Podcast
Sep 8, 2026
ERP 545: Why We Hold Back from the People We Love: The Surprising Power of Revealing More — An Interview with Leslie John
Do you think your partner truly knows what’s on your mind—or are you just hoping they’ll pick up on ...
Sep 1, 2026
ERP 544: When Love Activates Our Defenses: How Couples Move From Protection to Connection — An Interview With Dr. James Cordova
The paradox of intimacy is that our yearning for closeness often puts us at risk of pain, creating a...
Aug 25, 2026
ERP 543: From Betrayal to True Intimacy: Building the Foundations That Last — An Interview with Joanna and Matthew Raabsmith
Broken trust in a relationship can feel like an earthquake, shattering the very foundation you once ...
Aug 18, 2026
ERP 542: The Deep Human Need to Matter: Why Feeling Significant Changes Your Relationship — An Interview with Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
Do you ever find yourself wondering, deep down, “Do I really matter—to anyone?” In our fast-paced, a...
Aug 11, 2026
ERP 541: Breaking the Shame Cycle: How Couples Create Safety and Connection — An Interview with Brannon and Tyler Patrick
Shame might be the silent architect behind our biggest relationship struggles—fueling secrecy, drivi...
Aug 4, 2026
ERP 540: Healing After Betrayal: Why Truth Comes Before Trust — An Interview with Tammy Gustafson
Is true healing after infidelity really possible? When trust is shattered by betrayal, the pain ofte...
Jul 28, 2026
ERP 539: When Work Follows You Home: Protecting Connection Before Stress Becomes Disconnection — An Interview with Dr. Guy Winch
Are you bringing home more than just your briefcase at the end of a long workday? For many, the hidd...
Jul 21, 2026
ERP 538: The Agreements That Hold Love Together: What a Divorce Attorney Sees Couples Learn Too Late — An Interview with Diana Romanov
Is it ever just one big betrayal that ends a relationship—or is it those little, silent compromises ...
Jul 14, 2026
ERP 537: The Relationship Mirror: How Dreams Reveal What We’re Not Seeing — An Interview with Dr. Bonnie Buckner
Ever wonder why certain conflicts keep resurfacing in your relationships, or why you wake from a viv...
Jul 7, 2026
ERP 536: Beyond the Budget: How Couples Align Money, Happiness, and Meaning — An Interview with Lori Atwood
Money can be the silent partner in every relationship—often creating tension, stress, and confusion ...
Jun 30, 2026
ERP 535: When Walls Replace Boundaries: The Hidden Path Back to Connection – An Interview with Kate King
Are you building walls—or are you setting boundaries? It’s a question that goes to the heart o...
Jun 23, 2026
ERP 534: Why Emotional Safety Isn’t Just a Conversation—It’s a Nervous System Experience – An Interview with Dr. Monique Thompson
Feeling safe in a relationship isn’t just about talking things through—it’s about what happens deep ...
Jun 16, 2026
ERP 533: How Couples Unintentionally Trade Passion for Stability — An Interview with Dr. Bruce Chalmer
Do you feel miles apart from your partner—even though you still love each other deeply? Many long-te...
Jun 9, 2026
ERP 532: Acceptance and Change in Love: How Couples Navigate Conflict and Connection – An Interview with Dr. Shireen Rizvi
Navigating the ups and downs of relationships can feel like learning a new language without a guideb...
Jun 2, 2026
ERP 531: When Desire Feels Lost: Why It’s Not the Problem and What Actually Is — An Interview with Tarisha Tourok
Desire isn’t always as simple as it seems. For many couples, the initial spark of sexual and emotion...
May 26, 2026
ERP 530: When Productivity Becomes a Barrier to Intimacy — An Interview with Israa Nasir
Are you caught in the race to do more, be more, and achieve more—only to find yourself feeling stuck...
May 19, 2026
ERP 529: Unspoken Relationship Contracts: Why You Feel Resentful and What to Do About It — An Interview with Elizabeth Webb
Are you stuck in a cycle of giving too much—or never quite feeling your needs are met—in your relati...
May 12, 2026
ERP 528: Love as a Practice: How Virtues Help Couples Stay Connected and Aligned – An Interview with Susanne Alexander
What if the key to lasting love wasn’t just about finding the right person, but about growing the ri...
May 5, 2026
ERP 527: How Unconscious Patterns Shape Communication and Why We Miss Each Other — An Interview with Julie Nise
Repeating the same old arguments with no satisfying conclusion? It’s a frustrating cycle—misundersta...
Apr 28, 2026
ERP 526: Why Speaking up Deepens Love, Even When It Feels like Conflict — An Interview with Tonya Lester
Are you tired of feeling like you have to choose between keeping the peace and being true to yoursel...
Apr 21, 2026
ERP 525: Why ‘Right and Wrong’ Thinking Is Hurting Your Relationship—and What to Do Instead — An Interview with Anna Sterk
Ever found yourself stuck in an argument, desperately clinging to being “right,” only to realize it’...
Apr 14, 2026
ERP 524: Rethinking Forgiveness: Letting Go Without Letting It Be Okay – An Interview with Dr. Margaret Cochran
Are you stuck in the painful loop of blame, shame, or resentment after a breakup or conflict? “Forgi...
Apr 7, 2026
ERP 523: The Subconscious Patterns That Keep Us Stuck in Love — And How to Break the Cycle – An Interview with Riana Malia
Are you living a life that looks great on paper, but feels like something’s missing beneath th...
Mar 31, 2026
ERP 522: Fair Isn’t 50/50: How Couples Build a Financial Partnership That Works – An Interview with Heather and Douglas Boneparth
Money isn’t just about numbers; it’s the silent language shaping intimacy, trust, and fairness in ou...
Mar 24, 2026
ERP 521: Resentment as a Mirror and What It Reveals About You and Your Relationship – An Interview With Katie Rössler
Resentment is the silent killer of connection—creeping in beneath the surface, quietly eroding the i...
Mar 17, 2026
ERP 520: Why We Keep Repeating the Same Relationship Patterns and How to Change Them — An Interview With Dr. Molly Burrets
Have you ever wondered why you keep finding yourself in the same relationship patterns, no matter ho...
Mar 10, 2026
ERP 519: From Love to Leadership: Creating Alignment in Family Life – An Interview With April Eldemire
Love alone isn’t always enough to keep everyone under one roof feeling connected and secure. Despite...
Mar 3, 2026
ERP 518: When Stress Hijacks Connection: How Couples Can Use Stress to Grow Closer — An Interview with Dr. Rebecca Heiss
Ever notice how the smallest trigger in your relationship—a tone of voice, a lingering look, or a fo...
Feb 24, 2026
ERP 517: Pleasure, Pain, and Partnership: Navigating Pelvic Floor Health Together – An Interview with Dr. Sara Reardon
There’s a silent struggle that many couples face—issues of pain, discomfort, or disconnection in int...
Feb 17, 2026
ERP 516: Conscious Love: From Reactivity to Responsibility in Intimate Relationships — An Interview with Christian de la Huerta
Why do so many relationships, despite the best intentions, end up stuck in cycles of hurt, disappoin...
Feb 10, 2026
ERP 515: How Couples Can Rethink Time to Reduce Burnout and Strengthen Connection — An Interview with Michelle Niemeyer
Are you constantly racing against the clock, feeling like life’s demands are pulling you in every di...
Feb 3, 2026
ERP 514: Measuring What Matters: How Awareness and Alignment Create Enduring Love – An Interview with Zoey Charif
Ever wondered why, despite our best intentions, we keep falling into the same relationship traps? Or...
Jan 27, 2026
ERP 513: Why Openness Matters More than Resolution in Couple Communication — An Interview with Kathryn Ford, M.D.
Ever felt like no matter how much you prepare for an important conversation with your partner, you s...
Jan 20, 2026
ERP 512: The Courage Practice: How Facing Fear Deepens Intimacy and Connection — An Interview with Scott Simon
What if playing it safe is actually keeping you from the life and relationships you truly want? Too ...
Jan 13, 2026
ERP 511: From Protection to Connection: Healing Shame and Building Secure Connection — An Interview with Dr. Arielle Schwartz
Have you ever wondered why, in the moments you crave connection the most, you suddenly find yourself...
Jan 6, 2026
ERP 510: The Last 8%: How to Have the Conversations That Matter Most in Your Relationship — An Interview with Bill Benjamin
Ever notice that it’s not the everyday conversations or simple disagreements that shape the quality ...
Dec 30, 2025
ERP 509: When Ambition Costs Connection: How Overachievers Can Find Healthy, Aligned Love — An Interview with Keren Eldad
Are you chasing every gold star, climbing every ladder, and nailing every “right” mark—only to find ...
Dec 23, 2025
ERP 508: The Power of Collaboration: Building Trust and Connection in Love and Life — An Interview with Leslie Grossman
In a world that often glorifies rugged individualism, finding real connection and mutual growth with...
Dec 16, 2025
ERP 507: The Power of Attention: How to Access What Really Matters in Moments of Conflict — An Interview with Dana Caspersen
Why do the smallest disagreements with loved ones sometimes feel like the fiercest battles? Conflict...
Dec 9, 2025
ERP 506: Regulate Your Body, Transform Your Bond: The Habit Science Behind Healthy Love — An Interview with Hadlee Garrison
Ever feel like your to-do list is running your life and you barely have any energy left for what mat...
Dec 2, 2025
ERP 505: Money Wounds in Love: Healing the Hidden Stories Behind Your Spending and Saving — An Interview with Shari Rash
When was the last time you felt a sinking feeling just thinking about money? For many, money is far ...
Nov 25, 2025
ERP 504: Loving Through Estrangement: How Couples Can Heal, Support & Stay Connected — An Interview with Dr. Rachel Glik
Navigating the complexities of family dynamics can sometimes feel like walking a tightrope—especiall...
Nov 18, 2025
503: How to Feel Safe in Love: Healing Attachment Wounds and Building Secure Relationships — An Interview with Jessica Baum
Many of us move through life repeating the same painful relationship patterns—feeling unsafe, unseen...
Nov 11, 2025
ERP 502: Beyond Fear and Control: Building Emotional Flexibility in Relationships – An Interview With Dr. Patricia Zurita Ona
Are you letting anxiety and the need to play it safe hold you hostage in your relationships and pers...
Nov 4, 2025
ERP 501: From Projection to Presence: The Art of Seeing and Being Seen — An Interview With Dr. David Mars
Feeling unseen and misunderstood in your closest relationship can be one of the loneliest experience...
Oct 28, 2025
ERP 500: The Practice of Us: Living the Skills That Keep Love Alive
This episode marks an incredible milestone—the 500th episode of the Empowered Relationship Podcast. ...
Oct 21, 2025
ERP 499: Regulate to Relate: Building Embodied Safety in Love — An Interview with Aubrey Aust
Ever feel like you know all the “right” things to do in a relationship, but when the moment comes, y...
Oct 14, 2025
ERP 498: Turn Toward, Turn On: How Couples Grow Desire (Not Just Talk About It) — An Interview with Dr. Diane Mueller
Why is it that talking about desire and intimacy with your partner can feel more intimidating than a...
Oct 7, 2025
ERP 497: Become the Family CEO: Build a ‘Family Bank’ and Lasting Wealth — An Interview with Lavaisha Davis
Have you ever faced a family crisis only to realize that financial instability adds an overwhelming ...
Sep 30, 2025
ERP 496: From Old Patterns to Strong Partnership—Using Tiny External Shifts — An Interview with Laura Day
Ever felt like you’re stuck in old relationship patterns, no matter how hard you try to break free? ...
Sep 23, 2025
ERP 495: Play the Right Money Game Together: How Couples Balance Today’s Joy with Tomorrow’s Security – An Interview With Kali & Eric Roberge
About this episode Money may not buy happiness, but the tension between enjoying life today and secu...
Sep 16, 2025
ERP 494: Designing Love That Lasts: 6 Principles for Lasting Connection — An Interview with Dr. Sara Nasserzadeh
About this episode What if everything you know about love is a myth—built on luck, chance, and hope?...
Sep 9, 2025
ERP 493: What Happened to Our Sex Life? Understanding What’s Going On with Me—and Us—in the Bedroom — An Interview with Dr. Kate Balestrieri
About this episode What happened to our sex life? It’s a question that so many couples and individua...
Sep 2, 2025
ERP 492: Riding the Wave Together: Finding Ease, Resilience and Connection in Love — An Interview with Daniel Miller
About this episode Are you stuck in the cycle of trying to control everything in your relationship, ...
Aug 26, 2025
ERP 491: Grief and Healing: Navigating Loss Together as a Couple — An Interview with Madeleine Garner
About this episode Grief can strike when we least expect it, turning our world upside down and resha...
Aug 19, 2025
ERP 490: Co-Creating Your Future: A Guide to Dreambuilding Together as a Couple — An Interview with Mary Morrissey
About this episode Are you and your partner living your best shared life, or just navigating the dai...
Aug 12, 2025
ERP 489: Flow State and Sexual Connection: A New Dimension of Intimacy — An Interview with Emily Jamea
About this episode Passion and intimacy are at the heart of every thriving relationship—yet even the...
Aug 5, 2025
ERP 488: Should a Secure Attachment Always Be the Goal? An Interview with Hanna Basel
About this episode Is achieving a secure attachment really the ultimate marker of relationship succe...
Jul 29, 2025
ERP 487: Staying Close Through Conflict: Strategies for Responding, Not Reacting — An Interview With Alyssa Scarano
About this episode Many couples find themselves caught in unproductive loops of reactivity, defensiv...
Jul 22, 2025
ERP 486: Breaking the Blame Loop: Forgiveness as a Path to Deeper Intimacy — An Interview with Dara McKinley
About this episode Are you stuck in a cycle of blame and resentment, wondering why forgiveness feels...
Jul 15, 2025
ERP 485: Misused Words, Misunderstood Relationships: How Therapy Speak Can Erode Trust in Relationship — An Interview with Dr. Isabelle Morley
About this episode Words have power. They can heal, but they can also harm when we wield them withou...
Jul 8, 2025
ERP 484: Unpacking Your Money Story: How Money Trauma Shows up in You—and Your Relationship — An Interview with Shannah Game
About this episode Money isn’t just about numbers—it’s woven into the fabric of our emotions, relati...
Jul 1, 2025
ERP 483: Flirting with Consent: Rewriting the Script on Sexual Communication – An Interview with Danielle Harel, Ph.D and Celeste Hirschman, M.A
About this episode Is sex in long-term relationships destined to fade into routine, become awkward, ...
Jun 24, 2025
ERP 482: Naming What Matters: How Couples Can Align On Priorities — An Interview with Nick Brancato
About this episode Ever feel like you and your partner are speaking different languages when it come...
Jun 17, 2025
ERP 481: Taking Control Together: Financial Preparedness for Real-Life Challenges — An Interview with Donna Jean Kendrick
About this episode What would happen to your family or loved ones if life threw an unexpected curveb...
Jun 10, 2025
ERP 480: Understanding Pathological Partners: How to Break Free from Toxic Relationships — An Interview with Dr. Nadine Macaluso
About this episode When love turns toxic, it can be almost impossible to see clearly through the con...
Jun 3, 2025
ERP 479: Super Psyched About Love: Applying the Science of Connection to Couplehood — An Interview with Dr. Adam Dorsay
About this episode Are you truly alive in your relationships, or just going through the motions? In ...
May 27, 2025
ERP 478: When The Future Feels Uncertain: Tools for Couples Considering Divorce — An Interview with Dr. Becky Whetstone
About this episode Is your relationship quietly unraveling, and you’re not sure what to do next? Fac...
May 20, 2025
ERP 477: Redefining Intimacy & Sexuality: Breaking Myths and Embracing Your Truth — An Interview with Dr. Erika Schwartz
About this episode Do you ever feel like intimacy and sexuality come with a set of rules no one can ...
May 13, 2025
ERP 476: Radical Acceptance & Real Connection: Navigating Differences in Relationship — An Interview With Carolyn Sharp
About this episode Conflict in relationships isn’t just inevitable—it’s normal, healthy, and, perhap...
May 6, 2025
ERP 475: How to Balance Career Ambition with Love & Relationship — An Interview with Katarina Polonska
About this episode Can you really have it all—an ambitious, thriving career while also nurturing a d...
Apr 29, 2025
ERP 474: How to Build More Emotional Health & Resilience — An Interview with Rachel Kaplan
About this episode Ever feel like you’re going through life with an invisible weight holding you bac...
Apr 22, 2025
ERP 473: How to Experience More Embodied Pleasure Sexually – An Interview with Susan Taylor
About this episode Are you feeling disconnected from your own pleasure, physically present but emoti...
Apr 15, 2025
ERP 472: Four Essential Pillars to Positively Transform Your Relationship (From a Psycho-Spiritual Perspective) — An Interview with Dr. Rachel Glik
About this episode In many relationships, there’s an ongoing struggle to balance personal grow...
Apr 8, 2025
ERP 471: How the Pelvic Floor Is Related to Many Aspects of Health, Even the Domain of Relationship Health — An Interview with Patricia Siegel
About this episode Pelvic floor health is a topic that’s often shrouded in mystery and silence...
Apr 1, 2025
ERP 470: How to Get Off the Emotional Roller Coaster in Relationship, So That You Can Develop a Deeper, Lasting Connection — An Interview with Drs. Susan Thau & Sondra Goldstein
About this episode One common struggle many face in a relationship is the challenge of getting off t...
Mar 25, 2025
ERP 469: How to Develop New Dynamics for a Lasting, Caring Relationship — An Interview with Dr. Mark Gregory Karris
About this episode Struggling to find deep, lasting connection in your relationship? You’re no...
Mar 18, 2025
ERP 468: How to Use a Trauma-Informed Approach for Repair in Relationship — An Interview with Esin Pinarli
About this episode Every relationship experiences moments of disconnection. These instances, often r...
Mar 11, 2025
ERP 467: How to Elevate Your Life & Relationship with a Heliotropic Approach — An Interview with Dr. Harry Cohen
About this episode Are you finding it difficult to maintain a fulfilling and harmonious relationship...
Mar 4, 2025
ERP 466: How to Enhance Your Relationship with the Practice of Presence — An Interview with Dr. Shahrzad Jalali
About this episode Is communication the roadblock in your intimate relationships? Misunderstandings,...
Feb 25, 2025
ERP 465: How Acceptance Can Strengthen Your Relationship — An Interview with Jon Anderson
About this Episode Ever feel like your romantic relationship is a swirling mystery of emotions, expe...
Feb 18, 2025
ERP 464: How To Understand Your & Your Partners’ Conflict Style For Lasting Success – An Interview With Dr. Don Cole
About this episode Conflict is an inevitable aspect of any relationship, but how we handle it can ma...
Feb 11, 2025
ERP 463: How To Make Love Last (From A Biological Perspective) – An Interview With Dr. Liat Yakir
Why do some relationships fizzle out while others seem to stand the test of time? We’ve all he...
Feb 4, 2025
ERP 462: How to Deal With the Societal Pressures Around Money & How to Develop a Healthy Relationship with Money in Partnership — An Interview with Elizabeth Husserl
Money can be a daunting topic, especially when societal pressures and differing personal values come...
Jan 28, 2025
ERP 461: How to Increase Psychological Flexibility for Healthy Relationships — An Interview with Dr. Steven Hayes
Do you ever find yourself caught in repetitive patterns that hinder the growth and intimacy of your ...
Jan 21, 2025
ERP 460: How Perimenopause & Menopause Impact Relationships – An Interview With Dr. Liz Lyster
Significant life changes, such as perimenopause and menopause, can often be overwhelming. These phas...
Jan 14, 2025
ERP 459: How To Support Sexual Desire In Relationship – An Interview with Dr. Jenn Gunsaullus
Are you feeling disconnected in your relationship, particularly in the realm of sexual desire? Many ...
Jan 7, 2025
ERP 458: How to Handle a Love Addiction Break-up — An Interview with Dr. Cortney Warren
Breakups—few life events are as universally painful and disorienting. They can make even the stronge...
Dec 31, 2024
ERP 457: How To Intentionally Design Your Relationship – An Interview With Angela and James Mitchell
Are you struggling to foster a deeper emotional connection with your partner? Relationship intimacy ...
Dec 24, 2024
ERP 456: How to Navigate Relationship – When a Partner Has Anxiety – An Interview with Jeanne Retief
Have you ever felt like the internal turmoil you’re battling is invisible to the rest of the w...
Dec 17, 2024
ERP 455: 3 Secrets To Anger Management — An Interview With Alastair Duhs
Have you ever found yourself in the heat of an argument, only to later regret words spoken in anger?...
Dec 10, 2024
ERP 454: How to Foster More Purpose in Your Life & Relationship — An Interview with Dr. Ray Doktor
Are you truly being yourself, or are you performing roles shaped by survival mechanisms and societal...
Dec 3, 2024
ERP 453: How To Navigate Grief In Long Term Relationship – An Interview With Christina Rasmussen
Navigating the tumultuous seas of grief and maintaining long-term relationships is no small feat. Wh...
Nov 26, 2024
ERP 452: Relationship Practice — A 31-Day Kindness Challenge
As the winter season unfolds and the holidays bring their usual whirlwind of activity, it’s easy to ...
Nov 19, 2024
ERP 451: How Our Early Relationship Injuries Can Get Mapped Onto Our Most Significant Adult Relationships (Using a Somatic Approach) — An Interview with Jennifer Mann and Karden Rabin
Emotional wounds from early relationships often cast long shadows over our adult lives, manifesting ...
Nov 12, 2024
ERP 450: How to Develop a Healthy Relationship with the Emotion of Anger — An Interview with Bronwyn Schweigerdt
We’ve all been there—feeling misunderstood, hurt, or betrayed by those closest to us, which ca...
Nov 5, 2024
EPR 449: How Being More Relational Can Bring More Success In Business, Life & Relationship – An Interview With Simon T. Bailey
Ever feel like there’s a gap between your potential and your reality? Perhaps you sense there’s more...
Oct 29, 2024
ERP 448: How To Address Emotional Flooding In Relationship – An Interview With Gayane Aramyan
Navigating emotional turbulence in relationships often feels like weathering a storm without an umbr...
Oct 22, 2024
ERP 447: Biohacking Exercises To Counteract “The Unnaturalness Of Sustaining Love” In Relationship — An Interview with Dr. Warren Farrell
Criticism, defensiveness, and emotional withdrawal can become major roadblocks, making the journey t...
Oct 15, 2024
ERP 446: Dealing With Betrayal In Relationship & Learning To Forgive — An Interview With Dr. Bruce Chalmer
Infidelity—it’s a word that can send shockwaves through even the most stable relationships. In...
Oct 8, 2024
ERP 445: How the Symptoms of Anxiety Can Indicate an Underlying Issue — An Interview with Dr. Nicole Cain
Anxiety can seep into our lives like an uninvited guest, disrupting our relationships, altering our ...
Oct 1, 2024
ERP 444: A Major Block To Sexual Desire and Sexual Intimacy In Long-Term Relationship — An Interview With Irene Fehr
Have you ever felt that your sensitivities in a relationship are misunderstood or undervalued? Are y...
Sep 24, 2024
ERP 443: The Art Of Staying Engaged & Recommitting Over & Over Again As We Age — An Interview With Maddy Dychtwald
Are you feeling the strain in your long-term relationships, whether it’s with a partner or a friend?...
Sep 17, 2024
ERP 442: The Conversations (We Don’t Typically Have) That Create Positive Change In Relationship — An Interview with Zach Brittle & Laura Heck
Is your relationship running on autopilot, devoid of the meaningful conversations that foster growth...
Sep 10, 2024
ERP 441: How to Maintain a Sense of Self in Relationship — An Interview with Talia Bombola
Have you ever wondered why certain patterns seem to repeat in your relationships, leaving you feelin...
Sep 3, 2024
ERP 440: How To Integrate Masculine & Feminine Energies In Relationship – An Interview With Dené Logan
Does the way society has dictated gender roles affect the dynamics in your relationship? Many of us ...
Aug 27, 2024
ERP 439: Learn From The Laws Of Quantum Physics To Improve Relationship Skills — An Interview With Dr. David McMillan
Relationships are complex and often fraught with misunderstandings, conflicts, and a sense of discon...
Aug 20, 2024
ERP 438: How To Develop More Resilience In Relationship — An Interview With Charisse Cooke
Navigating the complex terrain of romantic relationships can often feel like walking through a maze ...
Aug 13, 2024
ERP 437: How to Negotiate Opposing Perspectives in Relationship – An Interview with Jessica Myers-Adams
Do you find it difficult to negotiate differing perspectives without sacrificing your own identity o...
Aug 6, 2024
ERP 436: How to Break the Cycle of Insecurity & Cultivate Self-Acceptance — An Interview with Dr. Leslie Becker-Phelps
Do you find yourself repeatedly falling into patterns of insecurity, sabotaging your relationships a...
Jul 30, 2024
ERP 435: What It Means If You Are Experiencing Boredom in Relationship — An Interview with Monica Berg
Are you feeling stuck or unfulfilled in your life or relationship? Do you find yourself trapped in a...
Jul 23, 2024
ERP 434: The Lies People Tell in Relationship & What to Do about It — An Interview with Andrea Beach
Deception in relationships is a common issue that can strain trust and intimacy, leaving partners fe...
Jul 16, 2024
ERP 433: The Power Of Radical Honesty On Intimate Connection — An Interview with Dr. Brad Blanton
Establishing genuine human connections poses a significant challenge in the face of societal expecta...
Jul 9, 2024
ERP 432: What Your Sexual Approach In Relationship Can Tell You (Or Teach You) — An Interview With Dr. Corey Allan
Have you ever felt that intimacy in your relationship brings both comfort and discomfort? Why do we ...
Jul 2, 2024
ERP 431: How Our Intergenerational Connections Inform Our Ability To Set Limits & Boundaries With Others — An Interview With Johanna Lynn
Setting limits and boundaries with others is a fundamental aspect of healthy interpersonal dynamics....
Jun 25, 2024
ERP 430: What Are Strengths & Considerations Of Age Gap Relationships, Especially Female Lead Relationships — An Interview With Dr. Sarah Hill
Imagine being deeply in love, but constantly feeling the weight of judgment from society merely beca...
Jun 18, 2024
ERP 429: How To Reprogram Core Wounds For Better Living & Loving — An Interview With Thais Gibson
At the core of many relationship struggles lie deeply ingrained wounds from our past, shaping how we...
Jun 11, 2024
ERP 428: The Dynamic That 80% Of Distressed Couples Face – An Interview With Jennifer Nurick
Ever wondered why your relationship feels like a never-ending cycle of conflict and distance? In thi...
Jun 4, 2024
ERP 427: How to Construct Questions That Cultivate Deeper Connection — An Interview with Topaz Adizes
Fostering genuine connections can feel daunting in a world filled with distractions and surface-leve...
May 28, 2024
ERP 426: How To Consider & Discuss End Of Life Care In Relationship — An Interview With Dr. Bob and Elizabeth Uslander
Navigating end-of-life conversations can be emotionally challenging and riddled with uncertainties. ...
May 21, 2024
ERP 425: How To Find The Growth Opportunity In An Argument — An Interview With Linda Bloom
Ever wondered how happy couples navigate irreconcilable differences and still thrive? Arguments in r...
May 14, 2024
ERP 424: How to Stand Firm in Your Boundaries — An Interview with Dr. Abby Medcalf
The absence of clear personal boundaries can lead to numerous challenges in relationships. Without d...
