Communication Junkie

Couples want to live happily ever after, but rushing "forever" causes problems. In this week's episode, Steve discusses why playing house too early causes emotional turmoil and can keep you trapped in unhealthy relationships.

Ever wonder why the divorce rate spikes after 20+ years of marriage? There's a really simple explanation. In this week's episode, Steve explains how learning to manage relationship tensions might just save your marriage.

Ever wonder why some people stay in bad relationships even though everyone is telling them to leave? Ever wonder why some people leave good relationships when everyone is telling them to stay? In this week's episode, Steve uses Social Exchange Theory to explain both.

"Either or" thinking is rarely accurate and almost never helpful. In this episode, Steve encourages everyone to see happiness, goodness, gender, sexuality, and life in general as a series of spectrums, with most people falling somewhere between the two extremes.

Ever stare at someone and wonder what the heck is wrong with them? Ever look in the mirror and wonder what the heck is wrong with yourself? There are reasons why people do what they do. In this episode, Steve helps you understand your personal strategies for making life work.

People want to be popular and beloved, but their strategies for doing so are all wrong. In this episode, Steve shares the simple secret to always being the most interesting person in the room.

Steve shares his poem, "Twas the Day of the Shootout" leading up to Cincinnati playing Xavier in their annual crosstown rivalry basketball game.

In the Season One finale, Steve discusses how social comparisons affect self-concept, then he explains the secret to happiness.

Powerful communicators all have one thing in common: They say no to the wrong things so they can say yes to the right things. Steve shares why learning to say no will help you achieve greatness.

The way we argue usually causes more problems than the topic of the argument itself. If you keep having the same fights over and over again in your relationships, Steve helps get to the root of those conflicts.