Relationship Alive!

About Relationship Alive!

Neil Sattin interviews John Gottman, Sue Johnson, Harville Hendrix, Peter Levine, Stan Tatkin, Dick Schwartz, Katherine Woodward Thomas, Diana Richardson, Terry Real, Wendy Maltz - and many others - in his quest to dig deep into all the factors that keep a Relationship Alive and Thriving! Each week Neil brings you an in-depth interview with a relationship expert. Neil is an author and relationship coach who is enthusiastic and passionate about relationships and the nuts and bolts of what makes them last. You can find out more about Neil Sattin and the Relationship Alive podcast at http://www.neilsattin.com

Publisher

Neil Sattin

Category

health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Sept 2015

Latest episode

18 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

9 of 257 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   18 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   264: Why You Keep Living the Same Story (and How to Change It) - with Megan Macedo

   Host Neil Sattin interviews writer and teacher Megan Macedo about uncovering and changing the unconscious stories that shape your life, offering profound self-understanding.

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   3 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   263: Peter Levine - Reconnection for High Conflict Couples (When Your Partner Becomes the Trigger)

   Host Neil Sattin interviews Dr. Peter Levine, developer of Somatic Experiencing, on settling yourself and reconnecting with a partner who triggers conflict.

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   24 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   262: What High-Conflict Couples Taught Me About Healing the Political Divide

   I've been working with high-conflict couples for more than a decade. While every couple is different, there's a consistent way that they either solve their conflict (or stay stuck). And it turns out that it works for ANY kind of conflict. In this episode of Relationship Alive, you'll learn the proven framework to take any challenging conversation from confrontation to collaboration. Whether you're trying to figure out how to talk about politics with family, navigate a disagreement with your partner, or have a difficult conversation with someone you care about - the skills are the same. I break down the three steps that actually work to move past the divide, find common ground, and stay connected even when you deeply disagree. In this episode you'll learn: - Why trying to convince someone they're wrong almost never works - How to stay regulated when a conversation gets heated - The three steps to move from argument to collaboration - How to find common values underneath surface-level disagreements - Why relationship conflicts and political conflicts have the same root cause FREE Guide to my Top 3 Communication Secrets: https://www.neilsattin.com/relate Regulate to Communicate workshop co-taught with Peter Levine: https://www.neilsattin.com/workshop Reach out: neilius at neilsattin dot com 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:20 The Key Problem - How We (Don’t) Learn to Handle Conflict 00:03:00 The Pitfalls of Democracy When It Comes to Resolving Conflict 00:05:20 A Simple Framework for Getting Through Conflict 00:06:43 The Importance of an Actual Conversation 00:08:08 Do You have to be calm for a challenging convo? 00:09:22 Do the specifics Matter? 00:10:09 The Most Important Priorities 00:12:08 What about When the Other Person Can’t Show Up? 00:14:53 What Keeps Couples Stuck - and how to undo it 00:17:11 Another KEY skill 00:21:16 How to Be Ready to Fail 00:22:15 Bringing this together for politics and other conflicts

Inside a recent episode

264: Why You Keep Living the Same Story (and How to Change It) - with Megan Macedo

Published 18 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And actually what I have learned over the years is that nobody needs my answers. They just need someone to walk alongside them while they ask the questions. And so I think we're not supposed to do any of this work by ourselves. And we don't really need any answers. We just need someone to walk alongside us in the dark. And that's the gift of sharing your story, I think, for other people, because it's a form of accompanying other people. Like if you share your story and it reaches them when they are in a moment of darkness, they feel accompanied. They feel not alone. yeah yeah i mean i've had probably the things that generate the most email when i put out a podcast episode or when i send out an email to the people who are paying attention are those vulnerable stories where i talk about something i've been through and and people and it resonates with people um Yeah, and I really agree with what you're saying that sometimes there's the missing piece along with accompaniment is... […]

Who has been a guest on Relationship Alive!

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Megan Macedo
• Peter Levine
• Emily Nagoski

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

2,188,609

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

457 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

84 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

96

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

67

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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