Amy West is joining us this week to share a reflection on hearing the song “Going to the Chapel”. However, while a song might juggle a memory or two, in the mind of a therapist who’s job it is to recognize patterns and help people navigate life. Starting with some statistics about marriage, especially a second marriage, Amy walks you through the thought process and some of what she’s seen.
Marriage. If you’ve walked down the aisle, it’s an amazing moment. The bubble that fills you is so strong that all it took to get there, is forgotten and replaced by hope and elation. When the “I do’s” are done, the rest of the day goes by so fast, you can barely remember what all went on. Then, the next day, the work begins. Two have become one and that means so much more than a join checking account and seeing who’s day it is to take out the garbage.
Time is going to unfold and learning how to cooperate and manage depends on a dep understanding of what two individuals bring in. There’s an awful lot of life experience that comes in to play, some of which was set in ages in our lives that we really can’t remember. Our reactions to stimuli are deeply seeded in childhood and managing them can be an immediate reaction, that’s the fight or flight reaction. As time goes on…we forget more and more “why” we react like this. Understanding that thought patterns can be relearned and become a shared experience between couples that can grow together is the goal of Amy and CUP-Health.
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