Couples Therapy In Seven Words

Military Families, Trauma, and Relationships: An Interview with Elizabeth Polinsky

You can see the video of this episode at https://youtu.be/8gn9CFL1b1M.

Military families have to deal with a host of challenges, often simultaneously: frequent relocations, deployments, PTSD, culture clashes, and more. Our guest, Elizabeth Polinsky, grew up in a military family and married into one as well. She uses her expertise to help military families navigate those challenges.

You can find out more about Elizabeth Polinsky’s work at https://www.communicateandconnectpodcast.com/.

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Empowerment Self-Defense and Healing: An Interview with Christine DiBlasio and Christina Allard of The Safety Team

You can see the video of this episode at https://youtu.be/DNXe-lRtaJw.

Our guests today are co-founders of The Safety Team, an organization in Vermont with the mission, “Together we prevent violence, foster resilience, heal trauma, and build safe communities.” We talk about their work teaching empowerment self-defense to women. Both of our guests, Christine DiBlasio and Christina Allard, have achieved black belts in martial arts, and they have combined that expertise with their professional knowledge (as a psychologist and physical therapist, respectively) to create innovative programs to help women heal from past trauma and foster safer communities. Christine was recently recognized as Vermont’s Woman of the Year by USA Today in recognition of her work.

Do you have ideas for topics or guests for our podcast? Go to https://ctin7.com and send us a message. And you can also sign up for Dr. Chalmer’s newsletter right from our homepage.

When you sign up for Dr. Chalmer’s newsletter, you’ll get a link for a free download of Dr. Chalmer’s booklet Seven Words to Jump-Start Your Love Life. You can also get the book on Amazon as an eBook, paperback, or audiobook.

Find out more about Dr. Chalmer’s books at https://ctin7.com/books.

I’m Having Second Thoughts About My Relationship!

You can find the video of this episode at https://youtu.be/ELaNU3-0Nvs.

Our sponsor is Laria Zylber, author of The Blue Tent: Erotic Tales from the Bible. Information at https://lariazylber.com.

Is it normal to have second thoughts about your relationship? Well, it’s certainly common. How can you decide what to do about it? Is it wrong to “settle” if you could possibly do better with someone else? Are your second thoughts deal-breakers or growing pains? We talk about these issues, and help a listener who asked us about her own second thoughts.

You can find the video “How to Get Your Reluctant Guy to Try Couples Therapy” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho5bq7gdKFU.

Do you have ideas for topics or guests for our podcast? Go to https://ctin7.com and send us a message.

And you can also sign up for Dr. Chalmer’s newsletter right from our homepage.

When you sign up for Dr. Chalmer’s newsletter, you’ll get a link for a free download of Dr. Chalmer’s booklet Seven Words to Jump-Start Your Love Life. You can also get the book on Amazon as an eBook, paperback, or audiobook.

Dr. Chalmer’s newest book is My Husband Complains About My Cleaning! What Do I Do?

Find out more about Dr. Chalmer’s books at https://ctin7.com/books.

Collaborative Reproduction: An Interview with Leslie Schreiber and Angela Paoli

You can find the video of this episode at https://youtu.be/6URnyujz2oE.

Our sponsor is Laria Zylberg, author of The Blue Tent: Erotic Tales from the Bible. Information at https://lariazylberg.com.

According to the WHO, around 17.5% of the adult population experience infertility. Our guests in this episode, Leslie Schreiber and Angela Paoli, work with couples who have decided to become parents using collaborative reproduction—in other words, with the help of others such as gestational carriers and gamete donors. Leslie is an attorney who helps people work through the legal issues, and Angela is a social worker who helps people with the emotional and mental health issues. We talk about what people need to consider and what resources exist to help them.

More information about Leslie and Angela is at https://leslieschreiber.com/ and https://stonehouseassociates.com/mental-health-providers-burlington-vt/counselor-angela-paoli/.

Here are links to other resources Leslie and Angela mentioned:

https://www.asrm.org/

https://resolve.org/

https://vtsurrogacy.com/

https://www.nrmvt.com/

Do you have ideas for topics or guests for our podcast? Go to https://ctin7.com and send us a message.

And you can also sign up for Dr. Chalmer’s newsletter right from our homepage.

When you sign up for Dr. Chalmer’s newsletter you’ll get a link for a free download of Dr. Chalmer’s booklet Seven Words to Jump-Start Your Love Life. You can also get the book on Amazon as an eBook, paperback, or audiobook.

Erotica, Toys, Porn: What’s Okay in Your Relationship?

You can find the video of this episode at https://youtu.be/aOi3PA1fs8s.

Our sponsor is Laria Zylberg, author of The Blue Tent: Erotic Tales from the Bible. Information at https://lariazylberg.com.

