What does it mean to respect someone’s boundaries in a relationship? How is that concept useful, and how is it sometimes limiting or even damaging? In this episode of our “Couples Therapy in Seven Words” podcast, we handle a listener question that illustrates both the importance of respect and the ways people can get sidetracked […]
Reigniting the Spark: Loving, Sexy, Thriving Relationships in Seven Words – Genesis Amaris Kemp Interviews Us!
For this special episode of our “Couples Therapy in Seven Words” podcast, we turn the tables and become the interviewees! Genesis Amaris Kemp, host of the GEMS podcast, interviews us about the seven-word formula, stability, intimacy, how we met, and a bunch of other fun topics.
Oh No! Now I Know What He Really Thinks!
What happens when someone you think you know—someone you love, and feel a deep connection to—says or does something you never imagined they would say or do? Is all lost? In this episode of our “Couples Therapy in Seven Words” podcast, we talk about ways we’re all bundles of contradictions, with mixed feelings and opinions […]
How to End “I Get It; I Lost It” – An Interview with Lisa Carrillo
Lisa Carrillo works with couples to help them find and foster the experience of flow, that state of being open-hearted and open-minded, attuned to whatever is present. We talk about her work, and ways her understandings overlap with the seven words that are the basis of our podcast.
Why is Dating So Horrible These Days?
Young people are having less sex, and over half of single adults in the United States have given up on dating. Why? What’s going on? A chance conversation with a young woman, some research we’ve read about, and lots of conversations in the office led us to this topic for our Couples Therapy in Seven […]
When is Enough Enough?
When is it time to pull the plug on a relationship? In this Couples Therapy in Seven Words podcast episode, a listener brings us his dilemma: How can he talk to his partner about their relationship, when she freaks out if he raises the topic? And how can he decide what he wants himself? We […]
Wait…Who Are You? You’ve Gone All Religious On Me!
What do you do when your previously non-religious partner gets religious–and you have no desire to go along on the journey? Can a marriage survive this kind of change? In this edition of our “Couples Therapy in Seven Words” podcast, we talk about how couples handle this in practice, and answer a listener question about […]
Special Purim Episode – Can This Royal Marriage Survive?
Here at podcast central for “Couples Therapy in Seven Words” we take our work seriously. So when we had an emergency request from a couple for help, we knew we had to do what we could. Little did we know what we were getting into…
A Great Marriage, But…No Sex! What Can We Do?
Kate has a lovely marriage—they’re kind, considerate, and deeply bonded to each other. But Kate’s already low libido pretty much tanked after menopause. What can they do? In this episode we talk about some of the options, with particular reference to Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus’s book Sex Points.
How Can a Card Game Help Your Relationship? An Interview with Diana Indries
Can a card game for couples help your relationship? In this episode we interview Diana Indries, co-creator of the Better Topics for Couples card game. Diana explains the game and how she came to invent it with her husband, and takes us through some of the questions. Find out more about the game at bettertopics.com. […]