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222: Create More Sexual Intimacy In Your Relationship Oct 30, 2019

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Do you feel deeply connected to your partner sexually? Some couples have a sexual spark from the beginning, some build it over time, some never address it and others find it unimportant. Wherever you fall on that spectrum, there are tools to help create more sexual intimacy in your relationship. Listen to today's show to improve your overall relationship and long term relationship satisfaction.

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

Learn how sexual intimacy permeates all areas of your relationship
How to ask for what you need in your relationship through direct communication
Five amazing steps to create more sexual intimacy (some of our favorite actionable tips to date!)
Parallels between sex and overall relationship intimacy
And much more!

Dr. Judy Scheel is an expert in the treatment of eating and related disorders and author of a book on eating disorder recovery. She is trained by NYU Medical Langone in Human Sexuality and Sex Therapy. She maintains two blogs on Psychology Today, and is currently finishing up Certification at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Forensic Psychology. Dr. Scheel maintains a private practice in Charlotte, NC and New York, and is a national and regional speaker.

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221: Learn How To Deal With Your Partner's Annoying Behaviors Oct 23, 2019

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You know that thing your partner does that just annoys the hell out of you!? Chewing too loud, eating your leftovers, leaving the kitchen a mess, making the 'ahh' noise after taking a sip of water. You know what we're talking about. Well, you don't have to let those behaviors annoy you so much. Listen to today's show to learn how to deal with your partner's annoying habits.

Learn the important difference between annoying behaviors and toxic relationship behaviors
The importance of assuming good intentions from your partner
Understanding the underlying reasons you are annoyed with your partner's behavior
How to have a real conversation with your partner to make progress when it comes to annoying behaviors
Learning to change yourself before trying to change you partner
And much more!

Dr. Seth Gillihan is a clinical psychologist, author, blogger and host of the Think Act Be podcast. His therapy practice focuses on mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy for a range of issues, with in-person and video conference appointments available. Seth is the author of The CBT Deck and A Mindful Year, co-written with Dr. Aria Campbell-Danesh.

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220: Finding Clarity On Your Relationship's Health Oct 17, 2019

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Sometimes relationships are bad and need to end. Whether you're dating or married, there can be a point where you are struggling to find clarity on what you should do in the relationship and if you should allow it to continue. Listen to today's show to give yourself the tools for a relationship checkup and find clarity on if it's a relationship you should stay in.

Specific questions to ask yourself to help determine the health of your relationship
The importance of asking yourself if you've actually made efforts to sustain the relationship
Looking within to see if you have unrealistic expectations for your relationship
How to decide if you should break up, separate or divorce
Understanding what is specifically troubling you in the relationship and the underlying issues
And much more!

Ann Gold Buscho, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in family issues and issues related to divorce, parenting, parenting planning and co-parenting counseling. She has professional and personal experience in nesting, co-parenting, step-parenting and single-parenting issues. She has presented widely at state and national conferences for attorneys, mental health professionals, and financial professionals on collaborative divorce, forgiveness practices, nesting during divorce, and consensual dispute resolution. She is currently writing a book about nesting.

Buscho is also a co-founder of a residential treatment program for traumatized emergency responders and their families at which she volunteers regularly. A graduate of Stanford University, she lives in San Rafael, California.

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219: Negotiating Frequency of Sex Oct 09, 2019

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If you're in a relationship, there's a likelihood you've dealt with a mismatch is sexual desire. This mismatch can be caused by a variety of factors that can often lead to unhappiness in one or both partners. It doesn't have to be this way! Listen to today's show to learn how to negotiate the frequency of sex in your relationship.

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

Understanding that there is no such thing as a 'normal' frequency for how much you should be having sex
Should you schedule sex on the calendar?
How culture impacts our views on sex and gender roles in the relationship
Communicating with your partner about your sexual desires
How our sexuality and relationship styles have evolved
And much more!

David Ludden, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at Georgia Gwinnett College. He received his Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from the University of Iowa, and is the author of The Psychology of Language: An Integrated Approach and author of the blog "Talking Apes" on Psychology Today.

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218: Mindfully Dating For Singles And Married Couples Oct 03, 2019

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Dating can be tricky in today's 'swipe right' online dating world. Approaching your dating life mindfully will help save you heart break and frustration. Whether you are single or married, mindfully dating your partner will bring more relationship success and happiness. Listen to today's show to learn the tools to date better.

