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94: How Netflix Can Improve Your Relationship May 10, 2017

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Suzanne Degges-White, PhD, is professor and chair of the Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education at Northern Illinois University. She earned her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She is a licensed counselor and has over 15 years of experience working with children, adolescents and adults, including couples and families.

Her research interests include the development of identity and intimate relationships including family relationships, romantic relationships and friendships. She has authored several books addressing relationships including Friends Forever: How Girls and Women Forge Lasting Relationships; Toxic Friendships: Knowing the Rules and Dealing with the Friends who Break Them; Mothers and Daughters: Living, Loving, and Learning over a Lifetime; and Sisters and Brothers for Life: Making Sense of Sibling Relationships in Adulthood. She also is a featured blogger for Psychology Today.

In this episode we discuss relationship topics that include:

Why it's important to develop rituals as a couple.
How to develop a unique relationship identity and why it's important.
How binging on Netflix can actually be a good thing for your relationship.
Learning to preserve your relationship's identity and that of your own.
And much more!

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93: Creating The Relationship Of Your Dreams May 03, 2017

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Valerie Greene is a unique relationship mentor who helps women inspire their man to fulfill their deepest needs and desires. A highly successful alternative to relationship therapy, Valerie helps women and couples create a secure emotional connection--not just problem-solving or communication skills. Valerie has been coaching for over 12 years and holds numerous certifications in coaching, NLP, and emotional healing modalities.

In this episode we discuss relationship topics that include:

How to stop fighting and fall in love again.
Getting clarity on your feelings and relationship desires.
Why getting in touch with your feelings is key to a successful relationship.
How to realize your relationship dreams and create the changes needed to obtain them.
Creating the can-do attitude necessary to get in touch with your feelings.
And much more!

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92: Dividing Housework In A Modern Relationship Apr 26, 2017

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Stephen Marche is the author of The Unmade Bed (2017), The Hunger of the Wolf (2015), Love and the Mess We’re In (2013), How Shakespeare Changed Everything (2012), Shining at the Bottom of the Sea (2007) and Raymond and Hannah (2005). He currently writes “A Thousand Words About Our Culture,” a monthly column for Esquire magazine, in addition to opinion pieces for The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times Magazine, The New Republic, Salon.com, The Globe and Mail and The Toronto Star. He received a doctorate in Early Modern Drama in 2005 from the University of Toronto.

In this episode we discuss relationship topics that include:

Gender norms and how they affect modern relationships.
Why housework is where gender politics comes to a head in our lives.
The conversation around biological and cultural mechanisms at play in gender roles and relationships.
The modern rise of marriage and the great transition culturally.
Why women are a driving force in global economics.
Why men are doing more housework than ever before.
And much more!

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91: Food, Sex and You Apr 12, 2017

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Stacey Gorlicky is a registered Psychotherapist and author of the book "Food, Sex and You". She was also the former host of a live call in show "Mind Matters". Her areas of specialization are addiction, trauma, anxiety and depression. As an Addictions Counselor, Stacey studied at Ontario's McMasters University (CCACCF). She also studied in Transformational Arts College, graduating with honors as a Certified Psychotherapist and Spiritual Director.

In this episode we discuss relationship topics that include:

The similarities between our relationships with food and sex.
How to avoid 'emotional eating'.
Reaching out to your partner to help them in a non-threatening way.
Practicing self love and forgiveness.
How trauma in early life affects our current relationships.
And much more!

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90: Six Steps For More Love In Your Life Apr 05, 2017

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In this episode we discuss relationship topics that include:

The 6 step process to heal false beliefs and love yourself.
Why it's so important to ask, "How am I treating myself?"
How we can reduce self-judgement and show more self-compassion.
Why loving ourselves will help our relationship flourish.
How to take responsibility for your feelings.
And much more!

Dr. Margaret Paul holds a PhD in psychology, is a relationship expert, public speaker, consultant and artist. She has successfully worked with thousands and taught classes and seminars for over 48 years.

Dr. Paul is also a bestselling author, popular Huffington Post and MindBodyGreen writer and co-creator of the powerful Inner Bonding® self-healing process, and the related SelfQuest® self-healing software program - recommended by actress Lindsay Wagner and singer Alanis Morissette.