May 7, 2024
ERP 423: How To Transcend Trauma (And The Effects Experience In Relationship) — An Interview With Dr. Frank Anderson
Have you ever wondered why you react the way you do in certain situations or why certain relationshi...
Apr 30, 2024
ERP 422: How To Work Through Jealousy & Insecure Tendencies In Relationship — Shanenn Bryant
Jealousy is a complex emotional response often triggered by feelings of insecurity and fear of loss,...
Apr 23, 2024
ERP 421: How To Keep The Fun & Positivity Alive In Relationship — An Interview With Arlene Pellicane
Keeping the flame of passion alive in a relationship can be a challenging endeavor, especially amids...
Apr 16, 2024
ERP 420: The Importance Of “Turning Towards” In Relationship — An Interview With Laura Heck
Loneliness and disconnection in relationships can often stem from unmet needs for emotional connecti...
Apr 9, 2024
ERP 419: How to Identify and Break Negative Cycles (Especially High Conflict Cycles) in Relationship — An Interview with Jennine Estes Powell & Jacqueline Wielick
How can we cultivate a culture of emotional safety within our relationships, where vulnerability is ...
Apr 2, 2024
ERP 418: How To Build More Emotional Maturity In Relationship — Part Five
Emotional immaturity can hinder our ability to form healthy connections and make sound decisions. Bu...
Mar 26, 2024
ERP 417: Why Every Couple Needs A Couple Mission Statement — An Interview With Dr. Heather Browne
Many individuals and families encounter a common challenge: the struggle to harmonize their values, ...
Mar 19, 2024
ERP 416: What To Consider If You Are In a Relationship With An Emotionally Immature Person — Part Four
Emotional maturity stands as the cornerstone of a thriving and meaningful bond between partners. Yet...
Mar 12, 2024
ERP 415: What LGBTQ Couples Can Teach Us About Relationship — An Interview with Laurel Roberts-Meese
Couples face a myriad of challenges, from communication breakdowns to navigating societal expectatio...
Mar 5, 2024
ERP 414: How To Increase Emotional Safety For The Whole Family When The Couple Is In Distress — An Interview With Kathryn de Bruin & Dr. Lisa Palmer-Olsen
Navigating the challenging waters of divorce or betrayal within a relationship can be an incredibly ...
Feb 27, 2024
ERP 413: How Does Emotional Immaturity Develop & The Difference Between Emotional Immaturity And Emotional Abuse? Part Three
In the ongoing series on emotional immaturity, we continue our exploration by delving deeper into th...
Feb 20, 2024
ERP 412: Why Divorce (Or Ending A Relationship) Should Always Be an Option — An Interview With Sharon Pope
Although divorce is legally permissible and widely acknowledged in modern society, it remains burden...
Feb 13, 2024
ERP 411: What Are The Signs Of Emotional Immaturity In Relationship? Part Two
Do you often feel like you’re bearing the emotional burden in your relationship while your par...
Feb 6, 2024
ERP 410: What Are The Signs Of Emotional Immaturity In Relationship?
In a previous episode, discussions surrounding emotional immaturity and its genderized portrayal spa...
Jan 31, 2024
ERP 409: How To Experience An Opening During A Difficult Conversation For More Progress & Connection — An Interview With Chad and Angela Imhoff
Navigating conflicts with a romantic partner can feel like an impossible challenge for many couples....
Jan 23, 2024
ERP 408: How To Repattern A People Pleasing Tendency — An Interview With Dr. Dana McNeil
Many people struggle with establishing boundaries in their close relationships due to a tendency to ...
Jan 16, 2024
ERP 407: Things To Consider (Biologically) When Engaging In The HookUp Culture — An Interview With Dr. Joe Malone
The hookup culture is a societal shift characterized by casual, short-term sexual engagements, highl...
Jan 9, 2024
ERP 406: How To Negotiate The Division Of Labor For A More Harmonious Relationship — An Interview With Brian Page
According to research, in 39% of households, women contribute equally or more to the income compared...
Jan 2, 2024
ERP 405: How To Manage Relationships With In-Laws More Effectively – Part Two
In the previous episode, we delved into the intricacies of navigating challenging relationships with...
Dec 26, 2023
ERP 404: How to Manage Relationships with In-Laws More Effectively — Part One
Navigating relationships with in-laws is often a subtle journey filled with its unique set of challe...
Dec 19, 2023
ERP 403: How Do Spendthrifts and Tightwads Learn To Work Together In Relationship — An Interview With Dr. Scott Rick
Spendthrifts and tightwads represent opposite ends of the financial spectrum. A spendthrift tends to...
Dec 12, 2023
ERP 402: Using Plant Medicine To Assist With Growth & Transformation — An Interview With Nicole & Megan Michelena
Embarking on a journey of profound spiritual exploration, particularly through plant medicine, can b...
Dec 5, 2023
ERP 401: How To Love & Support Someone Who Has Experienced Sexual Trauma — An Interview With Megan Negendank
The impact of sexual trauma on survivors often leaves a lasting imprint on both their emotional and ...
Nov 28, 2023
ERP 400: How To Pivot Away From Creating Unhappiness – To The Path Of More Happiness With Others
The holiday season traditionally beckons gatherings with loved ones, friends, and family, often invo...
Nov 21, 2023
ERP 399: What’s Going On When We Rely On Others For Our Happiness — An Interview With Deb Blum
Entrusting our happiness to others implies depending on external validation or circumstances to feel...
Nov 14, 2023
ERP 398: How To Experience Both Freedom & Connection In Relationship — An Interview With Dr. Don St John
In a society that highly values individual achievements and personal pursuits, the dynamics of maint...
Nov 7, 2023
ERP 397: How Partners May Grieve Differently — An Interview with Kelly Cervantes
Grief is a deeply personal and often challenging emotional journey, one that can take on countless f...
Oct 31, 2023
ERP 396: How To Recognize Unhelpful & Misguided Relationship Advice — An Interview With Zach Brittle
Are you tired of sifting through an endless sea of relationship advice, much of which seems more unh...
Oct 31, 2023
ERP 395: How To Navigate Relationship When One Partner Is Choosing Sobriety — An Interview With Celeste Yvonne
In recent years, the rise of the celebrated “mommy wine” culture has given rise to a pre...
Oct 17, 2023
ERP 394: How To Express Your Emotional Needs In Relationship – An Interview With Dr. Laura Louis
Are you finding it difficult to communicate your emotional needs in your relationship, leaving you a...
Oct 10, 2023
ERP 393: How To Get Through The Power Struggle In Relationship — An Interview With Shan Merchant
Power struggle is a phase in a relationship where couples face heightened awareness of their differe...
Oct 3, 2023
ERP 392: How To Reduce Reactive Patterns In Relationship — An Interview With Adele Spraggon
In relationships, conflicts and disputes are virtually inevitable. However, it’s not the prese...
Sep 26, 2023
ERP 391: Understanding Dominant & Submissive Roles In Relationship — An Interview With Chris M. Lyon
Dominant and submissive roles within relationships have always carried an air of mystique and intrig...
Sep 19, 2023
ERP 390: How To Recognize Emotional Immaturity & Abuse In Relationship — An Interview With Dr. David Hawkins
Emotional immaturity can be a subtle yet profoundly impactful issue within relationships, often rema...
Sep 12, 2023
ERP 389: Understanding Our Stress Language As Well As Our Partner’s Stress Language For Better Living & Loving — An Interview With Chantal Donnelly
Have you ever found yourself in a heated argument with your partner, feeling like you’re speak...
Sep 5, 2023
ERP 388: How to Clear Resentments To Avoid The Roommate Syndrome In Relationship — An Interview With Monica Tanner
Are you feeling stuck in your relationship, grappling with resentment, or sensing that you and your ...
Aug 29, 2023
ERP 387: How To Prioritize Reconnecting & Regulation In Relationship – An Interview With Dr. Jody Carrington
In a world where technology offers countless ways to be connected, why is it that so many of us stil...
Aug 22, 2023
ERP 386: How To Identify & Shift Unconscious Patterns In Relationship – An Interview With Johanna Lynn
Do you find yourself reacting in certain ways that you can’t quite explain or notice that you ...
Aug 15, 2023
ERP 385: How To Uplevel Value In Relationship — An Interview With Glenn Sandifer
In today’s complex dating landscape, finding real connections and lasting partnerships has bec...
Aug 8, 2023
ERP 384: How To Turn Repetitive Patterns In Relationship Into Deeper Understanding & Connection — An Interview With Christine Eartheart
Many couples often find themselves stuck in repetitive cycles of miscommunication, defensiveness, em...
Aug 1, 2023
ERP 383: 4 Ways To Deepen Love & Intimacy In Your Relationship — An Interview With Eri Kardos
As we navigate the highs and lows of being in a relationship, it’s essential to cultivate and ...
Jul 25, 2023
ERP 382: What The Newer Generational Men Need & How To Help – An Interview With Sulonda Smith
Understanding and connecting with the evolving needs of newer generational men has become a crucial ...
Jul 18, 2023
ERP 381: When Your Person Is Leaning Out & What You Can Do About It — Dr. Jessica Higgins Answers A Listener’s Questions
In this episode, the Empowered Relationship Podcast deviates from its usual format of interviewing e...
Jul 11, 2023
ERP 380: How To Deepen Contact With Self To Improve All Aspects Of One’s Life… Including Relationship — An Interview With Madhur-Nain Webster
Do you often find yourself struggling to navigate the complexities of life and relationships? Perhap...
Jul 4, 2023
ERP 379: How To Increase Honesty In Sexual Intimacy For More Passion In Relationship — An Interview with Shana James
Are you yearning for a relationship that brims with passion, connection, and a profound level of int...
Jun 27, 2023
ERP 378: How To Cultivate Personal & Relational Well-Being — An Interview With Dr. Kalen Hammann
Cultivating personal and relational well-being can be a challenging task, especially when faced with...
Jun 20, 2023
ERP 377: How Gender Differences Complicate Relationships & What You Need To Know — Interview With Dr. Ricky Arenson
Relationships are beautiful, intricate webs of connection and understanding, but they can also be ch...
Jun 13, 2023
ERP 376: How To Process Your Emotions For Greater Clarity & Connection — An Interview with Dr. Glenn & Phyllis Hill
In today’s fast-paced and overwhelming world, it’s no surprise that emotions often becom...
Jun 8, 2023
ERP 375: How To Maintain A Sense Of Self Within An Intimate Relationship — An Interview With Amber Price
Intimacy in a relationship is a beautiful and fulfilling experience, but finding harmony between a d...
May 30, 2023
ERP 374: Maintaining A Healthy Relationship When The Demands & Stress Levels Are High… Like For Military Couples — An Interview With Bree Carroll
Military couples face a unique set of challenges that can put their relationships to the test. From ...
May 23, 2023
ERP 373: How To Embrace Ambivalence When Making Big Relationship Decisions — An Interview With Rachel Zamore
Relationships often confront us with moments of uncertainty, where conflicting emotions and wavering...
May 16, 2023
ERP 372: How To Work Together In Relationship For A Strong, Secure Connection — An Interview With Dr. Stan Tatkin
Building a strong and secure connection within a romantic relationship is a goal shared by many. We ...
May 9, 2023
ERP 371: Why “Learn To Compromise” Is Often The Worst Relationship Advice — An Interview With Dr. Alexandra Stockwell
You’ve probably heard the well-meaning relationship advice to “learn to compromise.” It seems like a...
May 2, 2023
ERP 370: Steps To Reduce Stagnation In Relationship — An Interview With Abi Singh
Are you feeling like your relationship has hit a plateau? Perhaps you and your partner have been tog...
Apr 25, 2023
ERP 369: Develop The Skills For Secure Attachment In Relationship — An Interview With EJ & Tarah Kerwin
Developing secure attachment skills in a relationship is crucial for creating a strong and lasting b...
Apr 18, 2023
ERP 368: How To Express Yourself In Ways That Inspire Love & Connection — An Interview Laura Doyle
Communication is the foundation of any healthy and fulfilling relationship, but expressing yourself ...
Apr 11, 2023
ERP 367: Learning To Disarm Our Emotional Weapons — An Interview With Dr. Shawn Haywood
Is your relationship constantly fraught with emotional arguments? When things get tough, do you reso...
Apr 4, 2023
ERP 366: How To Assess The Health Of Your Connection — An Interview With Dr. René Vázquez del Valle
In today’s fast-paced world, we often hear about the importance of maintaining a healthy relat...
Mar 28, 2023
ERP 365: How To Develop Modern, High-Value, Masculine Traits — An Interview With Kristal DeSantis
With the changing dynamics of society, the traditional definition of masculinity is being redefined,...
Mar 21, 2023
ERP 364: What Does It Mean To Do “Your Work” In Relationship — Interview With Madhur-Nain Webster
Relationships can be a beautiful source of joy and growth, but they can also be incredibly challengi...
Mar 14, 2023
ERP 363: How to Master Your Stress & Reset Your Health — An Interview with Dr. Doni Wilson
Are you feeling stressed out and overwhelmed? Do you find yourself struggling to manage the demands ...
Mar 7, 2023
ERP 362: Understanding & Increasing Sexual Desire — An Interview with Dr. Lori Brotto
Human sexuality is a complex and fascinating topic that has intrigued people for centuries. Sexual d...
Feb 28, 2023
ERP 361: How To Reset Your Attachment System For A Healthy Relationship – An Interview With Marc Sholes
Do you find yourself constantly drawn to partners who are emotionally unavailable or abusive? If so,...
Feb 21, 2023
ERP 360: How being “Difficult” Can Assist Growth & Development In Relationship — An Interview With Tonya Lester
Being difficult in relationships is a topic that is often misunderstood and shunned as the term R...
Feb 14, 2023
ERP 359: The Path To Integration – A New Model Of Masculinity — An Interview With Traver Boehm
The definition of masculinity has been undergoing a significant change in recent years, with a growi...
Feb 7, 2023
ERP 358: Healing & Development While In Relationship — An Interview With Gary De Rodriguez
In relationships, it’s not uncommon to experience difficulties and obstacles that can strain e...
Jan 31, 2023
ERP 357: How Technology Impacts Intimacy In Relationship — An Interview With Tim Johnson
Are you constantly checking your phone while spending time with your partner? Do you find yourself s...
Jan 24, 2023
ERP 356: How To Overcome Obstacles To Nurture Sexual Intimacy — An Interview With Dr. Liz Jenkins
Sexual intimacy is a vital component of any healthy relationship, but for many couples, it can be a ...
Jan 17, 2023
ERP 355: The Importance Of Creating A Shared Reality In Relationship — An Interview With Dr. Heather Browne
Are you tired of feeling unheard and unseen in your relationships? Do you struggle with finding a sh...
Jan 10, 2023
ERP 354: How Trauma Affects The Brain & Relationships — An Interview With Ana Gabriel Mann
Our personal history can shape the way we perceive and react to the behavior of others and the types...
Jan 3, 2023
ERP 353: The Connection Between Love & Loss — An Interview With Dr. Jordana Jacobs
Death is a natural and inevitable part of life. It is a reminder of our own mortality and the imperm...
Dec 27, 2022
ERP 352: How Overthinking Interferes With Connection In Relationship — An Interview With Alicia Muñoz
Do you find yourself constantly overreacting to your partner’s words and actions, or do you often ov...
Dec 20, 2022
ERP 351: How To Cultivate More Relational Intelligence — An Interview With Dr. Adam C. Bandelli
Although emotional intelligence is important in developing positive relationships, it is only one pi...
Dec 13, 2022
ERP 350: Learning To Live Authentically In Love & Life — An Interview With Keely & Dani
Have you ever felt like you were trying to fit into someone else’s shoes? Maybe you’ve wanted ...
Dec 6, 2022
ERP 349: Navigating Cultural Differences In Relationship — An Interview With Dr. Kathrine Bejanyan
Childhood, environment, culture, religion, and background all have an impact on who we become and ho...
Nov 29, 2022
ERP 348: Access Intraconnection For Well-Being — An Interview With Dr. Daniel Siegel
The separate self is a lie. Contrary to modern culture’s idea of the solo self or individualism, whi...
Nov 22, 2022
ERP 347: Heal Relational Triggers & Reactivity — An Interview with Dr. Susan Campbell
Do you find yourself easily triggered by your partner’s actions or tone? Perhaps he or she really di...
Nov 15, 2022
ERP 346: Accessing Relatedness & The Priority Of Connection — An Interview With Gabriel Kram
Most modern people are unaware of the extent to which the human nervous system is dissociated becaus...
Nov 8, 2022
ERP 345: How Embodiment Helps Regulate The Nervous System — An Interview With GS Youngblood
In response to criticism or complaints, people frequently resort to becoming defensive as a coping s...
Nov 1, 2022
ERP 344: How Our Language Can Steer & Shape Our Relationships — An Interview With Dr. Georgi Gardiner
Have you ever been in a situation where you just can’t find the words to express how you are feeling...
Oct 25, 2022
ERP 343: How To Protect Your Marriage From Divorce — An Interview With David Erdman
Marriage is one of the most significant decisions one has to make. It is designed to foster a partne...
Oct 18, 2022
ERP 342: How Love Transforms Our Nervous System — An Interview With Jessica Baum
Relationships are the best mirror for our deepest fears and emotions. Although you may have been abl...
Oct 11, 2022
ERP 341: The Stories We Tell About Our Relationship Either Encourage Or Discourage Us — An Interview With Dr. Karen Skerrett
You become what you consistently tell yourself, whether it is positive or negative, according to t...
Oct 4, 2022
ERP 340: The Essential Skill Of Tracking Openness in Relationship — An Interview With Dr. Kathryn Ford
When your partner or someone else calls you out or you feel attacked, it’s natural to go into ...
Sep 27, 2022
ERP 339: How Relationships Dissolve & What You Can Do About it — An Interview With Susan Scott
Keeping your emotions at bay to maintain the harmony in your relationship may seem like a better opt...
Sep 20, 2022
ERP 338: How Gender Equality Is Good For Us All — An Interview With Dr. Kate Mangino
The majority of women due far more housework than men (in heterosexual relationships). According to ...
Sep 13, 2022
ERP 337: How ADHD Affects an Intimate Relationship — An Interview With Dr. Ari Tuckman
When ADHD has not been identified, a person with ADHD is often doing the best they can to function. ...
Sep 6, 2022
ERP 336: Strengthen Your Relationship With 5 Daily Practices — An Interview with John David & Ana Gabriel Mann
Although co-dependence is often referred to as being unhealthy, to some extent, it is beneficial in ...
Aug 30, 2022
ERP 335: Understanding How Fear Is Expressed During Conflict — An Interview With Tami Kiekhaefer
There is no such thing as a perfect relationship. No matter how great your relationship with your pa...
Aug 23, 2022
ERP 334: How to Practice Mindful Intimacy — An Interview With Dr. Jennifer Gunsaullus
Every one of us struggles with something that impacts our relationships. We were raised to believe t...
Aug 16, 2022
ERP 333: How To Weather A Storm (like an illness) Together In Relationship — An Interview Dr. George and Vanessa Naum
Marriage entails a commitment to support one another through both good and bad times. The traditiona...
Aug 9, 2022
ERP 332: Healing From Abuse In Relationship —An Interview With Dr. Amelia Kelley
Making the choice to leave an abusive relationship can be one of the most difficult things a person ...
Aug 2, 2022
ERP 331: How To Move Out Of Power Struggles Into Working Together In Relationship — An Interview With Nate and Kaley Klemp
It is incredible and worth celebrating that this generation is actually the first in all of human hi...
Jul 26, 2022
ERP 330: How Our Relationships Help Us Grow & Evolve — An Interview With Enrique Delgadillo
A strong relationship requires human connection. Ironically, though, when you seek connection from a...
Jul 19, 2022
ERP 329: Specific Ways Of How To Deal With Criticism In Relationship
If you’ve been listening to the Empowered Relationship Podcast, you’ve probably heard Dr...
Jul 12, 2022
ERP 328: How To Know If You Are Reacting Out Of Fear In Relationship — An Interview With Tracy Crossley
Before the age of two, children seek unconditional love, but not a lot of parents are able to provid...
Jul 5, 2022
ERP 327: How The Conflict With Your Partner Is Not Personal — An Interview With Dr. Michael and Dr. Barbara Grossman
We all know that disagreements are an inevitable part of every relationship, but would you agree tha...
Jun 28, 2022
ERP 326: What Is Sexual Enlightenment & How It Can Support Your Love & Relationship — An Interview With Dr. Elsbeth Meuth and Freddy Zental Weaver
Frequencies such as WiFi and radio are all around us. Although our brains are not equipped to see or...
Jun 21, 2022
ERP 325: Can Prodependency Improve Our Understanding Of Codependency In Relationship? — An Interview With Dr. Robert Weiss
People who care for loved ones suffering from addiction or mental health issues are frequently label...
Jun 14, 2022
ERP 324: How To Get More Aligned In Parenting To Strengthen Your Marriage & Family — An Interview With Nellie Harden
Different factors, such as social, political, and cultural, influence parenting styles. While one pa...
Jun 6, 2022
ERP 323: One Of The Most Important Relationship Skills – Being Relational — An Interview With Terry Real
It’s amazing how couples can function as two distinct individuals in a relationship. Maintaini...
May 31, 2022
ERP 322: How To Develop Empowered Love — An Interview with Linda Bloom
There are a lot of moving parts in relationships, such as your background, having children, career, ...
May 24, 2022
ERP 321: How To Tell The Difference Between An Abusive Relationship & A Toxic Dynamic — An Interview With Dr. Amelia Kelley
Conflicts are opportunities to learn more about your partner, and depending on how you handle them, ...
May 17, 2022
ERP 320: How To Evolve Family Lineage Patterns To Support Your Relationship — An Interview With Judy Wilkins-Smith
One of the benefits of knowing your family history is that it can help develop a strong sense of who...
May 10, 2022
ERP 319: What To Do When Having Fantasies About Someone Else?
Many professionals believe that fantasy is perfectly normal and harmless. They can be a reliable sou...
May 3, 2022
ERP 318: How To Co-Create Lasting Love After Previously Failed Relationships — An Interview With Natasha McCrea
Most of us hope to find that one true love that would stand the test of time but that is not the cas...
Apr 26, 2022
ERP 317: How To Develop Six Capacities To Soulful Love — An Interview With Dr. Chelsea Wakefield
Every relationship goes through five developmental stages. The first stage is typically the romance ...
Apr 19, 2022
ERP 316: How To Recognize & Deal With Emotional Immaturity — An Interview With Dr. Eddie Capparucci
Growing up, men are taught, either directly or indirectly, that showing emotion is a sign of weaknes...
Apr 12, 2022
ERP 315: How To Increase Your Comfort In Sexual Communication — An Interview With Dr. Tara
Sexual infidelity is one of the biggest issues in long-term relationships and failing to address it ...
Apr 5, 2022
ERP 314: How To Work Through The Complexities Of Sexual Desire In Relationship — An Interview Martha Kauppi
Most of us know something about reproductive health yet almost nobody knows anything about pleasure....
Mar 29, 2022
ERP 313: How To Become A Successful Blended Family — An Interview With Ron Deal
Are you one of the three Americans who have a step relationship today? Demographers expect that one ...
Mar 22, 2022
ERP 312: How To Keep Your Relationship Passion Alive & Hot — An Interview With Emily Pereira
Sex is an expression of our love and passion with our significant other but over time our desire for...
Mar 15, 2022
ERP 311: How To Understand What Love Is & How To Keep It Alive — An Interview With Kimberly Holmes
Many people have this fairy tale view of love in which there is always passion, a lot of sex and eve...
Mar 8, 2022
ERP 310: How To Unlearn Unhelpful, Unconscious Tendencies That Keep You Stuck — An Interview With Dr. Thomas Jordan
Falling in love is human nature. The moment you are born and see your mother, you form a bond, and t...
Mar 1, 2022
ERP 309: How Your Communication Style Reveals Opportunities For Growth — An Interview With Linda Bonnar
We are all shaped and informed by our childhood experiences, and these experiences undoubtedly influ...
Feb 22, 2022
ERP 308: How To Decode Expectations For Your Highest Good — An Interview with Christal Allen
Do you have to keep reminding your partner to take out the trash or put away the laundry? Well, you ...
Feb 15, 2022
ERP 307: How To Create Financial Intimacy With Your Significant Other — An Interview With Ed Coambs
Everyone learns about money differently and these differences shape our perspective on it. And becau...
Feb 8, 2022
ERP 306: How To Be Marriage-Minded And Support The Health Of Your Connection — An Interview with Marcia Berger
Fewer and fewer people are opting to get married as time passes by. Is marriage outdated? According ...
Feb 1, 2022
ERP 305: The Surprising & Powerful Benefits Of Learning To Tolerate Discomfort — An Interview With Dr. Anna Lembke
Our brains are hardwired to seek pleasure and avoid pain and that’s what’s been keeping us alive. Ho...
Jan 25, 2022
ERP 304: How to Get More Support through Self-Mothering — An Interview with Dr. Gertrude Lyons
When we talk about mothers, qualities like nurturing, caring, and compassion always come to mind. Mo...
Jan 18, 2022
ERP 303: How To Create Safe Conversations — An Interview With Drs. Harville Hendrix & Helen LaKelly Hunt
In this episode, we’ll discuss an often overlooked skill that is so simple yet has a significa...
Jan 11, 2022
ERP 302: How To Avoid Self-Sabotage In Relationship — An Interview With Roy Biancalana
Just like Roy, some people jump from one relationship to another because they believe that the right...
Jan 4, 2022
ERP 301: How an Entrepreneur Couple Can Negotiate Love and Business Successfully — An Interview with Dr. Ellyn Bader
How do couples draw the line between business and romantic relationships? Managing a business is a p...
Dec 28, 2021
ERP 300: How to Set Your Relationship up for Success
To commemorate the 300th episode of the Empowered Relationship Podcast here’s a special episod...
Dec 21, 2021
ERP 299: How To Cultivate More Self-Love — An Interview With Beth Miller
When confronted with situations that make us feel distressed, it’s so easy to project those fe...
Dec 14, 2021
ERP 298: How to Increase Emotional Intelligence with Facial Decoding — An Interview with Dan Hill
Most of us are familiar with non-verbal communication being upwards of 80% of all communication and ...
Dec 7, 2021
ERP 297: How To Enhance Emotional Intimacy In Your Relationship – An Interview With Amber Dalsin
According to research, women are the primary initiators of divorce, with emotional intimacy being th...
Nov 30, 2021
ERP 296: How to Cultivate More Relational Mindfulness — An Interview With Shari Foos
In the spur of the moment, a simple argument can go out of hand if we focus on proving that we are r...
Nov 23, 2021
ERP 295: How To Use More Mindfulness In Couplehood — An Interview With Caroline Welch
Research shows that practicing mindfulness helps reduce stress, anxiety, lowers blood pressure and i...
Nov 16, 2021
ERP 294: How To Use The Enneagram To Strengthen Your Relationship – An Interview With Beatrice Chestnut & Uranio Paes
Friction and differences are breeding grounds for real conflicts, especially for couples. Because of...
Nov 9, 2021
ERP 293: How To Succeed In Different Relationship Stages – An Interview With Alicia & Erwan Davon
The overarching reason couples seek help in relationships is to rejuvenate their connection and lear...
