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Bill Morean is the former CEO and Chairman of a Fortune 200 company and a good friend of mine. After studying aviation from Western Michigan University, he briefly worked as a bush pilot in Alaska. In 1978 at the age of 22, after buying a majority stake in his father's company, Jabil, Bill became the CEO. Over 35 years under his leadership, the company grew from 90 employees at one facility with annualrevenue of $700,000 to a $17-billion organization with 100,000 employees at 60 facilities in 19 countries.

Bill joins me today to share stories of how he built a company culture rooted in trust and appreciation. We discuss his unique and personable leadership style and explain how the impact of trusting your employees creates a distinct company culture. We share several stories, some of which describes employees making mistakes - myself included - and discuss his perspective on handling those situations. We also discusshow he handled difficult decisions as the company leader such as letting go of employees that are long-term friends and addressing inter-organizational romantic relationships as well as his perspective on leaders 'being lonely at the top.'

"Don't try to be the 'rigid guy at the chalkboard' leader that you think you should be. Go be you." - Bill Morean

This week on Relationships! Let's Talk About It:

• Reminiscing on old times and my experience while working at Jabil.
• How Bill led the company as a 'servant leader.'
• Why he admired my decision to leave the company to pave my own path and career goals instead of resenting it.
• How his leadership style enabled us to build a deeper friendship after I left the company.
• The impact of deferring responsibilities onto others in your organization instead of facing challenges you, as the leader, should handle yourself.
• How he approached the challenge of letting go of three employees that were his high school friends.
• Why he felt joyful about 'passing the baton' when he retired.
• Why character strength is crucial for leading a successful company.
• The importance of trusting your employees to do their job and make mistakes without micromanaging them.
• Why he believes balancing appreciation with direct, honest critiquing helps your employees receive the critique more easily.
• The mistake I made during a customer presentation while working at Jabil and how his value in me as a person encouraged me to be comfortable and accountable for the mistake.
• Examples of how he authentically appreciated his employees by feeding their strengths to help them achieve their goals.
• Embracingthe 'human aspect' of inter-organizational relationships.
• Why he believes 'feeling lonely at the top' depends on the relationships you build with your team.
• How he naturally closed the gap between himself and his employees.
• How he embraced the 'open door policy' in a large organization.
• How he encouraged social connection between his employees and how it impacted the company culture.
• How he coached his employees to be better in their role or to become better leaders.

Join Us for The Power of Appreciation Workshop for Couples

Join Pripo and his wife, Yvonne Rainbow Teplitsky, on Saturday, April 27, 2019, in Asheville, NC to learn the secrets of unlocking the Power of Appreciation in your relationships. Genuine appreciation, regardless of how simple or profound, has been proven to bring an immediate shift in the quality and closeness of loving relationships. The Power of Appreciation Workshop for Couples will teach you the necessary skills and fundamental process of enriching your relationship with your partner, deepening the connection, and enhancing the flow of positive.

To learn more about The Power of Appreciation Workshop for Couples, and to register, visit HeartShare Counseling & Consulting PC or call (828) 712-8398.

Let's Talk About It!

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My wife, Yvonne Rainbow Teplitsky is the founder of Artsy Goddess Studio, an upcycled clothing design business in Black Mountain. Yvonne empowers women to express themselves and helps them discover and connect with their unique authenticity as the host of women's gatherings at her home each month and through voice empowering workshops. In addition to her work with empowering women, she also works with me to co-facilitate couple's workshops designed to support couples and partners while helping them develop deeper connections and stronger relationships.

Yvonne joins me today to share a behind-the-scenes glimpse of our relationship and share how we manage conflicts and settle disagreements in our marriage. We dive into the origins of our unhealthy response patterns and identify the unhealthy behaviors that should be dealt with as soon as possible. We also discuss what to do when someone flares up and share several great strategies that will help you manage conflicts in your relationships and transform behaviors for the better.

