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Subscribe: https://anchor.fm/drpsychmomshow/subscribe Clinical psychologist Dr Samantha Rodman Whiten (DrPsychMom.com) discusses relationships, sex, family, and parenting with no BS. Unpopular opinions: don't overfocus on your kids, physical touch is the

Dr Psych Mom


    • May 25, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekdays NEW EPISODES
    • 18m AVG DURATION
    • 599 EPISODES

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    The Dr. Psych Mom Show podcast is absolutely fantastic! From the moment I started listening, I was immediately drawn in by the host's down to earth and relatable approach to discussing relationships. It feels like sitting down and having a chat with a close friend who isn't afraid to tell it like it really is. This show provides incredibly relevant information and tackles the highs and lows of marriages and relationships, reminding us that perfection is not always attainable, both in people and in partnerships.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is the host's refreshing approach to relationship advice. She doesn't sugarcoat anything or stick to politically correct answers. Instead, she dives deep into issues, providing honest insights that are often lacking in mainstream media. The show covers a wide range of topics, from communication skills to dealing with conflicts, infidelity to intimacy issues, and everything in between. Each episode offers practical advice that can be applied in real-life situations, making it highly informative for anyone seeking guidance on their own relationship journey.

    Furthermore, I appreciate how the Dr. Psych Mom Show embraces imperfections and acknowledges that marriage isn't always perfect. Many relationships struggle with various challenges, but this podcast reminds us that it's okay not to have it all figured out all the time. With her relatable anecdotes and personal experiences shared throughout the episodes, the host helps normalize these struggles while offering strategies for growth and improvement.

    While there are countless positive aspects of this podcast, one potential downside is that sometimes the episodes may seem too focused on specific relationship issues rather than offering a broader range of topics. While this specialization allows for an in-depth exploration of certain subjects, it may limit some listeners who are seeking advice on different aspects of their relationships. However, given the vast archive of episodes available, there is still plenty of content catering to diverse needs.

    In conclusion, The Dr. Psych Mom Show is an exceptional podcast for anyone interested in delving into the complexity of relationships. With its down to earth approach, this show offers genuine and non-PC answers to a wide range of relationship issues. Whether you're seeking advice or simply want to gain insights into the ups and downs of marriages and partnerships, this podcast is informative, relatable, and overall, a must-listen for those navigating the ever-changing landscape of relationships.



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    Latest episodes from The Dr. Psych Mom Show

    In-Law Issues... A New Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 17:38


    Not the most flattering podcast episode you'll ever hear if you have inlaw issues... but the most realistic, practical, and (should you choose to really introspect about it) useful one! Covered: who usually has inlaw issues, why, and how to rethink your situation!Follow me on Substack!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@drpsychmom1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "Deromanticize Your Life!"For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/drpsychmom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/

    Redo vs. Second Act Vision Of Remarriage

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 15:33


    I work with many couples who are in their second marriage, and often the man is older and has kids already. In some of these marriages, the woman views the second marriage as a "redo" and he views it as a "second act," which can lead to conflict and hurt feelings. Today's episode goes into depth about these perspectives, helping each partner empathize with the other, and giving you helpful reframes to make your relationship the best it can be!Follow me on Substack!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@drpsychmom1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "Deromanticize Your Life!"For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/drpsychmom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/

    In Their 40's, Many Women Stop Being The Preoccupied Attachment/Pursuer Partner

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 15:35


    Why do pursuing women stop in their 40's? How does the avoidant attachment man feel about it? And what else characterizes the post-pursuing midlife woman? All this and more on today's episode!Follow me on Substack!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@drpsychmom1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "The Random Couple Reframe: How To Gain Objectivity About Your Belief System."For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/drpsychmom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/

    Divorce From Each Attachment Style

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 16:22


    What is it like to be divorced from someone who is secure, avoidant, preoccupied, or fearful avoidant? Today's episode goes into depth about what I've seen in 15 years of practice about the easiest and most difficult, as well as details about how each partner operates in terms of conflict, remarriage and more!Follow me on Substack!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@drpsychmom1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "The Random Couple Reframe: How To Gain Objectivity About Your Belief System."For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/drpsychmom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/

