Helping women create and nurture stronger, healthier, more fulfilling relationships from the inside out. Focusing on the four key areas we need to take care of ourselves so we can take care of our relationships: good communication, healthy boundaries, emotion regulation and self care. Yes, you can change your relationship even if your partner won't do couples therapy - by starting with yourself.
Each week I explore a different topic to help support you in your growth personally, so you can show up more genuinely in your relationships.
A Better Relationship in 5 Minutes
Claim This Podcastby Karyn Spetz, LCSW, Certified Relationship Coach
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Helping women create and nurture stronger, healthier, more fulfilling relationships from the inside out. Focusing on the four key areas we need to take care of ourselves so we can take care of our relationships: good communication, healthy boundaries, emotion regulation and self care. Yes, you can change your relationship even if your partner won't do couples therapy - by starting with yourself. Each week I explore a different topic to help support you in your growth personally, so you can show up more genuinely in your relationships.
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March 30, 2026
Healthy Communication and the Importance of Repair
<p>If you've been questioning your relationship, conflict is probably part of the picture. Either there's too much of it, it always ends the same way, or you've stopped bringing things up altogether because it doesn't feel safe anymore.</p><p>In this episode, licensed clinical social worker and relationship coach Karyn Spetz breaks down what healthy conflict actually looks like - and more importantly, what it means for your relationship when it's missing.</p><p>This isn't about whether you fight too much or too little. It's about what happens during conflict and what happens after. Because that's what actually tells you what you're working with.</p><p><strong>In This Episode:</strong></p><p>> What healthy conflict actually looks like (and why most of us never learned it)</p><p>> The two unhealthy conflict patterns and what they're telling you</p><p>> Why repair is the most important and most missing piece in struggling relationships</p><p>> The questions to ask yourself if you're trying to figure out if your relationship can change</p><p>> What to stop measuring and what to measure instead</p><p><strong>Resources:</strong></p><p>> Free guide — Should I Stay or Should I Go: abetterrelationshipcoaching.com/3-questions</p><p>> Learn more about me and how I can help you: abetterrelationshipcoaching.com</p><p><br></p>
March 23, 2026
I Don't Even Know What I Want Anymore: Losing Yourself In Your Relationship
<p>If you've lost touch with what you actually want - in your relationship, in your life, in yourself - this episode is for you.</p><p>In this episode, certified relationship coach and licensed clinical social worker Karyn Spetz talks about one of the quietest and most common things that happens to women in long-term relationships: the slow erosion of yourself and therefore knowing what you want.</p><p>It doesn't happen all at once. It happens through a thousand small surrenders - giving up your opinion, your hobbies, your voice - because it was easier. And one day you look up and you don't recognize yourself anymore.</p><p>Karyn explains why this happens, what it actually means, and how to start finding your way back - one small thing at a time.</p><p>This episode is part of the Better Relationship With Yourself series on A Better Relationship In 5 Minutes - because a better relationship with yourself is the foundation for a better relationship with your partner.</p><p>In this episode: Why losing yourself happens gradually, not all at once- The small surrenders that add up over time- Why not knowing what you want is a symptom, not a personality flaw- How to start finding your way back to yourself - A simple reflection to try this week</p><p><br><a href="https://www.abetterrelationshipcoaching.com/3-questions" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Get it here. </a></p><p><a href="abetterrelationshipcoaching.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Find out how I can teach you how to feel more clear and powerful in your relationship and stop waiting for someone else to decide for you. </a> </p>
March 16, 2026
Unhappy in Your Marriage? Why Your Brain Won't Let You Make This Decision | Should I Stay or Should I Go
<p>If you've been unhappy in your marriage and keep going back and forth on what to do - this episode is for you.</p><p>You've probably made the pros and cons list. Maybe more than once. And you still don't know what to do. That's not because you're indecisive. It's because this isn't a logical problem. It's an emotional one. And when you try to use your rational mind to solve an emotional problem, you go in circles every single time.</p><p>In this episode, relationship coach and licensed clinical social worker Karyn Spetz breaks down exactly why the pros and cons list fails when you're questioning your marriage - and what actually creates clarity when you're stuck at this crossroads.</p><p>If you're asking should I stay or should I go in your relationship, this is the episode that will finally help you understand why you're stuck - and what to do instead.</p><p>What You'll Learn:</p><p>-> Why relationship problems cannot be solved with logic</p><p>-> The real reason you keep going back and forth on your marriage</p><p>-> What is actually keeping you stuck (it is not confusion)</p><p>-> The one question that cuts through the noise when you are questioning your relationship</p><p>-> Why marriage advice that tells you to think it through is making things worse</p><p>I create podcast episodes that are grounded relationship advice for women who are questioning their marriage and want clarity without pressure or judgment.</p><p>If you are wondering if your relationship is right for you, <a href="https://www.abetterrelationshipcoaching.com/3-questions" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">get my free guide here. </a></p><p>Book a free relationship clarity call: abetterrelationshipcoaching.com</p><p>New episodes every week. Subscribe so you don't miss one.</p><p><br></p><p>#ShouldIStayOrShouldIGo #UnhappyInMarriage #RelationshipProblems #QuestioningYourMarriage #MarriageAdvice #RelationshipAdvice #RelationshipCoach #DivorceDecision #RelationshipClarity #SelfAbandonment #EmotionallyDisconnected #MidlifeMarriage #ABetterRelationship #KarynSpetz</p><p><br></p>
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