It's Complicated

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It’s Complicated - The Couples Guide Podcast is aimed at debunking myths + delivering truth about couples therapy. Trust us, it’s awesome.

Ryan Hill and Talia Bombola


    • Apr 14, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 120 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from It's Complicated

    Episode 120: When Mental Illness Enters the Relationship

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024


    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss what to do when one partner in a relationship has a serious mental illness.

    Episode 119: Media Diet

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2024


    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss how to navigate your relationship when you and your partner have different habits around consuming relationship advice and content.

    Episode 118: Healing in a Relationship

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024


    Listen as Ryan and Talia explore the power relationships have to support healing, and how to access that power in your relationship.

    Episode 117: Three Reasons to Graduate Therapy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2024


    Listen as Ryan and Talia explore the three common scenarios for people to end couples therapy: meeting their treatment goals, lack of progress, ending the relationship.

    Episode 116: Do You Believe in a Thing Called Love?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2024


    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss the concept of Core Beliefs, how they impact relationships, and how to communicate them to your partner.

    Episode 115: Out of Bound(aries) In-Laws

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2024


    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss how to collaborate with your partner to identify, communicate, and maintain boundaries with one another's family members.

    Episode 114: Keep Your New Year's Resolutions (Boundary Maintenance)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2024


    Listen as Ryan and Talia introduce a new co-host to the podcast, as well as discuss tips and tricks for keeping some of your relationship New Year's Resolutions.

    Episode 113: Hopes + Fears

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2023


    Listen as Ryan and Talia dive into the dynamic of competing emotions Hope and Fear.

    Episode 112: Cut the Criticism

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2023


    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss how to shift from hard criticism to soft sharing for successful communication in your relationship.

    Episode 111: Travel Tips

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2023


    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss best practices for your relationship when preparing to travel and while you're traveling together.

    Episode 110: And Baby Makes Three...

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2023


    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss what to expect for your relationship when you welcome a newborn into your family.

    Episode 109: Assumption of Needs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2023


    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss the many pitfalls of using telepathy to communicate and understand the day to day needs in a relationship.

    Episode 108: Self-Worth and Attraction

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2023


    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss how our self-worth effects who we attract and who we are attracted to.

    Episode 107: No More Complaining

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2023


    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss what's really happening when we complain to our partner and how to shift from complaining to asking for our needs to be met.

    Episode 106: Relief or Recognition

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2023


    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss the difference between asking your partner for relief or recognition, and how to intentionally communicate which one is best for you.

    Episode 105: Resistance + Accountability

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2023


    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss how to shift from resistance to accountability in order to nurture change in your relationship.

    Episode 104: Clarity Conundrum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2023


    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss what it's like and how to fix when you have a disconnect with your partner where one person thinks they've been clearly asking for something and in reality they are hinting or indirectly explaining the consequence if it doesn't happen so the receiving partner is confused, which can lead to inaction and resentment.

    Episode 103: Gooaallll!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2023


    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss how to get the most out of couples therapy with goal setting

    Episode 102: Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2023


    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss how to address lying in a relationship, in this second episode of a two part series.

    Episode 101: Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2023


    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss how to address lying in a relationship, in this first episode of a two part series.

    Episode 100: Cheers to 4 Years!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2023


    Listen as Ryan and Talia celebrate their 100th episode and four years of co-hosting The Couples Guide Podcast together.

    Episode 99: Maximize Your Investment

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2023


    Listen as Ryan and Talia answer the listener question, “How to get the most out of couples therapy?”

    Episode 98: Defeating Defensiveness

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2023


    Listen as Ryan and Talia answer the listener question, “How to tell a defensive partner they are wrong or they've done something you don't like without making them cry?”

    Episode 97: Active Listening

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2023


    Listen as Ryan and Talia dive into the fundamental relationship technique of active listening and how to practice it with your partner.

    Episode 96: Stop Micromanaging Your Marriage

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023


    Listen as Ryan and Talia explore the emotional undertones of micromanagement and how to shift away from micromanaging your partner (and how to feel good about it!).

    Episode 95: Differing Views On Pornography

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2023


    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss how to tackle the tricky topic of pornography when one partner say Yay and the other partner say Nay.

    Episode 94: Countdown to Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2023


    Listen as Ryan and Talia outline what to discuss with your partner before having kids.https://www.purewow.com/family/questions-to-ask-before-having-a-baby

    Episode 93: Repairing Trust

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2023


    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss key factors of trust in a relationship and how to repair trust with your partner after a rupture.

    Episode 92: Redefining "We" in 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2023


    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss how to approach change in the New Year and collaborate on the new “We'“ you're hoping for in your relationship.

    Episode 91: Un-Deck the Halls

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2022


    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss how to debrief from the stress and excitement of the holiday season.

    Episode 90: Core Beliefs in Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2022


    Listen as Ryan and Talia explain just what are core beliefs, including how they influence our sense of self and ourselves in relationship.

    Episode 89: Thanks for the Appreciation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2022


    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss how to express appreciation, as well as how to ask for appreciation from your partner.

    Episode 88: Mid-Life Crisis Conundrum

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2022


    Listen as Ryan and Talia answer the listener question “What guidance do you have when a spouse is going through a mid-life crisis?”

    Episode 87: Stuck in a Rut

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2022


    Listen as Ryan and Talia respond to the listener comment, “In a bit of a rut, falling in love with a colleague.”

    Episode 86: Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2022


    Listen as Ryan and Talia answer the listener question “Why am I waiting for the other shoe to drop when I'm finally in a healthy relationship?”

    Episode 85: People Pleasing in Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2022


    Episode 84: Know Before You Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2022


    Episode 83: Three Sides to the Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2022


    Episode 82: "He's Not Ready to Date, Should I Wait?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2022


    Episode 81: Knowing if They are "The One"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2022


    Episode 80: Go With the Flow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2022


    Episode 79: Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents - How to Heal

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2022


    Episode 78: Compatibility - Important or Overrated?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2022


    Episode 77: Jammed Up With Jealousy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2022


    Episode 76: Repack Your Baggage

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2022


    Episode 75: Connecting Emotional Intimacy and Physical Intimacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2022


    Episode 74: Fix Your Focus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2022


    Episode 73: Having Needs Doesn't Mean You're Needy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2022


    Episode 72: Fear of Commitment (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2022


    Episode 71: Fear of Commitment (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022


    Episode 70: Best Defense is a Good Offense

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022


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