    The Passive Aggressive "Shock" Reaction To Your Partner Doing Something Nice

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025 16:00


    If your partner does something nice, like doing the laundry or giving you a kiss, and you react with TREMENDOUS SHOCK, this is passive aggressive. Your partner feels reprimanded and is much less likely to do this nice thing again. Here's why you do this and what to do instead!Follow me on Substack!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@drpsychmom1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "The Random Couple Reframe: How To Gain Objectivity About Your Belief System."For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/drpsychmom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/

    Mental Load? Or Depression/Anxiety?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 22:45


    In today's episode, I go in depth into one of my favorite topics... mental load. Is the problem really mental load/emotional labor? What is underneath this convenient trope in many couples that I see? Often depression, anxiety, ADHD, codependency, and enabling. Great episode if you hate the term "mental load"... even greater if you love it but want to interrogate that love a little more in case it's covering up things that you would benefit from thinking harder about!Follow me on Substack!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@drpsychmom1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "The Random Couple Reframe: How To Gain Objectivity About Your Belief System."For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/drpsychmom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/

    "She Divorced Me Because I Left Dishes By The Sink".... Interview With Matthew Fray!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 51:46


    Today we have a special treat! An interview with Matthew Fray, who wrote the viral post that every woman my age remembers.... "She Divorced Me Because I Left Dishes By The Sink"! We discuss relationships, divorce, ADHD, male and female perspectives on relationships, and more!Matthew Fray is a relationship coach and author of the book This is How Your Marriage Ends. His down-to-earth approach to human relationships and personal reflections on his own marriage and divorce have been featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, The Sunday Times (London), on The Tamron Hall Show, On Air with Ryan Seacrest, BBC Radio, and dozens of relationship podcasts. He's a father to a teenage son, a long-suffering Cleveland sports fan, a bourbon whiskey collector and enthusiast, and he lives near Cleveland, Ohio.Substack newsletter: https://matthewfray.substack.com/Website: matthewfray.comInstagram: @frayrelationships

    When A Parent Commits Suicide... Or When You Yourself Feel Suicidal

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 23:23


    After reading the book Us, After by Rachel Zimmerman (https://amzn.to/4239BfW), I wanted to dive into the topic of when a parent commits suicide and how this impacts adult children later on. In today's episode, we cover how kids think of this, how depression hijacks your brain to make this seem like the best option, what to do if you are severely depressed and have had these thoughts, and a reframe that has been useful for many of my clients over the years who have kids and who struggle with suicidality.IF YOU HAVE SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, CALL 988, THE SUICIDE AND CRISIS HELPLINE.Follow me on Substack!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@drpsychmom1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "Jealousy Isn't All Bad."For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/drpsychmom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/

    Are You Really An Introvert Or Do You Have Social Anxiety?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 17:43


    Introverts aren't scared of people or embarrassing themselves. If you are, you likely have social anxiety, which can constrict the lives of your kids and spouse. Here's a different perspective on social anxiety vs introversion, how to work on it using exposure principles, and how to eventually learn to engage in a more open and enthusiastic way vs being paralyzed by the thought that you may do something wrong or weird. Follow me on Substack!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@drpsychmom1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "Jealousy Isn't All Bad."For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/drpsychmom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/

    The Transition From A Woman's 30's To Her 40's

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 18:50


    The transition from women's 30's to 40's can feel very significant. Here's a deep dive into aging, how couples can accept the reality of life moving in one direction, how our larger social and family context can help or hinder our ability to navigate this transition, and how happy couples stay close and connected in their 40's and beyond.Follow me on Substack!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@drpsychmom1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "Jealousy Isn't All Bad."For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/drpsychmom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/

    How Do Real Women Initiate Sex?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 15:22


    If you're used to the initiation style that women use in porn, and don't have much non-honeymoon stage experience with other women, you may well miss the signals that your wife is open to having sex. Covered in this episode: how she may be initiating, the impact of confident momentum in bed, and the limitations of some men's demand that their wives "communicate more directly."Follow me on Substack!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@drpsychmom1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "Jealousy Isn't All Bad."For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/drpsychmom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/

    Parentified Children/Surrogate Spouses

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 15:18


    Some children have to act like parents or even spouses to their own parents. How and why does this manifest, and how does it impact later adult intimate relationships for these kids?Follow me on Substack!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@drpsychmom1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "People Pleasing Daughters Of Covertly Narcissistic Mothers"For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/drpsychmom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/

    "I'm Depressed Because Of My Spouse"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 17:12


