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One of the most helpful shifts in our marriage is by paying attention to two words: always and never. Often these two words are used when we feel hurt, bothered and/or disappointed and unfortunately can perpetuate disconnection.  Join Dr. Steve and Lisa Call in a conversation about how to shift away from these two words into another phrase that draws us toward one another.

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Feeling disappointment is a common relational experience in marriage. Sometimes when we feel disappointment, we withdraw/disengage. Yet, how do we navigate disappointment in a way that honors one another well?   Listen in as Dr. Steve and Lisa Call have a conversation in how we can engage disappointment that allows couples to reconnect when one feels disappointed. 

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Tension and difference is to be expected when we have children. And of course it is...yet, how do we stay connected in the midst of the needs of our child/children. Listen in as Dr. Steve and Lisa Call offer insight into the dynamics of how children  influence and impact our marriage and ways we can stay connected.

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Sometimes we tend to avoid conversations in our marriage that are difficult. So, how might we engage in conversations that honor one another well?  Listen in as Dr. Steve and Lisa Call have a conversation about how we might navigate difficult conversations with curiosity. 

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A common and familiar struggle for couples can be sexual intimacy.  And of course it is...different needs, different desires which can sometimes create distance and sexual disconnection. Listen in as Dr. Steve and Lisa Call have a conversation about how we might grow in our sexual intimacy and develop a deeper awareness of what cultivates sexual intimacy in marriage.

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The pursue/withdraw dance is a common relational pattern in marriage! We tend to withdraw when we feel hurt, disappointed or frustrated and yet the withdraw can perpetuate disconnection. Join Steve and Lisa as they engage in a conversation in how to navigate the pursue/withdraw dance that can facilitate moments of reconnection in your marriage. 

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What cultivates connection in our marriage? It's a question that couples often ask. Listen in as Steve and Lisa talk about the three A's that help cultivate connection in marriage and helpful ways to  integrate them into your marriage relationship.

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What cultivates safety when we have difference? Difference between spouses is of course expected. Different thoughts, ideas, feelings and needs just to name a few.  We can become quite stuck at times when we have difference. So, what helps? How do we navigate difference? Listen in as Steve and Lisa highlight ways in which we cultivate safety while engaging difference.

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Often in our marriage,  judgement can be the undercurrent of tension and even conflict. And often the judgement we hold toward our spouse can be a reflection of the judgement we experienced in our own story, in our own family. Join Steve and Lisa as they share some vulnerable moments of how judgement can be the undercurrent of their dynamic and ways in which we can respond when judgement reveals itself in our marriage relationship.

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One of the core categories of intimacy is emotional intimacy. Often, Steve is asked in his clinical practice, "emotional intimacy...what's that?" Join Steve and Lisa as they have a conversation about what is emotional intimacy and how to cultivate it in marriage.