In marriage counseling, I have found that having a sound mind is very important in creating a sound relationship. People with impulse control problems have more problems with honesty, reliability, and communication. It takes a certain ability to put your own agenda on hold to think about the needs of your spouse in order to live by the healthy laws of relationship physics. I've found that protecting your health through guarding your diet can also help your marriage.
Sadly, one of my couples recently decided to get divorced after many session and over a year trying to make it work, and part of the reason is one of the spouses couldn't muster up the willpower and discipline to do the small things like exercise and eat healthy. There were other issues as well, but these small and simple efforts, what Dr. McGonigal calls "miracle cures," would have enhanced this client's ability to be the person they wanted to be rather than being pulled by emotional and environmental forces. Safeguard your marriage by safeguarding your willpower.
Life can be confusing when you are hurt by the dishonest, emotional, and impulsive decisions of others. My client asked me how I knew there was a God since it seems like our physical brains control our fate. I know it is our Spirits that control our cells, our neurons, and our wills, not our brains; however, our brains are subject to dysfunction and can limit us immensely. An optimal working brain, with a sound circuitry and fully developed prefrontal cortex, is a great blessing and gives us the opportunity to be what our Spirits (who we really are) want us to be. The greater your brain function, the greater your will power, the more agency you have, and the more responsible you will be for your choices. Protect your brain to give your Spirit power.
"God created it, Jesus died for it, your Spirit lives in it, let's take care of it." --quote by Rick Warren (referring to our bodies)
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