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The Loving Truth
As a Relationship Expert & Certified Master Life Coach, Sharon Pope has helped thousands of women gain the confidence and clarity they need to either fix their struggling marriages or move forward without regret. On The Loving Truth Podcast, she shares advice on how to navigate deep marriage hardships, challenging common beliefs about what love and relationships “should be” and providing realistic steps towards peace and happiness. If you can’t decide whether to stay or go in your marriage… you’re facing infidelity… you’re terrified of hurting your kids… you can’t bring yourself to leave your marriage, even though you want to… or you’re wondering whether it’s possible to respark the desire between you… tune in to the weekly episodes.
Episodes
129 episodes
Ask Sharon | Am I staying for the wrong reasons?
“How do I know if I’m staying for the wrong reasons?” This episode gives you an exclusive peek inside my membership program and a real-life coaching session with a client who says, “I love him, and we’re incredible roomate...
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Episode 129
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What’s Your Intention?
When it’s time to have a difficult conversation with your partner (or frankly, with anyone you love) you can’t just ‘wing’ it. There must be conscious intentionality behind your words and your actions. In th...
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Episode 128
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19:22
Ask Sharon | What if we’re too different?
“I don’t want to let go of something that’s so important to me. But it’s not working anymore.”This is an emotional episode (because this is an emotional topic). Welcome to a recorded coaching session* with one of the members insid...
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Episode 127
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27:30
Rachel Hollis | How to ask better questions + Reconnect with intuition
“I thought if I could just fix myself… my marriage problems would resolve.” –Rachel HollisOn the podcast this week, we have a very special guest… Welcome RACHEL HOLLIS to The Loving Truth podcast!Rachel is...
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Episode 126
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54:49
Ask Sharon: Have I tried hard enough?
“Everything in life changes. Sometimes you grow together. Sometimes you grow apart. This is the nature of life.” – Sharon Pope on The Loving Truth podcastTake a sneak peek into what happens inside my membership prog...
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Episode 125
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21:18
Can I be married and free?
Soooo many women ask me this question: Can I really be married… and free? By now you know what I think about this: Freedom is a requirement for a happy, healthy, loving marriage! But I know it’...
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Episode 124
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12:41
Ask Sharon: Is my marriage salvageable?
They were living like roommates. Then she had an affair. Is this marriage salvageable? (Does she want it to be?)In this episode of Ask Sharon, I’m taking you inside my membership program with a real-live conversation with m...
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Episode 123
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17:43
Marriage Requires Delicate Balance
This falls into the category of “Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me” (before I got married!) If you’ve reached midlife and you’re married or divorced: You probably didn’t think about any of this either. It’s easy to ‘lose...
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Episode 122
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15:58
Ask Sharon: Why doesn’t he do more?
Too many women find themselves overfunctioning in relationships—particularly in midlife. You’re doing the heavy lifting of the emotional and mental load for your entire household: The logistics of family activities, the caretaki...
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Episode 121
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23:02
Why Most Couples Don’t Have A Great Marriage
There’s one key similarity with all the couples I see in unhappy marriages… In this episode, I’ll share the #1 reason people remain dissatisfied and stuck in these relationships, plus the real price you have to pay to build a health...
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Episode 120
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14:45
Relationship Advice for Men
Building a healthy marriage is not rocket science… so why don’t we do it better? Today’s episode is dedicated to the men in our lives: These are the ingredients for a good, healthy marriage!I’l...
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Episode 119
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13:25
More Than Comfortable Companions
What will make your marriage feel ‘good’ again… beyond comfortable companionship? Women are often MORE unhappy in marriage than men. In this episode, I’ll give you 3 reasons why. I’ll talk about the different expectations w...
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Episode 118
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17:44
Why Can’t I End My Affair?
You know the ‘right’ thing to do. You know the ‘logical’ decision. So why is it so hard to end your affair relationship? In this episode, I’ll give you 5 reasons why you’re struggling to end an affair—and I’ll start with a ...
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Episode 117
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21:57
Should You Stay or Go? The Only Two Choices That Matter
If “decision paralysis” has stalled your next steps forward, this episode is for YOU!I’ll explain why an endless loop of “possibilities” keeps you in limbo and how to narrow your pool of options to finally make decisions with a ...
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Episode 116
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23:45
My Husband’s Addiction is Killing Me
In my experience working with women in unhappy marriages, the topic of their partner’s addiction has become increasingly common. In this episode, I tell the story of my client Shelley* whose partner struggles with an addiction to al...
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Episode 115
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14:19
What If I’m Alone Forever?
One of the top fears of women considering divorce is: What if I’m alone forever? In this episode, I’ll share the story of one of my clients stuck in limbo because of her fear of being alone. I’ll explain why you ca...
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Episode 114
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26:19
When Clarity Finally Comes (And Why It Feels Elusive)
“Anger gives us courage… but courage is not the same thing as clarity.” – Sharon PopeThe renowned sociologist and life coach Martha Beck taught me to ask a very important question when I’m feeling unclear about my next steps.&nb...
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Episode 113
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16:32
We're Fine!
You’ve just told your partner how you’re feeling disconnected and unhappy… and they respond, “Oh, we’re just fine!” Why do we invalidate our partner’s feelings like this? (Why do we accept invalidation as enough?)In this episode, I’ll ex...
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Episode 112
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14:32
Two Things Can Be True At Once
How can two opposing viewpoints both remain “true”?We often think in binaries: “Everything is all good or all bad. I’m right, so you’re wrong.” But this isn’t reality: Human relationships are complex. So how can we allo...
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Episode 111
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22:59
Is Your Husband a Man-Child?
Are the men in your life a “life-long project?” In this episode, I’m talking about why it seems your husband is a “man-child” and what you can do to change this. I’ll dig into topics of co-dependency, the different expectations we h...
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Episode 110
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17:41
Love at Last: A Conversation with Sandy Weiner
Too many women never leave their partners solely because they’re afraid of being alone later in life.In this episode, I’ve invited fellow Relationship Coach and the Chief Love Officer of Last Firs...
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Episode 109
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25:36
The Stages of a Relationship
“You can always find your way back to each other… should you both want that.” - Sharon PopeYour marriage will evolve through several important stages of relationship, and this episode we examine each one. You’ll lea...
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Episode 108
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33:42
6 Ways to Repair Your Relationship After an Argument
If you have any kind of relationship at all, you and your partner will surely argue… but will you repair your relationship afterwards?In this episode, I’m explaining why it’s important to repair the connection with your partner after you...
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Episode 107
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23:23
The Undercurrent Of Discontent In A 'Boring' Marriage
We look for safety and security at the beginning of our relationships… so why do we end up resenting these same things in our marriages? Let’s get curious about this 180° turnaround with a real-life example from one of my clients. V...
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Episode 106
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19:25
Q&A: My Husband Cheated & He Brought Her to Our Home
Jennifer discovered that her husband has been cheating for two years - and bringing his affair partner to their home. She’s struggling to reconnect (with herself and her husband) when she knows that his betrayal happened in the space they share...
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Episode 105
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17:57