Don't let a history of divorce keep you from fully immersing yourself into a second marriage. Dig in and enjoy all that a healthy relationship has to offer.

Dr. Martin Carpenter sits down with licensed marriage and family therapists, Ian Kerns and Kate Bell to discuss breakups, toxic relationships, stale marriages and tips for how to improve your relationships.

There's hope! After a painful divorce, a person can recover and have a fantastic life. Stay the course, do the work and remain true to the God that brought you through.

The emotional wreckage post divorce requires concerted and intentional cleanup. You need to take your time and work through the process. Rushing into new relationships and running from the process of healing only postpones the inevitable and creates more problems than it solves. Join me for a discussion on the subject of recovering from a divorce.

Church-going Christians get divorced regularly. Its painful for everybody and can be very confusing to navigate. In this episode, Carpenter offers advice from both firsthand and professional experience on the matter of divorce in the church.

Divorce is virtually always a mess and often in unpredictable ways. Here we examine many of the considerations people often overlook when contemplating ending a marriage. Gain a deeper understanding of the factors leading to marital breakdown and what you might expect post-divorce in terms of dating and finding a new partner.

Find a reason, any reason, to be thankful. No matter how bad it seems, we can always find gratitude if we are willing. Giving thanks is an intentional decision and a learned skill. The hard part is moving from a persona of "victim" to a persona of "blessed." We must die to ourselves to find gratitude. In this video I explain what that means and how to do it. It has to be done on purpose and with persistence in order to reap the reward of deep peace and contentment. Listen for practical tips and general principles that will help you on your path to emotional health.

Learning how to stand up for ourselves and say no is fundamental to being emotionally healthy. We, in the mental health business, call it "assertiveness." Being assertive means overcoming the fear of what may happen in our relationships if we speak our mind. Assertiveness can be done well or poorly and I'll discuss examples of both. I'll give you lots of guidance on how to make meaningful change in this area of your life and some insight as to why it is so crucial to get this figured out.

Martin Carpenter MD, board certified psychiatrist has been in private practice for over a decade and has treated thousands of patients with all forms of psychiatric illness. Additionally, Dr. Carpenter is an accomplished psychotherapist and psychopharmacologist and enjoys integrating the two into his practice. Dr. Carpenter takes a special interest in emotional growth throughout the human lifespan and empowering his patients to take an active role in their recovery and maintenance.

Dr. Carpenter founded Meadowlark Psychiatric Services in 2006 and subsequently expanded the practice into a well respected multidisciplinary mental health group recently ranked #1 by locals as the best in the area to receive counseling services, even topping the highly regarded University of Iowa.

Dr. Carpenter hosts a podcast, The Heartache Connoisseur, where he addresses issues in the realms of emotional health, personal growth and spirituality. Additionally he is an avid woodworker and songwriter and enjoys spending time with his family and friends.

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The men need to speak up. It's high time we took a stand against the way our mothers, wives, girlfriends and daughters are being treated in our society. It's not ok to objectify, abuse, rape, hit or otherwise take advantage of a woman. Share this video. Take a stand in your own life. Don't be part of the problem. It's ok to admit we've been wrong and try to do things differently. Thanks for watching.

Martin Carpenter MD, board certified psychiatrist has been in private practice for over a decade and has treated thousands of patients with all forms of psychiatric illness. Additionally, Dr. Carpenter is an accomplished psychotherapist and psychopharmacologist and enjoys integrating the two into his practice. Dr. Carpenter takes a special interest in emotional growth throughout the human lifespan and empowering his patients to take an active role in their recovery and maintenance.

Dr. Carpenter founded Meadowlark Psychiatric Services in 2006 and subsequently expanded the practice into a well respected multidisciplinary mental health group recently ranked #1 by locals as the best in the area to receive counseling services, even topping the highly regarded University of Iowa.

Dr. Carpenter hosts a podcast, The Heartache Connoisseur, where he addresses issues in the realms of emotional health, personal growth and spirituality. Additionally he is an avid woodworker and songwriter and enjoys spending time with his family and friends.

Martin Carpenter MD plumbs his own mind on the subject of gender discrimination, describing how his own fears have prevented him from formally speaking out on gender bias in the past. Unlock the secrets of your hangups and frustrations as Dr. Carpenter analyzes this explosive topic with unprecedented vulnerability. Hear what Carpenter thinks of his own mother and what he will tell his daughter about being female in this world. Dr. Carpenter explains how the gender wars, tradition and power struggles abound in our homes and churches across the land. He shares the surprising and uplifting perspective that has provided meaningful closure for him. At the end of the video, Dr. Carpenter shares a song called "Mama's Pockets" he wrote and recorded inspired by his relationship with his mom.

Martin Carpenter MD, board certified psychiatrist has been in private practice for over a decade and has treated thousands of patients with all forms of psychiatric illness. Additionally, Dr. Carpenter is an accomplished psychotherapist and psychopharmacologist and enjoys integrating the two into his practice. Dr. Carpenter takes a special interest in emotional growth throughout the human lifespan and empowering his patients to take an active role in their recovery and maintenance.

Dr. Carpenter founded Meadowlark Psychiatric Services in 2006 and subsequently expanded the practice into a well respected multidisciplinary mental health group recently ranked #1 by locals as the best in the area to receive counseling services, even topping the highly regarded University of Iowa.

Dr. Carpenter hosts a podcast, The Heartache Connoisseur, where he addresses issues in the realms of emotional health, personal growth and spirituality. Additionally he is an avid woodworker and songwriter and enjoys spending time with his family and friends.

theheartacheconnoisseur.com