Nov 2, 2021
ERP 292: How Gender Construction Impacts Authenticity And Relationship – An Interview With Joseph Winn
Cultural patriarchy and heteronormativity often negatively impact sexual and relational development ...
Oct 26, 2021
ERP 291: How “Love Is Not Enough” – An Interview With Dr. Stan Tatkin
Understanding why love is not enough in an empowered relationship can be a challenge. So in this epi...
Oct 19, 2021
ERP 290: How To Improve Your Communication Tactics In A Powerful Way With “Talk Shifts” – An Interview With Krister Ungerbock
Leveraging higher-level communication skills rooted in emotional intelligence helps drive connection...
Oct 12, 2021
ERP 289: How To Get Out Of A Holding Pattern In Relationship
On today’s episode of The Empowered Relationship Podcast, we are going through a laser coachin...
Oct 5, 2021
ERP 288: How to Support Psychological-Sexual Arousal In Relationship – An Interview With Dr. Ian Kerner
On today’s episode of The Empowered Relationship Podcast, Dr. Ian Kerner and I discuss what a ...
Sep 28, 2021
ERP 287: How To Engage In The Art Of Giving And Receiving: Using The Wheel Of Consent – An Interview With Dr. Betty Martin
On today’s episode of The Empowered Relationship Podcast, you’ll hear Dr. Betty Martin r...
Sep 21, 2021
ERP 286: How To Know If You Experience Limerence & What To Do About It – An Interview With Dr. L
On today’s episode of The Empowered Relationship Podcast, my guest, a neuroscientist known onl...
Sep 14, 2021
ERP 285: How To Mend A Relationship After An Affair – An Interview With Dr Jeanne Michele
On today’s episode of The Empowered Relationship Podcast, I welcome Dr. Jeanne Michele, who gi...
Sep 7, 2021
ERP 284: How Our Relational Attachment System Is Experienced In The Body – An Interview With Varvara Erochina
As a practitioner, Varvara originally trained in psychotherapy and spiritual development. Because of...
Aug 31, 2021
ERP 283: How To Heal From An Abusive Relationship – An Interview With Triptta Butkovich
A narcissistic personality operates in a way that drains its partner’s emotional, mental, or financi...
Aug 24, 2021
ERP 282: How To Use The 6th Love Language In Your Relationship – Part 2
Contrary to the other five, the love language of personal space isn’t expressed in an active manner,...
Aug 17, 2021
ERP 281: How To Use The 6th Love Language In Your Relationship
Knowing your partner’s love language can offer positive outcomes in your relationship. The five love...
Aug 10, 2021
ERP 280: What We Expect Around Vulnerability In Relationship & Why It Matters – An Interview with Mitchell Smolkin
The natural fear we feel when showing vulnerability is tied to our survival instinct. However, this ...
Aug 3, 2021
ERP 279: How Extended Family’s Support Can Impact the Health of a Couple – An Interview with Tracy McMillan
Every single person needs secure relationships. While this is true for everyone, finding it is not a...
Jul 27, 2021
ERP 278: How Codependency Relates to Anger and What to Do About It – An Interview with Michelle Farris
It is common for codependent people to be people pleasers. While this strategy is effective at avoid...
Jul 20, 2021
ERP 277: How To Cultivate More ‘Authentic Relating’ In Relationship – An Interview with Sara Ness
Authentic relating refers to how you express your own authentic self, the way you seek the same from...
Jul 13, 2021
ERP 276: Understanding The Need For Both Self-Regulation And Co-Regulation In Relationship – An interview With Deb Dana
Self and co-regulation is an essential human need that couples need to understand to know that their...
Jul 6, 2021
ERP 275: How To Build A Healthy Relationship When In Recovery – An interview With Chantal Jauvin
Substance abuse disorder wreaks havoc on a relationship with trust being one of the first to erode. ...
Jun 29, 2021
ERP 274: How Increasing Relationship Love & Health Can Impact Borderline Personality Disorder – An Interview With Gabrielle Usatynski
Borderline personality disorders make things appear as black and white with no integration between t...
Jun 22, 2021
ERP 273: How To Handle The Concern Of Vulnerability Not Working In Relationship
Vulnerability is a key aspect in connecting with your partner. It makes you feel seen and provides a...
Jun 15, 2021
ERP 272: How to Keep Your Relationship Healthy During a High Demand Time (like having a newborn baby) – An Interview with Catherine O’Brien
New parents cannot truly prepare for the profound changes a baby brings. Catherine O’Brien, Lic...
Jun 8, 2021
ERP 271: How Forgiveness Plays A Powerful Role In Relationship – An Interview With Judith Belmont
Holding on to the past may seem like gaining power over things that cannot be changed, but the oppos...
Jun 1, 2021
ERP 270: How To Resolve Relational Trauma in The Body Through Dance & Movement – An Interview with Orit Krug
People who live with relational trauma develop hypersensitive nervous systems as a survival instinct...
May 25, 2021
ERP 269: How To Break Free From The Nice Guy Syndrome That Is Holding You Back – An Interview With Dr. Robert Glover
The Nice Guy Syndrome has become the norm for so many men. Dr. Robert Glover, author of the book ...
May 18, 2021
ERP 268: How To Save & Transform A Sexless Marriage – An Interview With Irene Fehr
In today’s episode, I talk with Irene Fehr. We discuss how to be better prepared to navigate l...
May 11, 2021
ERP 267: 4 Healthy Ways To Manage Jealousy In Relationship – An interview With Dr. Joli Hamilton
In today’s episode, Dr. Joli Hamilton speaks about jealousy, defining what jealousy is and app...
May 4, 2021
ERP 266: How To Access More Vulnerability & Curiosity During Difficult Conversations – An Interview With Shana James
In today’s episode, Shana James and I talk about being more vulnerable and showing more transp...
Apr 27, 2021
ERP 265: How to Break Through Relationship Fears with Your SO – an Interview with Georgia Morley and Silver Storic
In today’s episode, Georgia, Silver, and I chat about how to take a different perspective with...
Apr 20, 2021
ERP 264: How To Increase Your Emotional Intelligence In Relationship – An Interview with Robin Hills
In today’s episode, Robin Hills and I chat about emotional intelligence and how your EI can im...
Apr 13, 2021
ERP 263: How To Develop 3 Key Qualities Of Positive Masculine Leadership – An Interview GS Youngblood
In today’s episode, I’m chatting with GS Youngblood, a coach focusing on masculine energ...
Apr 6, 2021
ERP 262: How Do I Know When My Relationship Has Reached An End
In today’s episode, I will offer some input on what you want to be considering if you are doub...
Mar 30, 2021
ERP 261: How To Strengthen Your Relationship From A Polyvagal Perspective – An Interview with Dr. Stephen Porges
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Stephen Porges, and we’ll be talking about how to create safety wi...
Mar 23, 2021
ERP 260: How To Break Free from Codependency in a Relationship – An Interview With Sherry Gaba
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Sherry Gaba, who has a clinical background with addiction and code...
Mar 16, 2021
ERP 259: How To Improve Problematic Relationship Dynamics When ADHD Symptoms Exist – An Interview with Melissa Orlov
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Melissa Orlov, one of the foremost authorities on how ADHD impacts...
Mar 9, 2021
ERP 258: How To Create Powerfully Positive Connections – An Interview with Dan Solin
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Dan Solin who helps us understand our conversations and interactio...
Mar 2, 2021
ERP 257: A New Paradigm For Understanding True Sexual Connection And Intimacy – An Interview With Diana Richardson
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Diana Richardson, who talks about the practice of conscious lovema...
Feb 23, 2021
ERP 256: The Mistakes People Make When Blending Families And What To Do Instead – An Interview With Tracy Poizner
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Tracy Poizner, who talks about the different dynamics between a tr...
Feb 16, 2021
ERP 255: How To Deal With Problems Related To Social Media In Relationship – An Interview with Dr. Marisa T. Cohen
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Dr. Marisa T. Cohen, relationship coach, and researcher. We talk a...
Feb 9, 2021
ERP 254: How To Understand Co-Regulation And The Importance Of Safety In Relationship
In today’s episode, I discuss the importance of prioritizing safety in relationship. If we do not fe...
Feb 2, 2021
ERP 253: How to Deal with Primal Abandonment and Shame – an Interview with Susan Anderson
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Susan Anderson as we discuss primal abandonment and what brought S...
Jan 26, 2021
ERP 252: How to Deal with Sexual Performance Anxieties – an Interview with Dr. Ian Kerner
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Ian Kerner. We discuss the effects of pornography on sexual health...
Jan 19, 2021
ERP 251: How to Deal with Love Addiction an interview with Helen Mia Harris
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Helen Mia Harris, and we discuss the love addiction phenomenon. Th...
Jan 12, 2021
ERP 250: How to Use the Blueprint of Pain for Healing and Growth with Lindsey Ellison
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Lindsey Ellison, and we discuss the ways we cope with trauma and p...
Jan 5, 2021
ERP 249: How to Develop Beyond Distorted and Collapsed Ways of Being in your Sexual Energy An Interview with Michael McPherson
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Michael McPherson as we chat about how to develop sexual energy an...
Dec 29, 2020
ERP 248: How To Negotiate Skillfully To Reach A Win-Win In Relationship – an Interview with Juliet Grayson
In today’s episode, we will take a look at negotiating with your significant other when you have a c...
Dec 22, 2020
ERP 247: How To Turn Towards Your Partner To Strengthen Your Love
With modern day life, it is easy to get wrapped up in outside distractions and at times even turn to...
Dec 15, 2020
ERP 246: How to Deepen Your Connection Through the Power of Ritual – An Interview with William Ayot
William Ayot has worked in personal development and organizational settings, using poetry and the ar...
Dec 8, 2020
ERP 245: How To Build More Rapport in Your Relationship with Richard Bolstad
Richard Bolstad has devoted his time to running workshops with his wife Julia and has authored many ...
Dec 1, 2020
ERP 244: How Being a Child of Divorced Parents Impacts Relationship Health in Adulthood – An Interview With Dr. Angela Cusimano
Angela shares her stance on what divorce does to a child’s development, as well as looking at how a ...
Nov 24, 2020
ERP 243: How To Skillfully Engage In A Conversation To Overcome Conflict In Relationship – An Interview With Kenneth Cloke
Kenneth Cloke talks about how the language we use, the stories we tell, and how we approach our conf...
Nov 17, 2020
ERP 242: How To Stop Being Attracted To Emotionally Unavailable Partners – An Interview With Ryan Haddon
Suppose you’re with an emotionally unavailable partner. In that case, you’ll find that y...
Nov 10, 2020
ERP 241: How To Prevent Your Smartphone From Hurting Your Relationship – An Interview With Dr. Lori Whatley
Have you sat down to dinner with your partner only to find them on their cell phone most of your tim...
Nov 3, 2020
ERP 240: How To Prevent A Break-up In Your Relationship – An Interview with Chris Seiter
Bio: Chris Seiter, the founder of Ex Boyfriend Recovery and Ex Girlfriend Recovery has been he...
Oct 27, 2020
ERP 239: How To Break Out Of Sexual Routines And Ignite More Pleasure – An Interview With Sarrah Rose
Bio: Sarrah Rose is the founder of the tantric sex coaching platform Tantric Activation. She d...
Oct 20, 2020
ERP 238: How To Find Your Emotional Balance In Relationship
One of the most difficult tasks in relationships is to maintain our sense of self…to not loose...
Oct 13, 2020
ERP 237: How To Develop A Gratitude Mindset In Relationship – An Interview with Karl Staib
Bio: Karl Staib is the author of Bring Gratitude and the Creator of the 30-Day Bring Gratitude...
Oct 6, 2020
ERP 236: How To Deal With Uncertainty And Ambiguous Grief An interview With Dr. Michael McNulty
Bio: Mike McNulty, PhD is a psychotherapist specializing in couples therapy, and the founder o...
Sep 29, 2020
ERP 235: How To Emerge From Quarantine With Your Finances In Tack – An Interview With Ericka Young
Bio: Ericka Young founded Tailor-Made Budgets in 2005 after she and her husband Chris climbed ...
Sep 22, 2020
ERP 234: How To Deal With Fears Of Intimacy – Part Two
Love presents a great opportunity, and it can also feel like a great risk. Especially, when we have ...
Sep 15, 2020
ERP 233: How To Deal With Fears Of Intimacy – Part One
While we want to experience love and intimacy, it can often bring fears to the surface. The fears of...
Sep 8, 2020
ERP 232: How To Deal With Food & Eating Differences In Relationship- An Interview with Melissa Costello
Bio: Melissa Costello is a Transformational Eating Coach, Holistic Nutritionist, Speaker and A...
Sep 1, 2020
ERP 231: How To Gain More Acceptance And Expression Sexually- An Interview with Stacie Ysidro
Bio: Stacie Ysidro is the founder of Holistic Progressions and is acknowledged by the World As...
Aug 25, 2020
ERP 230: How To Resolve Conflicts From Mental Blindspots – An Interview with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky
Bio: Dr. Gleb Tsipursky is an internationally-recognized thought leader known as the Disaster ...
Aug 18, 2020
ERP 229: Eight Dates to Support and Nurture Your Love & Relationship
Recently, I have been recommending the book “Eight Dates: Essential Conversations For A Lifeti...
Aug 11, 2020
ERP 228: How To See Relationship As A Spiritual Teacher – An Interview with Allana Pratt
Bio: Allana Pratt is an intimacy expert, relationship coach, author of 6 books, and the host o...
Aug 5, 2020
ERP 227: How To Date Your Significant Other An Interview With Dr. Bill Harley
Willard F. Harley, Jr., Ph.D. earned his Ph.D. degree in psychology from the University of Californi...
Jul 30, 2020
ERP 226: How To Understand and Deal With A Narcissist – an interview with Wendy Behary.
With 25 years of post-graduate training and advanced level certifications, Wendy Behary is the found...
Jul 21, 2020
ERP 225: How To Deal With Betrayal In Relationship – An Interview With Dr. Debi Silber
Dr. Debi Silber is the founder of the Post Betrayal Transformation Institute and is a holistic psych...
Jul 14, 2020
ERP 224: How To Deal With Difficult Emotions – Part Two
Dealing with difficult emotions can feel uncertain, scary and extremely uncomfortable, especially wh...
Jul 7, 2020
ERP 223: How To Deal With Difficult Emotions – Part One
Dealing with difficult emotions can feel uncertain, scary and extremely uncomfortable, especially wh...
Jun 30, 2020
ERP 222: How to Deal with Triggers in Relationship An Interview with Dr. David Richo
David Richo Ph.D. is a Psychotherapist, Writer, and Workshop Leader. He teaches at a variety of plac...
Jun 23, 2020
ERP 221: How To Recognize and Work with Self-Sabotage in Relationship An Interview with Brianna Wiest
Brianna has traveled internationally as a journalist, written for Fortune 500 companies, and has spo...
Jun 16, 2020
ERP 220: How To Reconnect Emotionally With Your Significant Other
In this episode, I am answering a listeners’s question in how to reconnect emotionally with hi...
Jun 9, 2020
ERP 219: The Human Need for Belonging
Today, I am referencing Dr. Vivek Murthy’s book, Together, to offer some added support for the...
Jun 2, 2020
ERP 218: Black Lives Matter
Today, I am pausing from the regularly scheduled episodes to stand in solidarity for Black Out Tuesd...
May 26, 2020
ERP 217: How To Deal With Stonewalling In Relationship
Today, I am giving more attention and support to a listener’s question, who writes “How ...
May 19, 2020
ERP 216: What To Know About Loneliness And Relationship
In last weeks episode, ERP 215, we discussed how connection to other people really begins with our c...
May 13, 2020
ERP 215: How to Deal with Being “Alone Together”
When I saw the #alonetogether, I questioned “Is this really what we are all feeling? If anythi...
May 5, 2020
ERP 214: How to Advance the Development of Your Relationship – An Interview with Dr. Tom Habib
Dr. Tom Habib is a clinical psychologist specializing in couple’s therapy. Tom has published papers ...
Apr 28, 2020
ERP 213: How Shame and Grandiosity Relate to Self-esteem: An Interview with Terry Real
Terry Real is a nationally recognized family therapist and author. Particularly known for his ground...
Apr 21, 2020
ERP 212: How to Manage Political Differences in Relationship – an Interview with Craig and Debbie Lambert
The Mindful Couple. Craig has over 30 years of experience dedicated to helping couples rekindle...
Apr 14, 2020
ERP 211: How To Get Rid of Shame to Increase Pleasure In The Bedroom – an Interview with Ian Ferguson
Ian Ferguson is an intimacy coach and teacher of the Erotic Blueprint Breakthrough™ platform, design...
Apr 7, 2020
ERP 210: How Emotionally Intelligent Men are Key to a Lasting Relationship with Kyle Benson
Kyle Benson is an Intentional Intimate Relationship coach providing practical, research-based tools ...
Mar 31, 2020
ERP 209: How Unresolved Grief Affects You and Your Relationship – an Interview with Donna Lancaster
Donna is one of the Co-founders and facilitators of The Bridge Retreat and has been working with ind...
Mar 24, 2020
ERP 208: How To Find Balance And Direction
No doubt, we are all feeling the stress of the COVID-19 crisis. I reach out to you today to be in co...
Mar 17, 2020
ERP 207: How To Get Out Of Financial Debt When Working Together As A Couple – An Interview With Ericka Young
Ericka Young is a recognized expert in financial coaching and helps families significantly improve t...
Mar 10, 2020
ERP 206: What Is The Relationship Between Porn and Lovemaking?
Typically, we don’t think about porn being related to lovemaking. However, many people are exp...
Mar 3, 2020
ERP 205: Overcoming Money Issues And Creating Abundance Together – An Interview with Simone Milasas
About Simone Milasas: Simone Milasas is a lady who knows how to be a woman, who sees the joy of poss...
Feb 25, 2020
ERP 204: Lessons learned from Renew Breakup Bootcamp an interview with Amy Chan
Learning more about your attachment and communication styles can give you and your partner the power...
Feb 18, 2020
ERP 203: Discussing the film Ordinary Love with Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn
In this episode, I talk with Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn about the film Ordinary Love.&...
Feb 11, 2020
ERP 202: How To Nurture Your Sexual Intimacy And Connection In Relationship
Sharing sexual intimacy and love making with your significant other can be such a profound and promi...
Feb 4, 2020
ERP 201: How To Handle Your Partner Going Against Your Wishes
In this episode, I will be addressing a listener’s question in a little more depth. If y...
Jan 28, 2020
ERP 200: How To Use Your Emotional Intelligence For Connection, Part Two
In Part 2 of this series, Jessica dives deeper into the how-tos of building emotional connectivity w...
Jan 21, 2020
ERP 199: How to Use Your Emotional Intelligence for Connection
All too often we get stuck in disconnect patterns when painful emotions arise in relationship. Most ...
Jan 14, 2020
ERP 198: How To Apply Success Principles To Relationship an interview with Noah St John
About Noah St John: Noah St. John, author of 15 books including the NEW book Power Habits®: The New ...
Jan 3, 2020
ERP 197: How to engage in more conscious communication with Robert MacNaughton
About Robert MacNaughton: Robert MacNaughton is an executive leadership coach and facilitator w...
Dec 31, 2019
ERP 196: 5 Essential Elements Of Love
Today, we are continuing the conversation about how to cultivate a more loving presence through the ...
Dec 24, 2019
ERP 195: 5 Essential Elements of Love
In the book, “How To Be An Adult In Relationships – Five Keys to Mindful Living,” ...
Dec 17, 2019
ERP 194: How to Alchemize your Triggers into Insight – an Interview with Tobin Zivon
About Tobin Zivon: Tobin Zivon has been a love, intimacy and sacred sexuality coach for over two and...
Dec 10, 2019
ERP 193: How to access “you” (your true essence) in relationship – an Interview with Amy E. Smith
About Amy E. Smith: Amy E. Smith is a certified confidence coach, masterful speaker, and personal em...
Dec 3, 2019
ERP 192: How To Resolve Financial Anxiety In Your Relationship – an interview with Lindsay Bryan-Podvin
About Lindsay Bryan-Podvin: Lindsay is a financial therapist dedicated to bringing couples the know...
Nov 26, 2019
ERP 191: How to Drastically Change your Experience in Relationship – an interview with Larry Bilotta
About Larry Bilotta: Married over 45 years in an age of divorce, Larry Bilotta is an authority on un...
Nov 19, 2019
ERP 190: How to shift out of chaos in relationship – An Interview with Dr. Laura Louis
About Dr. Laura Louis: As a licensed psychologist, Dr. Laura Louis is a widely sought-after spe...
Nov 12, 2019
ERP 189: How being “selfish” may be the best thing you do for your relationship – an interview with Dr. Laura Dabney
About Dr. Laura Dabney: Dr. Laura Dabney has been a psychiatrist in Virginia Beach, VA for almost tw...
Nov 5, 2019
ERP 188: The Benefits of Having a Tough Conversation – an interview with David Wood
About David Wood: After life as a consulting actuary to Fortune 100 Companies, David built the one o...
Oct 29, 2019
ERP 187: The 4 Habits of Joy-Filled Marriages with Marcus Warner and Chris Coursey
About Dr. Marcus Warner: A conference speaker and author who has spent over thirty years h...
Oct 22, 2019
ERP 186: How to Prioritize the Most Important Element of Your Relationship – an Interview with Rabbi Manis Friedman
Guest Rabbi Manis Friedman: World-renowned author, counselor, lecturer and philosopher, Rabbi Manis ...
Oct 14, 2019
ERP 185: How To Live An “Unhidden” Life – An Interview With Robert Kandell
About Robert Kandell: Robert Kandell is an interpersonal communication expert, speaker, podcas...
Oct 1, 2019
ERP 184: How to Deal with Sexual Incompatibilities an Interview with Dr. Lonnie Barbach
About Dr. Lonnie Barbach: Dr. Lonnie Barbach, a clinical-social psychologist, was co-director ...
Sep 21, 2019
ERP 183: The Return of the Gentleman with Dr. Dain Heer
Guest Dain Heer: Dain Heer is a popular speaker, author and inviter to greatness and conscious...
Sep 14, 2019
ERP 182: How To Encourage Your Partner To Go To Therapy
Several listeners have posed the question “How do I get my partner to go to therapy?” Or...
Aug 30, 2019
ERP 181: How Do I Know When My Relationship Is Over?
Should I stay or should I go? Unfortunately, there may come a point in relationship, where we are in...
Aug 17, 2019
ERP 180: What If I Think My Partner Has A Personality Disorder? An Interview with Gabrielle Usatynski
Guest Gabrielle Usatynski: Gabrielle Usatynski, MA, is a Licensed Professional Counselor at Power Co...
Aug 9, 2019
ERP 179: 4 Keys to Effective Communication – An Interview with Bento Leal
Guest Bento Leal: Bento Leal is a Relationships Skills Trainer and Bestselling Author who has ...
Aug 1, 2019
ERP 178: How to Offer Comfort to Your Significant Other – Part Two
Last week’s episode (177), I discussed how difficult it can be when feeling distressed, threat...
Jul 26, 2019
ERP 177: How to Offer Comfort to Your Significant Other
Often times, couples are at a loss for how to offer comfort to one another during times of stress, u...
Jul 9, 2019
ERP 176: How to Give and Receive Influence – an Interview with Dr. Keith Witt
Guest Dr. Keith Witt: Dr. Keith Witt is a Licensed Psychologist, teacher, and author who has lived a...
Jun 27, 2019
ERP 175: How to heal from an affair – an interview with Scott Woolley
Guest Bio: Scott R. Woolley, PhD holds the rank of Distinguished Professor at Alliant International ...
Jun 20, 2019
ERP 174: How to Experience More Love in Your Relationship with Byron Katie
Guest Byron Katie: In 1986, at the bottom of a ten-year spiral into depression, rage, and self-loath...
Jun 13, 2019
ERP 173: How to Transform Drama in Your Relationship with David Emerald
Guest David Emerald : David Emerald Womeldorff is the Creator-in-Chief of the 3 Vital Questions® lea...
Jun 3, 2019
ERP 172: How To Deal With Manipulation In Relationship – Part Two
In episode ERP 171, I read a listener’s question and I shared some examples of different types...
May 23, 2019
ERP 171: How To Deal With Manipulation In Relationship
LISTENER’S QUESTION: “First of all, thank you so much for doing the podcast. I have been...
Apr 30, 2019
ERP 170: How To Be More Lovable In Relationship – Part Three
If you missed part one and part two, I encourage you to check these episodes out first as it gives t...
Apr 20, 2019
ERP 169: What To Do When Depression Takes Hold In Your Relationship – Dr. Susan Heitler
Guest: Dr. Susan Heitler Susan Heitler PhD is a Denver clinical psychologist and widely-read author....
Apr 5, 2019
ERP 168: How To Be More Lovable In Relationship – Part Two
Part-one recap: In episode 167, part one, we explored the human tendency to focus on what our partne...
Mar 25, 2019
ERP 167: How To Be More Lovable In Relationship
In relationship, when we have a concern or an issue about something (as it relates to something our ...
Mar 19, 2019
ERP 166: How Perfectionism And Depression Affect You And Your Relationship – With Dr. Margaret Rutherford
Guest: Dr. Margaret Rutherford, a clinical psychologist, has practiced for twenty-five years in Faye...
Mar 8, 2019
ERP 165: How To Manage Substance Abuse Issues And Recovery in Relationship – Dr. Robert Navarra
Guest: Dr. Robert Navarra Dr. Navarra, Certified Gottman Therapist and Master Trainer has co-authore...
Feb 27, 2019
ERP 164: What To Do When You Question “Is My Partner Really With Me?” – Part Two
In this episode, you will learn ways to address the difficulty and uncertainty of not knowing if you...
Feb 19, 2019
ERP 163: What To Do When You Question “Is My Partner Really With Me?”
Listener’s questions: Listener: …“I’m having a few issues in my relationship with ...
Feb 1, 2019
ERP 162: How To Know If You Are With A Narcissist And What To Do About It – Dr. Lisa Firestone
Guest: Lisa Firestone, PhD Lisa Firestone, PhD is Director of Research and Education with the Glendo...
Jan 18, 2019
ERP 161: How to Soothe Anxiety in Relationship
In my last podcast episode, ERP 160: How to Deal with Anxiety in Relationship I addressed one listen...
Jan 6, 2019
ERP 160: How To Deal With Anxiety In Relationship
Listener’s question: “How to not let your anxiety disorder become a third person in your...
Dec 12, 2018
ERP 159: What Happens When Your Partner Is At A Different Stage Of Development?
Guest: Martin Ucik Martin Ucik is a German born entrepreneur who trained with Eckhart Tolle as a Pow...
Dec 3, 2018
ERP 158: How to Resolve Resentment in Your Relationship
TOPIC: Dealing with resentment in relationships In the last two episodes, I explored the drama trian...
Nov 16, 2018
ERP 157: How to Shift Out of The Victim Position
In the last episode, I discussed the destructive nature of the drama triangle. When faced with confl...
Nov 7, 2018
ERP 156: What Happens When You Feel Like A Victim In Relationship
Feeling like a victim in a relationship is an awful feeling In an intimate relationship, we want and...
Oct 12, 2018
ERP 155: How to Deal with Partner Envy
TOPIC: How to overcome envy in a relationship Envy in a relationship is a normal human experience th...
Sep 24, 2018
ERP 154: How to Get Relational Support When Dealing with Illness & Chronic Pain with Dr. Jackie Black
Topic: How to deal with a loved one with chronic pain Guest: Jackie Black, Ph.D., BCC Dr. Jackie Bla...
