What Couples Get Wrong About Love, Respect & Submitting | Sadie Robertson Huff & Christian Huff

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Sadie Robertson Huff 0:08
What's up, everybody? Happy Whoa, That's Good podcast day. I am so excited about the conversation we are about to have. And to be honest, it might end up being a little bit like marriage counseling, which Christian and I are totally here for.
Christian Huff 0:21
It'll definitely be a counseling session.
Sadie Robertson Huff 0:23
Hey, there's a reason I invited you to come on this episode.
Christian Huff 0:26
I love being counseled.
Sadie Robertson Huff 0:28
I felt like we both needed to hear every word that Dr. Emerson is here to bring today. If you don't know who Dr. Emerson is, he's really no stranger to probably most of you, but he wrote a book called Love and Respect. He has a new book out. I have it right here, Lightbulb Moments in Marriage. If you are a married couple listening to this podcast, it is going to bless you. If you're not married yet, I highly encourage you to still listen to this podcast because there are going to be so many truths in here that are just good for any stage in any season of your life. So much biblical advice that I can't wait to dive into. But without further ado, Dr. Emerson, thank you so much for coming on the Well That's Good podcast.
Dr. Emerson Eggerichs 1:08
Oh, no, thank you. And what an example. Both of you are just your humble hearts, teachable hearts. We're all in admiration of you. And here you are just soaking in these ideas potentially. And so what an example. Thank you for that.
Sadie Robertson Huff 1:22
Thank you so much. So there's a question I ask everyone who comes on the Well, That's Good podcast. This might be a hard one for you to answer up up front just because you have probably given so much advice in your life. But the question is, what is the best piece of advice that you've ever been given? What's some advice someone gave you that helped shape you to become the person that you are today?
Dr. Emerson Eggerichs 1:45
Well, one of the early things happened when I was a freshman at Wheaton College in a class called Interpersonal Dynamics. And it was like I didn't even know there was a field of study like that. And this professor said, before you speak to people, you need to ask this question. Is that what you are about to say going to build trust or undermine trust? And that was perhaps one of the most revolutionary piece of advice. I was just ready to hear that because I think I wanted to be an effective person. I wanted to serve people.

How does Dr. Emerson Eggerichs define love and respect in relationships?

Dr. Emerson Eggerichs 2:18
I wanted to help people, but I had a tendency to be intense. I even spoke in chapel during the summer. The chaplain asked me to speak to the Wheaton body of the students there. And I met with him afterwards and I wanted him to tell me how wonderful I was. And he said, well, I just have one piece of advice. I said, well, what? Don't beat the sheep. That was classic. I love the metaphor. So I was too intense. And so I had to kind of be more restful. Is that which I'm about to say going to build trust with this person or not? And it applies. I've been married to Sarah over 50 years. Still, is this going to build trust or not? Or is this going to undermine trust? Am I coming across in a way that feels accusatory, too intense?
Dr. Emerson Eggerichs 3:02
That, for whatever it's worth, was one of the most helpful pieces of insight that I received. Whether it's relevant to others, I don't know.
Christian Huff 3:09
But I certainly... That's so good because like you said, it affects the dialogue with your spouse or with another person. But I feel like it also helps you even from like the gossip standpoint of... You know, the idea of if I start saying this about this person, is that going to build trust or is that going to tear them down? Yeah, so it's effective. Across the board. It's across the board. So I think that's cool to look at it through that lens too.
Sadie Robertson Huff 3:35
Yeah, that's good. That's good. Yeah, we've been talking about that a lot lately. And so that's really cool to hear you say. And I love that don't beat the sheep. That's actually really good advice, too. That was like a little side piece of advice in that story. But I'm like, actually, that's really, really good. I love it so much. It's cool, too, that you heard that advice and then adapted. We're big Survivor fans. We love to watch Survivor. And one of my favorite things about watching Survivor is you get to see so much humanity in this game that they're playing.

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