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Jayson Gaddis is a relationship student & teacher and host of the Smart Couple Podcast, and is on a mission to teach people the one class they didn\u2019t get in school\u2013\u201dHow to do intimate relationships.\u201d \nThat\u2019s why he founded The Relationship School\u2122. He was emotionally constipated for years before relationship failure forced him to turn his life over to learning about relationships. Now, he\u2019s married to his amazing wife of 8 years and has two beautiful kids.\xa0 And when he doesn\u2019t live and breathe this stuff with his family, he pretty much gets his ass handed to him.\nJayson will teach you how to use conflict to create a more fulfilling and sustainable relationship.\xa0 He teaches you that hidden within any and all \u201crelationship pain\u201d are the seeds of you getting more empowered in your life and more connected to yourself.\nHe teaches virtual relationship empowerment classes to students around the globe.\xa0 And even though many of his school teachers said he sucked at writing, he writes anyway for The Good Men Project & Elephant Journal, The Jungle Of Life, Primer Magazine, Integral Life, and Recovering Yogi.\nGuiding Principle, Quote or Mantra\nRelationships are about growth, not happiness.\nWhen you have a growth mindset, then when your partner pisses you off or upsets you or does things that hurt your feelings, it\u2019s not a problem.\nWhen You Tripped Up\nEarly on in Jayson\u2019s relationship with the woman who is now his wife he was studying psychotherapy and thought he really knew how to listen.\nWhen he tried to apply the techniques he had learned with his then girlfriend, they didn\u2019t really work.\xa0 And he kept trying them for years.\nThrough her loving feedback, which was challenging at times, Jayson learned how to listen in a way that worked for her.\xa0 And he realized he was mostly listening in a way that worked for him.\nJayson\u2019s rule of thumb that he learned from this experience is that he doesn\u2019t understand his wife until she feels understood and she says so.\xa0\nProudest moment in partnership\nJayson was recently backpacking with his wife and kids and he essentially set up the trip for everyone. \nAs they watched the Sun set one evening, he looked over at the smiles on his family\u2019s faces and was so proud and happy to have a family and partnership that he can do these types of things with.\nCurrent Partnerships\nJayson and his wife make it a point to carve out time for a date night every week.\xa0 They are both crazy busy and they make it a priority.\xa0\nThis commitment to connecting and supporting each other and challenging each other about their lives is huge for them.\nWhat is the best partnership / relationship advice you have ever received?\nPartnerships and relationships are about growth.\xa0 And they can be a path to becoming more of yourself.\nBest Partnership Book\n\nWired for Love: How Understanding Your Partner\u2019s Brain and Attachment Style Can Help You Defuse Conflict and Build a Secure Relationship\nThe Payoff of Partnership\nHaving kids.\nFor Jayson this is the biggest payoff.\xa0 He knows he is a better person because he is a father and a husband.\nNone of this would have been possible if he didn\u2019t partner with someone.\nJayson\u2019s life is enhanced 10x because he is married to an amazing woman and they have a an awesome partnership.