    No, your spouse doesn't make you depressed or not depressed. If you think this, it is related to your attachment style, not your depression or even your relationship. One of the hardest things to learn for people with preoccupied or fearful-avoidant attachment, but the only thing that can actually help you heal and grow as a person.Follow me on Substack!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@drpsychmom1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "People Pleasing Daughters Of Covertly Narcissistic Mothers"For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/drpsychmom⁠⁠⁠⁠For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/

    How Do Securely Attached People Feel About The Decrease In Sex/Romance In A Long Relationship?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 18:00


    Often preoccupied attachment men think that the only possible response to a sex decreasing in frequency over a long relationship is depression and panic. This isn't the case, nor is that a healthy response when preoccupied attachment women think that their husband needs to listen to them talk for hours so that they don't get upset. What is a more balanced and healthy view of relationships over time?Subscribe here to get 200 extra episodes! Latest is "People Pleasing Parentified Daughters Of Covertly Narcissistic Mothers": https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribeFollow me on Substack!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://substack.com/@drpsychmom1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members:⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/drpsychmom⁠⁠⁠For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/.

    How To Message On Dating Apps For My Listeners In Their 50's And Up!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 16:03


    My experience helping a friend message on Bumble! Very practical dating advice if you struggle with having your guard up or with anxiety.Here's Carol!! She lives in Maryland and is looking forward to hearing from you :)https://www.instagram.com/thehungryfoodiesmom?igsh=eGxveG1jeXdwbmp2&utm_source=qrFollow me on Substack!⁠⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@drpsychmom1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "Vibrators: Are They Contributing To Distance In Your Sexual Relationship?"For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/drpsychmom⁠⁠⁠For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/

    Preoccupied Attachment Men: Stop Doing Things That Make Your Relationship Worse

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 16:35


    A really practical and direct overview of how many preoccupied men (and women) make their relationships worse without understanding how. And of course, what to do instead!Follow me on Substack!⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://substack.com/@drpsychmom1⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "Vibrators: Are They Contributing To Distance In Your Sexual Relationship?"For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members:⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/drpsychmom⁠⁠For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/

    Walking On Eggshells: Who Does It, Why, And How To Get Healthy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 14:38


    Walking on eggshells: how does this dynamic originate on both sides, how do I see it manifest, and what can you do about it in order to break the cycle for your kids?Follow me on Substack!⁠⁠⁠ https://substack.com/@drpsychmom1⁠⁠⁠Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "Vibrators: Are They Contributing To Distance In Your Sexual Relationship?"For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members:⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/drpsychmom⁠For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/

    How To Recognize An Eating Disorder In Your Partner And How To Support Them To Get Help... With Jen Rollin, LCSW!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 51:27


    Awesome video episode with my friend and respected colleague Jen Rollin! It's a myth that only teenage girls have eating disorders. In fact, as we discuss in this episode, eating disorders are highly linked to OCD and prevent many partners from tasting food, going on date nights, and engaging in a relaxed way in the relationship overall. Jennifer Rollin, MSW, LCSW-C is an award-winning therapist and founder of The Eating Disorder Center in Rockville, Maryland, who specializes in working with adolescents and adults with eating disorders including, anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, body image issues, and compulsive exercise, & eating disorders co-occurring with OCD.  Follow her podcast Eating Disorder Recovery Chat! And visit her practice: theeatingdisordercenter.com

    The Luteal Phase (The Two Weeks Before Her Period) Sucks

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2025 15:59


    The midpoint of her cycle starts The Bad Time. Here is a very practical overview of what this feels like for women, why, and how to deal with it! Follow me on Substack! ⁠⁠https://substack.com/@drpsychmom1⁠⁠ Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "When Sex Is More About Your Self Concept As A Good Lover Than Connecting With Your Wife!" For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/drpsychmom For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/.

    When Your Partner Needs To Walk On Eggshells Around You, They Can't Also Be Romantic Or Sexual

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 15:28


    Some people think that their moodiness is just who they are, and completely fail to understand that no healthy person is able to be vulnerable and open with them if they are easily angered, hurt, or annoyed. This means that their romantic and sex lives suffer because of their moodiness, but they never work on their moodiness... at least not until this episode gives them a wake up call! Follow me on Substack! ⁠https://substack.com/@drpsychmom1⁠ Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "When Sex Is More About Your Self Concept As A Good Lover Than Connecting With Your Wife!" For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members, go ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/376126477688726/?mibextid=uJjRxr! Or click blue subscribe button on www.facebook.com/drpsychmom. It's $4.99/mo. For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/.

