Bridget joins Jackie in this episode to talk about Emotional Availability.

In this episode, Jackie breaks down the differences between healthy and unhealthy expressions of anger and the importance of healthy anger. 

In this episode, Jackie talks about the damage of emotional affairs on relationships.

In this episode, Jackie and Rachel continue discussing the shift from ownership to partnership in marriage and long-term relationships.  

In this episode, Jackie talks about emotional labor, mental labor, and the importance of this work and its impact on our culture, relationships, and our mental health.                                                                  

In this episode, Jackie talks about the often hidden and unknown condition of childhood emotional neglect.  Our parents may understand the importance of providing for our physical needs as children, but when our emotional needs are neglected and not attuned to, we grow up feeling off.  We may question our feelings and our needs, we might struggle with self-esteem, and are unable to take appropriate risks.  And we may feel disconnected and empty and not understood.

In this episode Jackie talks about Family Reunions....for good or bad.

In this episode, Jackie talks about the work of Dr. Jennifer Freyd on betrayal trauma and its relationship to betrayal blindness. 

In this episode, Jackie introduces Bridget to listeners as they talk about two documentaries covering the Ashley Madison hack.  

In this episode, Jackie and Rachel set the stage for discussing ownership vs. partnership relationship models.