The Whinypaluza Podcast

Episode 234: An End To Arguing


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Linda Bloom, LCSW, and Charlie Bloom, MSW have been married since 1972. 

Trained as psychotherapists and relationship counselors, they have worked with individuals, couples, groups, and organizations since 1975 and have lectured and taught at learning institutes throughout the USA and internationally, including the Esalen Institute, the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, Northern California Mindfulness Institute, The California Institute for Integral Studies, and the World Health Organization. 

They have authored five books, including the best-seller, 101 Things I Wish I Knew When I Got Married: Simple Lessons to Make Love Last (over 100,000 sold), Secrets of Great Marriages, Happily Ever After... and 39 Other Myths about Love, That which Doesn't Kill Us: How One Couple Became Stronger at the Broken Places, and An End to Arguing: 101 Valuable Lessons for All Relationships. 

They are founders and co-directors of Bloomwork, based in Santa Cruz, California. 


Listen to this insightful Whinypaluza episode with Linda and Charlie Bloom about the fundamentals of relationship therapy and how you can put an end to arguing with your spouse!


Here is what to expect on this week’s show:

  • How Charlie and Linda came to be therapists who work together to help others.
  • The pivotal moment is when a couple stops being adversarial and starts working together.
  • Being mindful and disciplined will help a couple work with each other’s differences.
  • Avoiding long-term damage when we do slip up along the way.
  • How to work with a spouse who stonewalls or refuses to engage when there is a conflict. Appeal to enlightened self-interest.
  • When your spouse or your kids want to open up to you, it is an important gesture. Acknowledge and thank them when they ask to speak and dedicate undivided time to do so.
  • Steps to repair trust when it has been broken.

  • Connect with The Blooms:

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    • Facebook https://www.facebook.com/lindaandcharliebloom
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