"Our relationship is a living organism that has its own life. We have to nourish that." - Yvonne Rainbow Teplitsky

This week on Relationships! Let's Talk About It:

• How we handled conflicts in our relationship early on.
• Why managing conflict is a better focus than resolving conflicts.
• Why conflicts around money are often considered 'unresolvable'.
• How my perspective on money - and its use - differs from Yvonne's and how we manage this conflict instead of trying to resolve it.
• The importance of being curious and interested about your partner's perspective on a conflict or problem.
• The impact of wallowing and getting stuck in a problem or conflict.
• The importance of feeding positivity into your relationship - especially during a conflict.
• The art of apologizing and how it helps you manage conflicts in your relationship.
• The importance of taking accountability and responsibility for your mistakes during a disagreement.
• An example of how we resolved a conflict related to my frequent mistake of putting dirty dishes with clean dishes in the dishwasher.
• The importance of understanding the underlying issues that come up during a disagreement or conflict.
• Why contempt is considered the number one poison in a relationship.
• Why it's important for parents to model healthy communication during conflicts.
• How Yvonne's upbringing led to how she used to manage and deal with conflict.
• How to set safe guidelines around how you will manage disagreements in your relationships.
• The difference between having an intense emotion around a problem or issue and yelling.
• Why yelling is notan effective way to address problems, issues, or conflicts and what to do instead.
• Strategies we use to calm down during a heated disagreement.
• Why stress does not always equate being productive or working hard on your relationship.
• The importance of couples encouraging each other to take care of themselves and nurture themselves.
• Guarding yourself against the Four Horsemen.
• What cross-complaining is and some examples.
• Why you shouldn't bring up "deal breakers" during a heated conversation - unless you're truly ready to end the relationship.
• Tips on how to ensure that you share the power, time, and space with your partner.
• The power of touch and the right attitude when touching your partner.
• Why it's important to talk about agreements on how you will fight and when to do it.

Connect with Yvonne Rainbow Teplitsky:

• Artsy Goddess Studio

Playful Voice Empowering Workshop

Embrace the power of your voice. Join my wife and facilitator, Yvonne Rainbow Teplitsky, for the Playful Voice Empowering Workshop, an empowering experience to unlock your natural superpower in a safe group environment. Using gentle movement and supportive expressive techniques such as guided voice strategies, Yvonne takes you on an empowering journey - teaching you how to use your voice to quickly and effectively recenter and realign with your awareness, release emotional energy, and accelerate your spiritual connection.

Embark on an empowering inner-journey and discover the power of your voice. Join Yvonne for the Playful Voice Empowering Workshop, conveniently held at the beautiful Light Center dome in Black Mountain, NC.

Location: United Research Light Center in Black Mountain, NC.

Date:April 7, 2019

Time:2pm to 4pm

Fee:$15 - $20

All are welcome. No previous experience necessary. For more information, visit the Artsy Goddess Studio website.

Join Us for The Power of Appreciation Workshop for Couples

Join Pripo and his wife, Yvonne Rainbow Teplitsky, on Saturday, April 27, 2019, in Asheville, NC to learn the secrets of unlocking the Power of Appreciation in your relationships. Genuine appreciation, regardless of how simple or profound, has been proven to bring an immediate shift in the quality and closeness of loving relationships. The Power of Appreciation Workshop for Couples will teach you the necessary skills and fundamental process of enriching your relationship with your partner, deepening the connection, and enhancing the flow of positive.

To learn more about The Power of Appreciation Workshop for Couples, and to register, visit HeartShare Counseling & Consulting PC or call (828) 712-8398.

Let's Talk About It!

Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of Relationships! Let's Talk About It - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week's episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review.

Don't forget to visit our website, join us on Facebook at HeartShare Counseling and Relationships! Let's Talk About It , and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships.

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Phoenix Bartalos is a healer at Blossom and Be, a Nonviolent Communication Coach, a Shadow Work® Facilitator, and a Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist among many other training and certifications he has acquired in the previous years. With over 25-years of experience in personal growth, he offers healing services relating to physical, mental, and emotional health throughout the Asheville, North Carolina region. Additionally, Phoenix coaches couples on the foundations of a healthy relationship and helps single people discover and equip themselves on how to open up to others to cultivate conscious relationships.

Today, Phoenix and I explore the reasons for engaging in conscious dating as we reflect on the things we will repeat - and those that we won't - in our future relationships. We emphasize the importance of working on ourselves and loving ourselves as well as the physical science of setting boundaries. We discuss online dating and what to watch for when looking at online profiles. We also explain how to assess compatibility, especially regarding communication, as well as vital elements such as self-forgiveness and self-love.

