The Gottman Institute has studied marriages for years and have found 4 ingredients that can be devastating to relationships. This week we tackle the first of the 4 Horseman, Criticism, and how it can harm our relationships.

We’re all living in the tension of being an individual and living in connection with others. This week Brad Franklin from Fresh Roots Family Counseling joins us to talk about how hulu-hoops can teach us how to be healthy in our relationships.

Last week we talked about different levels of communication. What keeps us from staying “below the line” when we communicate and what can we do about it?

Marriage therapist, Brad Franklin, joins us this week to talk about different levels of communication and how they bring deeper levels of intimacy in our relationships.

Brook joins us again this week to talk about how anxiety affects us after we’ve experienced a traumatic event and how the darkest places of our life can be the birthplace of beauty

This week Brook Smith joins us to talk about some things we can do to manage our anxiety. Brook is a therapist at Fresh Roots Family Counseling with ten years of counseling experience.

Anxiety can be good, but when we live in a heightened state of anxiety it can wreak havoc on our health. So, how does anxiety affect our bodies, and what can we do about it?

It’s the most common mental health disorder, and all of us have struggled with it to some degree. Today we talk about the effects on anxiety and how it may look different for different people.

Part of going through difficult seasons is dissociation. Never heard of it before? Listen today as we talk about what dissociation is and how it can be a good thing when we are in a hard place in life

This week one of Susan’s dearest friends, Angie, joins us to share part of her story of a season of life that was full of trauma and grief, and how she survived it.