    "You Shouldn't Talk About Body Count When Dating" NOPE DISAGREE!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 6:20


    Special treat! A little response to A Little Nudge's post. Woman asked her, "Guy I like has slept with 61 ppl compared to my 6. Are we doomed?" She replied: "I truly believe neither of you should know this information. It is personal and past and irrelevant." Disagree and here's why!

    Working On Your Marriage Benefits Your Kids In Ways You've Never Considered

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 17:00


    Specifically, it is way harder for your kids to have successful and happy adult romantic relationships if they have learned implicitly that their role models are not romantically viable entities! Seeing a happy marriage is the best and easiest way for your kids to have a positive self concept about their own ability to give and receive love! Follow me on Substack! https://substack.com/@drpsychmom1 Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "When Sex Is More About Your Self Concept As A Good Lover Than Connecting With Your Wife!" For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members, go ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/376126477688726/?mibextid=uJjRxr! Or click blue subscribe button on www.facebook.com/drpsychmom. It's $4.99/mo. For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/.

    How To Help Your Kids Turn Into Sex Positive Adults

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 13:48


    Two common situations: how to model sex positivity for your kids, and how to talk to a spouse about this if they are terrified of discussing sex in your house. The latter is linked to anxiety and childhood trauma! Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "How Can You Draw On Your Own Self Knowledge To Help You Empathize With Your Partner?" For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members, go ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/376126477688726/?mibextid=uJjRxr! Or click blue subscribe button on www.facebook.com/drpsychmom. It's $4.99/mo. For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/. Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ

    "Why Can't She Just Give Me A Blowjob When She Doesn't Want Sex?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 17:14


    For a million reasons that I describe! And if you are in the mood to try, the link to the Blow His Mind Instructional video (and the others I reference) is here: https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/videos Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "How Can You Draw On Your Own Self Knowledge To Help You Empathize With Your Partner?" For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members, go ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/376126477688726/?mibextid=uJjRxr! Or click blue subscribe button on www.facebook.com/drpsychmom. It's $4.99/mo. For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/. Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ

    "Menopause Is Nature's Bait And Switch" NOPE

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 15:34


    Here is a better way to understand menopause within the context of evolutionary biology! I also cover: were you really happy until menopause struck? And of course, what to do about the impact of menopause on your relationship! Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "How Can You Draw On Your Own Self Knowledge To Help You Empathize With Your Partner?" For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members, go ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/376126477688726/?mibextid=uJjRxr! Or click blue subscribe button on www.facebook.com/drpsychmom. It's $4.99/mo. For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/. Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ

    "Workhorse" Men: Why You Put Work, Service, And Family Above Your Own Happiness

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 22:18


    I realized I never did a full episode on workhorse men, even though I reference them a lot in my episodes! All about the man who is taught to keep his head down and focus on others' needs instead of his own. Great companion piece to the subscriber episode coming out in April about the female version: people pleasing daughters of difficult mothers.Here's my seminar coming up on Friday for ADHD men and anxious wives! Hope to see you there!https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/adhd-husband-anxious-wifeAnd here is our new hire Dr. Thomas Ballas, he's great!https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/dr-thomas-ballasFollow me on Substack!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@drpsychmom1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "People Pleasing Parentified Daughters of Covertly Narcissistic Mothers."For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/drpsychmom⁠⁠⁠⁠For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/

    If You Would Skip Work/Anything Else For Sex... This Is Why She Doesn't Want Sex

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 16:01


    If you would leave/stop any other activity to have sex, you do not value anything in your life as much as sex. This is a turnoff for any woman. Here's why! And follow me on Substack! ⁠https://substack.com/@drpsychmom1⁠!! Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "The Meaningless Thank You.... Or "Thank You" Isn't A Compliment!" For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members, go ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/376126477688726/?mibextid=uJjRxr! Or click blue subscribe button on www.facebook.com/drpsychmom. It's $4.99/mo. For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/. Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ

