How important is validating our partners feelings? And do I still need to validate their feelings if the reason they're having them is wrong?

Do you ever feel like after you moved in or after you got married your partner slowly but surely stopped doing all the nice things they used to do for you and has turned into a Narcissist?

In this episode we talk about what it means to do the work to make a relationship work. =)

We got the pleasure to interview Rikki's favorite author and relationship expert Dr. Stan Tatkin. We loved talking with him about how to function as a team and why it's so important to have a unified mindset if we ultimately want a safe secure partnership with someone.

If you would like to connect with Dr. Tatkin or buy his new book this is the website! https://www.thepactinstitute.com/books

This is how to navigate Anxious Attachment and Avoidant attachment in our Relationships. How to navigate conflict through the anxious avoidant dance!

Rikki and Jimmy go over what it would look like to Intentionally love your partner over a 48 hour period.

In this episode Rikki and Jimmy break down what they believe to be essential Healthy needs in a Relationship as well as what examples of some unhealthy needs would be.

If you and your partner have different "bedroom drives", this episode is for you! We go into our tips and tricks on how to navigate this very common dynamic in our Relationships. Hope it's as good for you as it was for us.

In this episode we talk about Narcissistic Red Flags and what to watch out for early in our Relationships so it doesn't cause so much distance and disconnection later on.

In this episode we cover a variety of topics including whether our partners should have full access to our phones, how to build trust, and how mental illness plays a role in our Relationships