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In Episode 11 on marriage Chris introduced the concepts of Abandonment and Engulfment.

He believes that understanding these concepts is key to success in any relationship; marriage, dating, parenting, friendships, business.

In this episode Chris does a deep dive on Abandonment!

Tune in to see Abandonment Through a Therapist's Eyes!

Conflict! We experience it in all of our relationships; marriage, dating, parenting, business, friends. You may think that it's best to avoid conflict but is that true?

In this episode the guys talk about conflict and how to manage it. Chris shares his belief that emotional awareness is the key to managing conflict and he shares some tools to manage and get through conflict in any of your relationships.

Tune in to see Conflict Resolution Through a Therapist's Eyes!

We've done shows on parenting and we've done shows on social media but in this show we talk about the affects of social media on parenting. Parenting is hard enough but adding the complexities of social media makes it even more difficult! Or does it? 

Tune into this weeks show to hear Chris and Craig discuss the issues around social media and parenting and to see it Through a Therapist's Eyes!

In this weeks show we talk about how fraud and scams can affect your mental health from a real world example. The example comes from none other than our beloved host.  

Chris was recently called by a scam artist and almost became a victim! He tells his story and how it affected his mental health! We also share some tips on how to protect yourself from scams should you be faced with this issue in the future!

Tune in to see fraud and scams Through a Therapist's Eyes!

Stephanie Fast was born in South Korea. When she was four years old her mother abandoned her in a train station. She survived on the streets for many years before she was eventually adopted by missionary parents.

Today she is a speaker and an author who brings awareness to a the issue of abandon children who end up in poverty, early death, or being sold into the sex slave trade.

We had the honor of sitting down with Stephanie and hearing her amazing story of survival and recovery.

Some of us spend hours in the gym working on our strengthening our bodies. But what if we told you the mind is like a muscle can be strengthened with practice and 'exercise'?

In this epidote we talk about Retired Navy SEAL Commander Mark Divine's book, "Unbeatable Mind". After retiring from the Navy Commander Divine started teaching mental toughness techniques to Special Operations candidates and civilians.

Tune in to this episode to see learning mental toughness Through a Therapist's Eyes!

On this show we talk about how social media and cell phones affect mental health.

Can social media be an addiction? What are the affects on anxiety, depression, loneliness, and 'the fear of missing out'? We talk about these topics and we give some tips on how to minimize the negative impacts of social media and cell phones.

We also talk about how social media and cell phones affect relationships!

Tune in to see Social Media and Cell Phones Through a Therapist's Eyes!

David Shaw has a unique view of parenting. He's been married three times and has had children in each relationship.

His first daughter was adopted and out of David's life for sixteen years. In his second marriage he had two daughters and ultimately had shared custody. Now happily married he has a son and daughter he has raised full time.

David shares with us how he's managed relationships with his children at different stages.

Tune in to see parenting at different stages Through a Therapist’ Eyes

In this second and final installment of our two part series on sleep we continue our conversation with Dr. Calvin Stafford to talk about sleep and its affects on our health and mental health. Dr. Stafford was certified in Sleep Medicine in 1980 and is a walking encyclopedia on the subject!

Make sure you've listened to Part 1 first, and Tune in to see sleep Through a Therapist’s Eyes!

In the not too distant past lack of sleep was like a badge of honor! But the more we learn about sleep the more we know it's essential to good health and the cornerstone of everything in our lives.

In this first of a two part series we sit down with Dr. Calvin Stafford to talk about sleep and its affects on our health and mental health. Dr. Stafford was certified in Sleep Medicine in 1980 and is a walking encyclopedia on the subject!

Tune in to see sleep Through a Therapist's Eyes!