Couples Counseling For Parents
By Dr. Stephen Mitchell and Erin Mitchell, MACP
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Description
A show about couple relationships: how they work, why they don’t, and what you can do to fix what’s broken.
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When One Partner Craves Space And The Other Craves Closeness
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Politics? No. Nervous Systems On Fire
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Why You Keep Having The Same Fight
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Why Your Relationship Changed After Kids And How To Repair It
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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How To Talk About Drinking Before It Derails Your Holiday
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Four Practical Ways Couples Can Stay Connected During The Holidays
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Holiday Stress, Family Rules, and What to Do About Them
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Congratulations, You’re Married—Now Cue The Panic
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Why Quid Pro Quo Love Fails and What Builds Trust Instead
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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When Stress Hijacks Love: Turning Conflict into Connection for Parents
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Are You a Couple That Never Fights? Why That’s A Problem
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Beyond Date Night: Why Physical Closeness and Emotional Responsiveness Matter
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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The Map to Relationship Renewal: Mindfulness Over Negativity
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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"I'm Not Enough" vs "I'm Not Important": The Root of Couple Conflicts
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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The Ick Factor: When Your Partner Suddenly Feels Gross
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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When Your Partner Isn't Pulling Their Weight
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Your No and My Yes: How Small Parenting Differences Create Big Tensions
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Since Kids, We Never Have Time for Our Relationship!
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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When Your Partner Makes Life Harder
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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What We've Learned From Couples: The 100th Episode!
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Apr 19, 2025 |
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When Your Past Lives in Your Parenting
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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From Shame to Understanding - A 5-Step Guide to Talking About ADHD with Your Partner
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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ADHD in Relationships: Navigating the Neurodivergent Disconnect!
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Parenting on Purpose: Moving Beyond Parenting Differences
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Could I Get a Little Validation Over Here?
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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I Handle Stress "Right," It's My Partner That Handles Stress "Wrong"
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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From Silent Resentment to Connection
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Good Sex-An Interview with Author Dr. Candice Nicole Hargons
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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I Need You to Stop Needing Me
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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6 Principles That Will Save Your Parenting Partner Relationship
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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The Death of Defensiveness: How to end the cycle of defensiveness in your couple relationship
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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From Tiredness to Togetherness in Parenting
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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Holiday Loneliness: How partner's can handle the Holiday Blues
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Presence over Presents? Strengthening Connection During Holiday Gatherings
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Navigating Holiday Stress: Presenting a United Front with Extended Family
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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How Understanding Yourself Strengthens Your Parenting and Partnership
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Avoiding the Passive-Aggressive Trap: Communication tips for Parenting Partners
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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The Dilemma: Do I Need to Prioritize My Relationship Over My Kids?
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Navigating Nighttime Duties and Differing Parenting Styles
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Criticism and Conflict: How to Turn Tension Into Teamwork in Your Relationship
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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What Happened to Our Sex Life: Intimacy After Baby
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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How to Make Up After a Fight
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Finding Your Reset
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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My In-laws are driving me crazy!!!
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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My partner keeps telling me I need to talk about my emotions, why does it matter?
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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My Partner is So Needy!
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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My Partner Has No Emotions!
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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Do You Love Me, Do You Want Me, Do You Accept Me?-Three Important Questions Parenting Partners Ask Each Other Every Day
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May 24, 2024 |
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It's something every couple with kids feels but doesn't talk about: Loneliness.
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May 10, 2024 |
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The Art of Partner Support in Pregnancy, Postpartum, and Beyond!
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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I'm The Default Parent!-A Conversation Every Couple Needs To Have
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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"We Just Don't Feel Connected Anymore"-How Couples Can Get Reconnected in the Midst of Parenting
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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What is the 80/80 Marriage?: An Interview with Kaley Klemp and Nate Klemp, PhD
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Thriving Together While Tackling Career and Family Demands
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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My Partner's Mental Health is Negatively Impacting Our Home
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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When Stress is Driving Your Couple Relationship
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Navigating Love and ADHD: An Interview with ADHD Advocate and Coach Katy Weber
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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When A Relationship Feels One-sided
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Interview with Rachel and Marley Shepard-Ohta of Heysleepybaby
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Can Kids Ruin Your Couple Relationship?
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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The Invisible Wall: Addressing Resentment in Your Relationship
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Sometimes I Think Parenting Is Easier Without My Partner—How Do I Tell Them?
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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How Can I Set Boundaries With My In-laws?
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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How You Parent Can Significantly Impact How Connected You Feel To Your Partner
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Stop Micromanaging My Parenting: A Little Twist On The Default Parent Conflict
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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Why Do Couples Seem To Fight More When They Become Parents?
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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What Every Stay-at-Home-Parent Wants Their Partner To Know!!
