The Matt Townsend Show

Matt Townsend specializes in energizing and involving audiences with his unique approach to building and maintaining successful relationships. Known as one of America’s top presenters in the field of Human Relations and Development, Matt blends humor and story telling with interactive, real-life solutions that motivate and inspire his listeners.

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Making the best choice Nov 06, 2018

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Happy Election Day! Today's episode is all about priming you up to vote on this great Tuesday! Matt is investigating how we can make better decisons and he starts out by having Art Markamn on the Show. Art is a cognative Scientist at the university of Texas and author about how we can better make decisions. Matt later on talks with Shawn Moon who is an exsecutive at Franklyn Covey about families and parenting. Matt learns from Shawn all about how we can help our kids make better decision in there lives and more. All of that and mre is in this special election day episode of the Matt Townsend Show!

Step Families, how to make them work Nov 05, 2018

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In today's episode Matt explores Step families and how they and blended families are become more and more common today. Matt sits down with Matt Barkdull (a licensed family therapist) to talk about how to make happy healthy step families. They discuss the challenges faced by both sides coming into a new marriage from both the parents and child perspectives and really show us how they can succeed. Later on Matt and Brian Willoughby discuss marriage and good strategys for health parent child relationships.

Addiction and Recovery Nov 02, 2018

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Today's Show is all about addiction, one of the great plauges of our modern world. Matt begins by focusing on the issue of pornography and interviews Doctor Ken Schwab (an expert in personal counseling and coaching) about the harmful effects of addiction to pronography. Matt and Ken talk about the deep emotional damage that can be done by pronography and what to do if you are in need of help or if it is someone you love who needs the help. Matt also talks with MMA fighter Court McGee about his long road to recovery from his addiction to drug's and alcahol. Court's inspires Matt with his story of going from being revived in an ambulance to now living his dream as a professional athlete and father. Be sure to check out today's episode!

Personal Finance in Marriage Nov 01, 2018

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Today Matt is talking all about money, specifically personal finance. Money is the greatest source of problems in marriage and relationships and Matt helps us become a little better at it. He talks with reknowned educator and creater of the "Money Habituals" methodology, Sybill Solomon about how we can avoid the common pitfalls of finance in marriage and even before we're married. Matt then has Matt Bell on the show to talk about his article entitled, "10 ways to prevent money from ruining your marriage". They go over his article and learn some useful principles for avoiding financial strife and arguments within marriage. All this in today's episode of Matt Townsend!

Halloween Oct 31, 2018

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Matt talks all about Halloween and takes some great advice from experts on how we can make this year the best Halloween yet! He first talks about the potential pitfalls and potential weight gain that can result from eating too much Halloween candy with healthy living expert Margret Marshall. She discuses a few simple tips that you can keep in mind to prevent you from becoming a slave to the sugery goodness. Next Matt hosts author Susan Linn to talk about how you can help your children and family deal with the scary things that tend to abound at this time of year. Matt learns how to help children through scary situations and how to help them distinguish between what is real and what is fake. Finally Matt has author and former big mountain skier Kristen Ulmer on to talk about the root emotion that we always seem to face at Halloween, fear. In their interview Kristen shows us how we never really have to conqure our fears as much as embrace them. All this and more on this special episode of the Matt Townsend Show!

The Rise of Global Authoritarianism Oct 30, 2018

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Rise of Global Authoritarianism Dr. Manu Bhagavan, a professor of History at Hunter College, The City University of New York. Blaming the world’s problems on a specific group of people is an easy solution to many of the challenges we see today. History has shown us that political leaders will sometimes use this tactic to gain power and keep it. Dr. Bhagavan explains the global shift towards authoritarianism.

Communication Oct 29, 2018

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Matt discusses communication in all the facets of our lives. He begins with the communication that exists in our relationships by talking with married couple Aaron and April Jacobs and their advice on how to effectivly communicate with each other. Matt then has on retired military intelligence specialist and current high school teacher Jeremy Stevens to talk about non-verbal communication. It turns out we say and can learn a lot about a person by their body language and behavior

Overcoming Procrastination Oct 26, 2018

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Matt takes on procrastination one of our most common faults as humans. He begins by discussing how we priortize the things in our lives with Revrend Jenenne Macklin. They talk about how we choose what we want to do and how we can change our bad habits. Matt then hosts recent author Doctor Krishna Pendyala who discusses his recent book "Beyond the Pig and the Ape". The book is all about procrastination and how our animal instincts play a critical role in how we avoid potentially painful tasks.

Becoming Your Best Self Oct 25, 2018

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Matt hosts Lisa Ferentz as they discuss the gravety of Self destructive behaviors and the impact they can have on ourselves and those we love. They also discuss ways that we can personally overcome these habits or assist a friend or a loved one. Matt then speaks with Dr. John Hilton about his class taught at BYU's Education Week about becoming our best selves. They discuss how hard it is to always choose the high road and swap stories of family life and fatherhood.

Overcoming the Challenges of Empty Nesting Oct 24, 2018

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Dr. Matt Townsend explores the challenges and problems that come when our children leave home with Linda and Jim Brookes. The Brookes teach classes and retreats for couples on the subject of Empty Nesting and the difficult transition that marriage and home life undergoes when the children are all grown and gone. Also stay tuned for one of Matt's Coaches Corners where he gives short bits of life advice on the side. Today he speaks on communication in relationships.

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