"Step one is learning to love yourself. Conscious dating - being in a conscious relationship - that means being conscious of who I am."- Phoenix Bartalos

This week on Relationships! Let's Talk About It:

• How Phoenix shifted the relationship patterns that wasn't working in his past relationships
• What it means to be conscious of who you are
• The medium for self-awareness and self-understanding
• Why it's relevant to have more in-depth conversations with guy friends
• How to filter people when considering online dating
• How to establish friendship without the influence of sexual relationship
• Debunking the myth "You complete me"
• What to do when you notice the red flags
• Why conscious dating or conscious coupling is getting more popular these days
• How Phoenix helps couples overcome the challenges they are going through
• How to prepare for the process of conscious dating
• The source where most arguments come from
• Defining the purpose of conflict
• Where your love for self can start
• The role that your past plays in conscious dating
• How Phoenix's relationships benefitted after he grieved his father's abandonment
• Three things he offers people who are entering conscious dating after they have gone through breakups

Resource Mentioned:

• Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg

Connect with Phoenix Bartalos:

• Blossom and Be Website
• Facebook

Join Us for The Power of Appreciation Workshop for Couples

Join Pripo and his wife, Yvonne Rainbow Teplitsky, on Saturday, April 27, 2019, in Asheville, NC to learn the secrets of unlocking the Power of Appreciation in your relationships. Genuine appreciation, regardless of how simple or profound, has been proven to bring an immediate shift in the quality and closeness of loving relationships. The Power of Appreciation Workshop for Couples will teach you the necessary skills and fundamental process of enriching your relationship with your partner, deepening the connection, and enhancing the flow of positive.

To learn more about The Power of Appreciation Workshop for Couples, and to register, visit HeartShare Counseling & Consulting PC or call (828) 712-8398.

Let's Talk About It!

Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of Relationships! Let's Talk About It - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week's episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review.

Don't forget to visit our website, join us on Facebook at HeartShare Counseling and Relationships! Let's Talk About It, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships.

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Gregg Levoy is a Passionate Living Expert and seminar leader that frequently holds workshops for the business, educational, and governmental as well as faith-based and human-potential industries. He is the author of the bestselling books Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion and Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life, with the latter named as one of the "Top 20 Career Publications" by the Workforce Information Group. Additionally, he is a frequent contributing author and blogger at Psychology Today.

Gregg joins me today to discuss different ways of releasing the tension when you're faced with relationship challenges. We explore the significance of acknowledging what we feel and the various manners of expressing our emotions. We discuss the negative impact of self-directed anger, share stories of traumatic experiences we've had in our lives, and discuss the strategies we used to 'get the steam out' and release the tension. We also share how these methods help put things into perspective and allow us to reconnect with ourselves and our partners as well as explain how giving yourself - and your partner - personal space can positively impact your relationship.

"When you're sick and tired of being under the spell and being caught in your dramas with each other, do something different. And that takes consciousness and cojones." - Gregg Levoy

This week on Relationships! Let's Talk About It:

• The "pillow exercise" and how to use it to express your anger towards others in a beneficial way.
• Why self-directed anger is one the primary components of depression.
• Having the courage of "shaking off" trauma and drama.
• How Gregg and his ex-wife honored the good things they had a week before they separated.
• The difference between wallowing in your pain and using it as a cathartic release.
• My experience of working through the traumatic experience of losing a child.
• Why it's hard for people to allow themselves to truly connect with their feelings and emotions.
• The importance of feeding the love and appreciation in your relationships.
• Giving yourself - and your partner - the space and time to calm down when feelings of tension and anger are high.
• How separation and space help your relationship thrive.
• What "a spark needs a gap" means and how it relates to relationships.
• Why a lot of couples are petrified of having space away from their partner.
• Why breakthroughs happen when you get in touch with your emotions and allow yourself to cry.
• Why it's important to allow people to truly feel their emotions instead of comforting them or trying to "fix" the problem.
• The story of the girl who was "banished" to her room for crying and showing negative emotions.
• Having the courage of naming the emotions you feel.
• How being vulnerable strengthens relationships.
• Why the greatest human addiction is the addiction to being right and how it impacts your relationships.

Resources Mentioned:

• Episode 3: The Power of Appreciation
• The Different Drum by Scott Peck
• Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

Connect with Gregg Levoy:

• Gregg Levoy Website
• Vital Signs

Join Us for The Power of Appreciation Workshop for Couples

Join Pripo and his wife, Yvonne Rainbow Teplitsky, on Saturday, April 27, 2019, in Asheville, NC to learn the secrets of unlocking the Power of Appreciation in your relationships. Genuine appreciation, regardless of how simple or profound, has been proven to bring an immediate shift in the quality and closeness of loving relationships. The Power of Appreciation Workshop for Couples will teach you the necessary skills and fundamental process of enriching your relationship with your partner, deepening the connection, and enhancing the flow of positive.

