If your partner feels like a 'ball and chain’, you're doing something wrong. You can feel free to totally be yourself AND have an intimate partnership.

SHOWNOTES:

• A Question From A Podcast Listener About Giving Space [2:00]
• Intimacy vs Closeness [4:00]
• Why the 'Ball and Chain' joke is such bullshit [6:00]

For the full Smart Couple Podcast webpage for this episode on taking space and being yourself visit https://relationshipschool.net/podcast216

 To sign up for Embracing Conflict Weekend, taking place November 9th - 11th in Boulder, Colorado, visit https://relationshipschool.net/embracingconflict/

In this final installment of a three-part series on conflict, learn four things you can do post-conflict to repair the relationship as quickly as possible.

SHOWNOTES:

• Four Things To Do To Reconnect After A Fight [4:00]
• Embracing Conflict Weekend Info [10:00]

For the full Smart Couple Podcast webpage for part three in this conflict series visit https://relationshipschool.net/podcast215

To sign up for Embracing Conflict Weekend, taking place November 9th - 11th in Boulder, Colorado, visit https://relationshipschool.net/embracingconflict/. Use the promo code "smartcouple" before October 21st and get $100 off!

In part two of this three-part series on conflict, Jayson breaks down the two skills you need when you're in the heat of it and explains the different types of fights.

SHOWNOTES:

• Embracing Conflict Weekend Info [1:00]
• Two Things To Do During Your Next Fight [2:00]
• The Three Types Of Fights [8:00]

 To sign up for Embracing Conflict Weekend, taking place November 9th - 11th in Boulder, Colorado, click here. Use the promo code "smartcouple" before October 15th and get $100 off!

 For the full Smart Couple Podcast webpage for part one of this conflict series episode visit https://relationshipschool.net/podcast214 

Few things can rip a partnership or friendship apart like conflict. In part one of this three-part series on conflict, Jayson proposes ten pre-conflict agreements to transform conflict from a threatening experience into a growth opportunity.

SHOWNOTES:

• Why Learning How To Do Conflict Is Important [1:00]
• Ten Agreement You Should Make With Your Partner BEFORE Conflict [3:00]
• Learn How To Do Conflict Well At The Upcoming Embracing Conflict Weekend! [18:00]

For the full Smart Couple Podcast webpage for part one of this conflict series episode visit https://relationshipschool.net/podcast213

Weddings include a lot of really great traditions. But those old school 'in sickness and in health' vows suck. Find out how to do vows the right way.

SHOWNOTES: 

• Personalized Wedding Vows Vs Traditional Vows [2:00]
• Why You Should Revisit Your Vows … Over & Over Again [5:00]
• Good Vows Challenge Your Partner [7:00]
• Tell Us About Your Wedding Vows! [11:00]

For the full Smart Couple Podcast webpage for this Wedding Vows Dos and Don'ts episode visit https://relationshipschool.net/podcast212

You've submitted questions. Jayson's got answers! This Ask Me Anything episode addresses feelings of inadequacy and mismatched sex drives.

SHOWNOTES:

• Why We Sometimes Feel We’re Not Enough & What To Do About It [2:00]
• What To Do When Your Partner Has A Different Sex Drive [6:00]
• How To Submit Your Questions [10:00]

For the full Smart Couple Podcast webpage for this Ask Me Anything episode visit https://relationshipschool.net/podcast211

 Have a partner, friend or family member with an addiction? Feeling discouraged about their ability to change? Well, often times at the core of addiction ... is a relationship problem.

SHOWNOTES:

• The Connection Between Addiction And Prior Relationship Issues [2:00]
• Tips For People Who Love An Addict [4:00]
• Why Trying To Help Save Them Is A Bad Idea [7:00]
• Addressing The Addict In Your Life Starts With You [10:00]

For the full Smart Couple Podcast webpage for this episode about addiction and partnership visit https://relationshipschool.net/podcast210

Society often glorifies the caretaker to a saint-like status. But, it’s important to know when caretaking reaches the point of actually being more harmful than helpful.

SHOWNOTES:

• What is Caretaking? [1:00]
• The Caretaker Blindspot [4:00]
• Slipping From Being A Caretaker And Into Codependency [7:00]
• Action Step [10:00]

For the full Smart Couple Podcast webpage for this episode about caretaking visit https://relationshipschool.net/podcast209

Do you feel safe and secure? Seen and understood? Supported and loved? On a daily basis? Are you spending a fortune cleaning up after your failed relationships? In this episode, Jayson answers your questions about DPIR® and breaks down why the course is so worth it. Click here to apply. 

SHOWNOTES:

• Think About WHY You Were Anxious About Going Back To School [1:00]
• Some Important Questions You Need To Ask Yourself [5:00]
• You Have Room For Growth & That's A Responsibility [10:00]
• Some Things You Get In The DPIR Course [15:00]
• Let's Break Down The Cost To Join DPIR [26:00]
• Jayson's DPIR Money-Back Guarantee [32:00]

For the full Smart Couple Podcast webpage for this episode about the Deep Psychology of Intimate Relationships (DPIR)® course visit https://relationshipschool.net/podcast208

According to professor and therapist Dr. Alexandra Solomon, engaging your partner in conversation about their past experiences is one of the best things you can do to keep your relationship sexy and exciting. Listen in to find out why!

• Who is Dr. Alexandra Solomon? [6:00]
• Alexandra Defines "Relational Self-Awareness" [8:00] 
• Are Some People Just More Interested In Self-Awareness? [10:00]
• How Gender Norms Encourage Defensiveness [13:00]
• Alexandra’s Theories About Why People Avoid Introspection [23:00]
• How To Start Investigating Your History [31:00] 
• Why It’s Never Okay To Use Stories From Their Past Against Them [37:00]
• Things Alexandra is Learning Her Own Marriage [40:00] 
• Why Self-Care It Vital To A Healthy Partnership [42:00]
• Relational Themes Dr. Solomon Is Seeing Working With Students [49:00
• Getting Better At Relationship To Bring About Social Change [55:00]

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For the full Smart Couple Podcast webpage for this episode featuring Dr. Alexandra Solomon visit https://relationshipschool.net/podcast207