Meet Stephanie Terry

We were lucky to catch up with Stephanie Terry recently and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Stephanie, so happy you were able to devote some time to sharing your thoughts and wisdom with our community. So, we’ve always admired how you have seemingly never let nay-sayers or haters keep you down. Can you talk to us about how to persist despite the negative energy that so often is thrown at folks trying to do something special with their lives?

I do have haters and nay-sayers. Being a Laura Doyle Relationship Coach, I’ve heard it all. The good, the bad, and the ugly.

A year ago I posted an ad on Facebook. A conversation sparked with a therapist. She insulted my legitimacy, my training, and my character. Ouch! However, the “negative” interaction got important information out to the public. My coaching practice is action based for right now and the future. It’s all about building awareness, accountability and ultimately taking action to change your life. Therapy is incredible for healing past wounds/trauma and diagnosing a wide range of mental health disorders. All good stuff!

I have the ultimate proof that my practice is effective, because I have transformed my marriage. And unlike therapy, when clients works with me, I share my disasters, dreams, and my highlight reel of HOW I became an empowered wife. My methods are not for everyone, and that’s OK! Haters are going to hate, and I can swim right past that bait. No need to bite it.

Let’s take a small detour – maybe you can share a bit about yourself before we dive back into some of the other questions we had for you?

I’m going to blow your mind right now! At Two Rivers Relationship Coaching I work solely with women to transform their relationships. No male participation required! It only takes one person to change the dance and elicit a different response from her partner. I brought back the spark in my marriage using The Six Intimacy Skills™ without my husband’s conscious effort or painful couple’s therapy. Sounds pretty good, right?

Along with coaching clients privately online, I launched the group coaching program, “The Skilled Squad.” We offer group calls, workshops, a private WhatsApp community, written coaching and encouragement, and we have 8 active Laura Doyle Relationship Coaches offering their unique perspectives. Unlike traditional therapy, we will tell you our disasters from the bad old days and how we experimented with practical tools to bring our marriages back from the brink. Everybody loves a comeback story, and we’ve got plenty to share.

There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?

Ever get in your own way? Yeah, me too. Here’s how I pivoted:

1. Let go of Perfection: It took me months to press “Publish” on my website because I wanted to make sure it was perfect. And then no one visited my site for what felt like forever! Oh the buildup and let down were huge! Update: I take the pressure off myself these days. I will have the occasional typo in a blog, email, and newsletter. I’m human and I am confident I am attracting my clients organically. I’m not promoting perfection, I’m promoting progress.

2. Receive Receive Receive: I held myself back from receiving help from other smart, capable, amazing people because it was uncomfortable to hear feedback. Update: I believe the people spending their time reading my blogs, listening to my ideas, sharing their experiences, giving me their opinions, are actually standing for my greatness. This has made me a more logical, successful, gracious business woman. I’d be an ass to reject their gold!

3. Remember WHY I started: I tend to shut down and want to bail when the going gets tough. I have been guilty of setting goals, which turn into expectations, and when I don’t reach them I feel disappointed and crushed. Update: When things hit the fan, I remember why I started and there is no failing. I transformed my marriage, I found my happiness, I am actually enjoying the life I worked so hard to create. I get to share my story and help women just like me find happiness. Remembering my “Why” is paramount.

Thanks so much for sharing all these insights with us today. Before we go, is there a book that’s played in important role in your development?

In 2018 I read the book The Empowered Wife, by Laura Doyle. Oh my goodness, I felt so BUSTED! For years I had been blaming my husband for our chilly marriage. Turns out I played a significant role in the roommate vibe lingering in our home.
This book gave me hope and practical tools to transform my marriage and ultimately take charge of my happiness. I was over the moon with my transformation, and I wanted to pay it forward to women struggling just like me. I put all my chips on the table and became a Laura Doyle Relationship Coach. The risk has been well worth the reward.

Some of my biggest aha moments early on have been that I can simply listen instead of jumping in to fix someone or something. Helpful in wife language is actually critical in husband language. A “good” wife is a HAPPY wife. I can use my feminine energy to attract what I want instead of chasing it. And the sexiest thing I wear is a smile. Relationship coaching really starts with the woman in the mirror. You know, the one person we actually do have control over. It all starts with us.

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