To learn more about The Power of Appreciation Workshop for Couples, and to register, visit HeartShare Counseling & Consulting PC or call (828) 712-8398.

Let's Talk About It!

Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of Relationships! Let's Talk About It - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week's episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review.

Don't forget to visit our website, join us on Facebook at HeartShare Counseling and Relationships! Let's Talk About It, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships.

And if our content has helped you forge deeper connections and more meaningful relationships, be sure to help support the show by visiting our Support the Podcast page!

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Relationships! Let's Talk About It is produced by Podcraft. You can create your own great podcast - faster and easier - at Podcraft.com

Being in a happy relationship doesn't mean you stop getting attracted to other people. Attraction is a natural process of life. So, when does the attraction turn into an emotional affair? Is it considered cheating if you have emotional attachments with someone - even without being physically or sexually intimate?

Today, I explore what emotional infidelity is and how it is different from sexual infidelity. I share my personal and professional stories of emotional infidelity and how to use them to have a deeper and more authentic relationship. I also share the signs of an emotional affair, the slippery slopes to understand and watch for in your relationship as well as the different ways to safeguard your relationship from them.

"Just because you have an attraction towards somebody else is not a sign that you're in a wrong relationship. It's what you do with that attraction." - Pripo Teplitsky

This week on Relationships! Let's Talk About It:

• How friendships or a simple attraction can sometimes turn into emotional infidelity.
• The starting point of an emotional affair.
• Examples of slippery slopes that people look for and feed into emotional infidelity.
• My experience with emotional infidelity.
• How a solely focused child-centered relationship can challenge your marriage.
• The story of my encounter with a woman that looked like my first love.
• Examples of perfect settings that pave the way to an emotional affair.
• The statistics among men and women who cheated on their spouses with someone from work.
• Why the brain is the largest sexual organ.
• The first step towards rebuilding trust and fidelity.
• What to do if you feel your partner is having an affair.
• How to feed the positivity in your relationship with your partner.
• The right and wrong ways to set a good foundation for transparency.
• A process on how to get clarity and establish safe boundaries.
• The best time to discuss problems and have heart conversations with your partner.

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Let's Talk About It!

Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of Relationships! Let's Talk About It - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week's episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review.

Don't forget to visit our website, join us on Facebook at HeartShare Counseling and Relationships! Let's Talk About It, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships.

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Yvonne Rainbow Teplitsky is the owner of Artsy Goddess Studio, an upcycled clothing design business based in Black Mountain, NC. She is the facilitator of playful voice empowering workshops at the Light Center Dome in Black Mountain as well as the host of in-home monthly gatherings called the Red Tent Women's Circle, where she empowers and encourages women to express themselves and deeply connect with their unique authenticity. Additionally, Rainbow also co-facilitates couples workshops with me, where she is passionate about helping and supporting couples and partners to build deep connections and meaningful relationships.

Rainbow joins me again on today's episode to discuss why it is critical to go deeper into encouraging your partner's authenticity. We discuss what she does to get to the bottom and depth of her authenticity as well as how she lets go of getting attached to outcomes when she expresses her unique authenticity. We also discuss the key to having an authentic relationship as well as the actions you can take to have an authentic relationship with your child.

"I think most people are longing for that; to just be accepted as we are - with all our quirkiness and little uniquenesses." - Yvonne Rainbow Teplitsky

This week on Relationships! Let's Talk About It:

• Why we decided to do a sequel episode on authenticity.
• The story behind why Yvonne changed her name.
• How a simple change tremendously transformed her confidence.
• How she interpreted her parent's well-meaning corrections and how it impacted her self-esteem and self-confidence.
• A "mistake" I made and how Rainbow helped me be authentic and accept my mistake and move forward.
• How we inspire each other to be kinder and be our 'higher selves'.
• The difference between being kind and being nice.
• How she responded to my mother's request to be called "Mom."
• How to bring out the deeper authenticity of a child.
• Why it's important to sometimes mess up right in front of our child.
• Why other people feel safe enough to be vulnerable with her.
• How trivial things help shed away internal masks.
• What is emotional freedom technique (EFT) and how it helps her connect with her deeper authenticity.
• An approach to express authenticity as a couple.