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

Becoming consciously aware of your relationship needs and triggers
Information on the new Facebook dating platform
Understanding the negative internal stories we tell ourselves and changing this habit
Dealing with rejection and ghosting when dating
Managing dating anxiety
And much more!

Dr. Paulette Sherman is a psychologist, a relationship expert and the author of the new book, ‘Facebook Dating: From 1st Date to Soulmate,’ available on Amazon.

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217: Essential Elements Of Happiness Sep 25, 2019

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There are a lot of myths surrounding the attainment of happiness. Understanding these myths and moving toward a better path will improve your relationship and your life. Listen to today's show to learn how get on a path toward more happiness!

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

Examples for how we look for happiness in all of the wrong places
Developing rituals with your partner to increase relationship satisfaction
Using chocolate to develop mindfulness and become more attuned with your partner
The importance of not personalizing our partners actions
Looking at our partner in a new light without or predetermined labels
And much more!

Diane R. Gehart, Ph.D., is an author, an award-winning professor of Counseling and Family Therapy at California State University, Northridge, and a practicing psychotherapist. Her new book is Mindfulness for Chocolate Lovers: A Lighthearted Way to Stress Less and Savor More Each Day (Rowman & Littlefield, Sept. 15, 2019).

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216: Reconnecting and Dealing with Impossible Relationship Moments Sep 18, 2019

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Do you ever feel disconnected from your partner? Well, don't worry — at one point, all relationships will face various levels of disconnect. Listen to today's show to learn how to reconnect with your partner, and get through what might feel like an impossible relationship moment.

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

Learn how attachment theory helps explain some of the relationship stress we experience when we become parents
How to go from threatened to empathetic in our relationship conflicts
Dealing with the feeling of being in an 'impossible place' in a relationship
Sharing your vulnerability with your partner
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 an dindividuals, and a passionate entrepreneur, driven to change lives for the better.

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215: Your Partner Will NOT Fulfill All Your Needs Sep 11, 2019

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It's easy to look to our partner to make us happy and fulfill our needs. However, instead of looking on the outside, we often need to look within. Listen to today's show to understand how to be in a healthy relationship with the understanding that our partner will not fulfill all of our needs. In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include:

Deconstructing the myth that our partner will fulfill all our needs
Using the hard times in a relationship and turning them into breakthrough moments rather than breakdowns or breakups
Circumstances where you could be looking toward your partner for fulfillment rather than within
Understanding codependent relationships and breaking away from this type of relating
The importance of regular relationship check ins
And much more!

Charlie and Linda Bloom have been married since 1972. Trained as psychotherapists and relationship counselors, they have worked with individuals, couples, groups and organizations since 1975. They have lectured and taught at learning institutes throughout the USA, including the Esalen Institute, the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, the California Institute for Integral Studies, the Meridian University, John F. Kennedy University, the Crossings, Omega institute, the Institute for Transpersonal Psychology, University of California at Berkeley Extension Program, the Hoffman Institute and the World Health Organization.

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Bonus: Introducing Imagined Life Season Two Sep 06, 2019

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What is it like to be famous before you’re famous? What is it like to walk in the shoes of another person? Each episode of Imagined Life takes you on an immersive journey into the life of a world-famous person. It’ll be someone you may think you know, even admire -- or maybe the opposite. You’ll get clues to your identity along the way. But only in the final moments will you find out who “you” really are. So sit back, let go, and -- imagine your life, with our hosts, Oscar nominated Virginia Madsen and celebrated voice actor Robbie Daymond. From Wondery, the network behind Dirty John. Listen now at wondery.fm/idoido

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214: Do You Know Your Partner's Love Language? Sep 04, 2019

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We all receive love in different ways based on how we grew up, our culture, gender and potentially many other factors. Knowing your partner's love language is a great way to improve your relationship. Listen to today's show to learn the importance of truly loving your partner.

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

Learn what the five love languages are and why each is important
The surprising reason why it's NOT crucial to know your partner's love language according to Mort
The importance of asking yourself how you can be an overall more loving person
How to express to your partner that you don't feel loved
Rebuilding love after months or years of not being loved
And much more!

Mort Fertel is the creator of Marriage Fitness, a relationship renewal system that’s been used by millions of people in marital crisis. In addition to his success with couples, he pioneered the “Lone Ranger Track,” which offers people with an obstinate spouse a path to reconciliation.

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