Sep 15, 2018
ERP 153: How to Repair a Breach of Trust in Relationship
Topic: Steps to rebuilding trust in a relationship Listener’s question “Thank you for th...
Sep 7, 2018
ERP 152: How to Not Abandon Yourself in Relationship – DR. MARGARET PAUL
Topic: Dealing with self abandonment Guest: Dr. Margaret Paul Dr. Margaret Paul is a bestselling aut...
Aug 24, 2018
ERP 151: How to Handle the Trouble of Outshining in Relationship
Topic: Fear of outshining in relationship In ERP 150: What to Do When Stuck in Self-Sabotage, I addr...
Aug 10, 2018
ERP 150: What To Do When Stuck In Self Sabotage
Topic: Self sabotaging relationship patterns In a recent session, a client asked: “Am I sabota...
Jul 27, 2018
ERP 149: 4 things to consider when you are uncertain about a decision
Topic: Feeling uncertain about relationship LISTENER’S QUESTION: Sharon writes: “I have discov...
Jul 17, 2018
ERP 148: How to Deal with the Effects of Trauma in Relationship with Dr. Janina Fisher
Topic: Relationship trauma and recovery Guest: Dr. Janina Fisher Janina Fisher is a licensed psychol...
Jul 5, 2018
ERP 147: How to Use the Mind Body Connection to Improve Your Relationship with Dr. Suzanne Midori Hanna – Part Two
Topic: Mindfulness in intimate relationships Guest: Dr.Suzanne Midori Hanna Suzanne Midori Hanna, Ph...
Jun 22, 2018
ERP 146: How to use the mind body connection to improve your relationship with Dr. Suzanne Midori Hanna
Topic: Mindfulness in intimate relationships Guest: Dr.Suzanne Midori Hanna Suzanne Midori Hanna, Ph...
Jun 12, 2018
ERP 145: Pornography. What Are We Really Talking about? With Dr. Marty Klein
Guest: Dr. Marty Klein Dr. Marty Klein has been a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and Certi...
Jun 3, 2018
ERP 144: How to Increase Relationship Satisfaction with Mindfulness – Part three
Topic: Relationship satisfaction with mindfulness If you missed part one, you can check it out here ...
Jun 3, 2018
ERP 143: How to Increase Relationship Satisfaction with Mindfulness – Part Two
Topic: Relationship satisfaction with mindfulness If you missed part one, you can check it out here ...
May 18, 2018
ERP 142: How to Increase Relationship Satisfaction with Mindfulness
Topic: Relationship satisfaction with mindfulness The demands of modern life keep us busy and pulled...
Apr 20, 2018
ERP 141: How To Decrease Relationship Pain and Suffering
Topic: How to heal a painful relationship “The Value in Pain and the Pain in Value” In l...
Apr 12, 2018
ERP 140: How Pain and Suffering Increase & What to Do about It
Topic: How to handle pain in relationship “The Value in Pain and the Pain in Value” Last...
Apr 2, 2018
ERP 139: How Hiding and Withholding Damage Your Relationship
Topic: How secrets can destroy a relationship Listener’s Question “I love your podcast! Thank ...
Mar 20, 2018
ERP 138: The most critical ingredient for relationship success with Dr. Harville Hendrix & Dr. Helen LaKelly Hunt
Guest: Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. and Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ph.D Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. and Helen LaKell...
Mar 17, 2018
ERP 137: How To Make Space For Sex In Your Relationship With Kate Moyle
Topic: Ways to spice up your relationship sexually Guest: Kate Moyle Kate Moyle is an Accredited Psy...
Feb 5, 2018
ERP 136: How to handle Grief and loss in relationship – Part Two
Topic: Grief causing relationship problems If you missed part one, please check out ERP 135, where I...
Feb 2, 2018
ERP 135: How to handle Grief and loss in relationship – Part One
Topic: Grief causing relationship problems Grief is a universal emotion, and loss is an experience w...
Jan 17, 2018
ERP 134: Sensitivity and Intimacy with Candy Crawford
Topic: How to deal with a highly sensitive partner Guest: Candy Crawford Candy Crawford, MSW, LCSW, ...
Jan 6, 2018
ERP 133: How to confront the commitment conversation when you are afraid of rejection
Topic: Fear of rejection in relationships Laser Coaching Session In this episode, I offer feedback t...
Dec 31, 2017
ERP 132: How To Work With Your Soul’s Agenda With Ani Anderson and Brian Trzaskos
Guest: Ani Anderson and Brian Trzaskos Ani Anderson and Brian Trzaskos are a dynamic husband and wif...
Dec 23, 2017
ERP 131: How Kindness Can Strengthen Your Love – Part Five
Topic: Kindness in relationships In ERP 125: How Kindness Can Strengthen Your Love – Part One,...
Dec 15, 2017
ERP 130: How Kindness Can Strengthen Your Love – Part Four
Topic: Kindness in relationships In ERP 125: How Kindness Can Strengthen Your Love – Part One,...
Dec 7, 2017
ERP 129: How Kindness Can Strengthen Your Love – Part Three
Topic: How kindness can strengthen relationship In ERP 125: How Kindness Can Strengthen Your Love &#...
Dec 3, 2017
ERP 128: How Kindness Can Strengthen Your Love – Part Two
Topic: How kindness can strengthen relationship In ERP 125: How Kindness Can Strengthen Your Love &#...
Nov 22, 2017
ERP 127 : What To Do When You Feel Insecure In Relationship – Part Two
Topic: Overcoming insecurity in relationships Be sure to check out the previous episode, ERP 126: Wh...
Nov 14, 2017
ERP 126: What To Do When You Feel Insecure In Relationship
Topic: Overcoming insecurity in relationships Listener’s Question “I have been listening to yo...
Nov 5, 2017
ERP 125: How Kindness Can Strengthen Your Love
Topic: Importance of kindness in relationships A long while back I remember this article from The At...
Oct 27, 2017
ERP 124: How To Improve The Climate Of Your Relationship
What is your current relationship climate? In the lastest episodes, I interviewed two experts in the...
Oct 20, 2017
ERP 123: Forgive For Love With Dr. Fred Luskin
Topic: Importance of forgiveness in relationships Guest: Dr. Fred Luskin Dr. Luskin founded and curr...
Oct 12, 2017
ERP 122: How to Turn Your Mate Into Your Soulmate with Arielle Ford
Topic: Mate to soulmate Guest Arielle Ford: Arielle Ford is a love and relationship expert and a lea...
Oct 3, 2017
ERP 121: How To Get An Unsupportive Parent Onboard
Topic: Dealing with unsupportive parents Listener’s question “I’ve been listening to you...
Sep 23, 2017
ERP 120: How To Build Trust With Your Partner – Part Three
Topic: How do you work on trust in a relationship Trust is essential to the success of a happy, lovi...
Sep 15, 2017
ERP 119: How To Build Trust With Your Partner – Part Two
Topic: Importance of trust in a relationship Over the last several months, I have been getting quest...
Sep 8, 2017
ERP 118: How to build trust with your partner
Topic: Importance of trust in a relationship Trust is what helps couples feel safe together, safe to...
Aug 31, 2017
ERP 117: How To Work Together As A Team In Relationship -With Dr. Peter Pearson
Topic: How to be a team in a relationship Guest Dr. Peter Pearson In preparing for this interview, D...
Aug 24, 2017
ERP 116: How To Regain Trust and Self-confidence When You’ve Lost It
Topic: How to improve self esteem in relationships Listener’s question: “I am from Germany and i hav...
Aug 16, 2017
ERP 115: How to develop the strength of vulnerability – Part Two
This is part two of “How To Develop The Strength Of Vulnerability.” If you missed part o...
Aug 8, 2017
ERP 114: How To Develop The Strength Of Vulnerability
In episode ERP 112: What Makes Being Vulnerable So Hard?, I discussed why vulnerability is a difficu...
Jul 30, 2017
ERP 113: How to Identify Manipulative & Emotionally Abusive Relationships with Paul Colaianni
TOPIC: How to recognize manipulation and abuse in relationships Guest Paul Colaianni: Paul Colaianni...
Jul 22, 2017
ERP 112: What Makes Being Vulnerable So Hard?
Over the last couple of weeks, I have been discussing the challenge of maintaining closeness and int...
Jul 13, 2017
ERP 111: Is it okay to want validation from My partner?
TOPIC: Seeking validation in relationships In the Empowered Relationship Podcast episode 110: How To...
Jul 7, 2017
ERP 110: How To Manage Two Majorly Conflicting Needs In Relationship
Topic: How to manage conflicting needs in relationships Do you aim to please your partner or do you ...
Jun 25, 2017
ERP 109: How Being Gentle With Your Partner Can Make A Big Difference
TOPIC: How being gentle can improve relationships In last week’s podcast episode, titled ̶...
Jun 18, 2017
ERP 108: What Most Couples Do That Creates Problems
We look to solve our concerns through our partner. We spend our time trying to get our partner to se...
May 24, 2017
ERP 107: How To Prioritize Relationship With Stan Tatkin
TOPIC: Making your relationship a priority Guest Stan Tatkin: Dr. Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT, is a coupl...
May 15, 2017
ERP 106: What To Do When You Are Attracted To Someone Else
Recently, a listener posed a question about how to handle attractions towards people outside their r...
May 1, 2017
ERP 105: How To Deal With Limerence In Relationship
TOPIC: Dealing with limerence in relationship What is limerence? Most people see limerence as infatu...
Apr 20, 2017
ERP 104: How Can Infidelity Make Your Relationship Stronger?
TOPIC: Healing the pain of infidelity Listener’s question: “If you heard the story of my...
Apr 10, 2017
ERP 103: How Love Can Transform Us In Relationship
Listener’s Comment: “I’ve been listening to your podcasts for the past few weeks a...
Mar 30, 2017
ERP 102: What Do You Do When NOTHING Is Working Out?
TOPIC: How to deal when things aren’t working out In this episode, you will hear me share a pe...
Mar 22, 2017
ERP 101: How To Move Into Wholeness With Jeff Howard
TOPIC: Wholeness in relationships Guest Jeff Howard Jeff is a Reichian/Somatic Psychotherapist in Bo...
Mar 14, 2017
ERP 100: 3 Building Blocks For A Conscious Intimate Relationship
What does a successful, thriving, passionate relationship look like? In this episode, I share with y...
Mar 7, 2017
ERP 099: How To Work The Masculine And Feminine Polarity with Michaela Boehm
TOPIC: Masculine and feminine energy in relationships Guest Michaela Boehm Michaela Boehm teaches an...
Feb 27, 2017
ERP 098: How are your Marriage Vows helping you?
TOPIC: Purpose of wedding vows The challenge with wedding vows: Wedding vows are beautiful expressio...
Feb 20, 2017
ERP 097: How to rewrite your relationship story
What is the story you tell yourself? The story you tell yourself is so important, and most likely yo...
Feb 13, 2017
ERP 096: How Your Beliefs Can Destroy Your Relationship – Part Two
Make sure you check out Part One ERP 095: How Your Beliefs Can Destroy Your Relationship, if you mis...
Feb 5, 2017
ERP 095: How Your Beliefs Can Destroy Your Relationship
In podcast episode 94, “4 Reasons Why Creating Lasting Love Is So Difficult” I offered f...
Jan 30, 2017
ERP 094: 4 Reasons Why Creating Lasting Love Is So Difficult
Listener’s question: A while back, I received a question from a listener who was going through...
Jan 21, 2017
ERP 093: How The “Shadow” Influences Our Growth In Life And In Relationship With Dr. Keith Witt
Guest Dr. Keith Witt Dr. Keith Witt is a Licensed Psychologist, teacher, and author who has lived an...
Jan 13, 2017
ERP 092: How To Get Unstuck From Old Patterns When Cultivating A Love Relationship
Laser Coaching Session With Listener In this episode, I offer coaching to help a listener explore he...
Jan 5, 2017
ERP 091: Is “trying harder” the best option in relationship?
First Listener’s Question: “I often listen to your podcast and try to learn from it as m...
Dec 23, 2016
ERP 090: How To Use Love Languages To Strengthen Connection – Part Two
Love Languages To learn more about Love Languages; a description of each Love Language, and how to d...
Dec 16, 2016
ERP 089: How to use Love Languages to strengthen connection
What are Love Languages?: Love languages are a tool to help us understand how we each give and recei...
Dec 3, 2016
ERP 088: How To Cope with Holiday Stress, Dread, and Blues
Holiday, Dread, and Blues The season for “holiday cheer” can also be a season for stress...
Nov 22, 2016
ERP 087: How To Handle The Stress From Your Partner’s Lost Job – Part Two
Listener’s Question “I sought out your podcast a few days ago and have found it very helpful f...
Nov 22, 2016
ERP 086: How To Handle The Stress From Your Partner’s Lost Job – Part One
Listener’s Question “I sought out your podcast a few days ago and have found it very helpful f...
Nov 10, 2016
ERP 085: How To Deal With Cultural Issues In Relationship
Listener’s Question: “After searching the web for answers and finding nothing closely re...
Nov 3, 2016
ERP 084: Relationship Dynamics Not Working, “Is it me or is it you?”
Laser Coaching Session With Listener In this episode, I offer live coaching to help a listener explo...
Oct 26, 2016
ERP 083: How Vibrant Community Helps Support Healthy Relationship With Christiane Pelmas
Guest: Christiane Pelmas Christiane Pelmas has been in private practice as a psychotherapist since 1...
Oct 19, 2016
ERP 082: How To Survive A Long-Distance Relationship
Listener’s Question: “I have recently discovered your podcast and have listened to a cou...
Oct 12, 2016
ERP 081: How To Deal With Fear When Opening Up To Love
Laser Coaching Session With Listener In this episode, I offer live coaching to help a listener explo...
Oct 4, 2016
ERP 080: Finding Family: Part Two
Today, I am sharing with you the second part of my story, where I faced my fears. If you missed the ...
Sep 21, 2016
ERP 079: A Personal Sharing Of My Honoring The Darkness
When writing the show notes for last week’s podcast episode, “ERP 078: How To Honor The ...
Sep 14, 2016
ERP 078: How To Honor The Darkness
Acknowledging our shadow Last week, I took a yoga class, where the instructor talked about honoring ...
Sep 6, 2016
ERP 077: What Happens When Your Partner Is Not Responsible?
Listener’s Question: “I’m a single mom of a 7 y.o. Boy? separated from dad 5 yrs..bf of ...
Aug 29, 2016
ERP 076: How To Deal With Upset In Your Relationship In A New Way
Laser Coaching Session With Listener Please listen to the episode to hear the whole coaching session...
Aug 19, 2016
ERP 075: How To Combat The Damage Of Stress In Your Relationship – Part Two
Before listening to this episode, check out ERP 074: How To Combat The Damage Of Stress In Your Rela...
Aug 12, 2016
ERP 074: How To Combat The Damage Of Stress In Your Relationship
What Is Stress? Definition of Stress by Merriam-Webster: Stress is “a physical, chemical, or emotion...
Aug 5, 2016
ERP 073: As A Man, How Do I Open Up More In My Relationship?
Listener’s question: “I feel like I have a huge problem with my assertiveness. I am recently m...
Jul 27, 2016
ERP 072: What Happens When You Hear “I am not IN love with you anymore”?
Listener’s question: “My wife and I have been struggling with our 19 year marriage. A year ago...
Jul 19, 2016
ERP 071: How To Use Sexual Energy To Improve Your Health & Relationship – With Sarina Stone
Guest: Sarina Stone is an internationally renowned Medical Chi Kung (Qigong) instructor, Abdominal M...
Jul 11, 2016
ERP 070: How To Gain Emotional Balance In Your Relationship – With Sarina Stone
Guest: Sarina Stone Sarina Stone is an internationally renowned Medical Chi Kung (Qigong) instructor...
Jun 30, 2016
ERP 069: Have You Lost Motivation In Your Relationship?
Recently, I watched The Psychology of Self-Motivation, by Scott Geller, which is a TEDx video. Usual...
Jun 22, 2016
ERP 068: What Women Really Want…Really! With Dr. Kathryn Foster
Kathryn Foster, Ph.D. is a psychologist in private practice in Ft Worth, Texas.With a masters degree...
Jun 15, 2016
ERP 067: Why blaming is a problem in relationship and how to avoid it
Why do we blame the people we love? Most of the time, we are not trying to be mean or hurtful when w...
May 30, 2016
ERP 066: How to move from criticism into love & appreciation With Kathlyn Hendricks
Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT*, is an evolutionary catalyst and contextual disruptor. She has bee...
May 26, 2016
ERP 065: How Complaining damages your Relationship & what to do about it
5 Ways Complaining Is detrimental to Your Relationship Here are 5 Questions to help you identify if ...
May 18, 2016
ERP 064: How To keep Your Relationship Strong (when she is more successful) – Part 2
In last weeks episode, How To Keep Your Relationship Strong (when she is more successful) – Pa...
May 11, 2016
ERP 063: How To keep Your Relationship Strong (when she is more successful)
Are men really attracted to successful women? Does a man feel threatened or emasculated when his fem...
May 3, 2016
ERP 062: “Just Friends” Is It Really Possible?
Can you simply have a friendship when you have romantic and/or sexual potential with someone? Is it...
Apr 25, 2016
ERP 061: How To Experience More Togetherness In Relationship With Leisa Peterson
Leisa Peterson is a Business EFT expert and Wealth Coach specializing in helping people clear their ...
Apr 15, 2016
ERP 060: How To Step Up To A Healthy, Authentic Relationship With Monika Hoyt
Monika is a licensed therapist and relationship coach promoting healthy, authentic relationships fro...
Apr 8, 2016
ERP 059: Risk Love To Be True To Oneself
Listener’s Question: “How or what might you be able to recommend for my current situatio...
Apr 6, 2016
ERP 058: Beyond the Wedding. What is Marriage Really Like?
“112 Weddings” by Doug Block After filming over 20 years of couples weddings, videograph...
Mar 16, 2016
ERP 057: How To Avoid Enabling Your Partner’s Destructive Behavior
Listener’s Question: Hello Dr. Jessica Higgins, I’m really enjoying your podcast. Thank ...
Mar 3, 2016
ERP 056: Secrets To Sex Even When No One Is In The Mood With Alison Armstrong
Alison Armstrong, author, educator, and creator of the widely acclaimed “Queen’s Code” w...
Feb 29, 2016
ERP 055: What To Do When You Are Feeling Criticized In Relationship
Criticism. It hurts. Especially when it comes from your significant other, the person who you want t...
Feb 23, 2016
ERP 054: How To Bridge A Communication Gap With Your Partner
Act Now – Spots Are Filling Up! A Gift: For the first 40 people who contact me, I am offering...
Feb 14, 2016
ERP 053: How To Build Emotional Assertiveness In Relationship
Happy Valentines Day! A special gift: For the first 40 people who contact me, I am offering a compl...
Feb 8, 2016
ERP 052: Save Your Relationship By Understanding Your Attachment Needs
Happy birthday Empowered Relationship! A special gift: For the first 40 people that contact me, I a...
Jan 29, 2016
ERP 051: How To Thrive With ADHD In Your Relationship
Melissa Orlov is the author of two award-winning books – The ADHD Effect on Marriage (2010) an...
Jan 21, 2016
ERP 050: Exploring Love & Conscious Evolution With Dr. Keith Witt
Dr. Keith Witt is a Licensed Psychologist, teacher, and author who has lived and worked in Santa Bar...
Jan 16, 2016
ERP 049: The One Relationship Type That Leads To Lasting Love
Jayson Gaddis – Chief relationship geek and host of the Smart Couple Podcast is the breakthrou...
Jan 8, 2016
ERP 048: What To Do When You Don’t Know How To Say “No” In Relationship
You say “no” all of the time. Any time you make a choice, you say “yes” to s...
Dec 30, 2015
ERP 047: How To Create Alignment In Your Relationship
How to use the end of the year as an opportunity to get more aligned With the new year approaching, ...
Dec 22, 2015
ERP 046: How To Be More Assertive In Relationship
Last week I talked about How To Gain Self-Confidence In Relationship. I discussed the positive cycle...
Dec 16, 2015
ERP 045: How To Gain Self-Confidence In Your Relationship
For years, I have been talking with clients about the important balance between assertiveness and co...
Dec 7, 2015
ERP 044: Can Second Marriages Really Be Happy And Successful?
Relationships sometimes fail or end. When they do, it’s easy to doubt whether or not you are d...
Nov 30, 2015
ERP 043: How To Transform Jealousy into Passion and Excitement
Jealousy in Marriage and Love Relationships Mali Apple and Joe Dunn are authors, coaches, lovers, an...
Nov 23, 2015
ERP 042: What Is The One Thing You Can Do To Move From Relationship Competition To Creativity?
(These are Show Notes: Be sure to listen to the podcast episode to hear stories, examples, and more ...
Nov 16, 2015
ERP 041: Shifting From A Mindset Of Fear To A Mindset Of Love With Bryan Reeves
Overcoming Fear in Relationships As a former US Air Force Captain, Bryan Reeves has now become an in...
Nov 9, 2015
ERP 040: How To Be Intentional In Relationship With Stuart Fensterheim
Good Intentions in a Relationship Stuart Fensterheim, LCSW has been a couples counselor for over 30 ...
Nov 3, 2015
ERP 039: How To Shift Criticism Into Powerful Communication
In the article, Why Criticism Is So Painful In Relationship, I explained why criticism is problemati...
Oct 24, 2015
ERP 038: Why Criticism Is So Painful In Relationship
Why Constant Criticism in Relationship is so Painful Most of us know that constant criticism in rela...
Oct 16, 2015
ERP 037: How To Deal With A “No” In Relationship
Getting a “no” can be incredibly painful as it can bring up rejection issues in relation...
Oct 9, 2015
ERP 036: How To Offer The Gift Of Listening
Listening in Your Relationship Applying listening skills in an intimate relationship is not realisti...
Oct 1, 2015
ERP 035: How To Not Sacrifice Your Relationship Health When You Are Working Hard
How to Balance Work and Love Life These are my podcast show notes: Be sure to listen to the episode ...
Sep 24, 2015
ERP 034: How To Make Your Relationship A Priority, Even During The Busy Times
Balancing Work and Relationships These are my podcast show Notes. Be sure to listen to the episode t...
Sep 17, 2015
ERP 033: How To Turn Life Challenges Into Life Transformation
Overcoming Life Challenges and Difficult Times These are my podcast show notes. Be sure to listen to...
Sep 10, 2015
ERP 032: The Naked Truth About Men And Women In Romance – With Dr. Kathryn Foster
Differences Between Men and Women that Make Relationship Challenging. These are my podcast show note...
Sep 4, 2015
ERP 031: How To Stay Motivated On The Path Of Relationship Growth
How to Improve Your Relationship These are my podcast show notes. Be sure to listen to the full epis...
Aug 27, 2015
ERP 030: Mission Date Night – With Drs. Rob & Janelle Alex
How To Keep The Spark In Your Relationship These are my podcast show notes. Be sure to listen to the...
Aug 20, 2015
ERP 029: How To Clear An Issue With Your Partner – Part 2
Common Marriage Issues Part II These are my podcast show notes. Be sure to listen to the full episod...
Aug 13, 2015
ERP 028: How To Clear An Issue With Your Partner
Common Marriage Issues These are my podcast show notes. Be sure to listen to the full episode to hea...
Aug 6, 2015
ERP 027: Asking For What You Want & Getting It ~ With Dr. Corey Allen
How To Get What You Want In A Relationship These my Empowered Relationship podcast show notes. Be su...
Jul 30, 2015
ERP 026: How To Repair & Resolve Hurt In Relationship
How To Overcome Hurt In A Relationship These are my Empowered Relationship podcast show notes. Be su...
Jul 23, 2015
ERP 025: Be The Best You Can Be In Relationship
These are my Empowered Relationship podcast show notes. Be sure to listen to the episode to hear sto...
Jul 16, 2015
ERP 024: The Most Important Ingredient To Shifting Conflicts
These are my Empowered Relationship podcast show notes. Be sure to listen to the episode to hear sto...
Jul 9, 2015
ERP 023: What To Do When Your Significant Other Is Struggling
Show Notes: Be sure to listen to the episode to hear stories, examples, and more tips. If you have e...
Jul 2, 2015
ERP 022: How To Feel More Confident In Relationship – Part 2
Show Notes: Be sure to listen to the episode to hear stories, examples, and more tips. Last week, I ...
Jun 25, 2015
ERP 021: How To Feel More Confident In Relationship
Show Notes: Be sure to listen to the episode to hear stories, examples, and more tips. Most of have ...
Jun 18, 2015
ERP 020: Nine Types Of Love In Relationship
Show Notes: Be sure to listen to the episode to hear stories, examples, and more tips. What is love?...
Jun 11, 2015
ERP 019: Building Connection In Relationship With A “Do Over”
Show Notes: Be sure to listen to the episode to hear stories, examples, and more tips. What is a “Do...
Jun 4, 2015
ERP 018: How To Deal With Feelings Of Anger In Relationship
Show Notes: Be sure to listen to the episode to hear stories, examples, and more tips. In this episo...
May 28, 2015
ERP 017: What To Do When You Are Feeling Lonely In Relationship Part 2
Show Notes: Be sure to listen to the episode to hear stories, examples, and more tips. In this episo...
May 21, 2015
ERP 016: What To Do When You Are Feeling Lonely In Relationship
Show Notes: Be sure to listen to the episode to hear stories, examples, and more tips. Here are some...
May 14, 2015
ERP 015: Do You Have A “Unity” Or “Journey” Mindset In Relationship?
In a recent study, Lee and his colleagues looked at the impact of a “unity” mindset versus a “journe...
May 7, 2015
ERP 014: How To Stop The Drama In Relationship
A listener submitted this topic for this week’s online relationship help episode, which is How...
Apr 30, 2015
ERP 013: Balancing Intimacy And Autonomy In Relationship
Recently, I wrote a four article series discussing common reasons why we experience difficulties in ...
Apr 23, 2015
ERP 012: Dealing With Extended Family’s Expectations
Dealing with extended family’s expectations can be difficult to navigate sometimes. Dynamics can be ...
Apr 16, 2015
ERP 011: How Technology Impacts Our Relationships
Technological devices are a part of our lives. Most of us have smartphones and use them consistently...
Apr 9, 2015
ERP 010: Our Story – A little Bit About Our Journey. With Reid Peterson
In this episode, you will hear my husband, Reid Peterson, and I share a little bit about our journey...
Apr 2, 2015
ERP 009: My Personal Story – What Led Me Into The Field Of Couples Work And Relationship Coaching
In this episode, I share my personal story of falling in love and having relationship challenges. He...
Mar 30, 2015
ERP 008: How To Work On Your Relationship When You Do Not Have The Time
All too often, we avoid challenges in our relationship. Either we don’t know how to address ou...
Mar 19, 2015
ERP 007: Cultivating More Connection In The Little Moments
The Relational Approach emphasizes the priority of the relationship. It puts the focus on the qualit...
Mar 12, 2015
ERP 006: Making And Keeping Agreements To Strengthen Your Relationship
Agreements help foster clarity, confidence, progress, and trust. Setting up a conversation for succe...
Mar 5, 2015
ERP 005: Expectations In Relationship (5 Considerations Your Want To Be Aware Of) Part 2
Our expectations inform how we relate and react to others. Usually, we don’t stop to look at w...