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89: How to Find A Quality Partner Mar 22, 2017

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Marni Battista has a Masters in Education and is a Certified Life Coach by the International Coaching Federation. She is also a Master Practitioner at administering an Energy Assessment, “The D-Factor,” that helps clients pinpoint exactly why they are, or are not date-able, and what types of messages they are unconsciously broadcasting to others based on their thoughts, feelings, actions and attitudes. Marni is also trained as a Facilitator and Mentor Trainer by the Hoffman Institute, a world-renowned leader in personal development.

In this episode we discuss relationship topics that include:

How to take responsibility for the bad relationships you continue to encounter.
Why 'Power Posing' is a valuable tool to help you find the right partner.
The importance of realizing we are most disappointed when our expectations don't meet our reality.
Focusing on the process and not on the outcome to get more out of your dating life.
How to practice listening to your intuition.
And much more!

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88: Avoiding The Relationship Comfort Zone Mar 15, 2017

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Mirel Goldstein is an expert marriage therapist in New Jersey who has been successfully lecturing and writing about marriage, as well as helping couples reignite the spark in their relationships, for the past 15 years. Her popular blog can be found on her website goldsteintherapy.com. Her YouTube video called, "How to recognize dismissive attachment behaviors in yourself and others", has inspired thousands of couples to address attachment issues that may be getting in the way of deeper closeness in their relationships.

In today's episode we cover relationship topics that include:

How to balance emotional risk with emotional safety in a relationship.
Avoiding the long term relationship 'comfort zone' and keeping the passion in your relationship.
Why you can never fully know your partner and why that's a good thing.
Learning to be more vulnerable with your partner.
The importance of not holding your emotions inside.
And much more!

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87: What Straight Couples Can Learn From Gay Relationships Mar 08, 2017

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In today's episode we cover relationship topics that include:

The importance of recognizing the gender expectations we project onto our partners.
How straight couples can learn from gay men's greater openness toward sexuality.
The key to arguing in a productive manner.
Working to become more empathetic toward your partner.
How looking at your partner as an 8-year-old child can improve your relationship.
Why it's important to work on what you personally want in your relationship.
And much more!

Dr. Greg Cason is best known as Dr. Greg from the Bravo series LA Shrinks. He appears regularly as a psychological expert on The Nancy Grace Show and has also appeared on a large variety of other TV programs. His expertise was also featured in documentaries such as The Butch Factor, The Adonis Factor and most recently, The Secret Tapes of the O.J. Case.

He writes the psychology column for Frontiers magazine and has been featured in The Huffington Post, The Advocate, People, and several others. Dr. Cason currently teaches at UCLA and is a licensed psychologist in Los Angeles specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and relationship issues.

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86: Building Loving Relationships 101 Mar 01, 2017

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In today's episode we cover relationship topics that include:

What her students love about her 17-year old college course, Marriage 101.
How our life experiences affect how we love.
Learning to be less reactive and appreciate our partner more.
Why it can be valuable to have the difficult conversations with a therapist.
The importance of making time and space to look within ourselves.
And much more!

Dr. Alexandra Solomon is a licensed clinical psychologist at The Family Institute at Northwestern University, a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Northwestern University, and the author of Loving Bravely: Twenty Lessons of Self-Discovery to Help You Get the Love You Want. She received her PhD in Counseling Psychology and a graduate certificate in Gender Studies from Northwestern University in 2001. In addition to teaching and training marriage and family therapy graduate students, Solomon teaches the internationally renowned undergraduate course, Building Loving and Lasting Relationships: Marriage 101. Solomon is a frequent speaker and media commentator on relationship topics and you can visit her online at dralexandrasolomon.com.

Click here to for this episode's show notes page: Dr. Alexandra Solomon

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85: Give Yourself A Break Feb 22, 2017

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In today's episode we cover relationship topics that include:

How to calm your partner's or your own fierce inner critic.
The tools to help your partner, or yourself, practice more self-compassion.
Why it's important to simply 'be with' your partner sometimes and not try to fix every situation.
The 3 steps to practicing more self-compassion.
How practicing more self-compassion can help your relationship.
And much more!

Kristy Arbon is the founder and CEO of HeartWorks Training LLC, a business set up to support women in their practice of mindfulness, self-compassion and shame resilience using the practices of mindful self-compassion, Internal Family Systems, Brene Brown's shame resilience model, Buddhist philosophy and exploration of archetypes.

Kristy is a qualified social worker, a certified Mindful Self-Compassion Teacher and has completed Internal Family Systems Level 1 training. She is passionate about supporting women in taking care of themselves so that they can go out into the world and courageously do the important work they are called for.

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