Beth Wylie is a therapist who has been working and helping couples for over a decade. Beth brings humor to her sessions in her office and will bring that into this podcast as well. Plus you will totally learn something, and have many many A Ha moments.
In this episode I talk about how to stop roommate syndrome from entering your relationship or how to avoid entering into it. There is a time in your relationship when your children are at a certain age that you have a pivotal decision to make. I talk about how to be intentional with how you as a couple spend your time and prioritize your relationship, yes even over your kids. Have a listen and feel free to message me with any questions!
You will need to be both willing and motivated. The willingness and motivation shows up as a desire to work hard, see your role in the dysfunctional patterns you and your partner established and make changes within yourself to show up as a better partner. If we make an agreement that what you are doing is not working and you need to make changes, then you need to do the work. I can help but I can not do it for you. Take a listen and I hope you enjoy!
The transition to parenthood is one of the most challenging we go through in life. However, very little energy is spent on thinking about how bringing a baby into the mix is going to affect the relationship. Instead we spend hours on researching names and strollers and have pretty unrealistic expectations to how we are going to handle this major role change that is about to take place. Have a listen to learn more and then call a therapist!
Learn what makes couples masters of their relationship and what makes them disasters. Couples who fall into the disaster category can move over to the masters category with energy, effort, intention and therapy!
When we got married we did not become one person. We are two people in one marriage. We are different people, who came from different families with different want and needs, and those wants and needs often change over time. Learning to except one another for who will are creates a more loving relationship with higher levels of vulnerability.
Helping couples understand that two realities can be true at the same time and that my reality remains true even after I validate my partners reality. Learn more about these concepts and how to do an exercise that can and will change how you process conflict.
I will discuss the issues I hear about in my sessions with my therapy clients, as well as, give you tools that will help you get through conflict in your relationship.