Resource Mentioned:

• Encourage Your Partner's Authenticity
• Constructive Criticism?
• EFT - The Tapping Solution

Connect with Yvonne Rainbow Teplitsky:

• Artsy Goddess Studio Website

Join Us for The Power of Appreciation Workshop for Couples

Join Pripo and his wife, Yvonne Rainbow Teplitsky, on Saturday, April 27, 2019, in Asheville, NC to learn the secrets of unlocking the Power of Appreciation in your relationships. Genuine appreciation, regardless of how simple or profound, has been proven to bring an immediate shift in the quality and closeness of loving relationships. The Power of Appreciation Workshop for Couples will teach you the necessary skills and fundamental process of enriching your relationship with your partner, deepening the connection, and enhancing the flow of positive.

To learn more about The Power of Appreciation Workshop for Couples, and to register, visit HeartShare Counseling & Consulting PC or call (828) 712-8398.

Let's Talk About It!

Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of Relationships! Let's Talk About It - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week's episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review.

Don't forget to visit our website, join us on Facebook at HeartShare Counseling and Relationships! Let's Talk About It, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships.

And if our content has helped you forge deeper connections and more meaningful relationships, be sure to help support the show by visiting our Support the Podcast page!

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Relationships! Let's Talk About It is produced by Podcraft. You can create your own great podcast - faster and easier - at Podcraft.com

Originally from Denmark, Yvonne Rainbow Teplitsky is a remarkable artist that enjoys creating tapestries, paintings, and other things from different materials. She is the owner of the upcycled clothing design business, the Artsy Goddess Studio. Rainbow facilitates playful voice empowering workshops and encourages women to express themselves from a deeper authentic place within by hosting a monthly gathering of the Red Tent Women's Circle in her home. In addition to being an inspiration to women, Rainbow also helps and supports couples as she works with me in co-facilitating couple's workshops.

My wife, Rainbow, joins me on this episode to share our life as a couple and how we encouraged each other in being authentic. We discuss her struggles with shyness earlier in her life and how she now inspires others to find and accept their own unique voice. We also discuss how Rainbow encouraged and supported me in one of the biggest authentic turning points in my life - which is a very personal story that I never shared publicly in the past.

"We are genuinely interested in hearing what the other has to say." - Yvonne Rainbow Teplitsky

This week on Relationships! Let's Talk About It:

• Why encouraging your partner's authenticity is a relational foundation.
• How meeting at Esalen Institute made a huge difference in our lives.
• The story of Rainbow's sense of fashion and how she turned this uniqueness into a business.
• How she inspired me to find my unique style in clothing.
• The Seal song that brought us together.
• How her past shyness led her to teach workshops today.
• How she helps people open up to their authentic voice.
• When she fell deeper in love with me after the vision quest and meditation retreats.
• The true story of my name "Pripo" and why I didn't want to tell others about it.
• How Rainbow supported me when our families struggled to adjust to my authenticity.
• How Rainbow's name came about.
• How we responded to our son's desire to change his name.
• How she dealt with our son's curiosity about new words.
• The story of how she supported me in letting go of my long and beautiful hair.
• What made her decide to speak her truth when encountering talkaholics.

Resource Mentioned:

• Talkaholics and How To Deal With Them
• Esalen Institute

Connect with Yvonne Rainbow Teplitsky:

• Artsy Goddess Studio Website

Join Us for The Power of Appreciation Workshop for Couples

Join Pripo and his wife, Yvonne Rainbow Teplitsky, on Saturday, April 27, 2019, in Asheville, NC to learn the secrets of unlocking the Power of Appreciation in your relationships. Genuine appreciation, regardless of how simple or profound, has been proven to bring an immediate shift in the quality and closeness of loving relationships. The Power of Appreciation Workshop for Couples will teach you the necessary skills and fundamental process of enriching your relationship with your partner, deepening the connection, and enhancing the flow of positive.

To learn more about The Power of Appreciation Workshop for Couples, and to register, visit HeartShare Counseling & Consulting PC or call (828) 712-8398.

Let's Talk About It!

Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of Relationships! Let's Talk About It - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week's episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review.

