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260: Taking Responsibility For Ourselves Jul 29, 2020

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Become A Love Tribe Member Today — When you become a Love Tribe Member, you'll gain access to exclusive, ad-free content not available on our regular, free feed. The membership provides you even more amazing and actionable relationship advice from the world's leading experts. Sign Up Here! It's easy to blame our partner or other external factors when dealing with relationship issues. However, we can only control ourselves and often need to look inward to address relationship issues. Listen to today's show to learn great relationship tips and how to take responsibility for ourselves. In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include:

How to take responsibility for ourselves and not rely on our partners so much
Balancing how much we communicate our issues with partners
How to communicate with your partner who often puts their problems on to you
How to respond instead of react when communicating in your relationship
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Dr. Kathleen Smith is a licensed therapist and author of the book Everything Isn't Terrible: Conquer Your Insecurities, Interrupt Your Anxiety, and Finally Calm Down.

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259: Navigating Passive Aggressiveness In Relationships Jul 23, 2020

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Passive aggressiveness is a destructive behavior with negative relationship impacts. Those who use this behavior are often not even aware of it. Listen to today's show to learn how to deal with passive aggressive behavior in your relationship.

In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include:

How and why individuals use passive aggressive behavior
How to communicate and deal with a partner who is passive aggressive
The importance of setting limits and boundaries with passive aggressive behavior
How to change passive aggressive behaviors
++ BONUS++ round of questions for Love Tribe Members

Dr. Marni Feuerman is a licensed psychotherapist in private practice in South Florida. She is a nationally recognized relationship and marriage expert with specialized training in couples’ therapy. Dr. Marni is a frequently quoted expert in the media and content contributor. She has written for HuffPo, VeryWell.com, Dr. Oz’s ShareCare and The Gottman Institute among others.

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258: Understanding Our Emotions For Better Relationships Jul 12, 2020

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Understanding our emotions is a fundamental requirement for personal and relationship growth. Listen to today's episode to learn how to better understand your emotions, share with your partner and connect more deeply.

In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include:

Understanding how emotions work in the mind and body
How to work safely with our emotions and accept ourselves
The importance of learning how to tune into our body's sensations
How to deal with emotions like jealousy and process these emotions
How to communicate your emotions with your partner in the most productive ways
++ BONUS++ round of questions for Love Tribe Members

Hilary Jacobs Hendel, LCSW, is author of the critically acclaimed and two-time award-winning book, It’s Not Always Depression: Working the Change Triangle to Listen to the Body, Discover Core Emotions, and Connect to Your Authentic Self (Random House, Feb. 2018). She is a certified psychoanalyst and AEDP psychotherapist and supervisor. She has published articles in The New York Times, TIME, Oprah, Salon, and professional journals. Hendel also consulted on the psychological development of characters on AMC’s Mad Men. Hilary’s blog on emotions and how to use them for well being is read worldwide.

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257: Why Rocking The Relationship Boat Is Good Jun 30, 2020

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Many people in relationships think they should 'not rock the boat' to keep things steady and to avoid conflict. However, this conservative approach to relationships can actually backfire. Listen to today's episode to understand why rocking the relationship boat can sometimes be good and necessary for a happy and healthy relationship.

In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include:

Why it's important to not sweep issues under the rug instead of dealing with them
How we use distance and other negative behaviors to cope with relationships issues
Working to find the underlying issues in your relationship
How to create more intimacy in your relationship by communicating and rocking the boat
Why the average time of divorce is 7.5 years into a marriage
++ BONUS++ round of questions for Love Tribe Members

Robert Taibbi is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 45 years experience, primarily in community mental health working with couples and families as a clinician, supervisor and clinical director. His work is grounded in cognitive-behavioral therapy and systems theory with a heavy emphasis on changing dysfunctional patterns and behaviors in everyday life.

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256: The New Monogamy Jun 24, 2020

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Most of us have an understanding of what traditional monogamy in relationships and marriage means. What if we worked toward a new monogamy where the rules were negotiated and not simply followed by outdated societal standards? Listen to today's show to learn what the new monogamy is all about.

In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include:

What are your assumptions about how a relationship will go?
The specialness of a relationship and what it means
Negotiating a new monogamy with your partner
Collaboratively negotiating with your partner around the relationship and fidelity
Understanding your own insecurities
And much more!

Dr. Catherine Aponte, author of “A Marriage of Equals: How to Achieve Balance in a Committed Relationship”, is a clinical psychologist who maintained a practice of clinical psychology for 30 years, emphasizing couples therapy. She also was Associate Adjunct Professor of Clinical Psychology at Spalding University where she taught graduate psychology courses and supervised clinical students. She earned her MS and Psy.D. at Duke University and Spalding University respectively.

