Creating Kesher

Why is being phobic about divorce unhealthy? Shouldn't we all be scared or avoiding divorce? Tune in to hear what the problem with that is.

Sometimes people feel that their spouse is nicer to other people than they are to them. Is this always accurate? What does it mean? How can we address this with our spouse when we feel that this is happening?

In this episode we discuss how to create meaning in marriage - the kind of meaning that allows you to understand how I respond to things emotionally, my personal quirks that may distress you if you don't understand them However, if I can help you understand them then they don't

Do you struggle with feeling hurt by your spouse? Do you struggle with making sense of that hurt? Letting go of it where appropriate - knowing when it's appropriate to? Working through the hurt to get to a better place with it? These and other themes around hurt and adjustment in marriage are discussed in this episode with Robert Lebovitz, PhD. 

In this episode we will be exploring how negative cycles get created in a marriage, why they happen and how we can change the dynamic and start creating positive cycles of connection.

In this episode we discuss how to have healthy communication even when you have a fight, so your relationship remains in tact and on track!

In part 2 we explore how the manifestation of respect in our marriage is the desire to help our spouse fulfill his or her goals.

In this episode we explore respect and the ability to retain a generally respectful view of one's spouse as a key element that distinguishes happy marriages from unhappy ones. 

In part one of this topic we explore the reasons people have a difficult time owning and expressing their needs to their spouse in their marriage.  We also look at the different ways we cause trouble in our relationship as a consequence of not being able to express ourselves.