We're couple therapists and messy humans bumbling through our own relationships everyday. Between us we have more than 40 years of experience holding hard relational questions with our clients. We’re going to bring those questions here. And together we’re going to take a stab at answering those questions.
With Full Hearts: Capacity, Growth, and Our Final Episode
Hosts Rebecca, Jules, and Vickey reflect on their journey creating the "Why Does My Partner" podcast, sharing insights on nurturing healthy relationships as they conclude the show.
27 Aug 2024
Police My Words?
As we reach the end of our season 7 deep dive into communication, it’s no surprise that so many of the same themes have kept showing up in our conversations, and that so often, what they’re about is owning our unmet needs. So it feels right that we should land here, with an episode that unpacks just that, and once again invites us to let go of the strategies we think we need to get what we want, and to get more in touch with the real needs we may be trying to express.
Thanks as always, dear listeners, for sticking with us for yet another season! We’ll be back soon with another miniseries, but in the meantime, we’d love for you to stay in touch! Write in, send us your questions, leave a review, and join us for a workshop!
And as always, love each other the best you can.
Quotes:
when we only have one way to meet a need, that is a recipe for fear
My needs are okay, even though they will not always be met.
“The pain sucks, but the fact that the pain is here is okay. It can be welcomed.”
Jules’ book is out now! Get Setting Boundaries that Stick: How Neurobiology Can Help You Rewire Your Brain to Feel Safe, Connected, and Empowered (https://www.julianetaylorshore.com/book) wherever books are sold.
Share your questions with us at whydoesmypartner.com/contact (https://my.captivate.fm/whydoesmypartner.com/contact)
Dive in deeper with us at our upcoming workshops.
Learn more at whydoesmypartner.com/events (https://whydoesmypartner.com/events)
20 Aug 2024
Insist That We Should Both Agree on Their Version of What Happened?
How is it that two people could remember an event so differently, and both be so sure that their version is right? Why is it so hard to take in when someone suggests that our memory of something isn’t true? How can it be that two people can both be right about a memory, and at the same time both be wrong? On today’s episode of WDMP, we’ve got a few answers for you, plus a suggestion for how you can start to guide yourself out of this stuck place and into greater intimacy in your relationship.
Quotes:
“The truth is, no one is actually totally right, and everyone is probably a little bit right.”
“Embrace the nature of the differences in the way we see reality. To try to get that not to happen…is a recipe for pain.”
“We can’t rely on memory as fact.”
Jules’ book is out now! Get Setting Boundaries that Stick: How Neurobiology Can Help You Rewire Your Brain to Feel Safe, Connected, and Empowered (https://www.julianetaylorshore.com/book) wherever books are sold.
Share your questions with us at whydoesmypartner.com/contact (https://my.captivate.fm/whydoesmypartner.com/contact)
Dive in deeper with us at our upcoming workshops.
Learn more at whydoesmypartner.com/events (https://whydoesmypartner.com/events)
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671
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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.8 / 5
53 ratings
Spotify
4.9 / 5
38 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 57 / 100
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