Pocket Therapist

In this episode, I answer questions about marital shame, communication, and relationship expectations.

In this episode, I cover three questions: 1) How can marriage partners build a friendship? 2) How do I deal with my spouse's mental illness? 3) What are your top tips for couples?

Candid thoughts on surviving and learning from COVID-19

You’ve probably heard of the placebo effect at some point. But did you know that placebo is much more than a false treatment used in research studies? Did you know that you can access the power of placebo using hope, expectancy, and faith, in addition to a healing ritual? In this episode, I’ll go into […]

We all need a default marital strategy that works in most situations. I dive into the dynamics of game theory to see if we can start to create a strategy that will give you the best chance at maximizing happiness for yourself and your spouse at the same time. We talk about how best to […]

In this episode, I talk with marriage and family therapist, Micah Ingalls about how he can make a metaphor about fly fishing work to explain how starting out in "sex addiction" recovery takes some help and guidance.

Six must-do items to make it through another holiday season alive.

Do you want to know what is going on in your therapist's head? This is a good start.

A personal view into infertility and pregnancy loss.

Let's talk about mental health stigma. I share my own history of depression.

Understanding window of tolerance will help you get into the "sweet spot" of stress that helps you get things done and find optimal productivity in life.

My wife joins me in this episode to get real about what it's really like being married to a therapist.

Unscripted answers to three questions about affairs, trust, happiness, and motivation.

How do I know when to push for things that are important to me and when to just accept things as they are?

You have a friend that wants to vent about their marriage, but then feels bad for doing it. What should you consider when providing support?

Do you want to live a better, more enjoyable life? I share eight practical ideas gleaned from the research that you can implement today to improve how you live.

I show you how to get people to accept new ideas and feedback by bypassing mental defenses and implanting powerful ideas into others' minds.

In this episode, I talk about how to deal with the one parent who is all about fun, but doesn't do a very good job at helping with structure and discipline in the home. This is useful for people who are still together or who are separate or divorced.

I share some magical tricks based on human motivation research to help you get your kids to actually clean up around the house.

In this episode, I answer my first question from a listener. We get into stopping emotional spirals and talk about methods of using self-talk to keep emotions from taking over causing a meltdown. I even finally get my answer about what "full bore" means.

Everybody lies. Kids start lying at a really young age. As adults, we lie, often thinking we’re doing a service or helping someone by keeping the truth from them. But lies are dangerous when you’re trying to build or maintain trust in a relationship. What happens when you find out your partner is lying to you about something big? How do you confront it without blowing up the relationship?

This is where it begins. I'll talk some about why I'm focusing a mental health podcast on words and language. I'll share some starter insights and set it up for the adventure to come.