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255: Common Sexual Challenges And How To Overcome Them Jun 20, 2020

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Having sex is not as straight forward as it may seem, especially in long term relationships. Our personal sexual history, combined with another individual's personal sexual history, can make things quite complicated! Listen to today's show to learn how to navigate the sexual challenges that can arise in a relationship.

In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include:

How to deal with desire discrepancy and communicate in the most productive ways possible
Understanding the deeper reasons that you want sex in the first place
Becoming embodied in order to have better, more enjoyable sex
Experimenting with power dynamics in the bedroom
How to deal with bad sex
And much more!

Dr. Marianne Brandon is a clinical psychologist, author, and certified sex therapist with over 20 years experience helping adults create more satisfying intimate relationships.

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254: Money And Relationships Jun 13, 2020

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Finances can be a huge area of stress in your relationship. Now more than ever, it's important to understand your individual relationship with money, and how it can impact your relationships. Listen to today's show to learn how to deal with money, so it doesn't negatively affect your relationship.

In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include:

How to understand your personal relationship with money and communicate this with your partner
Tools to have productive conversation about finances with your partner
How to deal with the uncertainty and stress of COVID-19 on your finances and job
Real tips to deal with job and/or income loss during these times
And much more!

Full show notes and episode links at: https://idopodcast.com/254

Adam H. Kol, J.D. is a Couples Financial Counselor. He helps couples make sure that the money conversation doesn't get in the way, leaving them with more peace, love, and cash! Adam draws on over a decade of experience as a Certified Mediator, Communication Coach, and a former Tax Attorney and Financial Advisor. Adam received his law degree from Duke and a Master's in Tax Law from NYU.

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253: How To Have Better Sex Now! Jun 04, 2020

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Sex is an important part of any healthy relationship. Listen to this episode for some great new tips on how to improve your sex life, especially during these challenging times.

In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include:

How to improve your sex life if you're feeling anxious about the state of the world
The importance of distinguishing between facts and the stories we tell ourselves about the facts
Erotic triggers and how to use them to improve your sex life
How to communicate properly around issues of sexuality in your relationship
Using your imagination to play in the bedroom and create more eroticism
And much more!

Full show notes and episode links at: https://idopodcast.com/253

Sari Cooper LCSW-R is Founder & Director of The Center for Love and Sex in NYC, a private therapy and coaching group practice specializing in sexual issues for individuals and couples. Sari is a licensed individual, couples and AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist and AASECT-Certified Sex Therapy Supervisor who trains other therapists through online CE webinars and live workshops. She also runs Sex Esteem® groups for parents, women and men who are committed to developing more confidence and communication skills when it comes to dating, conscious coupling and parenting. She has been in private practice for over 25 years.

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252: Everything You Need To Know About Couples Therapy May 29, 2020

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In this episode, we talk about the different skills you need to know to improve your relationship. And one of the best ways, no matter what state it's in, is through couples therapy. Listen to today's show to learn what goes on during couples therapy and why you should start going!

In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include:

Learn the importance of going to therapy before things are 'bad'
How to work up the courage to start going to therapy or tell your partner that you want to start going
What to do if your partner won't go to therapy
Common misconceptions about couples therapy
The main goal of couples counseling
And much more!

Fiachra “Figs” O’Sullivan, is the Founder and Chief Empathy at Empathi, which provides step-by-step guidance for couples and individuals who care about their relationships. He is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, who is certified in Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples and individuals, and a passionate entrepreneur, driven to change lives for the better.

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251: Strengthening Intimacy And Connection In Your Relationship May 21, 2020

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We all want to feel more connection and intimacy in our relationships. However, it's not always easy to understand how to make this happen. Listen to today's show for actionable tips to increase the connection and intimacy with your partner.

In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include:

What should intimacy look like in a relationship?
What to do if your partner has difficulty opening up to you to create more intimacy
Why we have different ideas of what intimacy is to us personally and the importance of understanding this
Actionable tools to create more intimacy and connection
How to discuss your desire for more intimacy with your partner
And much more!

Dr. Marisa T. Cohen is a relationship coach, relationship researcher, and teaches college-level psychology courses. She is the author of From First Kiss to Forever: A Scientific Approach to Love, a book that relates relationship science research to everyday experiences and real relationship issues confronted by couples. She is also the author of Finding Love: The Scientific Take, a Psychology Today blog and Love Lessons, a Long Island Weekly newspaper column.

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