{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Relationship Advice: How to Build a Lasting Relationship Before It Falls Apart","description":"Relationship Advice: How to Build a Lasting Relationship Before It Falls Apart Relationship advice is everywhere, but knowing how to improve communication and maintain a lasting relationship is much harder. In this powerful Join Up Dots conversation, former divorce lawyer Erik Newton reveals how understanding relationship problems can help couples reconnect before small issues become reasons to walk away. Erik spent years working as a family lawyer and witnessed around a thousand divorces. He saw the same patterns repeatedly: couples who once felt deeply connected gradually losing communication, appreciation and intimacy. Eventually, many found themselves asking why couples fall out of love when they had once been so certain they had found the right person. Then Erik experienced his own devastating life crisis. As he prepared to close and sell his successful law firm, he discovered that his business partner had been embezzling money and he lost everything. After a year of depression, this painful chapter became one of those unexpected Join Up Dots moments that changed the direction of his life. Instead of returning to the legal world, Erik created Together Guide, a podcast and relationship platform dedicated to helping people find love, keep love and deal with relationship problems before they become divorce problems. David and Erik explore how to improve communication, why couples gradually stop doing the things that originally brought them together, and what couples struggling with relationships can learn from the patterns Erik witnessed during his years in divorce law. This is a fascinating conversation about love, communication, resilience, personal growth and recognising that sometimes the hardest chapter of your life can eventually point you towards the work you were meant to do. Listen now to Join Up Dots, subscribe for more episodes, and share this episode with anyone looking to build a better business and a better life. #RelationshipAdvice #Relationships #RelationshipProblems #HealthyRelationships #Communication #LoveAndRelationships #MarriageAdvice #PersonalGrowth #Mindset #EmotionalConnection #RelationshipGoals #Divorce #Love #Resilience #StartingOver #LifeLessons #Entrepreneurship #EntrepreneurMindset #BusinessOwner #LifeDesign #JoinUpDots &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"GET RICH &amp; LIVE FREE WITH JOIN UP DOTS","author_url":"https:\/\/joinupdots.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42375275\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/204945870"}