Feb 26, 2015
ERP 004: Expectations In Relationship (5 Considerations You Want To Be Aware Of)
Expectations can fuel and motivate how we relate and react to our partners. Commonly, we expect our ...
Feb 19, 2015
ERP 003: 6 Ways To Be Supportive (When Your Partner Wants Your Attention)
What are the ways you offer support when your partner is having a difficult time? While most of us w...
Feb 12, 2015
ERP 002: Listening And Deciding (When You Are Not Sure What Step To Take In Relationship)
Many times we know we need to take action, but we don’t know what step to take. Or we feel that chan...
Feb 5, 2015
ERP 001: Turning Confusion Into Clarity (When You Are Feeling Stuck In Your Relationship)
If you have ever felt confused in your relationship, this episode offers a 5 step process to gain mo...
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ERP 545: Why We Hold Back from the People We Love: The Surprising Power of Revealing More — An Interview with Leslie John
Do you think your partner truly knows what’s on your mind—or are you just hoping they’ll pick up on ...
Sep 1, 2026
ERP 544: When Love Activates Our Defenses: How Couples Move From Protection to Connection — An Interview With Dr. James Cordova
The paradox of intimacy is that our yearning for closeness often puts us at risk of pain, creating a...
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ERP 543: From Betrayal to True Intimacy: Building the Foundations That Last — An Interview with Joanna and Matthew Raabsmith
Broken trust in a relationship can feel like an earthquake, shattering the very foundation you once ...
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ERP 542: The Deep Human Need to Matter: Why Feeling Significant Changes Your Relationship — An Interview with Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
Do you ever find yourself wondering, deep down, “Do I really matter—to anyone?” In our fast-paced, a...
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ERP 541: Breaking the Shame Cycle: How Couples Create Safety and Connection — An Interview with Brannon and Tyler Patrick
Shame might be the silent architect behind our biggest relationship struggles—fueling secrecy, drivi...
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ERP 540: Healing After Betrayal: Why Truth Comes Before Trust — An Interview with Tammy Gustafson
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ERP 539: When Work Follows You Home: Protecting Connection Before Stress Becomes Disconnection — An Interview with Dr. Guy Winch
Are you bringing home more than just your briefcase at the end of a long workday? For many, the hidd...
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ERP 538: The Agreements That Hold Love Together: What a Divorce Attorney Sees Couples Learn Too Late — An Interview with Diana Romanov
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ERP 537: The Relationship Mirror: How Dreams Reveal What We’re Not Seeing — An Interview with Dr. Bonnie Buckner
Ever wonder why certain conflicts keep resurfacing in your relationships, or why you wake from a viv...
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ERP 536: Beyond the Budget: How Couples Align Money, Happiness, and Meaning — An Interview with Lori Atwood
Money can be the silent partner in every relationship—often creating tension, stress, and confusion ...
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ERP 535: When Walls Replace Boundaries: The Hidden Path Back to Connection – An Interview with Kate King
Are you building walls—or are you setting boundaries? It’s a question that goes to the heart o...
Jun 23, 2026
ERP 534: Why Emotional Safety Isn’t Just a Conversation—It’s a Nervous System Experience – An Interview with Dr. Monique Thompson
Feeling safe in a relationship isn’t just about talking things through—it’s about what happens deep ...
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ERP 533: How Couples Unintentionally Trade Passion for Stability — An Interview with Dr. Bruce Chalmer
Do you feel miles apart from your partner—even though you still love each other deeply? Many long-te...
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ERP 532: Acceptance and Change in Love: How Couples Navigate Conflict and Connection – An Interview with Dr. Shireen Rizvi
Navigating the ups and downs of relationships can feel like learning a new language without a guideb...
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ERP 531: When Desire Feels Lost: Why It’s Not the Problem and What Actually Is — An Interview with Tarisha Tourok
Desire isn’t always as simple as it seems. For many couples, the initial spark of sexual and emotion...
May 26, 2026
ERP 530: When Productivity Becomes a Barrier to Intimacy — An Interview with Israa Nasir
Are you caught in the race to do more, be more, and achieve more—only to find yourself feeling stuck...
May 19, 2026
ERP 529: Unspoken Relationship Contracts: Why You Feel Resentful and What to Do About It — An Interview with Elizabeth Webb
Are you stuck in a cycle of giving too much—or never quite feeling your needs are met—in your relati...
May 12, 2026
ERP 528: Love as a Practice: How Virtues Help Couples Stay Connected and Aligned – An Interview with Susanne Alexander
What if the key to lasting love wasn’t just about finding the right person, but about growing the ri...
May 5, 2026
ERP 527: How Unconscious Patterns Shape Communication and Why We Miss Each Other — An Interview with Julie Nise
Repeating the same old arguments with no satisfying conclusion? It’s a frustrating cycle—misundersta...
Apr 28, 2026
ERP 526: Why Speaking up Deepens Love, Even When It Feels like Conflict — An Interview with Tonya Lester
Are you tired of feeling like you have to choose between keeping the peace and being true to yoursel...
Apr 21, 2026
ERP 525: Why ‘Right and Wrong’ Thinking Is Hurting Your Relationship—and What to Do Instead — An Interview with Anna Sterk
Ever found yourself stuck in an argument, desperately clinging to being “right,” only to realize it’...
Apr 14, 2026
ERP 524: Rethinking Forgiveness: Letting Go Without Letting It Be Okay – An Interview with Dr. Margaret Cochran
Are you stuck in the painful loop of blame, shame, or resentment after a breakup or conflict? “Forgi...
Apr 7, 2026
ERP 523: The Subconscious Patterns That Keep Us Stuck in Love — And How to Break the Cycle – An Interview with Riana Malia
Are you living a life that looks great on paper, but feels like something’s missing beneath th...
Mar 31, 2026
ERP 522: Fair Isn’t 50/50: How Couples Build a Financial Partnership That Works – An Interview with Heather and Douglas Boneparth
Money isn’t just about numbers; it’s the silent language shaping intimacy, trust, and fairness in ou...
Mar 24, 2026
ERP 521: Resentment as a Mirror and What It Reveals About You and Your Relationship – An Interview With Katie Rössler
Resentment is the silent killer of connection—creeping in beneath the surface, quietly eroding the i...
Mar 17, 2026
ERP 520: Why We Keep Repeating the Same Relationship Patterns and How to Change Them — An Interview With Dr. Molly Burrets
Have you ever wondered why you keep finding yourself in the same relationship patterns, no matter ho...
Mar 10, 2026
ERP 519: From Love to Leadership: Creating Alignment in Family Life – An Interview With April Eldemire
Love alone isn’t always enough to keep everyone under one roof feeling connected and secure. Despite...
Mar 3, 2026
ERP 518: When Stress Hijacks Connection: How Couples Can Use Stress to Grow Closer — An Interview with Dr. Rebecca Heiss
Ever notice how the smallest trigger in your relationship—a tone of voice, a lingering look, or a fo...
Feb 24, 2026
ERP 517: Pleasure, Pain, and Partnership: Navigating Pelvic Floor Health Together – An Interview with Dr. Sara Reardon
There’s a silent struggle that many couples face—issues of pain, discomfort, or disconnection in int...
Feb 17, 2026
ERP 516: Conscious Love: From Reactivity to Responsibility in Intimate Relationships — An Interview with Christian de la Huerta
Why do so many relationships, despite the best intentions, end up stuck in cycles of hurt, disappoin...
Feb 10, 2026
ERP 515: How Couples Can Rethink Time to Reduce Burnout and Strengthen Connection — An Interview with Michelle Niemeyer
Are you constantly racing against the clock, feeling like life’s demands are pulling you in every di...
Feb 3, 2026
ERP 514: Measuring What Matters: How Awareness and Alignment Create Enduring Love – An Interview with Zoey Charif
Ever wondered why, despite our best intentions, we keep falling into the same relationship traps? Or...
Jan 27, 2026
ERP 513: Why Openness Matters More than Resolution in Couple Communication — An Interview with Kathryn Ford, M.D.
Ever felt like no matter how much you prepare for an important conversation with your partner, you s...
Jan 20, 2026
ERP 512: The Courage Practice: How Facing Fear Deepens Intimacy and Connection — An Interview with Scott Simon
What if playing it safe is actually keeping you from the life and relationships you truly want? Too ...
Jan 13, 2026
ERP 511: From Protection to Connection: Healing Shame and Building Secure Connection — An Interview with Dr. Arielle Schwartz
Have you ever wondered why, in the moments you crave connection the most, you suddenly find yourself...
Jan 6, 2026
ERP 510: The Last 8%: How to Have the Conversations That Matter Most in Your Relationship — An Interview with Bill Benjamin
Ever notice that it’s not the everyday conversations or simple disagreements that shape the quality ...
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ERP 509: When Ambition Costs Connection: How Overachievers Can Find Healthy, Aligned Love — An Interview with Keren Eldad
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ERP 508: The Power of Collaboration: Building Trust and Connection in Love and Life — An Interview with Leslie Grossman
In a world that often glorifies rugged individualism, finding real connection and mutual growth with...
Dec 16, 2025
ERP 507: The Power of Attention: How to Access What Really Matters in Moments of Conflict — An Interview with Dana Caspersen
Why do the smallest disagreements with loved ones sometimes feel like the fiercest battles? Conflict...
Dec 9, 2025
ERP 506: Regulate Your Body, Transform Your Bond: The Habit Science Behind Healthy Love — An Interview with Hadlee Garrison
Ever feel like your to-do list is running your life and you barely have any energy left for what mat...
Dec 2, 2025
ERP 505: Money Wounds in Love: Healing the Hidden Stories Behind Your Spending and Saving — An Interview with Shari Rash
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ERP 504: Loving Through Estrangement: How Couples Can Heal, Support & Stay Connected — An Interview with Dr. Rachel Glik
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Nov 18, 2025
503: How to Feel Safe in Love: Healing Attachment Wounds and Building Secure Relationships — An Interview with Jessica Baum
Many of us move through life repeating the same painful relationship patterns—feeling unsafe, unseen...
Nov 11, 2025
ERP 502: Beyond Fear and Control: Building Emotional Flexibility in Relationships – An Interview With Dr. Patricia Zurita Ona
Are you letting anxiety and the need to play it safe hold you hostage in your relationships and pers...
Nov 4, 2025
ERP 501: From Projection to Presence: The Art of Seeing and Being Seen — An Interview With Dr. David Mars
Feeling unseen and misunderstood in your closest relationship can be one of the loneliest experience...
Oct 28, 2025
ERP 500: The Practice of Us: Living the Skills That Keep Love Alive
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ERP 499: Regulate to Relate: Building Embodied Safety in Love — An Interview with Aubrey Aust
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ERP 498: Turn Toward, Turn On: How Couples Grow Desire (Not Just Talk About It) — An Interview with Dr. Diane Mueller
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ERP 495: Play the Right Money Game Together: How Couples Balance Today’s Joy with Tomorrow’s Security – An Interview With Kali & Eric Roberge
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Sep 16, 2025
ERP 494: Designing Love That Lasts: 6 Principles for Lasting Connection — An Interview with Dr. Sara Nasserzadeh
About this episode What if everything you know about love is a myth—built on luck, chance, and hope?...
Sep 9, 2025
ERP 493: What Happened to Our Sex Life? Understanding What’s Going On with Me—and Us—in the Bedroom — An Interview with Dr. Kate Balestrieri
About this episode What happened to our sex life? It’s a question that so many couples and individua...
Sep 2, 2025
ERP 492: Riding the Wave Together: Finding Ease, Resilience and Connection in Love — An Interview with Daniel Miller
About this episode Are you stuck in the cycle of trying to control everything in your relationship, ...
Aug 26, 2025
ERP 491: Grief and Healing: Navigating Loss Together as a Couple — An Interview with Madeleine Garner
About this episode Grief can strike when we least expect it, turning our world upside down and resha...
Aug 19, 2025
ERP 490: Co-Creating Your Future: A Guide to Dreambuilding Together as a Couple — An Interview with Mary Morrissey
About this episode Are you and your partner living your best shared life, or just navigating the dai...
Aug 12, 2025
ERP 489: Flow State and Sexual Connection: A New Dimension of Intimacy — An Interview with Emily Jamea
About this episode Passion and intimacy are at the heart of every thriving relationship—yet even the...
Aug 5, 2025
ERP 488: Should a Secure Attachment Always Be the Goal? An Interview with Hanna Basel
About this episode Is achieving a secure attachment really the ultimate marker of relationship succe...
Jul 29, 2025
ERP 487: Staying Close Through Conflict: Strategies for Responding, Not Reacting — An Interview With Alyssa Scarano
About this episode Many couples find themselves caught in unproductive loops of reactivity, defensiv...
Jul 22, 2025
ERP 486: Breaking the Blame Loop: Forgiveness as a Path to Deeper Intimacy — An Interview with Dara McKinley
About this episode Are you stuck in a cycle of blame and resentment, wondering why forgiveness feels...
Jul 15, 2025
ERP 485: Misused Words, Misunderstood Relationships: How Therapy Speak Can Erode Trust in Relationship — An Interview with Dr. Isabelle Morley
About this episode Words have power. They can heal, but they can also harm when we wield them withou...
Jul 8, 2025
ERP 484: Unpacking Your Money Story: How Money Trauma Shows up in You—and Your Relationship — An Interview with Shannah Game
About this episode Money isn’t just about numbers—it’s woven into the fabric of our emotions, relati...
Jul 1, 2025
ERP 483: Flirting with Consent: Rewriting the Script on Sexual Communication – An Interview with Danielle Harel, Ph.D and Celeste Hirschman, M.A
About this episode Is sex in long-term relationships destined to fade into routine, become awkward, ...
Jun 24, 2025
ERP 482: Naming What Matters: How Couples Can Align On Priorities — An Interview with Nick Brancato
About this episode Ever feel like you and your partner are speaking different languages when it come...
Jun 17, 2025
ERP 481: Taking Control Together: Financial Preparedness for Real-Life Challenges — An Interview with Donna Jean Kendrick
About this episode What would happen to your family or loved ones if life threw an unexpected curveb...
Jun 10, 2025
ERP 480: Understanding Pathological Partners: How to Break Free from Toxic Relationships — An Interview with Dr. Nadine Macaluso
About this episode When love turns toxic, it can be almost impossible to see clearly through the con...
Jun 3, 2025
ERP 479: Super Psyched About Love: Applying the Science of Connection to Couplehood — An Interview with Dr. Adam Dorsay
About this episode Are you truly alive in your relationships, or just going through the motions? In ...
May 27, 2025
ERP 478: When The Future Feels Uncertain: Tools for Couples Considering Divorce — An Interview with Dr. Becky Whetstone
About this episode Is your relationship quietly unraveling, and you’re not sure what to do next? Fac...
May 20, 2025
ERP 477: Redefining Intimacy & Sexuality: Breaking Myths and Embracing Your Truth — An Interview with Dr. Erika Schwartz
About this episode Do you ever feel like intimacy and sexuality come with a set of rules no one can ...
May 13, 2025
ERP 476: Radical Acceptance & Real Connection: Navigating Differences in Relationship — An Interview With Carolyn Sharp
About this episode Conflict in relationships isn’t just inevitable—it’s normal, healthy, and, perhap...
May 6, 2025
ERP 475: How to Balance Career Ambition with Love & Relationship — An Interview with Katarina Polonska
About this episode Can you really have it all—an ambitious, thriving career while also nurturing a d...
Apr 29, 2025
ERP 474: How to Build More Emotional Health & Resilience — An Interview with Rachel Kaplan
About this episode Ever feel like you’re going through life with an invisible weight holding you bac...
Apr 22, 2025
ERP 473: How to Experience More Embodied Pleasure Sexually – An Interview with Susan Taylor
About this episode Are you feeling disconnected from your own pleasure, physically present but emoti...
Apr 15, 2025
ERP 472: Four Essential Pillars to Positively Transform Your Relationship (From a Psycho-Spiritual Perspective) — An Interview with Dr. Rachel Glik
About this episode In many relationships, there’s an ongoing struggle to balance personal grow...
Apr 8, 2025
ERP 471: How the Pelvic Floor Is Related to Many Aspects of Health, Even the Domain of Relationship Health — An Interview with Patricia Siegel
About this episode Pelvic floor health is a topic that’s often shrouded in mystery and silence...
Apr 1, 2025
ERP 470: How to Get Off the Emotional Roller Coaster in Relationship, So That You Can Develop a Deeper, Lasting Connection — An Interview with Drs. Susan Thau & Sondra Goldstein
About this episode One common struggle many face in a relationship is the challenge of getting off t...
Mar 25, 2025
ERP 469: How to Develop New Dynamics for a Lasting, Caring Relationship — An Interview with Dr. Mark Gregory Karris
About this episode Struggling to find deep, lasting connection in your relationship? You’re no...
Mar 18, 2025
ERP 468: How to Use a Trauma-Informed Approach for Repair in Relationship — An Interview with Esin Pinarli
About this episode Every relationship experiences moments of disconnection. These instances, often r...
Mar 11, 2025
ERP 467: How to Elevate Your Life & Relationship with a Heliotropic Approach — An Interview with Dr. Harry Cohen
About this episode Are you finding it difficult to maintain a fulfilling and harmonious relationship...
Mar 4, 2025
ERP 466: How to Enhance Your Relationship with the Practice of Presence — An Interview with Dr. Shahrzad Jalali
About this episode Is communication the roadblock in your intimate relationships? Misunderstandings,...
Feb 25, 2025
ERP 465: How Acceptance Can Strengthen Your Relationship — An Interview with Jon Anderson
About this Episode Ever feel like your romantic relationship is a swirling mystery of emotions, expe...
Feb 18, 2025
ERP 464: How To Understand Your & Your Partners’ Conflict Style For Lasting Success – An Interview With Dr. Don Cole
About this episode Conflict is an inevitable aspect of any relationship, but how we handle it can ma...
Feb 11, 2025
ERP 463: How To Make Love Last (From A Biological Perspective) – An Interview With Dr. Liat Yakir
Why do some relationships fizzle out while others seem to stand the test of time? We’ve all he...
Feb 4, 2025
ERP 462: How to Deal With the Societal Pressures Around Money & How to Develop a Healthy Relationship with Money in Partnership — An Interview with Elizabeth Husserl
Money can be a daunting topic, especially when societal pressures and differing personal values come...
Jan 28, 2025
ERP 461: How to Increase Psychological Flexibility for Healthy Relationships — An Interview with Dr. Steven Hayes
Do you ever find yourself caught in repetitive patterns that hinder the growth and intimacy of your ...
Jan 21, 2025
ERP 460: How Perimenopause & Menopause Impact Relationships – An Interview With Dr. Liz Lyster
Significant life changes, such as perimenopause and menopause, can often be overwhelming. These phas...
Jan 14, 2025
ERP 459: How To Support Sexual Desire In Relationship – An Interview with Dr. Jenn Gunsaullus
Are you feeling disconnected in your relationship, particularly in the realm of sexual desire? Many ...
Jan 7, 2025
ERP 458: How to Handle a Love Addiction Break-up — An Interview with Dr. Cortney Warren
Breakups—few life events are as universally painful and disorienting. They can make even the stronge...
Dec 31, 2024
ERP 457: How To Intentionally Design Your Relationship – An Interview With Angela and James Mitchell
Are you struggling to foster a deeper emotional connection with your partner? Relationship intimacy ...
Dec 24, 2024
ERP 456: How to Navigate Relationship – When a Partner Has Anxiety – An Interview with Jeanne Retief
Have you ever felt like the internal turmoil you’re battling is invisible to the rest of the w...
Dec 17, 2024
ERP 455: 3 Secrets To Anger Management — An Interview With Alastair Duhs
Have you ever found yourself in the heat of an argument, only to later regret words spoken in anger?...
Dec 10, 2024
ERP 454: How to Foster More Purpose in Your Life & Relationship — An Interview with Dr. Ray Doktor
Are you truly being yourself, or are you performing roles shaped by survival mechanisms and societal...
Dec 3, 2024
ERP 453: How To Navigate Grief In Long Term Relationship – An Interview With Christina Rasmussen
Navigating the tumultuous seas of grief and maintaining long-term relationships is no small feat. Wh...
Nov 26, 2024
ERP 452: Relationship Practice — A 31-Day Kindness Challenge
As the winter season unfolds and the holidays bring their usual whirlwind of activity, it’s easy to ...
Nov 19, 2024
ERP 451: How Our Early Relationship Injuries Can Get Mapped Onto Our Most Significant Adult Relationships (Using a Somatic Approach) — An Interview with Jennifer Mann and Karden Rabin
Emotional wounds from early relationships often cast long shadows over our adult lives, manifesting ...
Nov 12, 2024
ERP 450: How to Develop a Healthy Relationship with the Emotion of Anger — An Interview with Bronwyn Schweigerdt
We’ve all been there—feeling misunderstood, hurt, or betrayed by those closest to us, which ca...
Nov 5, 2024
EPR 449: How Being More Relational Can Bring More Success In Business, Life & Relationship – An Interview With Simon T. Bailey
Ever feel like there’s a gap between your potential and your reality? Perhaps you sense there’s more...
Oct 29, 2024
ERP 448: How To Address Emotional Flooding In Relationship – An Interview With Gayane Aramyan
Navigating emotional turbulence in relationships often feels like weathering a storm without an umbr...
Oct 22, 2024
ERP 447: Biohacking Exercises To Counteract “The Unnaturalness Of Sustaining Love” In Relationship — An Interview with Dr. Warren Farrell
Criticism, defensiveness, and emotional withdrawal can become major roadblocks, making the journey t...
Oct 15, 2024
ERP 446: Dealing With Betrayal In Relationship & Learning To Forgive — An Interview With Dr. Bruce Chalmer
Infidelity—it’s a word that can send shockwaves through even the most stable relationships. In...
Oct 8, 2024
ERP 445: How the Symptoms of Anxiety Can Indicate an Underlying Issue — An Interview with Dr. Nicole Cain
Anxiety can seep into our lives like an uninvited guest, disrupting our relationships, altering our ...
Oct 1, 2024
ERP 444: A Major Block To Sexual Desire and Sexual Intimacy In Long-Term Relationship — An Interview With Irene Fehr
Have you ever felt that your sensitivities in a relationship are misunderstood or undervalued? Are y...
Sep 24, 2024
ERP 443: The Art Of Staying Engaged & Recommitting Over & Over Again As We Age — An Interview With Maddy Dychtwald
Are you feeling the strain in your long-term relationships, whether it’s with a partner or a friend?...
Sep 17, 2024
ERP 442: The Conversations (We Don’t Typically Have) That Create Positive Change In Relationship — An Interview with Zach Brittle & Laura Heck
Is your relationship running on autopilot, devoid of the meaningful conversations that foster growth...
Sep 10, 2024
ERP 441: How to Maintain a Sense of Self in Relationship — An Interview with Talia Bombola
Have you ever wondered why certain patterns seem to repeat in your relationships, leaving you feelin...
Sep 3, 2024
ERP 440: How To Integrate Masculine & Feminine Energies In Relationship – An Interview With Dené Logan
Does the way society has dictated gender roles affect the dynamics in your relationship? Many of us ...
Aug 27, 2024
ERP 439: Learn From The Laws Of Quantum Physics To Improve Relationship Skills — An Interview With Dr. David McMillan
Relationships are complex and often fraught with misunderstandings, conflicts, and a sense of discon...
Aug 20, 2024
ERP 438: How To Develop More Resilience In Relationship — An Interview With Charisse Cooke
Navigating the complex terrain of romantic relationships can often feel like walking through a maze ...
Aug 13, 2024
ERP 437: How to Negotiate Opposing Perspectives in Relationship – An Interview with Jessica Myers-Adams
Do you find it difficult to negotiate differing perspectives without sacrificing your own identity o...
Aug 6, 2024
ERP 436: How to Break the Cycle of Insecurity & Cultivate Self-Acceptance — An Interview with Dr. Leslie Becker-Phelps
Do you find yourself repeatedly falling into patterns of insecurity, sabotaging your relationships a...
Jul 30, 2024
ERP 435: What It Means If You Are Experiencing Boredom in Relationship — An Interview with Monica Berg
Are you feeling stuck or unfulfilled in your life or relationship? Do you find yourself trapped in a...
Jul 23, 2024
ERP 434: The Lies People Tell in Relationship & What to Do about It — An Interview with Andrea Beach
Deception in relationships is a common issue that can strain trust and intimacy, leaving partners fe...
Jul 16, 2024
ERP 433: The Power Of Radical Honesty On Intimate Connection — An Interview with Dr. Brad Blanton
Establishing genuine human connections poses a significant challenge in the face of societal expecta...
Jul 9, 2024
ERP 432: What Your Sexual Approach In Relationship Can Tell You (Or Teach You) — An Interview With Dr. Corey Allan
Have you ever felt that intimacy in your relationship brings both comfort and discomfort? Why do we ...
Jul 2, 2024
ERP 431: How Our Intergenerational Connections Inform Our Ability To Set Limits & Boundaries With Others — An Interview With Johanna Lynn
Setting limits and boundaries with others is a fundamental aspect of healthy interpersonal dynamics....
Jun 25, 2024
ERP 430: What Are Strengths & Considerations Of Age Gap Relationships, Especially Female Lead Relationships — An Interview With Dr. Sarah Hill
Imagine being deeply in love, but constantly feeling the weight of judgment from society merely beca...
Jun 18, 2024
ERP 429: How To Reprogram Core Wounds For Better Living & Loving — An Interview With Thais Gibson
At the core of many relationship struggles lie deeply ingrained wounds from our past, shaping how we...
Jun 11, 2024
ERP 428: The Dynamic That 80% Of Distressed Couples Face – An Interview With Jennifer Nurick
Ever wondered why your relationship feels like a never-ending cycle of conflict and distance? In thi...
Jun 4, 2024
ERP 427: How to Construct Questions That Cultivate Deeper Connection — An Interview with Topaz Adizes
Fostering genuine connections can feel daunting in a world filled with distractions and surface-leve...
May 28, 2024
ERP 426: How To Consider & Discuss End Of Life Care In Relationship — An Interview With Dr. Bob and Elizabeth Uslander
Navigating end-of-life conversations can be emotionally challenging and riddled with uncertainties. ...
May 21, 2024
ERP 425: How To Find The Growth Opportunity In An Argument — An Interview With Linda Bloom
Ever wondered how happy couples navigate irreconcilable differences and still thrive? Arguments in r...
May 14, 2024
ERP 424: How to Stand Firm in Your Boundaries — An Interview with Dr. Abby Medcalf
The absence of clear personal boundaries can lead to numerous challenges in relationships. Without d...
May 7, 2024
ERP 423: How To Transcend Trauma (And The Effects Experience In Relationship) — An Interview With Dr. Frank Anderson
Have you ever wondered why you react the way you do in certain situations or why certain relationshi...
Apr 30, 2024
ERP 422: How To Work Through Jealousy & Insecure Tendencies In Relationship — Shanenn Bryant
Jealousy is a complex emotional response often triggered by feelings of insecurity and fear of loss,...
Apr 23, 2024
ERP 421: How To Keep The Fun & Positivity Alive In Relationship — An Interview With Arlene Pellicane
Keeping the flame of passion alive in a relationship can be a challenging endeavor, especially amids...
Apr 16, 2024
ERP 420: The Importance Of “Turning Towards” In Relationship — An Interview With Laura Heck
Loneliness and disconnection in relationships can often stem from unmet needs for emotional connecti...
