A dialogue between two therapists on a variety of topics relating to creating a resilient relationship. We hope to empower you to grow into the relationship you dream about through learning the skills to build trust, resolve conflict, and have deeper intimacy in your relationship. We work out of a f…
Thank you for listening. We are going to be taking a break from recording new podcasts. If you have just started listening, please go back over the last two years of podcasts and listen to the topics that interest you. We appreciate you and your relationship. Keep investing in it!
How do I take responsibility for my healing process? How do we come together and heal our hurt? Hope you feel supported as you listen to us discuss the process of ownership and taking responsibility for your own growth and repair your relationship.
How do we get through betrayal? Listen in as we discuss the process of working through grieving, understanding, and acknowledging what has happened.
When betrayal comes to your house it can stir up all kinds of emotions. Listen to our conversation on the types of betrayal and the consequences if produces.
How do you want to show up in your relationship? Get unstuck from repeating patterns of unhealthiness. Listen in for ideas of how to move your relationship into new healthy dialogue and respect. If you are experiencing domestic violence please get the help you need: Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233.
Are you at the mercy of your circumstances? We all have the opportunity to play the victim or the hero in every experience we have. Listen in to gain better awareness of your default position and what you want to do about it.
Rigid vs. growth mindset. Learning to be open-minded and flexible, maybe even having curiosity, are the building blocks of acceptance toward yourself and your partner. Listen in to our discussion today.
I’m valuable. You are valuable. We are a team. Your value remains true even when we share hard things. Listen in for more insight.
Self-criticism leads to a shaming cycle. Give yourself permission to take baby steps towards progress instead of striving for perfection. Listen in to understand how your can find acceptance for yourself and your partner and build resiliency.
Pride, perfectionism and criticism are the personal work we have to work through to get to acceptance of ourself and our partner. Listen in so you too can let go and move toward acceptance and compassion.
How does humility fit into my marriage? Does acceptance have anything to do with it? We hope you join us as we discuss this building block for a resilient relationship.
Our level of commitment affects how we engage in disagreements. In order to have a strong commitment to your partner, you have to trust yourself to show up in your relationship to the best of your ability to have hope for the future. Join us in this conversation.
Today we look at how we can build safety and trust in our relationship by gaining self-awareness. Self-awareness helps us to show up and take responsibility for our part of the relationship. Learn how to reset so you can enter into the conversation in a positive way that brings understanding and builds trust.
Listen in to learn how to make better choices by taking care of the things you have control of and staying out of the areas you don’t have control over. See the chart below which we discuss in today’s podcast.
Today we discuss managing and planning for a positive holiday experience. Holidays can be fun and they can be hectic! Listen in for more details. Please share, like and subscribe if you find this helpful so that others can grow in their relationships too.
Respect and honor your partner by discussing expectations and staying current with where your partner is at today. Daily or weekly check-in. Listen in for the details.
Sharing life and where you spend your money through communicating and planning is in today’s podcast. Listen in.
Self-care is not being selfish. Taking care of yourself is a way to manage your stress so you can show up in your relationships the way you want to.
We all want to be cared for with tenderness and compassion. Listen in to find some new ways to understand your partner. This will help to foster connection and intimacy.
We hope to help you with speaking in a way to help you feel heard and understood. This requires intentionality. Listen in to find out how.
What does listening have to do with understanding? We will talk about the importance of listening and how this communicates, “I care about you.”
In today’s episode, we processed some of our favorite Gottman Institute tools. Also, we processed taking a break and coming back refreshed and ready to kick off fall with a new year of podcasts.
This episode we discuss, “How can I extend grace to my partner?” We give you the nuts and bolts of the “how to.” Please share, like and subscribe if you find this helpful so that others can grow in their relationships too.
Communicating what’s going on in the moment is critical to successful bids. Please share, like and subscribe if you find this helpful so that others can grow in their relationships too.
Bids of connection are a way to reach out to those we love. How we respond says you are important to me, I value you or I don’t have time for you. Communicating what’s going on in the moment is critical to successful bids. Please share, like, and subscribe if you find this helpful so … Continue reading Bids for Connection part 1 →
You partner is a gift. Treat them like a gift. Learning you partners love language and practice giving it. Give it a try and see how this might positively affect your relationship. Please share, like and subscribe if you find this helpful so that others can grow in their relationships too.
Take a moment to slow down and take care of yourself so that you can be there for your partner and enjoy one another. Please share, like and subscribe if you find this helpful so that others can grow in their relationships too.
Intentionality! Choosing to think positive thoughts about your partner will affect all of your life in a powerful way.
Connecting through curiosity is walking along slide and putting deposits in the bank of fondness and admiration. Please share, like and subscribe if you find this helpful so that others can grow in their relationships too.
Curiosity is turning toward your partner and being interested. It is a choice to build a resilient relationship. And it can be fun! Please share, like and subscribe if you find this helpful so that others can grow in their relationships too.
Connecting in the non-conflict times allows us to decide where we are going and who do we, as a couple want to be. Let’s get curious about our partner and our relationship! Please share, like, subscribe if you find this helpful so that others can grow in their relationships too.