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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What Are We Really Fighting About?-The Real Issue Behind Every Parenting Partner Conflict
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Want To Communicate Better?--Then Do This
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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How To Talk to Your Partner and Kids About Tragedy-Addressing The Recent School Shootings in Denver and Nashville
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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"My Partner Makes Me Feel..."-Why This Statement Misses The Point
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Want To Stop Having A Dead End Dialogue About The Mental Load?-Here's How.
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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"We'll Never Feel Connected Again"--How To Get In The Habit Of Connecting With Your Partner.
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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"I Don't Like The Way You Parent"--Now What Do We Do?
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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"Nothing I Do Is Enough..."-The Cycle Of Disappointment and Disengagement In Parenting Partner Relationships
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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"It's Not Me, It's My Partner"- How Can Change Happen In A Parenting Partner Relationship
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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How Your Couple Relationship Can Survive The Holidays
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Want A Cheat Code For Apologizing In Your Parenting Partner Relationship?--Here It Is!
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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Want To Know One Of The Best Ways To Stay Connected As A Family And Couple? Do This...
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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3 Mistakes You And Your Partner Are Making And What To Do About Them
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Every Couple Needs To Hear This!- How To Weather Hard Times As Parenting Partners
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Should We Keep Talking About This Or Not?-Knowing When To Have Conflict In Front of Your Kids
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Resentment: How to Keep it From Ruining Your Parenting Partner Relationship
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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"Sometimes It Feels Better To Parent Alone"-How To Handle Transitions In Your Parenting Partner Relationship
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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"You Are Critical...No, You Are Critical"-How To Break The Cycle Of Criticism In Your Parenting Partner Relationship
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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"My Partner Is Not Meeting My Needs"-How To Get Your Needs Met In Your Parenting Partner Relationship
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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"What Did You Say To Me?!?"-How To Stop Being Reactionary In Your Couple Communication
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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The Silent Killers Of A Couple Relationship-What Are They And How To Avoid Them
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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"I Just Can't Say 'No'"-What Are Boundaries And How You And Your Partner Can Set Them
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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Do You Want To Stop Fighting?-Here's How
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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"I'm Not Crying, You're Crying"-Coping With Grief As Parenting Partners
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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"Let's Talk About Mental Load"-One Of The Hardest Conversations For Parenting Partners To Have!
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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"We've Lost Our Spark! How Do We Get It Back?"
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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"I AM TIRED...NO, I'M TIRED"-How To Talk About Being Tired With Your Parenting Partner
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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"We Can't Agree On Parenting Styles!"-How To Have This Difficult Conversation
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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"We Just Aren't Compatible Anymore"-Being Partners In The New Context Of Parenting
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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"What I Wish We Knew Back Then!"-A Conversation With Your Younger Selves As a Couple
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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"I'm Too Stressed To Feel Close To My Partner"-The Magic Formula For Staying Connected As Partners In Parenting Stress
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May 24, 2022 |
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"I Think We Need Help...I Think We Are Fine"-How To Talk About Wanting Help In Your Relationship
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May 17, 2022 |
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How Not To Have A Disappointing Mother's Day
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May 03, 2022 |
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"Wanna Have Sex?"-How Your Personality Can Influence Your Parenting Partner Sex Life
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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What To Say When Your Partner Says, "I'm Feeling Sick"
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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"Excuse Me! What Did You Say?"-How To Take The Passive Aggressive Out Of Parenting Partner Communication
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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"I Want You To Want Me"-Where Did Desire Go In Our Parenting Partner Relationship?
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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"I Don't Know How To Give My Partner Feedback!"-Giving and Receiving Feedback In Parenting Partner Relationships
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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"Do You Not See What I'm Doing Here?"-How To Encourage One Another As Parenting Partners
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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"We Are Just Roommates"-How To Stay Connected To Your Partner As You Parent
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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"Help! We Feel Stuck!"-How Parenting Partners Can Change Stuck Patterns Of Communication
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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"Just Relax!"-When Your Partner's Stress Stresses You Out
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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"Wait, You're Mad At Me Because I Took A Shower?!": Navigating Inequity Between Parenting Partners
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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You Aren't Enough and You Aren't Doing Enough: How The Not Enough Cycle Influences Every Parenting Partner Relationship
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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Parenting In A Pandemic: How Has Stress Shaped Your Couple Relationship?
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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Valentine's Day, A Day For Lovers or A Perfect Set-up For Disappointment?: How To Identify and Communicate Expectations
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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"I'm More Tired Than You": Why We Hear What Our Partner Didn't Say
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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I'm Not Scared: How To Talk About Parenting Fears With Your Partner
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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Touched Out!-A Parenting Couples Guide To Touch
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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The Dishes Aren't Done Yet?-Parenting Couples and Communication
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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When You Hear Your Partner Snap At Your Kid: The Dinosaur Pants Disaster
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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A Lack of Healthy, Involved Grandparents Can Be A Real Strain On A Couple
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Pregnancy and Postpartum: The Birthplace of Resentment for Parenting Couples
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Dec 05, 2021 |