Episode 94: Sustaining Love : How To Be More In Your Marriage With Amaka Chika-Mbonu

On this episode of Created for More the podcast, I sit with a certified counsellor, cognitive behavioural therapist, author and founder of a book club; Amaka Chika-Mbonu. We have the most open-minded conversation about the marriage relationship and how one can be more, do more and have more with their significant other. Amaka believes that strength, courage, character is always birth through adversity. She also advices that for singles who are about to go into marriage, this is the time to find you by thinking strategically.

Key Highlights;

•  Should everyone desire an optimal marriage? (17:12)
•  “There has to be a successful “me” for there to be a successful “us”. (20:43)
•  The core pillars of a successful marriage. (25:07)
•  The dynamics of male-female type of communication. (34:07) 
•  Marriage is not a one-size fits all situation. It requires commitment from both spouses. (38:18)
•  When you need a marriage counsellor. (50:59)
•  The benefits of a marriage that works. (56:48)
•  Sex in marriage requires a level of abandonment that stems from effective communication. (1:02:15) 

About Amaka;
Amaka Chika-Mbonu is a motivational speaker, a Certified Counsellor—with a special interest in couples counselling, a Certified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT), founder of Amaka’s Book Club, and the author of five books about relationships, How To Get Your Wife To Swing From The Chandelier in A Red Negligée, 49 Ways To Get Rid of The Other Woman (without getting caught), Before When & After, Where Did You Put Your Organ?  and Chronicles of Joy Through Pain: an anthology. 

She carries keys of wisdom to unlock people’s minds and hearts through the power of her own testimony.

Amaka has spoken on diverse multiple speaking platforms locally and internationally, and featured on radio and television programme across the globe with one primary message and mantra, “Marriage takes work to make it work, so let’s get to work.”
She has been married for Twenty-Nine years and has two young adult children.

Connect with Amaka on;
Instagram: @amakachikambonu
@amakasbookclub, and @the_teama
Website: www.amakachika-mbonu.com