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Betrayal can happen in a lot of ways, and our guest in this episode, Danny-J Johnson, tells us about her own experiences and what she has learned from them. Danny found out as a teenager that her biological father was a sperm donor, and then as an adult discovered through DNA testing that she has dozens of biological half-siblings. She also went through discovering that her then-husband was having an affair. She talks about how those experiences—finding out her parents had lied to her about who her biological father was, and later finding out that her husband was cheating—have affected her, in terms of both pain and gain.

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For the video of this episode, go to https://brucechalmer.com/lisa-gray/.

How can conflict be healthy for a couple? Our guest, Lisa Gray, tells us about how she helps couples learn the skills of healthy conflict. Lisa’s book is Healthy Conflict, Happy Couple: How to Let Go of Blame and Grow Stronger Together.

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For the video of this episode, go to https://brucechalmer.com/larry-bilotta/.

How can one person change a marriage? Our guest, Larry Bilotta, used his own experience of transforming a “marriage hell” into a thriving partnership to develop ideas to help people heal their relationships by healing themselves.

Larry’s website is https://larrybilotta.com.

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Our guest, Emily Hart, tells us what she learned from a series of relationships that went badly, how she turned her life around with the help of some powerful therapeutic modalities, and how she has gone on to help others. She tells us how she uses Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) and hypnotherapy in her work as a coach and trainer. And there’s a happy-ending story!

Emily’s website is https://www.emilyhartcoaching.com/.

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For the video of this episode, go to https://brucechalmer.com/sex-therapy-and-the-gottman-method-an-interview-with-dr-heidi-sauder/.

Our guest in this episode is Dr. Heidi Sauder, a psychologist and sex therapist who works with couples. Dr. Sauder is trained and certified in the Gottman Method, an approach to couples therapy pioneered by Drs. John and Julie Gottman. Dr. Sauder tells us how her training and experience in sex therapy and her knowledge of the Gottman method influence how she helps couples.

Dr. Sauder’s book is Adventures in Sex: Journaling to Create Desire, Passion, Romance…And A Fun Sex Life.

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You can view the video of this episode at https://brucechalmer.com/moral-clarity/.

If you consider yourself to be someone who is concerned about social justice, and justify the actions of Hamas based on that concern, we have a message for you. We don’t expect to convince you. But we hope to invite you to examine your own moral compass.

The video of this episode is at https://brucechalmer.com/cross-dresses-lost-his-job-and-complains-about-my-cleaning/.

What a smorgasbord of problems! What they have in common is that the woman doing the search for help with these issues doesn't feel able to talk about it with her husband. We talk about some listener comments on earlier podcasts about cross-dressing, and take a detour into rants (from Bruce) about the effects of ideology and the evils of McCarthyism as manifested in cancel culture, and the need to tolerate the anxiety of complexity.

More information on the upcoming presentations of “Jewish Perspectives on Sex: Sacred Sex and Sexual Midrash” is at https://brucechalmer.com/jewish-perspectives-on-sex-sacred-sex-and-sexual-midrash/.

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The video of this episode is at https://brucechalmer.com/embracing-and-healing-shame-an-interview-with-sheila-rubin-and-bret-lyon/.

We’ve all experienced shame. It’s painful! But, as our guests in this episode point out, shame is not only necessary, but it can also be helpful. How can we transform shame from a destructive force to an ally? Check out our interview and find out.

Sheila and Bret’s website is https://healingshame.com/.

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What is teshuvah? And what does it have to do with couples therapy? We recorded this podcast between the Jewish High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and talk about how the themes of return, repentance, and reflection, all aspects of the concept of teshuvah, are intimately related to the work of healing couples. We both get verklempt as we talk about it!

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The video of this episode is at https://brucechalmer.com/teshuvah-and-couples-therapy/.

The video of this episode is at https://brucechalmer.com/helping-couples-deal-with-infertility-an-interview-with-rena-gower/.

Infertility is a very common issue for couples, and dealing with the stresses, the losses, and the array of difficult choices often results in conflict for couples. Our guest in this episode, Rena Gower, is a clinical social worker who helps individuals and couples cope with a wide variety of issues related to the experience of infertility. She brings her own experiences with infertility to the work.

Rena’s website is https://renagower.com. Her book, “Infertility 101: A Quick and Concise Guide” is available on Amazon.

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