Don't forget to visit our website, join us on Facebook at HeartShare Counseling and Relationships! Let's Talk About It, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships.

And if our content has helped you forge deeper connections and more meaningful relationships, be sure to help support the show by visiting our Support the Podcast page!

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Relationships! Let's Talk About It is produced by Podcraft. You can create your own great podcast - faster and easier - at Podcraft.com.

Eydie Kugler is a Certified Life Force Energy Healer, truth guide, and energy practitioner with over 25 years of personal and professional experience. She is the founder of What We Create where she provides her clients the tools to propel forward through their transformational journey. She is passionate about empowering her clients to leap beyond patterns of fear, uncertainty, emotional overwhelm, and physical pain. Eydie is trained in various techniques and practices such as Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Integrated Energy Therapy (IET), and Chakra Clearing and Balancing. Eydie is also a heartfelt advocate and speaker for adoption awareness. Eydie, her husband Josh, and daughter Sage, became a family through adoption.

My sister, Eydie, joins me today to share her inspiring and unique story of what she and her family went through when they chose open adoption. We discuss the open adoption process as well as how she and her family - including her daughter's birth mother, Kim - broke the social taboos on adoption as they all continue to pursue a healthy relationship built on trust, openness, and love. We also discuss the incredible story of how Eydie and Kim worked together during Sage's birth as well as the astonishing backstories that led Sage to be comfortable in disclosing that she's adopted.

"It's all about family." - Eydie Kugler

This week on Relationships! Let's Talk About It:

• The story of Eydie's daughter, Sage, being a bride's maid at her birth mother's wedding.
• What an open adoption is and why Eydie and her husband chose this option.
• Why she embraced the idea of open adoption instead of struggling with it as many adoptive mothers often do.
• How she found out about the adoption agency and the process of open adoption.
• Why Eydie refused to cut the umbilical cord and the symbolic meaning of this gesture.
• Kim's biggest wish for her baby.
• How Eydie supported my wife and me on the death of our baby.
• How Eydie started to be a spokesperson for The Cradle as she talks about open adoption.
• How Sage's story is different from adoption stories that are filled with shame, anger, and pain.
• How Eydie's parents showed their intention to protect her heart.

Resources Mentioned:

• Episode 19: The Secret to Love is Just Kindness
• The Cradle

Connect with Eydie Kugler:

• What We Create Website
• Eydie Kugler on Facebook
• Eydie Kugler on LinkedIn
• Eydie Kugler on Instagram

Join Us for The Power of Appreciation Workshop for Couples

Join Pripo and his wife, Yvonne Rainbow Teplitsky, on Saturday, April 27, 2019, in Asheville, NC to learn the secrets of unlocking the Power of Appreciation in your relationships. Genuine appreciation, regardless of how simple or profound, has been proven to bring an immediate shift in the quality and closeness of loving relationships. The Power of Appreciation Workshop for Couples will teach you the necessary skills and fundamental process of enriching your relationship with your partner, deepening the connection, and enhancing the flow of positive.

To learn more about The Power of Appreciation Workshop for Couples, and to register, visit HeartShare Counseling & Consulting PC or call (828) 712-8398.

Let's Talk About It!

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You will often see the words disapproval, judgment, and faults when you do a Google search on the definition of the word criticism. Many people believe that offering constructive criticism helps improve and build relationships - whether personal or professional. With the negative words associated with the word criticism, why are we surprised that many relationships fail to achieve their goal of finding solutions to the challenges they encounter?

Today, I share what appreciation is and how it is related to criticism. I discuss the big distinction between complaints and criticism, how to test yourself to know if you're being critical, and the difference between judging-type questions and learning-type questions. I share stories of how criticism creeps up in my own personal relationships, how I 'dial down' my inner critic, and how it impacts your external behaviors and criticism. I also share the formula for resolving differences, what relationship hygiene is and the relevance of doing it, and how your habits affect your ability to be positive or negative in your relationships.

