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  • #5 - How to Find the Right Therapist

    It's a huge decision, and if you choose wrong you might end up wasting your time and money. Worse, if it's your first time trying therapy, you might assume therapy doesn't work.

    In today's episode, we talk about:

    • The number one factor that predicts therapy success and how to find it
    • Different types of therapy and how each of them works
    • The interview process: what you should be asking potential therapists
    • Key factors in making sure your therapist is a good fit
    • What to do if therapy isn't going the way you want it to


    Find the show notes at ryananswers.com/podcast

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    29 min
  • #4 - Couples Therapists Break Down Netflix Hit "Love Is Blind" (Part 2 of 2)

    A bunch of strangers get together and date without being able to see each other, start saying I love you, and propose within days... all before they even see what the other person looks like.

    Then, they meet face to face. And get married within a month. We binge watched the series and in this episode we cover:

    • Carlton's bisexuality 
    • How shame fuels relationship conflict
    • A play-by-play breakdown of a couple's argument (Diamond and Carlton), with detailed advice on how we would have helped them in a therapy session
    • Reflecting on our predictions about which couples would say yes at the altar


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    36 min
  • #3 - What's the Mental Health Equivalent of the Gym?

    People often equate being mentally healthy with not having anxiety or depression, but this is like saying you're physically healthy because you don't have heart disease or diabetes. 

    Most people would say being physically health is about diet, sleep, and exercise. In this episode, we cover:

    • What does it mean to be mentally healthy?
    • How do you self-assess your own mental health?
    • Tools for improving your mental fitness
    • Signs that you are becoming mentally unfit
    • When should you see a therapist?

    Find the show notes at ryananswers.com/podcast

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    38 min
  • #2 - Couples Therapists Break Down Netflix Hit "Love Is Blind" [Part 1 of 2]

    A bunch of strangers get together and date without being able to see each other, start saying I love you, and propose within days... all before they even see what the other person looks like.

    Then, they meet face to face. And get married within a month. We binge watched the series and in this episode we cover:

    • Is love at first sight real?
    • Can you really fall in love in four days?
    • What is love? Are there different types?
    • A play-by-play breakdown of a couple's argument (Giannina and Damian), with detailed advice on how we would have helped them in a therapy session
    • Predictions on which couples will make it, and which will say no at the altar


    Find the show notes at ryananswers.com/podcast

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    We're back with a new episode every Thursday. 

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    34 min
  • #1 - The Real Cause of Communication Problems In Your Relationship

    Do you have reoccurring fights in your relationship? Do you or your partner get defensive and shut down? Do you feel like you struggle to communicate? 

    These are all symptoms of the #1 cause of divorce, a specific type of communication issue called attachment conflict. Every relationship experiences this at some point, but for some people they get stuck in a cycle that gets worse over time.

    In our first episode, we talk about how to:

    • Recognize if you're dealing with attachment conflict
    • Identify your attachment style, and your partner's attachment style
    • Understand why you react the way you do, and how it affects your partner
    • Where attachment comes from, and how to change your attachment style
    • Tools for how to defuse this type of conflict and create better communication


    Find the show notes at ryananswers.com/podcast

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    39 min

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Join us every Thursday for psychology talk with therapists Ryan and Carey. We cover relationships, therapy, and psychology, with new episodes weekly.