Apr 9, 2024
ERP 419: How to Identify and Break Negative Cycles (Especially High Conflict Cycles) in Relationship — An Interview with Jennine Estes Powell & Jacqueline Wielick
How can we cultivate a culture of emotional safety within our relationships, where vulnerability is ...
Apr 2, 2024
ERP 418: How To Build More Emotional Maturity In Relationship — Part Five
Emotional immaturity can hinder our ability to form healthy connections and make sound decisions. Bu...
Mar 26, 2024
ERP 417: Why Every Couple Needs A Couple Mission Statement — An Interview With Dr. Heather Browne
Many individuals and families encounter a common challenge: the struggle to harmonize their values, ...
Mar 19, 2024
ERP 416: What To Consider If You Are In a Relationship With An Emotionally Immature Person — Part Four
Emotional maturity stands as the cornerstone of a thriving and meaningful bond between partners. Yet...
Mar 12, 2024
ERP 415: What LGBTQ Couples Can Teach Us About Relationship — An Interview with Laurel Roberts-Meese
Couples face a myriad of challenges, from communication breakdowns to navigating societal expectatio...
Mar 5, 2024
ERP 414: How To Increase Emotional Safety For The Whole Family When The Couple Is In Distress — An Interview With Kathryn de Bruin & Dr. Lisa Palmer-Olsen
Navigating the challenging waters of divorce or betrayal within a relationship can be an incredibly ...
Feb 27, 2024
ERP 413: How Does Emotional Immaturity Develop & The Difference Between Emotional Immaturity And Emotional Abuse? Part Three
In the ongoing series on emotional immaturity, we continue our exploration by delving deeper into th...
Feb 20, 2024
ERP 412: Why Divorce (Or Ending A Relationship) Should Always Be an Option — An Interview With Sharon Pope
Although divorce is legally permissible and widely acknowledged in modern society, it remains burden...
Feb 13, 2024
ERP 411: What Are The Signs Of Emotional Immaturity In Relationship? Part Two
Do you often feel like you’re bearing the emotional burden in your relationship while your par...
Feb 6, 2024
ERP 410: What Are The Signs Of Emotional Immaturity In Relationship?
In a previous episode, discussions surrounding emotional immaturity and its genderized portrayal spa...
Jan 31, 2024
ERP 409: How To Experience An Opening During A Difficult Conversation For More Progress & Connection — An Interview With Chad and Angela Imhoff
Navigating conflicts with a romantic partner can feel like an impossible challenge for many couples....
Jan 23, 2024
ERP 408: How To Repattern A People Pleasing Tendency — An Interview With Dr. Dana McNeil
Many people struggle with establishing boundaries in their close relationships due to a tendency to ...
Jan 16, 2024
ERP 407: Things To Consider (Biologically) When Engaging In The HookUp Culture — An Interview With Dr. Joe Malone
The hookup culture is a societal shift characterized by casual, short-term sexual engagements, highl...
Jan 9, 2024
ERP 406: How To Negotiate The Division Of Labor For A More Harmonious Relationship — An Interview With Brian Page
According to research, in 39% of households, women contribute equally or more to the income compared...
Jan 2, 2024
ERP 405: How To Manage Relationships With In-Laws More Effectively – Part Two
In the previous episode, we delved into the intricacies of navigating challenging relationships with...
Dec 26, 2023
ERP 404: How to Manage Relationships with In-Laws More Effectively — Part One
Navigating relationships with in-laws is often a subtle journey filled with its unique set of challe...
Dec 19, 2023
ERP 403: How Do Spendthrifts and Tightwads Learn To Work Together In Relationship — An Interview With Dr. Scott Rick
Spendthrifts and tightwads represent opposite ends of the financial spectrum. A spendthrift tends to...
Dec 12, 2023
ERP 402: Using Plant Medicine To Assist With Growth & Transformation — An Interview With Nicole & Megan Michelena
Embarking on a journey of profound spiritual exploration, particularly through plant medicine, can b...
Dec 5, 2023
ERP 401: How To Love & Support Someone Who Has Experienced Sexual Trauma — An Interview With Megan Negendank
The impact of sexual trauma on survivors often leaves a lasting imprint on both their emotional and ...
Nov 28, 2023
ERP 400: How To Pivot Away From Creating Unhappiness – To The Path Of More Happiness With Others
The holiday season traditionally beckons gatherings with loved ones, friends, and family, often invo...
Nov 21, 2023
ERP 399: What’s Going On When We Rely On Others For Our Happiness — An Interview With Deb Blum
Entrusting our happiness to others implies depending on external validation or circumstances to feel...
Nov 14, 2023
ERP 398: How To Experience Both Freedom & Connection In Relationship — An Interview With Dr. Don St John
In a society that highly values individual achievements and personal pursuits, the dynamics of maint...
Nov 7, 2023
ERP 397: How Partners May Grieve Differently — An Interview with Kelly Cervantes
Grief is a deeply personal and often challenging emotional journey, one that can take on countless f...
Oct 31, 2023
ERP 396: How To Recognize Unhelpful & Misguided Relationship Advice — An Interview With Zach Brittle
Are you tired of sifting through an endless sea of relationship advice, much of which seems more unh...
Oct 31, 2023
ERP 395: How To Navigate Relationship When One Partner Is Choosing Sobriety — An Interview With Celeste Yvonne
In recent years, the rise of the celebrated “mommy wine” culture has given rise to a pre...
Oct 17, 2023
ERP 394: How To Express Your Emotional Needs In Relationship – An Interview With Dr. Laura Louis
Are you finding it difficult to communicate your emotional needs in your relationship, leaving you a...
Oct 10, 2023
ERP 393: How To Get Through The Power Struggle In Relationship — An Interview With Shan Merchant
Power struggle is a phase in a relationship where couples face heightened awareness of their differe...
Oct 3, 2023
ERP 392: How To Reduce Reactive Patterns In Relationship — An Interview With Adele Spraggon
In relationships, conflicts and disputes are virtually inevitable. However, it’s not the prese...
Sep 26, 2023
ERP 391: Understanding Dominant & Submissive Roles In Relationship — An Interview With Chris M. Lyon
Dominant and submissive roles within relationships have always carried an air of mystique and intrig...
Sep 19, 2023
ERP 390: How To Recognize Emotional Immaturity & Abuse In Relationship — An Interview With Dr. David Hawkins
Emotional immaturity can be a subtle yet profoundly impactful issue within relationships, often rema...
Sep 12, 2023
ERP 389: Understanding Our Stress Language As Well As Our Partner’s Stress Language For Better Living & Loving — An Interview With Chantal Donnelly
Have you ever found yourself in a heated argument with your partner, feeling like you’re speak...
Sep 5, 2023
ERP 388: How to Clear Resentments To Avoid The Roommate Syndrome In Relationship — An Interview With Monica Tanner
Are you feeling stuck in your relationship, grappling with resentment, or sensing that you and your ...
Aug 29, 2023
ERP 387: How To Prioritize Reconnecting & Regulation In Relationship – An Interview With Dr. Jody Carrington
In a world where technology offers countless ways to be connected, why is it that so many of us stil...
Aug 22, 2023
ERP 386: How To Identify & Shift Unconscious Patterns In Relationship – An Interview With Johanna Lynn
Do you find yourself reacting in certain ways that you can’t quite explain or notice that you ...
Aug 15, 2023
ERP 385: How To Uplevel Value In Relationship — An Interview With Glenn Sandifer
In today’s complex dating landscape, finding real connections and lasting partnerships has bec...
Aug 8, 2023
ERP 384: How To Turn Repetitive Patterns In Relationship Into Deeper Understanding & Connection — An Interview With Christine Eartheart
Many couples often find themselves stuck in repetitive cycles of miscommunication, defensiveness, em...
Aug 1, 2023
ERP 383: 4 Ways To Deepen Love & Intimacy In Your Relationship — An Interview With Eri Kardos
As we navigate the highs and lows of being in a relationship, it’s essential to cultivate and ...
Jul 25, 2023
ERP 382: What The Newer Generational Men Need & How To Help – An Interview With Sulonda Smith
Understanding and connecting with the evolving needs of newer generational men has become a crucial ...
Jul 18, 2023
ERP 381: When Your Person Is Leaning Out & What You Can Do About It — Dr. Jessica Higgins Answers A Listener’s Questions
In this episode, the Empowered Relationship Podcast deviates from its usual format of interviewing e...
Jul 11, 2023
ERP 380: How To Deepen Contact With Self To Improve All Aspects Of One’s Life… Including Relationship — An Interview With Madhur-Nain Webster
Do you often find yourself struggling to navigate the complexities of life and relationships? Perhap...
Jul 4, 2023
ERP 379: How To Increase Honesty In Sexual Intimacy For More Passion In Relationship — An Interview with Shana James
Are you yearning for a relationship that brims with passion, connection, and a profound level of int...
Jun 27, 2023
ERP 378: How To Cultivate Personal & Relational Well-Being — An Interview With Dr. Kalen Hammann
Cultivating personal and relational well-being can be a challenging task, especially when faced with...
Jun 20, 2023
ERP 377: How Gender Differences Complicate Relationships & What You Need To Know — Interview With Dr. Ricky Arenson
Relationships are beautiful, intricate webs of connection and understanding, but they can also be ch...
Jun 13, 2023
ERP 376: How To Process Your Emotions For Greater Clarity & Connection — An Interview with Dr. Glenn & Phyllis Hill
In today’s fast-paced and overwhelming world, it’s no surprise that emotions often becom...
Jun 8, 2023
ERP 375: How To Maintain A Sense Of Self Within An Intimate Relationship — An Interview With Amber Price
Intimacy in a relationship is a beautiful and fulfilling experience, but finding harmony between a d...
May 30, 2023
ERP 374: Maintaining A Healthy Relationship When The Demands & Stress Levels Are High… Like For Military Couples — An Interview With Bree Carroll
Military couples face a unique set of challenges that can put their relationships to the test. From ...
May 23, 2023
ERP 373: How To Embrace Ambivalence When Making Big Relationship Decisions — An Interview With Rachel Zamore
Relationships often confront us with moments of uncertainty, where conflicting emotions and wavering...
May 16, 2023
ERP 372: How To Work Together In Relationship For A Strong, Secure Connection — An Interview With Dr. Stan Tatkin
Building a strong and secure connection within a romantic relationship is a goal shared by many. We ...
May 9, 2023
ERP 371: Why “Learn To Compromise” Is Often The Worst Relationship Advice — An Interview With Dr. Alexandra Stockwell
You’ve probably heard the well-meaning relationship advice to “learn to compromise.” It seems like a...
May 2, 2023
ERP 370: Steps To Reduce Stagnation In Relationship — An Interview With Abi Singh
Are you feeling like your relationship has hit a plateau? Perhaps you and your partner have been tog...
Apr 25, 2023
ERP 369: Develop The Skills For Secure Attachment In Relationship — An Interview With EJ & Tarah Kerwin
Developing secure attachment skills in a relationship is crucial for creating a strong and lasting b...
Apr 18, 2023
ERP 368: How To Express Yourself In Ways That Inspire Love & Connection — An Interview Laura Doyle
Communication is the foundation of any healthy and fulfilling relationship, but expressing yourself ...
Apr 11, 2023
ERP 367: Learning To Disarm Our Emotional Weapons — An Interview With Dr. Shawn Haywood
Is your relationship constantly fraught with emotional arguments? When things get tough, do you reso...
Apr 4, 2023
ERP 366: How To Assess The Health Of Your Connection — An Interview With Dr. René Vázquez del Valle
In today’s fast-paced world, we often hear about the importance of maintaining a healthy relat...
Mar 28, 2023
ERP 365: How To Develop Modern, High-Value, Masculine Traits — An Interview With Kristal DeSantis
With the changing dynamics of society, the traditional definition of masculinity is being redefined,...
Mar 21, 2023
ERP 364: What Does It Mean To Do “Your Work” In Relationship — Interview With Madhur-Nain Webster
Relationships can be a beautiful source of joy and growth, but they can also be incredibly challengi...
Mar 14, 2023
ERP 363: How to Master Your Stress & Reset Your Health — An Interview with Dr. Doni Wilson
Are you feeling stressed out and overwhelmed? Do you find yourself struggling to manage the demands ...
Mar 7, 2023
ERP 362: Understanding & Increasing Sexual Desire — An Interview with Dr. Lori Brotto
Human sexuality is a complex and fascinating topic that has intrigued people for centuries. Sexual d...
Feb 28, 2023
ERP 361: How To Reset Your Attachment System For A Healthy Relationship – An Interview With Marc Sholes
Do you find yourself constantly drawn to partners who are emotionally unavailable or abusive? If so,...
Feb 21, 2023
ERP 360: How being “Difficult” Can Assist Growth & Development In Relationship — An Interview With Tonya Lester
Being difficult in relationships is a topic that is often misunderstood and shunned as the term R...
Feb 14, 2023
ERP 359: The Path To Integration – A New Model Of Masculinity — An Interview With Traver Boehm
The definition of masculinity has been undergoing a significant change in recent years, with a growi...
Feb 7, 2023
ERP 358: Healing & Development While In Relationship — An Interview With Gary De Rodriguez
In relationships, it’s not uncommon to experience difficulties and obstacles that can strain e...
Jan 31, 2023
ERP 357: How Technology Impacts Intimacy In Relationship — An Interview With Tim Johnson
Are you constantly checking your phone while spending time with your partner? Do you find yourself s...
Jan 24, 2023
ERP 356: How To Overcome Obstacles To Nurture Sexual Intimacy — An Interview With Dr. Liz Jenkins
Sexual intimacy is a vital component of any healthy relationship, but for many couples, it can be a ...
Jan 17, 2023
ERP 355: The Importance Of Creating A Shared Reality In Relationship — An Interview With Dr. Heather Browne
Are you tired of feeling unheard and unseen in your relationships? Do you struggle with finding a sh...
Jan 10, 2023
ERP 354: How Trauma Affects The Brain & Relationships — An Interview With Ana Gabriel Mann
Our personal history can shape the way we perceive and react to the behavior of others and the types...
Jan 3, 2023
ERP 353: The Connection Between Love & Loss — An Interview With Dr. Jordana Jacobs
Death is a natural and inevitable part of life. It is a reminder of our own mortality and the imperm...
Dec 27, 2022
ERP 352: How Overthinking Interferes With Connection In Relationship — An Interview With Alicia Muñoz
Do you find yourself constantly overreacting to your partner’s words and actions, or do you often ov...
Dec 20, 2022
ERP 351: How To Cultivate More Relational Intelligence — An Interview With Dr. Adam C. Bandelli
Although emotional intelligence is important in developing positive relationships, it is only one pi...
Dec 13, 2022
ERP 350: Learning To Live Authentically In Love & Life — An Interview With Keely & Dani
Have you ever felt like you were trying to fit into someone else’s shoes? Maybe you’ve wanted ...
Dec 6, 2022
ERP 349: Navigating Cultural Differences In Relationship — An Interview With Dr. Kathrine Bejanyan
Childhood, environment, culture, religion, and background all have an impact on who we become and ho...
Nov 29, 2022
ERP 348: Access Intraconnection For Well-Being — An Interview With Dr. Daniel Siegel
The separate self is a lie. Contrary to modern culture’s idea of the solo self or individualism, whi...
Nov 22, 2022
ERP 347: Heal Relational Triggers & Reactivity — An Interview with Dr. Susan Campbell
Do you find yourself easily triggered by your partner’s actions or tone? Perhaps he or she really di...
Nov 15, 2022
ERP 346: Accessing Relatedness & The Priority Of Connection — An Interview With Gabriel Kram
Most modern people are unaware of the extent to which the human nervous system is dissociated becaus...
Nov 8, 2022
ERP 345: How Embodiment Helps Regulate The Nervous System — An Interview With GS Youngblood
In response to criticism or complaints, people frequently resort to becoming defensive as a coping s...
Nov 1, 2022
ERP 344: How Our Language Can Steer & Shape Our Relationships — An Interview With Dr. Georgi Gardiner
Have you ever been in a situation where you just can’t find the words to express how you are feeling...
Oct 25, 2022
ERP 343: How To Protect Your Marriage From Divorce — An Interview With David Erdman
Marriage is one of the most significant decisions one has to make. It is designed to foster a partne...
Oct 18, 2022
ERP 342: How Love Transforms Our Nervous System — An Interview With Jessica Baum
Relationships are the best mirror for our deepest fears and emotions. Although you may have been abl...
Oct 11, 2022
ERP 341: The Stories We Tell About Our Relationship Either Encourage Or Discourage Us — An Interview With Dr. Karen Skerrett
You become what you consistently tell yourself, whether it is positive or negative, according to t...
Oct 4, 2022
ERP 340: The Essential Skill Of Tracking Openness in Relationship — An Interview With Dr. Kathryn Ford
When your partner or someone else calls you out or you feel attacked, it’s natural to go into ...
Sep 27, 2022
ERP 339: How Relationships Dissolve & What You Can Do About it — An Interview With Susan Scott
Keeping your emotions at bay to maintain the harmony in your relationship may seem like a better opt...
Sep 20, 2022
ERP 338: How Gender Equality Is Good For Us All — An Interview With Dr. Kate Mangino
The majority of women due far more housework than men (in heterosexual relationships). According to ...
Sep 13, 2022
ERP 337: How ADHD Affects an Intimate Relationship — An Interview With Dr. Ari Tuckman
When ADHD has not been identified, a person with ADHD is often doing the best they can to function. ...
Sep 6, 2022
ERP 336: Strengthen Your Relationship With 5 Daily Practices — An Interview with John David & Ana Gabriel Mann
Although co-dependence is often referred to as being unhealthy, to some extent, it is beneficial in ...
Aug 30, 2022
ERP 335: Understanding How Fear Is Expressed During Conflict — An Interview With Tami Kiekhaefer
There is no such thing as a perfect relationship. No matter how great your relationship with your pa...
Aug 23, 2022
ERP 334: How to Practice Mindful Intimacy — An Interview With Dr. Jennifer Gunsaullus
Every one of us struggles with something that impacts our relationships. We were raised to believe t...
Aug 16, 2022
ERP 333: How To Weather A Storm (like an illness) Together In Relationship — An Interview Dr. George and Vanessa Naum
Marriage entails a commitment to support one another through both good and bad times. The traditiona...
Aug 9, 2022
ERP 332: Healing From Abuse In Relationship —An Interview With Dr. Amelia Kelley
Making the choice to leave an abusive relationship can be one of the most difficult things a person ...
Aug 2, 2022
ERP 331: How To Move Out Of Power Struggles Into Working Together In Relationship — An Interview With Nate and Kaley Klemp
It is incredible and worth celebrating that this generation is actually the first in all of human hi...
Jul 26, 2022
ERP 330: How Our Relationships Help Us Grow & Evolve — An Interview With Enrique Delgadillo
A strong relationship requires human connection. Ironically, though, when you seek connection from a...
Jul 19, 2022
ERP 329: Specific Ways Of How To Deal With Criticism In Relationship
If you’ve been listening to the Empowered Relationship Podcast, you’ve probably heard Dr...
Jul 12, 2022
ERP 328: How To Know If You Are Reacting Out Of Fear In Relationship — An Interview With Tracy Crossley
Before the age of two, children seek unconditional love, but not a lot of parents are able to provid...
Jul 5, 2022
ERP 327: How The Conflict With Your Partner Is Not Personal — An Interview With Dr. Michael and Dr. Barbara Grossman
We all know that disagreements are an inevitable part of every relationship, but would you agree tha...
Jun 28, 2022
ERP 326: What Is Sexual Enlightenment & How It Can Support Your Love & Relationship — An Interview With Dr. Elsbeth Meuth and Freddy Zental Weaver
Frequencies such as WiFi and radio are all around us. Although our brains are not equipped to see or...
Jun 21, 2022
ERP 325: Can Prodependency Improve Our Understanding Of Codependency In Relationship? — An Interview With Dr. Robert Weiss
People who care for loved ones suffering from addiction or mental health issues are frequently label...
Jun 14, 2022
ERP 324: How To Get More Aligned In Parenting To Strengthen Your Marriage & Family — An Interview With Nellie Harden
Different factors, such as social, political, and cultural, influence parenting styles. While one pa...
Jun 6, 2022
ERP 323: One Of The Most Important Relationship Skills – Being Relational — An Interview With Terry Real
It’s amazing how couples can function as two distinct individuals in a relationship. Maintaini...
May 31, 2022
ERP 322: How To Develop Empowered Love — An Interview with Linda Bloom
There are a lot of moving parts in relationships, such as your background, having children, career, ...
May 24, 2022
ERP 321: How To Tell The Difference Between An Abusive Relationship & A Toxic Dynamic — An Interview With Dr. Amelia Kelley
Conflicts are opportunities to learn more about your partner, and depending on how you handle them, ...
May 17, 2022
ERP 320: How To Evolve Family Lineage Patterns To Support Your Relationship — An Interview With Judy Wilkins-Smith
One of the benefits of knowing your family history is that it can help develop a strong sense of who...
May 10, 2022
ERP 319: What To Do When Having Fantasies About Someone Else?
Many professionals believe that fantasy is perfectly normal and harmless. They can be a reliable sou...
May 3, 2022
ERP 318: How To Co-Create Lasting Love After Previously Failed Relationships — An Interview With Natasha McCrea
Most of us hope to find that one true love that would stand the test of time but that is not the cas...
Apr 26, 2022
ERP 317: How To Develop Six Capacities To Soulful Love — An Interview With Dr. Chelsea Wakefield
Every relationship goes through five developmental stages. The first stage is typically the romance ...
Apr 19, 2022
ERP 316: How To Recognize & Deal With Emotional Immaturity — An Interview With Dr. Eddie Capparucci
Growing up, men are taught, either directly or indirectly, that showing emotion is a sign of weaknes...
Apr 12, 2022
ERP 315: How To Increase Your Comfort In Sexual Communication — An Interview With Dr. Tara
Sexual infidelity is one of the biggest issues in long-term relationships and failing to address it ...
Apr 5, 2022
ERP 314: How To Work Through The Complexities Of Sexual Desire In Relationship — An Interview Martha Kauppi
Most of us know something about reproductive health yet almost nobody knows anything about pleasure....
Mar 29, 2022
ERP 313: How To Become A Successful Blended Family — An Interview With Ron Deal
Are you one of the three Americans who have a step relationship today? Demographers expect that one ...
Mar 22, 2022
ERP 312: How To Keep Your Relationship Passion Alive & Hot — An Interview With Emily Pereira
Sex is an expression of our love and passion with our significant other but over time our desire for...
Mar 15, 2022
ERP 311: How To Understand What Love Is & How To Keep It Alive — An Interview With Kimberly Holmes
Many people have this fairy tale view of love in which there is always passion, a lot of sex and eve...
Mar 8, 2022
ERP 310: How To Unlearn Unhelpful, Unconscious Tendencies That Keep You Stuck — An Interview With Dr. Thomas Jordan
Falling in love is human nature. The moment you are born and see your mother, you form a bond, and t...
Mar 1, 2022
ERP 309: How Your Communication Style Reveals Opportunities For Growth — An Interview With Linda Bonnar
We are all shaped and informed by our childhood experiences, and these experiences undoubtedly influ...
Feb 22, 2022
ERP 308: How To Decode Expectations For Your Highest Good — An Interview with Christal Allen
Do you have to keep reminding your partner to take out the trash or put away the laundry? Well, you ...
Feb 15, 2022
ERP 307: How To Create Financial Intimacy With Your Significant Other — An Interview With Ed Coambs
Everyone learns about money differently and these differences shape our perspective on it. And becau...
Feb 8, 2022
ERP 306: How To Be Marriage-Minded And Support The Health Of Your Connection — An Interview with Marcia Berger
Fewer and fewer people are opting to get married as time passes by. Is marriage outdated? According ...
Feb 1, 2022
ERP 305: The Surprising & Powerful Benefits Of Learning To Tolerate Discomfort — An Interview With Dr. Anna Lembke
Our brains are hardwired to seek pleasure and avoid pain and that’s what’s been keeping us alive. Ho...
Jan 25, 2022
ERP 304: How to Get More Support through Self-Mothering — An Interview with Dr. Gertrude Lyons
When we talk about mothers, qualities like nurturing, caring, and compassion always come to mind. Mo...
Jan 18, 2022
ERP 303: How To Create Safe Conversations — An Interview With Drs. Harville Hendrix & Helen LaKelly Hunt
In this episode, we’ll discuss an often overlooked skill that is so simple yet has a significa...
Jan 11, 2022
ERP 302: How To Avoid Self-Sabotage In Relationship — An Interview With Roy Biancalana
Just like Roy, some people jump from one relationship to another because they believe that the right...
Jan 4, 2022
ERP 301: How an Entrepreneur Couple Can Negotiate Love and Business Successfully — An Interview with Dr. Ellyn Bader
How do couples draw the line between business and romantic relationships? Managing a business is a p...
Dec 28, 2021
ERP 300: How to Set Your Relationship up for Success
To commemorate the 300th episode of the Empowered Relationship Podcast here’s a special episod...
Dec 21, 2021
ERP 299: How To Cultivate More Self-Love — An Interview With Beth Miller
When confronted with situations that make us feel distressed, it’s so easy to project those fe...
Dec 14, 2021
ERP 298: How to Increase Emotional Intelligence with Facial Decoding — An Interview with Dan Hill
Most of us are familiar with non-verbal communication being upwards of 80% of all communication and ...
Dec 7, 2021
ERP 297: How To Enhance Emotional Intimacy In Your Relationship – An Interview With Amber Dalsin
According to research, women are the primary initiators of divorce, with emotional intimacy being th...
Nov 30, 2021
ERP 296: How to Cultivate More Relational Mindfulness — An Interview With Shari Foos
In the spur of the moment, a simple argument can go out of hand if we focus on proving that we are r...
Nov 23, 2021
ERP 295: How To Use More Mindfulness In Couplehood — An Interview With Caroline Welch
Research shows that practicing mindfulness helps reduce stress, anxiety, lowers blood pressure and i...
Nov 16, 2021
ERP 294: How To Use The Enneagram To Strengthen Your Relationship – An Interview With Beatrice Chestnut & Uranio Paes
Friction and differences are breeding grounds for real conflicts, especially for couples. Because of...
Nov 9, 2021
ERP 293: How To Succeed In Different Relationship Stages – An Interview With Alicia & Erwan Davon
The overarching reason couples seek help in relationships is to rejuvenate their connection and lear...
Nov 2, 2021
ERP 292: How Gender Construction Impacts Authenticity And Relationship – An Interview With Joseph Winn
Cultural patriarchy and heteronormativity often negatively impact sexual and relational development ...
Oct 26, 2021
ERP 291: How “Love Is Not Enough” – An Interview With Dr. Stan Tatkin
Understanding why love is not enough in an empowered relationship can be a challenge. So in this epi...
Oct 19, 2021
ERP 290: How To Improve Your Communication Tactics In A Powerful Way With “Talk Shifts” – An Interview With Krister Ungerbock
Leveraging higher-level communication skills rooted in emotional intelligence helps drive connection...
Oct 12, 2021
ERP 289: How To Get Out Of A Holding Pattern In Relationship
On today’s episode of The Empowered Relationship Podcast, we are going through a laser coachin...