    Your Wife Can't Be Open About Sex/Aging If You Won't Be

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 17:00


    Some guys are dishonest with themselves/their wives about sex, saying things like "my drive at 50 is the same as it was at 18" and pretending they are in the best shape of their lives at 70. If you do this stuff, she can't be open and honest with you. Join and empathize like a friend versus being defensive and delusional, and your marriage will improve! Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "The Meaningless Thank You.... Or "Thank You" Isn't A Compliment!" For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members, go ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/376126477688726/?mibextid=uJjRxr! Or click blue subscribe button on www.facebook.com/drpsychmom. It's $4.99/mo. For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/. Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ

    Don't Friendzone Your Marriage!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 14:38


    If you tell your wife "that's a nice shirt, is it new?" instead of "you look hot".... this episode is for you! I differentiate between friendship as a core healthy foundation for your marriage and friendship as the entirety of your marriage, which isn't healthy. And of course, why you do this and concrete and practical scripts for change! Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "The Meaningless Thank You.... Or "Thank You" Isn't A Compliment!" For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members, go ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/376126477688726/?mibextid=uJjRxr! Or click blue subscribe button on www.facebook.com/drpsychmom. It's $4.99/mo. For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/. Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ

    Be An "And" Person, Not An "Or" Person... Especially Not Where It's You Vs The Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 16:51


    Some guys put their wives into situations where she has to choose between them and the kids in a zero sum kind of way... here's why this happens and why it's so unhealthy, as well as what to do instead! I also discuss when women do this in a different way. Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "When The Elephant In The Room Is You And Your Partner Would Never Be Best Friends... Or Even Friends." For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members, go ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/376126477688726/?mibextid=uJjRxr! Or click blue subscribe button on www.facebook.com/drpsychmom. It's $4.99/mo. For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/. Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ

    Emotional Labor vs Anxiety And The ADHD Husband/Anxious Wife....

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 24:21


    Facebook live turned into video podcast for your viewing and listening pleasure! Here's the upcoming ADHD husband and anxious wife seminar coming up 12p ET Friday March 7:https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/adhd-husband-anxious-wifeAnd here's a link to the new therapist/coach I mentioned, Paula Pate!https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/paula-pate-lcmft

    Stop Saying You Want Words Of Affirmation When You Actually Want Verbal Ability

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 13:19


    You may be saying you want words of affirmation because that seems like something that your partner could improve on... but you may actually just wish your partner was a "words" person overall. This episode helps you figure out what you actually mean and a path forward no matter what you uncover! Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "When The Elephant In The Room Is You And Your Partner Would Never Be Best Friends... Or Even Friends." For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members, go ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/376126477688726/?mibextid=uJjRxr! Or click blue subscribe button on www.facebook.com/drpsychmom. It's $4.99/mo. For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/. Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ

    The Guinea Pig Principle... Or What Does My Guinea Pig Have To Do With Feminine Energy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 15:49


    Got this title from a follower when I posted a reel about my delightful guinea pig.... this episode can help you understand your wife's subconscious in a whole new way... and possibly help your sex life as well! Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "When The Elephant In The Room Is You And Your Partner Would Never Be Best Friends... Or Even Friends." For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/drpsychmom⁠ For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/. Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ

    Can Attachment Style Change In Different Relationships And At Different Stages?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 22:51


    Today's Facebook live uploaded here as a surprise! Follow me for more of these!

    Monday Morning Quarterbacking Of Sex: Why The Recap Convo Is A Huge Turnoff To Women

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 16:40


    Why your wife hates talking about sex after it's over and how to figure out what she likes and doesn't like in the absence of the detested recap conversation! Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "Associative Learning And How It Impacts Your Sex Life, OR Never Have Sex When Your Wife Is Nauseous!" For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members, go ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/376126477688726/?mibextid=uJjRxr! Or click blue subscribe button on www.facebook.com/drpsychmom. It's $4.99/mo. For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/. Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ

    If You Suck, You Will Think The Opposite Gender Sucks, Here's Why

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 18:05


    Which people think the opposite gender sucks, why, and what is actually behind this? A rollicking journey through your psyche as per usual! Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "Associative Learning And How It Impacts Your Sex Life, OR Never Have Sex When Your Wife Is Nauseous!" For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members, go ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/376126477688726/?mibextid=uJjRxr! Or click blue subscribe button on www.facebook.com/drpsychmom. It's $4.99/mo. For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/. Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ

