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Ginger Rothhaas and James Cochran
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All of us have sexual values, and all of those values come from somewhere. Whether it was your parents, Sunday School, Cosmopolitan, or fooling around under the bleachers of a high school football game, our origin stories really matter as we think and talk about sex. Quinn and James give examples from their own lives and help you start to think about interrogating yours.BONUS: All Patreon subscribers get access to a free worksheet to work through the issues raised in this episode!This is the second (and last!) of two episodes that will be FREE on this podcast feed. To get access to all eight episodes of this mini-season, get cool merch, consider supporting us on Patreon: www.patreon.org/supertogether. For $5 a month, you'll get access to the whole season. If you support us at $15, you also get a dope sex-positive sticker we designed. If you're able to contribute more, you can also get access to some e-courses James and Quinn have developed on communication and intimacy.For more about the show, and to listen to the dozens of episodes from season 1, visit www.supertogether.org.Quinn's website: https://www.QEMCounseling.comQuinn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/QEMCounselingJames's website: https://www.talkingwithjames.com/James's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamescochrancounseling/
References:Becoming Cliterate: Why Orgasm Equality Matters- And How to Get It, by Dr. Laurie MintzHow to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy, by Jenny OdellThis is the first of two episodes that will be FREE on this podcast feed. To get access to all eight episodes of this mini-season, get cool merch, consider supporting us on Patreon: www.patreon.org/supertogether. For $5 a month, you'll get access to the whole season. If you support us at $15, you also get a dope sex-positive sticker we designed. If you're able to contribute more, you can also get access to some e-courses James and Quinn have developed on communication and intimacy.For more about the show, and to listen to the dozens of episodes from season 1, visit www.supertogether.org.Quinn's website: https://www.QEMCounseling.comQuinn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/QEMCounselingJames's website: https://www.talkingwithjames.com/James's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamescochrancounseling/
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Ginger and James talk about their favorite things! From holiday movies to adult beverages to resources for personal development, hear the things that make them not feel so bad when they're bitten by dogs or stung by bees!
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Ginger and James consider what it means to help our partners feel seen, heard, and known through the use of validation. Also, parking.
James breaks down the nature of gratitude, the things that make it difficult, and how we can be more intentional about being more grateful. There is also a bonus mindful meditation at the end of the episode!
The CDC has some helpful recommendations on staying safe during holiday gatherings: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays.htmlCheck out our facebook community, where our listeners will be trying to come up with ways to connect creatively over the holidays: https://www.facebook.com/groups/supertogetherpodcast
Ginger mentions this awesome practice that we think gives you good foundation when making decisions in a relationship: https://www.compassionfix.com/practices-main/making-a-decision
Super Together's new home on the web is www.supertogether.org. Tell your friends!Ginger's Compassion Fix Community can be found here: www.compassionfixcommunity.comTo take a deeper dive into cooperative self-care with your partner, you can purchase James's course on the topic at www.convergecourses.com/conspire.
James mentioned a video and worksheet focused on politics and relationships, which you can find here: www.convergecourses.com/politicsJames is also offering a meditation during an Election Eve Vigil. You can find more information about this at www.werisenow.org
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Ginger and James discussed the enneagram. Check out Episode 12 where James discusses it with fellow therapist Michelle Worley.Michael Shahan, another KC area therapist, also has a lot of enneagram resources check out his website here. he’s got a free ebook!
Ginger and James talk about a feeling wheel, an example of which can be found here.
Ginger and James discuss another of the Big Five personality traits: agreeableness. What does that have to do with the presidential debates? Listen to find out!
Ginger and James explore another of the Big Five personality traits: conscientiousness, or the degree to which we tend to be organized and dependable.
Ginger and James begin a five-part mini-series focused on the Big Five personality traits and how the differences show up in couples. This week, they look at the extroversion / introversion spectrum.
Ginger and James ask a lot of questions…and invite you to consider the answers…about the way social media has an impact on relationships.
Engage in the Compassion Fix Community: www.compassionfixcommunity.comCheck out James’s CONVERGE course: www.congergecourses.com
Ginger and James explore the realities, and the fictions, of being rejected. Ginger discusses why she doesn’t like getting too close to the microphone.
Ginger and James head to Pawnee, Indiana to explore some relational lessons from the NBC show Parks and Rec.
It’s Ginger and Rob’s turn! They sit down and discuss what they wish they’d known 21 years ago, before they got married.
In this special episode, James is joined by his wife Lyndsay as they consider the things they wish they’d known about relationships when they first started out.
Behold, the very first episode Ginger and James ever recorded. This episode pre-dated the pandemic, so enjoy a trip back to a simpler time!
Ginger and James discuss Act II (gesundheit) of that obscure musical no one has ever heard of and the relational lessons to be learned therein.
Ginger and James talk about an obscure musical no one has ever heard of and the relational lessons to be learned therein.
Ginger and James take turns asking each other five unscripted questions. Intrigue!
Ginger and James discuss how intuition shows up in relationships. They also make some lame jokes about intuition.
Tino Herrera is back (again!) to talk with James about Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s concept of the Beloved Community, and how we can be a part of cultivating it within our sphere’s of influence.
Ginger and James know a lot of things, but they don't know ALL the things. They spend this week's episode considering the things they’re learning in this unique historical moment.
Check out https://guidetoallyship.com/ to learn more about how you can be an ally.
For more information about Samara’s work: https://www.schoolsmartkc.org/For details on the eight policies that can limit police violence: www.8cantwait.org
Tino Herrera invites us to spend eight minutes and forty six seconds considering our togetherness.
Ginger and James break down what the heck intuition is, how it’s been conditioned out of us and how we can get it back. Part II next week!
In a brief, holiday-week interlude from our usual format, James reflects on the bewildering nature of death.
Ginger and James talk about in-laws, the bane of our…actually they’re not that bad. But maybe boundaries?
Tino mentioned Ibram X. Kendi, who you can find more about here: https://www.ibramxkendi.com/James mentioned Robin DiAngelo, who you can find more about here: https://robindiangelo.com/
Ginger and James discuss how couples can approach differences in their experiences of faith…and how make the right peanut butter choices.
Learn more about Amber’s practice at https://www.amberseater.com/
Ginger and James consider what it means to help our partners feel seen, heard and known through the use of validation. Also, parking.
Learn more about Clare’s church work at http://www.heritagepresolathe.com and Clare’s pig work at http://www.lunaacres.com.
Connect with Lance’s group here: http://www.trammellfinancialgroup.com/
Learn more about Michelle’s work: https://www.greatoakstherapy.com/
Ginger and James talk about how we restore right relationship with effective apologies and get into mild spoiler territory by discussing the fate of Alexander Hamilton.