Oct 5, 2021
ERP 288: How to Support Psychological-Sexual Arousal In Relationship – An Interview With Dr. Ian Kerner
On today’s episode of The Empowered Relationship Podcast, Dr. Ian Kerner and I discuss what a ...
Sep 28, 2021
ERP 287: How To Engage In The Art Of Giving And Receiving: Using The Wheel Of Consent – An Interview With Dr. Betty Martin
On today’s episode of The Empowered Relationship Podcast, you’ll hear Dr. Betty Martin r...
Sep 21, 2021
ERP 286: How To Know If You Experience Limerence & What To Do About It – An Interview With Dr. L
On today’s episode of The Empowered Relationship Podcast, my guest, a neuroscientist known onl...
Sep 14, 2021
ERP 285: How To Mend A Relationship After An Affair – An Interview With Dr Jeanne Michele
On today’s episode of The Empowered Relationship Podcast, I welcome Dr. Jeanne Michele, who gi...
Sep 7, 2021
ERP 284: How Our Relational Attachment System Is Experienced In The Body – An Interview With Varvara Erochina
As a practitioner, Varvara originally trained in psychotherapy and spiritual development. Because of...
Aug 31, 2021
ERP 283: How To Heal From An Abusive Relationship – An Interview With Triptta Butkovich
A narcissistic personality operates in a way that drains its partner’s emotional, mental, or financi...
Aug 24, 2021
ERP 282: How To Use The 6th Love Language In Your Relationship – Part 2
Contrary to the other five, the love language of personal space isn’t expressed in an active manner,...
Aug 17, 2021
ERP 281: How To Use The 6th Love Language In Your Relationship
Knowing your partner’s love language can offer positive outcomes in your relationship. The five love...
Aug 10, 2021
ERP 280: What We Expect Around Vulnerability In Relationship & Why It Matters – An Interview with Mitchell Smolkin
The natural fear we feel when showing vulnerability is tied to our survival instinct. However, this ...
Aug 3, 2021
ERP 279: How Extended Family’s Support Can Impact the Health of a Couple – An Interview with Tracy McMillan
Every single person needs secure relationships. While this is true for everyone, finding it is not a...
Jul 27, 2021
ERP 278: How Codependency Relates to Anger and What to Do About It – An Interview with Michelle Farris
It is common for codependent people to be people pleasers. While this strategy is effective at avoid...
Jul 20, 2021
ERP 277: How To Cultivate More ‘Authentic Relating’ In Relationship – An Interview with Sara Ness
Authentic relating refers to how you express your own authentic self, the way you seek the same from...
Jul 13, 2021
ERP 276: Understanding The Need For Both Self-Regulation And Co-Regulation In Relationship – An interview With Deb Dana
Self and co-regulation is an essential human need that couples need to understand to know that their...
Jul 6, 2021
ERP 275: How To Build A Healthy Relationship When In Recovery – An interview With Chantal Jauvin
Substance abuse disorder wreaks havoc on a relationship with trust being one of the first to erode. ...
Jun 29, 2021
ERP 274: How Increasing Relationship Love & Health Can Impact Borderline Personality Disorder – An Interview With Gabrielle Usatynski
Borderline personality disorders make things appear as black and white with no integration between t...
Jun 22, 2021
ERP 273: How To Handle The Concern Of Vulnerability Not Working In Relationship
Vulnerability is a key aspect in connecting with your partner. It makes you feel seen and provides a...
Jun 15, 2021
ERP 272: How to Keep Your Relationship Healthy During a High Demand Time (like having a newborn baby) – An Interview with Catherine O’Brien
New parents cannot truly prepare for the profound changes a baby brings. Catherine O’Brien, Lic...
Jun 8, 2021
ERP 271: How Forgiveness Plays A Powerful Role In Relationship – An Interview With Judith Belmont
Holding on to the past may seem like gaining power over things that cannot be changed, but the oppos...
Jun 1, 2021
ERP 270: How To Resolve Relational Trauma in The Body Through Dance & Movement – An Interview with Orit Krug
People who live with relational trauma develop hypersensitive nervous systems as a survival instinct...
May 25, 2021
ERP 269: How To Break Free From The Nice Guy Syndrome That Is Holding You Back – An Interview With Dr. Robert Glover
The Nice Guy Syndrome has become the norm for so many men. Dr. Robert Glover, author of the book ...
May 18, 2021
ERP 268: How To Save & Transform A Sexless Marriage – An Interview With Irene Fehr
In today’s episode, I talk with Irene Fehr. We discuss how to be better prepared to navigate l...
May 11, 2021
ERP 267: 4 Healthy Ways To Manage Jealousy In Relationship – An interview With Dr. Joli Hamilton
In today’s episode, Dr. Joli Hamilton speaks about jealousy, defining what jealousy is and app...
May 4, 2021
ERP 266: How To Access More Vulnerability & Curiosity During Difficult Conversations – An Interview With Shana James
In today’s episode, Shana James and I talk about being more vulnerable and showing more transp...
Apr 27, 2021
ERP 265: How to Break Through Relationship Fears with Your SO – an Interview with Georgia Morley and Silver Storic
In today’s episode, Georgia, Silver, and I chat about how to take a different perspective with...
Apr 20, 2021
ERP 264: How To Increase Your Emotional Intelligence In Relationship – An Interview with Robin Hills
In today’s episode, Robin Hills and I chat about emotional intelligence and how your EI can im...
Apr 13, 2021
ERP 263: How To Develop 3 Key Qualities Of Positive Masculine Leadership – An Interview GS Youngblood
In today’s episode, I’m chatting with GS Youngblood, a coach focusing on masculine energ...
Apr 6, 2021
ERP 262: How Do I Know When My Relationship Has Reached An End
In today’s episode, I will offer some input on what you want to be considering if you are doub...
Mar 30, 2021
ERP 261: How To Strengthen Your Relationship From A Polyvagal Perspective – An Interview with Dr. Stephen Porges
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Stephen Porges, and we’ll be talking about how to create safety wi...
Mar 23, 2021
ERP 260: How To Break Free from Codependency in a Relationship – An Interview With Sherry Gaba
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Sherry Gaba, who has a clinical background with addiction and code...
Mar 16, 2021
ERP 259: How To Improve Problematic Relationship Dynamics When ADHD Symptoms Exist – An Interview with Melissa Orlov
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Melissa Orlov, one of the foremost authorities on how ADHD impacts...
Mar 9, 2021
ERP 258: How To Create Powerfully Positive Connections – An Interview with Dan Solin
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Dan Solin who helps us understand our conversations and interactio...
Mar 2, 2021
ERP 257: A New Paradigm For Understanding True Sexual Connection And Intimacy – An Interview With Diana Richardson
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Diana Richardson, who talks about the practice of conscious lovema...
Feb 23, 2021
ERP 256: The Mistakes People Make When Blending Families And What To Do Instead – An Interview With Tracy Poizner
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Tracy Poizner, who talks about the different dynamics between a tr...
Feb 16, 2021
ERP 255: How To Deal With Problems Related To Social Media In Relationship – An Interview with Dr. Marisa T. Cohen
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Dr. Marisa T. Cohen, relationship coach, and researcher. We talk a...
Feb 9, 2021
ERP 254: How To Understand Co-Regulation And The Importance Of Safety In Relationship
In today’s episode, I discuss the importance of prioritizing safety in relationship. If we do not fe...
Feb 2, 2021
ERP 253: How to Deal with Primal Abandonment and Shame – an Interview with Susan Anderson
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Susan Anderson as we discuss primal abandonment and what brought S...
Jan 26, 2021
ERP 252: How to Deal with Sexual Performance Anxieties – an Interview with Dr. Ian Kerner
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Ian Kerner. We discuss the effects of pornography on sexual health...
Jan 19, 2021
ERP 251: How to Deal with Love Addiction an interview with Helen Mia Harris
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Helen Mia Harris, and we discuss the love addiction phenomenon. Th...
Jan 12, 2021
ERP 250: How to Use the Blueprint of Pain for Healing and Growth with Lindsey Ellison
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Lindsey Ellison, and we discuss the ways we cope with trauma and p...
Jan 5, 2021
ERP 249: How to Develop Beyond Distorted and Collapsed Ways of Being in your Sexual Energy An Interview with Michael McPherson
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Michael McPherson as we chat about how to develop sexual energy an...
Dec 29, 2020
ERP 248: How To Negotiate Skillfully To Reach A Win-Win In Relationship – an Interview with Juliet Grayson
In today’s episode, we will take a look at negotiating with your significant other when you have a c...
Dec 22, 2020
ERP 247: How To Turn Towards Your Partner To Strengthen Your Love
With modern day life, it is easy to get wrapped up in outside distractions and at times even turn to...
Dec 15, 2020
ERP 246: How to Deepen Your Connection Through the Power of Ritual – An Interview with William Ayot
William Ayot has worked in personal development and organizational settings, using poetry and the ar...
Dec 8, 2020
ERP 245: How To Build More Rapport in Your Relationship with Richard Bolstad
Richard Bolstad has devoted his time to running workshops with his wife Julia and has authored many ...
Dec 1, 2020
ERP 244: How Being a Child of Divorced Parents Impacts Relationship Health in Adulthood – An Interview With Dr. Angela Cusimano
Angela shares her stance on what divorce does to a child’s development, as well as looking at how a ...
Nov 24, 2020
ERP 243: How To Skillfully Engage In A Conversation To Overcome Conflict In Relationship – An Interview With Kenneth Cloke
Kenneth Cloke talks about how the language we use, the stories we tell, and how we approach our conf...
Nov 17, 2020
ERP 242: How To Stop Being Attracted To Emotionally Unavailable Partners – An Interview With Ryan Haddon
Suppose you’re with an emotionally unavailable partner. In that case, you’ll find that y...
Nov 10, 2020
ERP 241: How To Prevent Your Smartphone From Hurting Your Relationship – An Interview With Dr. Lori Whatley
Have you sat down to dinner with your partner only to find them on their cell phone most of your tim...
Nov 3, 2020
ERP 240: How To Prevent A Break-up In Your Relationship – An Interview with Chris Seiter
Bio: Chris Seiter, the founder of Ex Boyfriend Recovery and Ex Girlfriend Recovery has been he...
Oct 27, 2020
ERP 239: How To Break Out Of Sexual Routines And Ignite More Pleasure – An Interview With Sarrah Rose
Bio: Sarrah Rose is the founder of the tantric sex coaching platform Tantric Activation. She d...
Oct 20, 2020
ERP 238: How To Find Your Emotional Balance In Relationship
One of the most difficult tasks in relationships is to maintain our sense of self…to not loose...
Oct 13, 2020
ERP 237: How To Develop A Gratitude Mindset In Relationship – An Interview with Karl Staib
Bio: Karl Staib is the author of Bring Gratitude and the Creator of the 30-Day Bring Gratitude...
Oct 6, 2020
ERP 236: How To Deal With Uncertainty And Ambiguous Grief An interview With Dr. Michael McNulty
Bio: Mike McNulty, PhD is a psychotherapist specializing in couples therapy, and the founder o...
Sep 29, 2020
ERP 235: How To Emerge From Quarantine With Your Finances In Tack – An Interview With Ericka Young
Bio: Ericka Young founded Tailor-Made Budgets in 2005 after she and her husband Chris climbed ...
Sep 22, 2020
ERP 234: How To Deal With Fears Of Intimacy – Part Two
Love presents a great opportunity, and it can also feel like a great risk. Especially, when we have ...
Sep 15, 2020
ERP 233: How To Deal With Fears Of Intimacy – Part One
While we want to experience love and intimacy, it can often bring fears to the surface. The fears of...
Sep 8, 2020
ERP 232: How To Deal With Food & Eating Differences In Relationship- An Interview with Melissa Costello
Bio: Melissa Costello is a Transformational Eating Coach, Holistic Nutritionist, Speaker and A...
Sep 1, 2020
ERP 231: How To Gain More Acceptance And Expression Sexually- An Interview with Stacie Ysidro
Bio: Stacie Ysidro is the founder of Holistic Progressions and is acknowledged by the World As...
Aug 25, 2020
ERP 230: How To Resolve Conflicts From Mental Blindspots – An Interview with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky
Bio: Dr. Gleb Tsipursky is an internationally-recognized thought leader known as the Disaster ...
Aug 18, 2020
ERP 229: Eight Dates to Support and Nurture Your Love & Relationship
Recently, I have been recommending the book “Eight Dates: Essential Conversations For A Lifeti...
Aug 11, 2020
ERP 228: How To See Relationship As A Spiritual Teacher – An Interview with Allana Pratt
Bio: Allana Pratt is an intimacy expert, relationship coach, author of 6 books, and the host o...
Aug 5, 2020
ERP 227: How To Date Your Significant Other An Interview With Dr. Bill Harley
Willard F. Harley, Jr., Ph.D. earned his Ph.D. degree in psychology from the University of Californi...
Jul 30, 2020
ERP 226: How To Understand and Deal With A Narcissist – an interview with Wendy Behary.
With 25 years of post-graduate training and advanced level certifications, Wendy Behary is the found...
Jul 21, 2020
ERP 225: How To Deal With Betrayal In Relationship – An Interview With Dr. Debi Silber
Dr. Debi Silber is the founder of the Post Betrayal Transformation Institute and is a holistic psych...
Jul 14, 2020
ERP 224: How To Deal With Difficult Emotions – Part Two
Dealing with difficult emotions can feel uncertain, scary and extremely uncomfortable, especially wh...
Jul 7, 2020
ERP 223: How To Deal With Difficult Emotions – Part One
Dealing with difficult emotions can feel uncertain, scary and extremely uncomfortable, especially wh...
Jun 30, 2020
ERP 222: How to Deal with Triggers in Relationship An Interview with Dr. David Richo
David Richo Ph.D. is a Psychotherapist, Writer, and Workshop Leader. He teaches at a variety of plac...
Jun 23, 2020
ERP 221: How To Recognize and Work with Self-Sabotage in Relationship An Interview with Brianna Wiest
Brianna has traveled internationally as a journalist, written for Fortune 500 companies, and has spo...
Jun 16, 2020
ERP 220: How To Reconnect Emotionally With Your Significant Other
In this episode, I am answering a listeners’s question in how to reconnect emotionally with hi...
Jun 9, 2020
ERP 219: The Human Need for Belonging
Today, I am referencing Dr. Vivek Murthy’s book, Together, to offer some added support for the...
Jun 2, 2020
ERP 218: Black Lives Matter
Today, I am pausing from the regularly scheduled episodes to stand in solidarity for Black Out Tuesd...
May 26, 2020
ERP 217: How To Deal With Stonewalling In Relationship
Today, I am giving more attention and support to a listener’s question, who writes “How ...
May 19, 2020
ERP 216: What To Know About Loneliness And Relationship
In last weeks episode, ERP 215, we discussed how connection to other people really begins with our c...
May 13, 2020
ERP 215: How to Deal with Being “Alone Together”
When I saw the #alonetogether, I questioned “Is this really what we are all feeling? If anythi...
May 5, 2020
ERP 214: How to Advance the Development of Your Relationship – An Interview with Dr. Tom Habib
Dr. Tom Habib is a clinical psychologist specializing in couple’s therapy. Tom has published papers ...
Apr 28, 2020
ERP 213: How Shame and Grandiosity Relate to Self-esteem: An Interview with Terry Real
Terry Real is a nationally recognized family therapist and author. Particularly known for his ground...
Apr 21, 2020
ERP 212: How to Manage Political Differences in Relationship – an Interview with Craig and Debbie Lambert
The Mindful Couple. Craig has over 30 years of experience dedicated to helping couples rekindle...
Apr 14, 2020
ERP 211: How To Get Rid of Shame to Increase Pleasure In The Bedroom – an Interview with Ian Ferguson
Ian Ferguson is an intimacy coach and teacher of the Erotic Blueprint Breakthrough™ platform, design...
Apr 7, 2020
ERP 210: How Emotionally Intelligent Men are Key to a Lasting Relationship with Kyle Benson
Kyle Benson is an Intentional Intimate Relationship coach providing practical, research-based tools ...
Mar 31, 2020
ERP 209: How Unresolved Grief Affects You and Your Relationship – an Interview with Donna Lancaster
Donna is one of the Co-founders and facilitators of The Bridge Retreat and has been working with ind...
Mar 24, 2020
ERP 208: How To Find Balance And Direction
No doubt, we are all feeling the stress of the COVID-19 crisis. I reach out to you today to be in co...
Mar 17, 2020
ERP 207: How To Get Out Of Financial Debt When Working Together As A Couple – An Interview With Ericka Young
Ericka Young is a recognized expert in financial coaching and helps families significantly improve t...
Mar 10, 2020
ERP 206: What Is The Relationship Between Porn and Lovemaking?
Typically, we don’t think about porn being related to lovemaking. However, many people are exp...
Mar 3, 2020
ERP 205: Overcoming Money Issues And Creating Abundance Together – An Interview with Simone Milasas
About Simone Milasas: Simone Milasas is a lady who knows how to be a woman, who sees the joy of poss...
Feb 25, 2020
ERP 204: Lessons learned from Renew Breakup Bootcamp an interview with Amy Chan
Learning more about your attachment and communication styles can give you and your partner the power...
Feb 18, 2020
ERP 203: Discussing the film Ordinary Love with Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn
In this episode, I talk with Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn about the film Ordinary Love.&...
Feb 11, 2020
ERP 202: How To Nurture Your Sexual Intimacy And Connection In Relationship
Sharing sexual intimacy and love making with your significant other can be such a profound and promi...
Feb 4, 2020
ERP 201: How To Handle Your Partner Going Against Your Wishes
In this episode, I will be addressing a listener’s question in a little more depth. If y...
Jan 28, 2020
ERP 200: How To Use Your Emotional Intelligence For Connection, Part Two
In Part 2 of this series, Jessica dives deeper into the how-tos of building emotional connectivity w...
Jan 21, 2020
ERP 199: How to Use Your Emotional Intelligence for Connection
All too often we get stuck in disconnect patterns when painful emotions arise in relationship. Most ...
Jan 14, 2020
ERP 198: How To Apply Success Principles To Relationship an interview with Noah St John
About Noah St John: Noah St. John, author of 15 books including the NEW book Power Habits®: The New ...
Jan 3, 2020
ERP 197: How to engage in more conscious communication with Robert MacNaughton
About Robert MacNaughton: Robert MacNaughton is an executive leadership coach and facilitator w...
Dec 31, 2019
ERP 196: 5 Essential Elements Of Love
Today, we are continuing the conversation about how to cultivate a more loving presence through the ...
Dec 24, 2019
ERP 195: 5 Essential Elements of Love
In the book, “How To Be An Adult In Relationships – Five Keys to Mindful Living,” ...
Dec 17, 2019
ERP 194: How to Alchemize your Triggers into Insight – an Interview with Tobin Zivon
About Tobin Zivon: Tobin Zivon has been a love, intimacy and sacred sexuality coach for over two and...
Dec 10, 2019
ERP 193: How to access “you” (your true essence) in relationship – an Interview with Amy E. Smith
About Amy E. Smith: Amy E. Smith is a certified confidence coach, masterful speaker, and personal em...
Dec 3, 2019
ERP 192: How To Resolve Financial Anxiety In Your Relationship – an interview with Lindsay Bryan-Podvin
About Lindsay Bryan-Podvin: Lindsay is a financial therapist dedicated to bringing couples the know...
Nov 26, 2019
ERP 191: How to Drastically Change your Experience in Relationship – an interview with Larry Bilotta
About Larry Bilotta: Married over 45 years in an age of divorce, Larry Bilotta is an authority on un...
Nov 19, 2019
ERP 190: How to shift out of chaos in relationship – An Interview with Dr. Laura Louis
About Dr. Laura Louis: As a licensed psychologist, Dr. Laura Louis is a widely sought-after spe...
Nov 12, 2019
ERP 189: How being “selfish” may be the best thing you do for your relationship – an interview with Dr. Laura Dabney
About Dr. Laura Dabney: Dr. Laura Dabney has been a psychiatrist in Virginia Beach, VA for almost tw...
Nov 5, 2019
ERP 188: The Benefits of Having a Tough Conversation – an interview with David Wood
About David Wood: After life as a consulting actuary to Fortune 100 Companies, David built the one o...
Oct 29, 2019
ERP 187: The 4 Habits of Joy-Filled Marriages with Marcus Warner and Chris Coursey
About Dr. Marcus Warner: A conference speaker and author who has spent over thirty years h...
Oct 22, 2019
ERP 186: How to Prioritize the Most Important Element of Your Relationship – an Interview with Rabbi Manis Friedman
Guest Rabbi Manis Friedman: World-renowned author, counselor, lecturer and philosopher, Rabbi Manis ...
Oct 14, 2019
ERP 185: How To Live An “Unhidden” Life – An Interview With Robert Kandell
About Robert Kandell: Robert Kandell is an interpersonal communication expert, speaker, podcas...
Oct 1, 2019
ERP 184: How to Deal with Sexual Incompatibilities an Interview with Dr. Lonnie Barbach
About Dr. Lonnie Barbach: Dr. Lonnie Barbach, a clinical-social psychologist, was co-director ...
Sep 21, 2019
ERP 183: The Return of the Gentleman with Dr. Dain Heer
Guest Dain Heer: Dain Heer is a popular speaker, author and inviter to greatness and conscious...
Sep 14, 2019
ERP 182: How To Encourage Your Partner To Go To Therapy
Several listeners have posed the question “How do I get my partner to go to therapy?” Or...
Aug 30, 2019
ERP 181: How Do I Know When My Relationship Is Over?
Should I stay or should I go? Unfortunately, there may come a point in relationship, where we are in...
Aug 17, 2019
ERP 180: What If I Think My Partner Has A Personality Disorder? An Interview with Gabrielle Usatynski
Guest Gabrielle Usatynski: Gabrielle Usatynski, MA, is a Licensed Professional Counselor at Power Co...
Aug 9, 2019
ERP 179: 4 Keys to Effective Communication – An Interview with Bento Leal
Guest Bento Leal: Bento Leal is a Relationships Skills Trainer and Bestselling Author who has ...
Aug 1, 2019
ERP 178: How to Offer Comfort to Your Significant Other – Part Two
Last week’s episode (177), I discussed how difficult it can be when feeling distressed, threat...
Jul 26, 2019
ERP 177: How to Offer Comfort to Your Significant Other
Often times, couples are at a loss for how to offer comfort to one another during times of stress, u...
Jul 9, 2019
ERP 176: How to Give and Receive Influence – an Interview with Dr. Keith Witt
Guest Dr. Keith Witt: Dr. Keith Witt is a Licensed Psychologist, teacher, and author who has lived a...
Jun 27, 2019
ERP 175: How to heal from an affair – an interview with Scott Woolley
Guest Bio: Scott R. Woolley, PhD holds the rank of Distinguished Professor at Alliant International ...
Jun 20, 2019
ERP 174: How to Experience More Love in Your Relationship with Byron Katie
Guest Byron Katie: In 1986, at the bottom of a ten-year spiral into depression, rage, and self-loath...
Jun 13, 2019
ERP 173: How to Transform Drama in Your Relationship with David Emerald
Guest David Emerald : David Emerald Womeldorff is the Creator-in-Chief of the 3 Vital Questions® lea...
Jun 3, 2019
ERP 172: How To Deal With Manipulation In Relationship – Part Two
In episode ERP 171, I read a listener’s question and I shared some examples of different types...
May 23, 2019
ERP 171: How To Deal With Manipulation In Relationship
LISTENER’S QUESTION: “First of all, thank you so much for doing the podcast. I have been...
Apr 30, 2019
ERP 170: How To Be More Lovable In Relationship – Part Three
If you missed part one and part two, I encourage you to check these episodes out first as it gives t...
Apr 20, 2019
ERP 169: What To Do When Depression Takes Hold In Your Relationship – Dr. Susan Heitler
Guest: Dr. Susan Heitler Susan Heitler PhD is a Denver clinical psychologist and widely-read author....
Apr 5, 2019
ERP 168: How To Be More Lovable In Relationship – Part Two
Part-one recap: In episode 167, part one, we explored the human tendency to focus on what our partne...
Mar 25, 2019
ERP 167: How To Be More Lovable In Relationship
In relationship, when we have a concern or an issue about something (as it relates to something our ...
Mar 19, 2019
ERP 166: How Perfectionism And Depression Affect You And Your Relationship – With Dr. Margaret Rutherford
Guest: Dr. Margaret Rutherford, a clinical psychologist, has practiced for twenty-five years in Faye...
Mar 8, 2019
ERP 165: How To Manage Substance Abuse Issues And Recovery in Relationship – Dr. Robert Navarra
Guest: Dr. Robert Navarra Dr. Navarra, Certified Gottman Therapist and Master Trainer has co-authore...
Feb 27, 2019
ERP 164: What To Do When You Question “Is My Partner Really With Me?” – Part Two
In this episode, you will learn ways to address the difficulty and uncertainty of not knowing if you...
Feb 19, 2019
ERP 163: What To Do When You Question “Is My Partner Really With Me?”
Listener’s questions: Listener: …“I’m having a few issues in my relationship with ...
Feb 1, 2019
ERP 162: How To Know If You Are With A Narcissist And What To Do About It – Dr. Lisa Firestone
Guest: Lisa Firestone, PhD Lisa Firestone, PhD is Director of Research and Education with the Glendo...
Jan 18, 2019
ERP 161: How to Soothe Anxiety in Relationship
In my last podcast episode, ERP 160: How to Deal with Anxiety in Relationship I addressed one listen...
Jan 6, 2019
ERP 160: How To Deal With Anxiety In Relationship
Listener’s question: “How to not let your anxiety disorder become a third person in your...
Dec 12, 2018
ERP 159: What Happens When Your Partner Is At A Different Stage Of Development?
Guest: Martin Ucik Martin Ucik is a German born entrepreneur who trained with Eckhart Tolle as a Pow...
Dec 3, 2018
ERP 158: How to Resolve Resentment in Your Relationship
TOPIC: Dealing with resentment in relationships In the last two episodes, I explored the drama trian...
Nov 16, 2018
ERP 157: How to Shift Out of The Victim Position
In the last episode, I discussed the destructive nature of the drama triangle. When faced with confl...
Nov 7, 2018
ERP 156: What Happens When You Feel Like A Victim In Relationship
Feeling like a victim in a relationship is an awful feeling In an intimate relationship, we want and...
Oct 12, 2018
ERP 155: How to Deal with Partner Envy
TOPIC: How to overcome envy in a relationship Envy in a relationship is a normal human experience th...
Sep 24, 2018
ERP 154: How to Get Relational Support When Dealing with Illness & Chronic Pain with Dr. Jackie Black
Topic: How to deal with a loved one with chronic pain Guest: Jackie Black, Ph.D., BCC Dr. Jackie Bla...
Sep 15, 2018
ERP 153: How to Repair a Breach of Trust in Relationship
Topic: Steps to rebuilding trust in a relationship Listener’s question “Thank you for th...
Sep 7, 2018
ERP 152: How to Not Abandon Yourself in Relationship – DR. MARGARET PAUL
Topic: Dealing with self abandonment Guest: Dr. Margaret Paul Dr. Margaret Paul is a bestselling aut...
Aug 24, 2018
ERP 151: How to Handle the Trouble of Outshining in Relationship
Topic: Fear of outshining in relationship In ERP 150: What to Do When Stuck in Self-Sabotage, I addr...
