teach you how to make the communication in your marriage more positive and productive. Download it HERE!

And don't forget to join me in A Life Designed, my free, private Facebook community!

How to Fall in Love with Your Life

Do you love your life? Or do you often find yourself wishing things were different?

Do you feel excited to get up and get going in the morning? Or do you feel like every day is the same as the last?

Do you have fun every day? Or do you feel bored quite often?

If you answered negatively to these questions, don’t worry! It happens to the best of us.

The truth is that it can be all too easy to get busy and forget that our lives require our active participation in order to stay fresh and exciting.

So on today’s podcast, I am going to share with you 3 simple things you can do to start falling in love with your life all over again.

If you would like more inspiration, download my Ultimate Guide to Guilt-Free Self-Care HERE!

And join us in the Life Designed Community on Facebook!