"Love does not survive critical judgements from a loved one." - Pripo Teplitsky

This week on Relationships! Let's Talk About It:

• The difference between constructive criticism and constructive feedback.
• Why we need to wipe out criticism as much as possible.
• One defining aspect of criticism.
• Examples of critical statements versus statements of constructive complaint.
• Causes of relationship erosion between couples who have been together for many years.
• The difference between advice-giving and criticism.
• Why people do not change when criticized.
• How habits of criticism creep up in my marriage and how my wife and I handle these situations.
• How criticism fuels habitual anger.
• How to dial down the inner critic in you.
• The story of how I learned best through a coach who gave encouraging feedback, focused on the solution and positivity.
• How children interpret their parents' constant criticism.
• What matters in a relationship - getting things done versus contributing to each other's happiness and well-being.
• Different approaches when you desire to give unsolicited advice.
• Why it's crucial to stick to one complaint at a time.
• What happens when you try to focus on more than one complaint per discussion.
• Why the transformational process is more significant than the resolution process.
• Why you should avoid discussions when you're busy and stressed out.
• How to practice changing the way you think about the people in your life.
• The relevance of creating habits to be more positive, open, and curious.

Join Us for The Power of Appreciation Workshop for Couples

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To learn more about The Power of Appreciation Workshop for Couples, and to register, visit HeartShare Counseling & Consulting PC or call (828) 712-8398.

Let's Talk About It!

Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of Relationships! Let's Talk About It - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week's episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review.

Don't forget to visit our website, join us on Facebook at HeartShare Counseling and Relationships! Let's Talk About It, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships.

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Theme music "These Streets" provided by Adi the Monk

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Mana Vermeulen-McLeod is a fascinating woman who can talk about everything from hairstyles to the different types of chainsaws. She is a tree worker, carpenter, and conflict mediator at Earthaven Ecovillagewhere she has resided since 2007. Originally from Holland, Mana is an advocate for The Work that Reconnects, a staff member at the Southeast Wise Women's Herbal Conference, and a student adviser for Gaia University. After a decade of being part of her community and facilitating conflict resolution, Mana currently focuses on supporting and helping others create the life they want, grounded in authenticity, through her life coaching practice.

Mana joins me today to share her experience as a woman working in male-dominated workplaces and discuss the physical challenges women face in the tree-working and carpentry industry. We dive into stories on the challenges she and her husband faced while working together as colleagues in the tree industry and how their relationship grew and flourished. We also discuss the other side of the coin on this topic as Mana flips questions back at me, since my work in therapy is a female dominated industry where I use a lot of feminine energy such as nurturing, listening, and empathy.

"Masculine energy the container. The feminine energy is what is inside of that container that gets to blossom if it's in a good and safe container." - Mana Vermeulen-McLeod

This week on Relationships! Let's Talk About It:

• Her first few experiences as a woman carpenter and how she gained experience in the industry.
• When mentoring and apprenticeship are more educational compared to "formal" education.
• How much of her overall experience was good and positive.
• How she keeps it light in the workplace so she can be part of the "boy's club."
• The pattern she recognized that she needs to change.
• Why she felt relief when she eventually gave up the impulse to lead her husband while working together.
• How having boundaries allowed her to blossom.
• How she responds to situations when she gets downplayed by others for being a woman.
• How her Arkansas tree work employment paved the way for more employment opportunities for women.
• Why it's important for her to calmly talk about her husband and maintain friendships among her colleagues.
• The significance that the male and female energy play regarding decision-making on which trees to cut or nurture.
• The pay structure and what it's going to take for women to acquire higher compensation.
• Why she'd rather work with men in tree work and how she sets boundaries.
• One of the rewarding niche markets she landed in when she did carpentry.
• The different attitudes men and women have towards leaders or instructors.
• Advice for men on the crew regarding how to treat women.
• The new and different path she's currently leading.
• How she balanced the feminine and masculine sides of her herself.
• What Authentically You is about.

Connect with Mana Vermeulen-McLeod:

• Earthaven Ecovillage
• The Work that Reconnects
• Southeast Wise Women's Herbal Conference
• Culture's Edge
• Mana Vermeulen-McLeod on Facebook

Let's Talk About It!

Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of Relationships! Let's Talk About It - the show to help you forge deeper, more meaningful connections and relationships with those around you. If you enjoyed this week's episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review.

Don't forget to visit our website, join us on Facebook at HeartShare Counseling and Relationships! Let's Talk About It, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Share your favorite episodes on social media to help others build better, more meaningful relationships.

And if our content has helped you forge deeper connections and more meaningful relationships, be sure to help support the show by visiting our Support the Podcast page!

Theme music "These Streets" provided by Adi the Monk

Relationships! Let's Talk About It is produced by Podcraft. You can create your own great podcast - faster and easier - at Podcraft.com