25. Diabetes & Marriage with Luisa Morrone

In This Episode Food was the soul of the relationship of Luisa and her husband, Vince. However, after getting their aha moments, they decided to change their diets and their lives. From Luisa's experience of overcoming type 2 diabetes, she was able to create MWOE (My Way of Eating) to help others with the same disease, get rid of diabetes medication, and lose weight. Leading by example, her husband was also able to improve his health, and their marriage got stronger because they found more activities to bond over. Highlights 00:55 Eight years ago, Luisa Morrone had type 2 diabetes. She turned her life around and is now the founder of MWOE, My Way of Eating, and she helps people reverse type 2 diabetes, get rid of medications, and lose weight. 03:33 Diabetes runs in the families of Luisa and her husband. Both their fathers had it but they were in denial that they would be affected by it. However, food was the soul of their marriage. 07:53 The best way to improve your marriage is by working on yourself. Luisa led by example to help herself and her husband. 09:17 Luisa gives impossible a new meaning after leading by example and compassion to lose 145 lbs. and get off her medication so that her husband could help himself. 11:50 Women and men handle circumstances differently, and these need to be taken into consideration so that they can be helped on their journeys. 17:09 For Luisa, there has to be an aha moment to change the trajectory of one's marriage, diet, and life. 23:51 The Morrones have always had each other's back and Luisa's husband is very proud of what Luisa has accomplished. 27:50 This is a new stage for Luisa and her husband. They have found activities that they didn't do before the diabetes that they can do now. 29:28 Nobody knows your spouse better than you. Luisa was able to compromise with her husband's diet by trying new recipes. 31:50 It can be scary to change the activity that you and your spouse bond over, such as food for Luisa and her husband. However, they were able to discover other activities and create a stronger marriage after taking responsibility for themselves. 36:28 Commitment is the ability to see the future and being intentional about where you're going. 36:58 Rebbetzin Bat-Chen shares that you don't need to be woken up by a catastrophic aha moment because God knocks and sends messages before things get out of hand. Listen to God's knocks. Links Luisa Morrone: Facebook | Facebook Page | Instagram | TikTok 5 Surprising Ways to Improve Your MarriageMarriage Breakthrough Retreat Let’s Connect! Connected for Real is on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn For more information about Connected for Real, visit the website! Subscribe to the PodcastSpotify | Google Podcasts | Apple Podcasts REBBETZIN BAT-CHEN GROSSMAN Welcome to the Connected For Real Podcast! I’m Rebbetzin Bat-Chen Grossman, a marriage coach for women in business, and my mission is to bring God’s presence into your life, into your marriage, and into your business. Let’s get started. The following is one of the many conversations I had with experts and professionals about real life and how it affects marriage. Let me know your takeaways on Instagram or Facebook, @connectedforreal. Enjoy. And we are live. Welcome everyone. I am Rebbetzin Bat-Chen Grossman from connectedforreal.com. In the background, you hear my baby, who's making cute noises. There you go, and this is Luisa. I'll let you introduce yourself because you're so awesome. LUISA MORRONE Sure, sure. So Luisa Morrone. I'm the founder of MWOE, which stands for My Way of Eating—can be your way of eating and so what I have do is I help people reverse type 2 diabetes, not type 1. There’re two different diseases. So I help people reverse two, type two diabetes and/or decrease the amount of medications they take. Actually, get rid of them altogether, and also I help them lose weight if that's what they need.