It's Complicated

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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?”

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

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!).

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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?”