    Stop Trying To Make Monthly Awesome Sex Into The Norm

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 14:31


    Some men get obsessed with the idea that if their wives can deeply enjoy sex at certain times (e.g., vacation, ovulation), they should be able to "hack" this so that their wives can act this way during all encounters. Hell to the no, and this is why, covering habituation, attachment theory, and your favorite culprit, your childhood! Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "Associative Learning And How It Impacts Your Sex Life, OR Never Have Sex When Your Wife Is Nauseous!" For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members, go ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/376126477688726/?mibextid=uJjRxr! Or click blue subscribe button on www.facebook.com/drpsychmom. It's $4.99/mo. For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/. Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ

    Why Your Wife Is Turned Off By You Sitting Around

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 12:30


    Many men don't realize how sitting around and not doing things in the house is a huge evolutionary turnoff for their wives, and also tends to create kids who don't respect you. This episode addresses this and also discusses a bit about the flip side, when women just lay around on their phones. Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "Gifts Love Language Isn't What Some People Think!" For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members, go ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/376126477688726/?mibextid=uJjRxr! Or click blue subscribe button on www.facebook.com/drpsychmom. It's $4.99/mo. For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/. Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ

    When You Find Yourself Thinking You're Better Than Your Spouse And They Should Be Grateful

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 18:20


    Some people come into marital therapy assuming the therapist will recognize that they are awesome, far more awesome than their spouse, and they are hoping that the therapist metaphorically slaps some sense into their spouse, saying something like, "Don't you know how lucky you are to be married to this person?" Instead, the therapist usually ends up feeling bad for the spouse of this paragon of perfection, and helping this perfect being see their own faults and appreciate their spouse more. Today's episode can help you see the error of your ways if you find yourself thinking how lucky your spouse is! And follow me on Substack! ⁠⁠https://substack.com/@drpsychmom1⁠⁠!! Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "Gifts Love Language Isn't What Some People Think!" For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members, go ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/376126477688726/?mibextid=uJjRxr! Or click blue subscribe button on www.facebook.com/drpsychmom. It's $4.99/mo. For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/. Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ

    When You Make More Money And Expect Your Wife To Change Her Whole Value System

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 17:33


    Often, men think that after they make a bunch of money, their wives should change their daily activities from laundry and book club to HRT and screwing. This doesn't work, and threatens the entire structure of the marriage! Today, how to make sure you have empathy toward your wife's struggles with your success and don't engage in the cognitive distortion that money is only good! Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "Gifts Love Language Isn't What Some People Think!" For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members, go ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/376126477688726/?mibextid=uJjRxr! Or click blue subscribe button on www.facebook.com/drpsychmom. It's $4.99/mo. For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/. Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ

    A Reason Your Spouse Refuses Individual Therapy That You Never Thought Of

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 18:02


    This can be a huge wakeup call if you're someone who looks down on your spouse for not trying individual therapy. If you're the critical partner... this episode is for you! Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "A New Year's Pep Talk For My Subscribers!" For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members, go ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/376126477688726/?mibextid=uJjRxr! Or click blue subscribe button on www.facebook.com/drpsychmom. It's $4.99/mo. For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/. Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ

    You Don't Love Your Husband If You Won't Touch Him

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 14:29


    This is just nonsensical and crazy-making for him and for you! How to be real with yourself and what to say instead, with scripts! And here's our upcoming groups! Reach out to join: info@bestlifebehavioralhealth.com. Accountability In The New Year: https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/accountability-in-the-new-year Better Breakup: https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/better-breakup-group Embracing Sex After 50! https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/embracing-sex-after-50 Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "A New Year's Pep Talk For My Subscribers!" For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members, go ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/376126477688726/?mibextid=uJjRxr! Or click blue subscribe button on www.facebook.com/drpsychmom. It's $4.99/mo. For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/. Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ

    Yes, Your SAHM Wife Should Get 50% Of The Joint Wealth After Divorce

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 19:18


    Thankfully I see this ideology very infrequently in practice but it's all over internet comments. Here's a helpful reframe if you've ever thought she deserves less because she was at home with the kids! And here's our upcoming groups! Reach out to join: info@bestlifebehavioralhealth.com. Accountability In The New Year: https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/accountability-in-the-new-year Better Breakup: https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/better-breakup-group Embracing Sex After 50! https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/embracing-sex-after-50 Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "A New Year's Pep Talk For My Subscribers!" For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members, go ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/376126477688726/?mibextid=uJjRxr! Or click blue subscribe button on www.facebook.com/drpsychmom. It's $4.99/mo. For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/. Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ

    When You're "Scared Of Hard Work"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 17:39