Aug 10, 2018
ERP 150: What To Do When Stuck In Self Sabotage
Topic: Self sabotaging relationship patterns In a recent session, a client asked: “Am I sabota...
Jul 27, 2018
ERP 149: 4 things to consider when you are uncertain about a decision
Topic: Feeling uncertain about relationship LISTENER’S QUESTION: Sharon writes: “I have discov...
Jul 17, 2018
ERP 148: How to Deal with the Effects of Trauma in Relationship with Dr. Janina Fisher
Topic: Relationship trauma and recovery Guest: Dr. Janina Fisher Janina Fisher is a licensed psychol...
Jul 5, 2018
ERP 147: How to Use the Mind Body Connection to Improve Your Relationship with Dr. Suzanne Midori Hanna – Part Two
Topic: Mindfulness in intimate relationships Guest: Dr.Suzanne Midori Hanna Suzanne Midori Hanna, Ph...
Jun 22, 2018
ERP 146: How to use the mind body connection to improve your relationship with Dr. Suzanne Midori Hanna
Topic: Mindfulness in intimate relationships Guest: Dr.Suzanne Midori Hanna Suzanne Midori Hanna, Ph...
Jun 12, 2018
ERP 145: Pornography. What Are We Really Talking about? With Dr. Marty Klein
Guest: Dr. Marty Klein Dr. Marty Klein has been a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and Certi...
Jun 3, 2018
ERP 144: How to Increase Relationship Satisfaction with Mindfulness – Part three
Topic: Relationship satisfaction with mindfulness If you missed part one, you can check it out here ...
Jun 3, 2018
ERP 143: How to Increase Relationship Satisfaction with Mindfulness – Part Two
Topic: Relationship satisfaction with mindfulness If you missed part one, you can check it out here ...
May 18, 2018
ERP 142: How to Increase Relationship Satisfaction with Mindfulness
Topic: Relationship satisfaction with mindfulness The demands of modern life keep us busy and pulled...
Apr 20, 2018
ERP 141: How To Decrease Relationship Pain and Suffering
Topic: How to heal a painful relationship “The Value in Pain and the Pain in Value” In l...
Apr 12, 2018
ERP 140: How Pain and Suffering Increase & What to Do about It
Topic: How to handle pain in relationship “The Value in Pain and the Pain in Value” Last...
Apr 2, 2018
ERP 139: How Hiding and Withholding Damage Your Relationship
Topic: How secrets can destroy a relationship Listener’s Question “I love your podcast! Thank ...
Mar 20, 2018
ERP 138: The most critical ingredient for relationship success with Dr. Harville Hendrix & Dr. Helen LaKelly Hunt
Guest: Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. and Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ph.D Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. and Helen LaKell...
Mar 17, 2018
ERP 137: How To Make Space For Sex In Your Relationship With Kate Moyle
Topic: Ways to spice up your relationship sexually Guest: Kate Moyle Kate Moyle is an Accredited Psy...
Feb 5, 2018
ERP 136: How to handle Grief and loss in relationship – Part Two
Topic: Grief causing relationship problems If you missed part one, please check out ERP 135, where I...
Feb 2, 2018
ERP 135: How to handle Grief and loss in relationship – Part One
Topic: Grief causing relationship problems Grief is a universal emotion, and loss is an experience w...
Jan 17, 2018
ERP 134: Sensitivity and Intimacy with Candy Crawford
Topic: How to deal with a highly sensitive partner Guest: Candy Crawford Candy Crawford, MSW, LCSW, ...
Jan 6, 2018
ERP 133: How to confront the commitment conversation when you are afraid of rejection
Topic: Fear of rejection in relationships Laser Coaching Session In this episode, I offer feedback t...
Dec 31, 2017
ERP 132: How To Work With Your Soul’s Agenda With Ani Anderson and Brian Trzaskos
Guest: Ani Anderson and Brian Trzaskos Ani Anderson and Brian Trzaskos are a dynamic husband and wif...
Dec 23, 2017
ERP 131: How Kindness Can Strengthen Your Love – Part Five
Topic: Kindness in relationships In ERP 125: How Kindness Can Strengthen Your Love – Part One,...
Dec 15, 2017
ERP 130: How Kindness Can Strengthen Your Love – Part Four
Topic: Kindness in relationships In ERP 125: How Kindness Can Strengthen Your Love – Part One,...
Dec 7, 2017
ERP 129: How Kindness Can Strengthen Your Love – Part Three
Topic: How kindness can strengthen relationship In ERP 125: How Kindness Can Strengthen Your Love &#...
Dec 3, 2017
ERP 128: How Kindness Can Strengthen Your Love – Part Two
Topic: How kindness can strengthen relationship In ERP 125: How Kindness Can Strengthen Your Love &#...
Nov 22, 2017
ERP 127 : What To Do When You Feel Insecure In Relationship – Part Two
Topic: Overcoming insecurity in relationships Be sure to check out the previous episode, ERP 126: Wh...
Nov 14, 2017
ERP 126: What To Do When You Feel Insecure In Relationship
Topic: Overcoming insecurity in relationships Listener’s Question “I have been listening to yo...
Nov 5, 2017
ERP 125: How Kindness Can Strengthen Your Love
Topic: Importance of kindness in relationships A long while back I remember this article from The At...
Oct 27, 2017
ERP 124: How To Improve The Climate Of Your Relationship
What is your current relationship climate? In the lastest episodes, I interviewed two experts in the...
Oct 20, 2017
ERP 123: Forgive For Love With Dr. Fred Luskin
Topic: Importance of forgiveness in relationships Guest: Dr. Fred Luskin Dr. Luskin founded and curr...
Oct 12, 2017
ERP 122: How to Turn Your Mate Into Your Soulmate with Arielle Ford
Topic: Mate to soulmate Guest Arielle Ford: Arielle Ford is a love and relationship expert and a lea...
Oct 3, 2017
ERP 121: How To Get An Unsupportive Parent Onboard
Topic: Dealing with unsupportive parents Listener’s question “I’ve been listening to you...
Sep 23, 2017
ERP 120: How To Build Trust With Your Partner – Part Three
Topic: How do you work on trust in a relationship Trust is essential to the success of a happy, lovi...
Sep 15, 2017
ERP 119: How To Build Trust With Your Partner – Part Two
Topic: Importance of trust in a relationship Over the last several months, I have been getting quest...
Sep 8, 2017
ERP 118: How to build trust with your partner
Topic: Importance of trust in a relationship Trust is what helps couples feel safe together, safe to...
Aug 31, 2017
ERP 117: How To Work Together As A Team In Relationship -With Dr. Peter Pearson
Topic: How to be a team in a relationship Guest Dr. Peter Pearson In preparing for this interview, D...
Aug 24, 2017
ERP 116: How To Regain Trust and Self-confidence When You’ve Lost It
Topic: How to improve self esteem in relationships Listener’s question: “I am from Germany and i hav...
Aug 16, 2017
ERP 115: How to develop the strength of vulnerability – Part Two
This is part two of “How To Develop The Strength Of Vulnerability.” If you missed part o...
Aug 8, 2017
ERP 114: How To Develop The Strength Of Vulnerability
In episode ERP 112: What Makes Being Vulnerable So Hard?, I discussed why vulnerability is a difficu...
Jul 30, 2017
ERP 113: How to Identify Manipulative & Emotionally Abusive Relationships with Paul Colaianni
TOPIC: How to recognize manipulation and abuse in relationships Guest Paul Colaianni: Paul Colaianni...
Jul 22, 2017
ERP 112: What Makes Being Vulnerable So Hard?
Over the last couple of weeks, I have been discussing the challenge of maintaining closeness and int...
Jul 13, 2017
ERP 111: Is it okay to want validation from My partner?
TOPIC: Seeking validation in relationships In the Empowered Relationship Podcast episode 110: How To...
Jul 7, 2017
ERP 110: How To Manage Two Majorly Conflicting Needs In Relationship
Topic: How to manage conflicting needs in relationships Do you aim to please your partner or do you ...
Jun 25, 2017
ERP 109: How Being Gentle With Your Partner Can Make A Big Difference
TOPIC: How being gentle can improve relationships In last week’s podcast episode, titled ̶...
Jun 18, 2017
ERP 108: What Most Couples Do That Creates Problems
We look to solve our concerns through our partner. We spend our time trying to get our partner to se...
May 24, 2017
ERP 107: How To Prioritize Relationship With Stan Tatkin
TOPIC: Making your relationship a priority Guest Stan Tatkin: Dr. Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT, is a coupl...
May 15, 2017
ERP 106: What To Do When You Are Attracted To Someone Else
Recently, a listener posed a question about how to handle attractions towards people outside their r...
May 1, 2017
ERP 105: How To Deal With Limerence In Relationship
TOPIC: Dealing with limerence in relationship What is limerence? Most people see limerence as infatu...
Apr 20, 2017
ERP 104: How Can Infidelity Make Your Relationship Stronger?
TOPIC: Healing the pain of infidelity Listener’s question: “If you heard the story of my...
Apr 10, 2017
ERP 103: How Love Can Transform Us In Relationship
Listener’s Comment: “I’ve been listening to your podcasts for the past few weeks a...
Mar 30, 2017
ERP 102: What Do You Do When NOTHING Is Working Out?
TOPIC: How to deal when things aren’t working out In this episode, you will hear me share a pe...
Mar 22, 2017
ERP 101: How To Move Into Wholeness With Jeff Howard
TOPIC: Wholeness in relationships Guest Jeff Howard Jeff is a Reichian/Somatic Psychotherapist in Bo...
Mar 14, 2017
ERP 100: 3 Building Blocks For A Conscious Intimate Relationship
What does a successful, thriving, passionate relationship look like? In this episode, I share with y...
Mar 7, 2017
ERP 099: How To Work The Masculine And Feminine Polarity with Michaela Boehm
TOPIC: Masculine and feminine energy in relationships Guest Michaela Boehm Michaela Boehm teaches an...
Feb 27, 2017
ERP 098: How are your Marriage Vows helping you?
TOPIC: Purpose of wedding vows The challenge with wedding vows: Wedding vows are beautiful expressio...
Feb 20, 2017
ERP 097: How to rewrite your relationship story
What is the story you tell yourself? The story you tell yourself is so important, and most likely yo...
Feb 13, 2017
ERP 096: How Your Beliefs Can Destroy Your Relationship – Part Two
Make sure you check out Part One ERP 095: How Your Beliefs Can Destroy Your Relationship, if you mis...
Feb 5, 2017
ERP 095: How Your Beliefs Can Destroy Your Relationship
In podcast episode 94, “4 Reasons Why Creating Lasting Love Is So Difficult” I offered f...
Jan 30, 2017
ERP 094: 4 Reasons Why Creating Lasting Love Is So Difficult
Listener’s question: A while back, I received a question from a listener who was going through...
Jan 21, 2017
ERP 093: How The “Shadow” Influences Our Growth In Life And In Relationship With Dr. Keith Witt
Guest Dr. Keith Witt Dr. Keith Witt is a Licensed Psychologist, teacher, and author who has lived an...
Jan 13, 2017
ERP 092: How To Get Unstuck From Old Patterns When Cultivating A Love Relationship
Laser Coaching Session With Listener In this episode, I offer coaching to help a listener explore he...
Jan 5, 2017
ERP 091: Is “trying harder” the best option in relationship?
First Listener’s Question: “I often listen to your podcast and try to learn from it as m...
Dec 23, 2016
ERP 090: How To Use Love Languages To Strengthen Connection – Part Two
Love Languages To learn more about Love Languages; a description of each Love Language, and how to d...
Dec 16, 2016
ERP 089: How to use Love Languages to strengthen connection
What are Love Languages?: Love languages are a tool to help us understand how we each give and recei...
Dec 3, 2016
ERP 088: How To Cope with Holiday Stress, Dread, and Blues
Holiday, Dread, and Blues The season for “holiday cheer” can also be a season for stress...
Nov 22, 2016
ERP 087: How To Handle The Stress From Your Partner’s Lost Job – Part Two
Listener’s Question “I sought out your podcast a few days ago and have found it very helpful f...
Nov 22, 2016
ERP 086: How To Handle The Stress From Your Partner’s Lost Job – Part One
Listener’s Question “I sought out your podcast a few days ago and have found it very helpful f...
Nov 10, 2016
ERP 085: How To Deal With Cultural Issues In Relationship
Listener’s Question: “After searching the web for answers and finding nothing closely re...
Nov 3, 2016
ERP 084: Relationship Dynamics Not Working, “Is it me or is it you?”
Laser Coaching Session With Listener In this episode, I offer live coaching to help a listener explo...
Oct 26, 2016
ERP 083: How Vibrant Community Helps Support Healthy Relationship With Christiane Pelmas
Guest: Christiane Pelmas Christiane Pelmas has been in private practice as a psychotherapist since 1...
Oct 19, 2016
ERP 082: How To Survive A Long-Distance Relationship
Listener’s Question: “I have recently discovered your podcast and have listened to a cou...
Oct 12, 2016
ERP 081: How To Deal With Fear When Opening Up To Love
Laser Coaching Session With Listener In this episode, I offer live coaching to help a listener explo...
Oct 4, 2016
ERP 080: Finding Family: Part Two
Today, I am sharing with you the second part of my story, where I faced my fears. If you missed the ...
Sep 21, 2016
ERP 079: A Personal Sharing Of My Honoring The Darkness
When writing the show notes for last week’s podcast episode, “ERP 078: How To Honor The ...
Sep 14, 2016
ERP 078: How To Honor The Darkness
Acknowledging our shadow Last week, I took a yoga class, where the instructor talked about honoring ...
Sep 6, 2016
ERP 077: What Happens When Your Partner Is Not Responsible?
Listener’s Question: “I’m a single mom of a 7 y.o. Boy? separated from dad 5 yrs..bf of ...
Aug 29, 2016
ERP 076: How To Deal With Upset In Your Relationship In A New Way
Laser Coaching Session With Listener Please listen to the episode to hear the whole coaching session...
Aug 19, 2016
ERP 075: How To Combat The Damage Of Stress In Your Relationship – Part Two
Before listening to this episode, check out ERP 074: How To Combat The Damage Of Stress In Your Rela...
Aug 12, 2016
ERP 074: How To Combat The Damage Of Stress In Your Relationship
What Is Stress? Definition of Stress by Merriam-Webster: Stress is “a physical, chemical, or emotion...
Aug 5, 2016
ERP 073: As A Man, How Do I Open Up More In My Relationship?
Listener’s question: “I feel like I have a huge problem with my assertiveness. I am recently m...
Jul 27, 2016
ERP 072: What Happens When You Hear “I am not IN love with you anymore”?
Listener’s question: “My wife and I have been struggling with our 19 year marriage. A year ago...
Jul 19, 2016
ERP 071: How To Use Sexual Energy To Improve Your Health & Relationship – With Sarina Stone
Guest: Sarina Stone is an internationally renowned Medical Chi Kung (Qigong) instructor, Abdominal M...
Jul 11, 2016
ERP 070: How To Gain Emotional Balance In Your Relationship – With Sarina Stone
Guest: Sarina Stone Sarina Stone is an internationally renowned Medical Chi Kung (Qigong) instructor...
Jun 30, 2016
ERP 069: Have You Lost Motivation In Your Relationship?
Recently, I watched The Psychology of Self-Motivation, by Scott Geller, which is a TEDx video. Usual...
Jun 22, 2016
ERP 068: What Women Really Want…Really! With Dr. Kathryn Foster
Kathryn Foster, Ph.D. is a psychologist in private practice in Ft Worth, Texas.With a masters degree...
Jun 15, 2016
ERP 067: Why blaming is a problem in relationship and how to avoid it
Why do we blame the people we love? Most of the time, we are not trying to be mean or hurtful when w...
May 30, 2016
ERP 066: How to move from criticism into love & appreciation With Kathlyn Hendricks
Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT*, is an evolutionary catalyst and contextual disruptor. She has bee...
May 26, 2016
ERP 065: How Complaining damages your Relationship & what to do about it
5 Ways Complaining Is detrimental to Your Relationship Here are 5 Questions to help you identify if ...
May 18, 2016
ERP 064: How To keep Your Relationship Strong (when she is more successful) – Part 2
In last weeks episode, How To Keep Your Relationship Strong (when she is more successful) – Pa...
May 11, 2016
ERP 063: How To keep Your Relationship Strong (when she is more successful)
Are men really attracted to successful women? Does a man feel threatened or emasculated when his fem...
May 3, 2016
ERP 062: “Just Friends” Is It Really Possible?
Can you simply have a friendship when you have romantic and/or sexual potential with someone? Is it...
Apr 25, 2016
ERP 061: How To Experience More Togetherness In Relationship With Leisa Peterson
Leisa Peterson is a Business EFT expert and Wealth Coach specializing in helping people clear their ...
Apr 15, 2016
ERP 060: How To Step Up To A Healthy, Authentic Relationship With Monika Hoyt
Monika is a licensed therapist and relationship coach promoting healthy, authentic relationships fro...
Apr 8, 2016
ERP 059: Risk Love To Be True To Oneself
Listener’s Question: “How or what might you be able to recommend for my current situatio...
Apr 6, 2016
ERP 058: Beyond the Wedding. What is Marriage Really Like?
“112 Weddings” by Doug Block After filming over 20 years of couples weddings, videograph...
Mar 16, 2016
ERP 057: How To Avoid Enabling Your Partner’s Destructive Behavior
Listener’s Question: Hello Dr. Jessica Higgins, I’m really enjoying your podcast. Thank ...
Mar 3, 2016
ERP 056: Secrets To Sex Even When No One Is In The Mood With Alison Armstrong
Alison Armstrong, author, educator, and creator of the widely acclaimed “Queen’s Code” w...
Feb 29, 2016
ERP 055: What To Do When You Are Feeling Criticized In Relationship
Criticism. It hurts. Especially when it comes from your significant other, the person who you want t...
Feb 23, 2016
ERP 054: How To Bridge A Communication Gap With Your Partner
Act Now – Spots Are Filling Up! A Gift: For the first 40 people who contact me, I am offering...
Feb 14, 2016
ERP 053: How To Build Emotional Assertiveness In Relationship
Happy Valentines Day! A special gift: For the first 40 people who contact me, I am offering a compl...
Feb 8, 2016
ERP 052: Save Your Relationship By Understanding Your Attachment Needs
Happy birthday Empowered Relationship! A special gift: For the first 40 people that contact me, I a...
Jan 29, 2016
ERP 051: How To Thrive With ADHD In Your Relationship
Melissa Orlov is the author of two award-winning books – The ADHD Effect on Marriage (2010) an...
Jan 21, 2016
ERP 050: Exploring Love & Conscious Evolution With Dr. Keith Witt
Dr. Keith Witt is a Licensed Psychologist, teacher, and author who has lived and worked in Santa Bar...
Jan 16, 2016
ERP 049: The One Relationship Type That Leads To Lasting Love
Jayson Gaddis – Chief relationship geek and host of the Smart Couple Podcast is the breakthrou...
Jan 8, 2016
ERP 048: What To Do When You Don’t Know How To Say “No” In Relationship
You say “no” all of the time. Any time you make a choice, you say “yes” to s...
Dec 30, 2015
ERP 047: How To Create Alignment In Your Relationship
How to use the end of the year as an opportunity to get more aligned With the new year approaching, ...
Dec 22, 2015
ERP 046: How To Be More Assertive In Relationship
Last week I talked about How To Gain Self-Confidence In Relationship. I discussed the positive cycle...
Dec 16, 2015
ERP 045: How To Gain Self-Confidence In Your Relationship
For years, I have been talking with clients about the important balance between assertiveness and co...
Dec 7, 2015
ERP 044: Can Second Marriages Really Be Happy And Successful?
Relationships sometimes fail or end. When they do, it’s easy to doubt whether or not you are d...
Nov 30, 2015
ERP 043: How To Transform Jealousy into Passion and Excitement
Jealousy in Marriage and Love Relationships Mali Apple and Joe Dunn are authors, coaches, lovers, an...
Nov 23, 2015
ERP 042: What Is The One Thing You Can Do To Move From Relationship Competition To Creativity?
(These are Show Notes: Be sure to listen to the podcast episode to hear stories, examples, and more ...
Nov 16, 2015
ERP 041: Shifting From A Mindset Of Fear To A Mindset Of Love With Bryan Reeves
Overcoming Fear in Relationships As a former US Air Force Captain, Bryan Reeves has now become an in...
Nov 9, 2015
ERP 040: How To Be Intentional In Relationship With Stuart Fensterheim
Good Intentions in a Relationship Stuart Fensterheim, LCSW has been a couples counselor for over 30 ...
Nov 3, 2015
ERP 039: How To Shift Criticism Into Powerful Communication
In the article, Why Criticism Is So Painful In Relationship, I explained why criticism is problemati...
Oct 24, 2015
ERP 038: Why Criticism Is So Painful In Relationship
Why Constant Criticism in Relationship is so Painful Most of us know that constant criticism in rela...
Oct 16, 2015
ERP 037: How To Deal With A “No” In Relationship
Getting a “no” can be incredibly painful as it can bring up rejection issues in relation...
Oct 9, 2015
ERP 036: How To Offer The Gift Of Listening
Listening in Your Relationship Applying listening skills in an intimate relationship is not realisti...
Oct 1, 2015
ERP 035: How To Not Sacrifice Your Relationship Health When You Are Working Hard
How to Balance Work and Love Life These are my podcast show notes: Be sure to listen to the episode ...
Sep 24, 2015
ERP 034: How To Make Your Relationship A Priority, Even During The Busy Times
Balancing Work and Relationships These are my podcast show Notes. Be sure to listen to the episode t...
Sep 17, 2015
ERP 033: How To Turn Life Challenges Into Life Transformation
Overcoming Life Challenges and Difficult Times These are my podcast show notes. Be sure to listen to...
Sep 10, 2015
ERP 032: The Naked Truth About Men And Women In Romance – With Dr. Kathryn Foster
Differences Between Men and Women that Make Relationship Challenging. These are my podcast show note...
Sep 4, 2015
ERP 031: How To Stay Motivated On The Path Of Relationship Growth
How to Improve Your Relationship These are my podcast show notes. Be sure to listen to the full epis...
Aug 27, 2015
ERP 030: Mission Date Night – With Drs. Rob & Janelle Alex
How To Keep The Spark In Your Relationship These are my podcast show notes. Be sure to listen to the...
Aug 20, 2015
ERP 029: How To Clear An Issue With Your Partner – Part 2
Common Marriage Issues Part II These are my podcast show notes. Be sure to listen to the full episod...
Aug 13, 2015
ERP 028: How To Clear An Issue With Your Partner
Common Marriage Issues These are my podcast show notes. Be sure to listen to the full episode to hea...
Aug 6, 2015
ERP 027: Asking For What You Want & Getting It ~ With Dr. Corey Allen
How To Get What You Want In A Relationship These my Empowered Relationship podcast show notes. Be su...
Jul 30, 2015
ERP 026: How To Repair & Resolve Hurt In Relationship
How To Overcome Hurt In A Relationship These are my Empowered Relationship podcast show notes. Be su...
Jul 23, 2015
ERP 025: Be The Best You Can Be In Relationship
These are my Empowered Relationship podcast show notes. Be sure to listen to the episode to hear sto...
Jul 16, 2015
ERP 024: The Most Important Ingredient To Shifting Conflicts
These are my Empowered Relationship podcast show notes. Be sure to listen to the episode to hear sto...
Jul 9, 2015
ERP 023: What To Do When Your Significant Other Is Struggling
Show Notes: Be sure to listen to the episode to hear stories, examples, and more tips. If you have e...
Jul 2, 2015
ERP 022: How To Feel More Confident In Relationship – Part 2
Show Notes: Be sure to listen to the episode to hear stories, examples, and more tips. Last week, I ...
Jun 25, 2015
ERP 021: How To Feel More Confident In Relationship
Show Notes: Be sure to listen to the episode to hear stories, examples, and more tips. Most of have ...
Jun 18, 2015
ERP 020: Nine Types Of Love In Relationship
Show Notes: Be sure to listen to the episode to hear stories, examples, and more tips. What is love?...
Jun 11, 2015
ERP 019: Building Connection In Relationship With A “Do Over”
Show Notes: Be sure to listen to the episode to hear stories, examples, and more tips. What is a “Do...
Jun 4, 2015
ERP 018: How To Deal With Feelings Of Anger In Relationship
Show Notes: Be sure to listen to the episode to hear stories, examples, and more tips. In this episo...
May 28, 2015
ERP 017: What To Do When You Are Feeling Lonely In Relationship Part 2
Show Notes: Be sure to listen to the episode to hear stories, examples, and more tips. In this episo...
May 21, 2015
ERP 016: What To Do When You Are Feeling Lonely In Relationship
Show Notes: Be sure to listen to the episode to hear stories, examples, and more tips. Here are some...
May 14, 2015
ERP 015: Do You Have A “Unity” Or “Journey” Mindset In Relationship?
In a recent study, Lee and his colleagues looked at the impact of a “unity” mindset versus a “journe...
May 7, 2015
ERP 014: How To Stop The Drama In Relationship
A listener submitted this topic for this week’s online relationship help episode, which is How...
Apr 30, 2015
ERP 013: Balancing Intimacy And Autonomy In Relationship
Recently, I wrote a four article series discussing common reasons why we experience difficulties in ...
Apr 23, 2015
ERP 012: Dealing With Extended Family’s Expectations
Dealing with extended family’s expectations can be difficult to navigate sometimes. Dynamics can be ...
Apr 16, 2015
ERP 011: How Technology Impacts Our Relationships
Technological devices are a part of our lives. Most of us have smartphones and use them consistently...
Apr 9, 2015
ERP 010: Our Story – A little Bit About Our Journey. With Reid Peterson
In this episode, you will hear my husband, Reid Peterson, and I share a little bit about our journey...
Apr 2, 2015
ERP 009: My Personal Story – What Led Me Into The Field Of Couples Work And Relationship Coaching
In this episode, I share my personal story of falling in love and having relationship challenges. He...
Mar 30, 2015
ERP 008: How To Work On Your Relationship When You Do Not Have The Time
All too often, we avoid challenges in our relationship. Either we don’t know how to address ou...
Mar 19, 2015
ERP 007: Cultivating More Connection In The Little Moments
The Relational Approach emphasizes the priority of the relationship. It puts the focus on the qualit...
Mar 12, 2015
ERP 006: Making And Keeping Agreements To Strengthen Your Relationship
Agreements help foster clarity, confidence, progress, and trust. Setting up a conversation for succe...
Mar 5, 2015
ERP 005: Expectations In Relationship (5 Considerations Your Want To Be Aware Of) Part 2
Our expectations inform how we relate and react to others. Usually, we don’t stop to look at w...
Feb 26, 2015
ERP 004: Expectations In Relationship (5 Considerations You Want To Be Aware Of)
Expectations can fuel and motivate how we relate and react to our partners. Commonly, we expect our ...
Feb 19, 2015
ERP 003: 6 Ways To Be Supportive (When Your Partner Wants Your Attention)
What are the ways you offer support when your partner is having a difficult time? While most of us w...
Feb 12, 2015
ERP 002: Listening And Deciding (When You Are Not Sure What Step To Take In Relationship)
Many times we know we need to take action, but we don’t know what step to take. Or we feel that chan...
Feb 5, 2015
ERP 001: Turning Confusion Into Clarity (When You Are Feeling Stuck In Your Relationship)
If you have ever felt confused in your relationship, this episode offers a 5 step process to gain mo...
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