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The Loving Truth

The Loving Truth

By: Sharon Pope
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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.

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Episodes
  • Episode 221: Three Ways to Fail at Healing Your Marriage. And What to Do Instead.

    Episode 221: Three Ways to Fail at Healing Your Marriage. And What to Do Instead.
    Oct 4 2026
    You’ve been trying so hard. Reading the books. Listening to the podcasts. Thinking about what needs to change. But somehow, nothing is actually changing. You tell yourself you’re doing everything you can to fix your marriage. But are you? Because there’s a big difference between thinking about fixing your marriage and actually doing the uncomfortable things required to change it. In this episode of The Loving Truth Podcast, we’re talking about three ways we unknowingly set ourselves up to fail when we’re trying to create change. And this isn’t just about marriage. We do the same thing when we’re trying to lose weight, grow a business, change a habit or make pretty much anything in our lives better. We research instead of taking action. We take action, but we’re really just phoning it in. Or we finally do the hard thing, it doesn’t immediately work, and we decide nothing is ever going to change. That’s what happened with Emily. She finally worked up the courage to tell her husband what needed to change in their marriage. It was uncomfortable. It didn’t go particularly well. And after one difficult conversation, she was ready to give up. But one hard conversation isn’t evidence that your marriage can’t change. Sometimes we confuse “not yet” with “not possible.” And if you do that, you can quit long before you’ve actually given yourself, your partner or your marriage a real chance. In this episode, I’ll also walk you through a simple four-step process for figuring out what to do next and whether what you’re doing is actually working. Because when you keep showing up and doing your part, one of two things will eventually happen: The marriage begins to change. Or you get clearer that it probably isn’t going to. Both are valuable information. Because the goal isn’t to save your marriage at all costs. And the goal isn’t to leave. The goal is to know that you gave it your best effort so that whatever you decide next, you can trust yourself in that decision. In this episode, you’ll learn: The three ways we unknowingly sabotage our own efforts to create change How research can become a really sophisticated form of avoidance What “phoning it in” looks like inside a marriage Why expecting results too quickly can cause you to quit too soon The four-step process I use to help determine whether something is actually working How the “warmer, colder” game can help you figure out your next move Why the resilience and self-trust you build in the process may matter as much as the outcome At some point, you have to stop thinking about what needs to change... and start doing the things that could actually change it. Reflection Question: Am I giving my marriage my best effort, or just enough effort to tell myself I’m trying?
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    21 mins
  • Episode 226: The Lies We Want To Believe

    Episode 226: The Lies We Want To Believe
    Nov 8 2026
    Tell me lies. Tell me sweet little lies. Sometimes we believe what we want to believe. Not because it's true, but because the truth would require us to do something we're not ready to do. In this episode of The Loving Truth Podcast, we're talking about the lies we choose to believe in our marriages, why we sometimes participate in our own deception, and what happens when we can no longer trust the person we love. Because here's the thing: The truth makes demands of us. A lie asks a whole lot less. Maybe your spouse lied about something early in your relationship, and you overlooked it. Maybe there have been hundreds of little lies over the years, so many that you can't even keep track anymore. And when you're confronted with another lie, you have a choice. You can see it for what it is and change your perspective. Or you can convince yourself it's not that big of a deal so you don't have to face what it might mean for your marriage. But when someone lies about the little things, the things that would be so easy to tell the truth about, what makes you think they'll suddenly become honest when the stakes get higher? And here's where it gets really painful. When you've been lied to over and over again, you don't just stop trusting your spouse. You begin to stop trusting yourself. You question your judgment. You second-guess what you know. And eventually, you start looking to other people to tell you what's real. In This Episode, You'll Learn: Why we sometimes choose to believe a lie rather than face the truth. The difference between truth and opinion, and why that distinction matters. Why overlooking little lies early in a relationship can come at a much greater cost later. How repeated dishonesty erodes not just trust in your partner, but trust in yourself. What to do when someone's words and actions don't align. How to begin rebuilding trust in your own judgment. Love alone does not prevent someone from lying to you, betraying you, or choosing themselves when it's more convenient. And when someone's words and actions don't align, you have to believe their actions. The sooner you can see and accept the truth, the more quickly you can move through it. Because believing the lie might make today easier. But it rarely makes tomorrow any better. Reflection Question What are you choosing to believe because the truth would require you to do something you're not yet ready to do?
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    19 mins
  • Episode 225: Just Because You're Angry Doesn't Mean It's Time to Talk

    Episode 225: Just Because You're Angry Doesn't Mean It's Time to Talk
    Nov 1 2026
    You're angry. And you need to talk about it. Right now. Because if you don't say what needs to be said in this exact moment, you might never say it at all. So you let the anger lead. You raise your voice. You say things you wish you hadn't. And instead of being heard, you end up arguing about how you're arguing. Sound familiar? In this episode of The Loving Truth Podcast, we're talking about what NOT to do when you're having an important conversation with your spouse, particularly when you're angry, frustrated or emotionally triggered. Because here's the thing: You can be right about what you're feeling and still be wrong about how you're communicating it. Anger might give you the courage to finally speak up about something that's been bothering you for years. But that doesn't mean it gives you the ability to communicate it well. And when you yell, your partner doesn't hear you more. They actually hear you less. So how do you address what's bothering you without allowing your emotions to hijack the conversation? And how do you know when it's time to speak up versus when it's better to step away? In This Episode, You'll Learn: Why yelling at your spouse makes it harder, not easier, to be heard and understood. The three ways you can respond when you're emotionally triggered, and why two of them tend to make things worse. How to feel your emotions without allowing them to dictate your behavior. Why there's a difference between taking a break from a difficult conversation and avoiding it altogether. What to do when you've already lost your temper and need to make amends. How to trust yourself to come back and have the hard conversation when you're ready. Your first reaction is rarely your best response. Just because you're feeling something intensely doesn't mean now is the time to act on it. Sometimes the most productive thing you can do for your marriage is step away, get grounded and come back when you can communicate in a way that creates understanding instead of more hurt. Reflection Question: Are you trying to resolve the issue with your partner, or are you trying to get rid of the uncomfortable emotion you're feeling?
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    15 mins
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