    Are you really? Or could it be one of these issues underlying what seems to be a fear of hard work? Today's episode also includes an epiphany about overpreparing from my own earlier life! Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "I Am What I Am." For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members, go ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/376126477688726/?mibextid=uJjRxr! Or click blue subscribe button on www.facebook.com/drpsychmom. It's $4.99/mo. For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/. Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ

    "What If You Used Porn Before Your Relationship Started, Should You Stop?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024 14:28


    Got this question as well as the second one, "If you never used porn but want to start using it after a while in your relationship, isn't that the woman's fault?" I explain everything about porn and its impact on relationships at various stages, including some useful analogies as always, in this awesome episode! Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "I Am What I Am." For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members, go ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/376126477688726/?mibextid=uJjRxr! Or click blue subscribe button on www.facebook.com/drpsychmom. It's $4.99/mo. For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/. Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ

    Should You Wait For A Partner Who Is A Perfect Fit?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 15:24


    My sweater analogy.... and why people are drawn to people who are NOT a good fit! Here's our two upcoming groups I mentioned also. Better Breakup: https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/better-breakup-grouphttps://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/better-breakup-group and Accountability In The New Year! https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/accountability-in-the-new-year They should be awesome, hope you sign up! Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "I Am What I Am." For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members, go ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/376126477688726/?mibextid=uJjRxr! Or click blue subscribe button on www.facebook.com/drpsychmom. It's $4.99/mo. For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/. Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ

    Responsive Desire Only Kicks In If You Are Enthusiastic About Her

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 14:27


    Some guys are so bored with their partner that they execute foreplay like it's the Bataan Death March, or like Patrick Bateman in American Psycho without the murder, and then wonder why their wife's responsive desire doesn't kick in. If she thinks you're only into her if she does XYZ in bed, then it is adaptive and self-protective not to have sex with you, as it is actually only about sex to you and not about connecting with a woman you deeply love and desire. More about this in today's episode! Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "The Interesting Thing That Happens When Women Make More Money." For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members, go ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/376126477688726/?mibextid=uJjRxr! Or click blue subscribe button on www.facebook.com/drpsychmom. It's $4.99/mo. For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/. Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ

    "I Wouldn't Date My Spouse If I Met Them Now!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 12:44


    Nobody would go on a date with a bored, dull married person lol. Here's a question to ask yourself instead, and see how the reframe opens your mind to examining your role in your marital dissatisfaction! Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "The Interesting Thing That Happens When Women Make More Money." For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members, go ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/376126477688726/?mibextid=uJjRxr! Or click blue subscribe button on www.facebook.com/drpsychmom. It's $4.99/mo. For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/. Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ

    Are You Acting With Your Spouse As You Would With Your Next Spouse?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 12:27


    A useful reframe for anyone who complains about their spouse and who's never been divorced/remarried! Spoilers for some of this book: The Divorce by Moa Herngren https://amzn.to/4g97b3k. Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "The Interesting Thing That Happens When Women Make More Money." For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members, go ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/376126477688726/?mibextid=uJjRxr! Or click blue subscribe button on www.facebook.com/drpsychmom. It's $4.99/mo. For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/. Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ

    Don't Believe Your Own Bullshit... And A Helpful Hack

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 13:50


    A helpful hack to make you realize how deeply biased you are toward your own perspective... albeit unintentionally! Game changing advice. And a story about me in highschool! Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "Four Reasons Some Men Hate Foreplay!" For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members, go ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/376126477688726/?mibextid=uJjRxr! Or click blue subscribe button on www.facebook.com/drpsychmom. It's $4.99/mo. For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/. Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ

    If She Just Lays There And You Forge Ahead... You're Risking Being Thought Of As Coercive Later On

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 16:29


    After reading Mad Wife by Kate Hamilton (https://amzn.to/3OyCr04), I realized that I need to be far more direct (rare for me) about the tremendous risks of having sex with a woman who isn't into it. How does this interact with the idea of responsive desire, drive decreasing within monogamy and with age, and more? Listen and learn! The straightest talk you will ever get about how consent is currently conceptualized and the risks of not understanding it... and there is no blame assigned to either gender or partner! Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "Four Reasons Some Men Hate Foreplay!" For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members, go ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/376126477688726/?mibextid=uJjRxr! Or click blue subscribe button on www.facebook.com/drpsychmom. It's $4.99/mo. For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy or life coaching, contact us at https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/. Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ

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