S3 | Session 17: Fear of the Goodness: Navigating Peace After Relationship Chaos
The feeling of waiting for the other shoe to drop is universal. When your nervous system is deeply accustomed to chaos, peace can actually feel scary and alarming because it brings up fears of losing ...
23 Jun 1h 27min
S3 | Session 16: Too Sensitive? Healing the Belief That You Are Defective
Have you ever tried to set a boundary or express that you were uncomfortable only to be told that you're just being too sensitive or a stick in the mud? You know, when you hear that enough times, you ...
16 Jun 51min
S3 | Session 15: Two People Overboard: The Co-Regulation Conundrum
We can do all the heavy lifting in therapy, but sometimes life just throws too much at us at once. Between the holidays, chaotic work schedules, and general exhaustion, Rachel and Mike recently hit a ...
9 Jun 46min
S3 | Session 14: The Burden of the Poker Face: How Hiding Stress Hurts Your Marriage
Mike recently received some great news about a major work project, but instead of celebrating, he admits to Rachel that he is quietly carrying a massive amount of pressure behind his "professional pok...
26 Mai 1h 25min
S3 | Session 13: Always Second Place: Fighting to Be Your Partner's Priority
Today, we see what happens when Mike's loyalty to his family leaves Rachel feeling like she is "last on the list". When Rachel feels unprotected, she tries to handle her pain with logic, presenting ev...
19 Mai 1h 15min
S3 | Session 12: Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Cost of "Going With the Flow"
Doing real emotional work is physically exhausting. When Mike logs on for this session, the very first thing he shares is that he feels completely "taxed and jumbled". He is asking his brain to operat...
12 Mai 1h 6min
S3 | Session 11: You Can't Problem Solve Your Way Out of Pain
When your partner is hurting, what is your immediate instinct? For most of us, it's to grab a toolbox. We want to solve the problem, clear up the misunderstanding, or offer the perfectly logical expla...
5 Mai 1h 6min