In this episode, we talk about ways to spice up your love life. There’s erotica (see our sponsor!), toys, porn, and all sorts of things people add to their sexual repertoire. But what’s spicy for some people is taboo for others. How can you decide? Should you risk bringing up your fantasies with your partner, not knowing if they’ll be delighted, intrigued, revolted, or something else?

Let us know what you think! Go to https://ctin7.com and send us a message.

And you can also sign up for Dr. Chalmer’s newsletter right from our homepage.

When you sign up for Dr. Chalmer’s newsletter you’ll get a link for a free download of Dr. Chalmer’s booklet Seven Words to Jump-Start Your Love Life. You can also get the book on Amazon as an eBook, paperback, or audiobook.

Dr. Chalmer’s newest book is My Husband Complains About My Cleaning! What Do I Do?

You can find out more about Dr. Chalmer’s book, It’s Not About Communication! Why Everything You Know About Couples Therapy is Wrong, at https://ctin7.com/books.

Co-Parenting with a Narcissist or Other Difficult People: An Interview with Teresa Lodato

You can find the video of this episode at https://youtu.be/hqQNIH0EbLQ.

We all encounter difficult people—and are sometimes difficult ourselves! But sometimes we’re in situations where we have to find a way to work with people who are more than difficult—people who qualify for diagnoses of narcissism or other toxic personality disorders. What if you have to co-parent with someone like that? Our guest, Teresa Lodato, tells us about her own experiences in that situation, and how she helps her clients deal with that and other life stresses.

Teresa’s post about co-parenting with narcissists is at https://butnowiknowyourname.wordpress.com/2022/09/29/co-parenting-with-a-toxic-personality-type/. Her website is https://teresalodato.com.

Want to suggest a topic or someone for us to interview? Go to https://ctin7.com and send us a message.

And you can also sign up for Dr. Chalmer’s newsletter right from our homepage.

When you sign up for Dr. Chalmer’s newsletter you’ll get a link for a free download of Dr. Chalmer’s booklet Seven Words to Jump-Start Your Love Life. You can also get the book on Amazon for $2.99. But why do that when you can get it for free?

Dr. Chalmer’s newest book is My Husband Complains About My Cleaning! What Do I Do?

You can find out more about Dr. Chalmer’s book, It’s Not About Communication! Why Everything You Know About Couples Therapy is Wrong, at https://ctin7.com/books.

I’m Pregnant and Engaged, But I Have Doubts About Both!

To see the video of this episode, visit https://youtu.be/wqdfl-Rt4Pw.

Having doubts about your relationship? Or have you found out you’re pregnant, and having doubts about what to do about that? We received a question from a woman who was struggling with both of those doubts. How can you handle that? Your friends keep telling you to dump him, but your heart says you love him. Is there a path to healing?

Want to suggest a topic or someone for us to interview? Go to https://ctin7.com and send us a message. And you can also sign up for Dr. Chalmer’s newsletter right from our homepage.

When you sign up for Dr. Chalmer’s newsletter, you’ll get a link for a free download of Dr. Chalmer’s booklet Seven Words to Jump-Start Your Love Life. You can also get the book on Amazon for $2.99. But why do that when you can get it for free?

Dr. Chalmer’s newest book is My Husband Complains About My Cleaning! What Do I Do?

You can find out more about Dr. Chalmer’s book, It’s Not About Communication! Why Everything You Know About Couples Therapy is Wrong, at https://ctin7.com/books.

 

Okay, I Had an Affair. Why Isn’t Saying Sorry Enough? An Interview with Dr. Deborah Miller

To see the video of this episode, visit https://youtu.be/_Bh4GDawrcw.

There are lots of books out there about how to survive when you’ve been cheated on. But our guest in this episode, Dr. Deborah Miller, has written one for the cheater, called More Than Sorry: 5 Steps to Deepen Your Apology After You Have Committed Infidelity. We talk about how someone who has cheated can do the inner work they need to be able to offer a genuine apology, forgive themselves, and be available to help their relationship heal, whether or not they stay together.

Dr. Miller’s website is https://drdebmiller.com.

Want to suggest a topic or someone for us to interview? Go to https://ctin7.com and send us a message.

And you can also sign up for Dr. Chalmer’s newsletter right from our homepage.

When you sign up for Dr. Chalmer’s newsletter (you can do it right from our podcast website, https://ctin7.com), you’ll get a link for a free download of Dr. Chalmer’s booklet Seven Words to Jump-Start Your Love Life. You can also get the book on Amazon for $2.99. But why do that when you can get it for free?

Dr. Chalmer’s newest book is My Husband Complains About My Cleaning! What Do I Do?

You can find out more about Dr. Chalmer’s book, It’s Not About Communication! Why Everything You Know About Couples Therapy is Wrong, at https://ctin7.com/books.