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b'"Sometimes all you do is smile. Move on with your day, hold back the tears and pretend everything is OK." \\u2014Anonymous The holiday season is a busy time of year. You are\\xa0are pulled in many directions and feel overwhelmed with the responsibilities of job, family, kids, volunteering, Christmas parties,\\xa0and everything else that is on your plate. It\'s a time when you may\\xa0feel like there is\\xa0too much going on and you\\u2019re holding on by a thread. And then your spouse asks you something like\\u2026 What\\u2019s wrong with you? How are you doing? What\'s going on? Since everything\\xa0is at the tipping point, you lock the true answer inside and simply say, \\u201cI\\u2019m Fine\\u201d. More often than not when you say, "I\\u2019m FINE", it\\u2019s usually a code word for I\\u2019m feeling broken in some area of my life. When you say "I\\u2019m Fine" you put a wall, an obstacle in your marriage. Then one of you checks out. Either you or your spouse.\\xa0 I\\u2019m FINE leads to disconnect because you aren\\u2019t sharing what\\u2019s going on with you I\\u2019m FINE leads to resentment because you won\\u2019t let this person, YOUR SPOUSE, into your world. It\'s time to eradicate I\'m Fine from your vocabulary. In this week\'s show Tony and Alisa talk about the impact two words, I\\u2019m Fine, have on your marriage and your intimacy. EPISODE SPONSOR |\\xa0He Zigs, She Zags: Get Your Communication on the Same Path The ability to talk to each other is vital to all areas of your marriage. Here\'s the thing...if there is unease when talking, tension or bickering you know the stress that it places on you. You\'re drained. It\\u2019s time to take control of the communication in your marriage. There is so much that is happening in your life each and every day that if you do not take the time to learn how to best connect with your spouse you are going to struggle for years to come. Grab He Zigs, She Zags\\xa0Now! Other Resources: Oils & Intimacy Facebook Group 287 - The Impact of Tone and Timing 332 - Releasing Resentment Strategic Coaching Session with Alisa Support ONE Extraordinary Marriage by shopping at Amazon.com. Leave a review on iTunes | Submit a question | Call (858)876-5663\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'