177 - Relationship Advice - Preparing for Marriage - Encore Presentation
Release Date: 08/23/2018
Is Social Media Destroying my Marriage? (Encore)
The Couples Expert
Welcome to The Couples Expert Podcast. In today's show Stuart is going to talk about a subject that most of you will be familiar with, and some of you may struggle with: That of the impact of Social Media on your life and relationships.
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198 - Laugh Before You Cry: Divorce Proof Your Marriage - Encore
The Couples Expert
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How to Appreciate the Women in Your Life on Mother's Day - Encore
The Couples Expert
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196 - When you Remarry Where do you Unpack the Baggage? With Guest Brian Mayer.
The Couples Expert
In this encore episode of The Couples Expert podcast, Stuart speaks of remarriage & the "Doubt Factor" with special guest Brian Mayer.
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Broke and Broken - The pain of financial infidelity - Encore
The Couples Expert
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193-Staying Together when Work Keeps You Away - Encore
The Couples Expert
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193 - Living and Loving in Middle Age - Life After 50 - Encore
The Couples Expert
Encore episode is about living and loving in middle age. Stuart answers some burning questions you may have about life after 60. Is it all downhill from here? Listen in as Stuart addresses the concerns that many of you have about love and aging.
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192 - Wheres the fire I feel like your my roommate - Encore
The Couples Expert
In this encore presentation, Stuart is discussing an all too common scenario for couples: When two people in a committed relationship end up living like roommates instead of lovers. Listen in while Stuart addresses this familiar problem.
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191-Are You a Good Partner?
The Couples Expert
Today's podcast is about what it means to be a good partner in your relationship. About ways to assess if you’re being a good partner, and if your partner is being good to you. After all, it takes both of you contributing to the relationship in equal measure in order for you to have a true partnership where you both feel loved and important.
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The Reason We All Cheat - Stuart Tells All - Encore
The Couples Expert
Encore: Infidelity, whether it be sexual, emotional or even financial in nature, breaks down the connection and the trust that’s needed to keep the relationship healthy and happy. It’s his belief that infidelity causes some of the most severe relationship injuries that exist.
info_outlineHello and welcome to this encore presentation of The Couples Expert. This is episode 177 of our show. This podcast originally aired in January of 2017.
Today Stuart discusses how couples should go about preparing for marriage. If you’re in a love relationship with your partner and you’re planning a wedding, or if you have friends and family that are going to be married, this podcast is for you. Marriage is big step, and The Couples Expert is here to help you set off on the right path to a successful and happy married life.
Stuart welcomes guest and colleague Kelsey Blythe who had joined The Couples Expert staff at the time of this podcast to discuss premarital counseling and issues surrounding getting ready for marriage.
What you’ll learn from today’s podcast:
- Working on maintaining your relationship is vitally important to a happy marriage 9:50
- Premarital counseling gives you a roadmap to marriage and commitment 17:30
- Emotionally Focused Therapy as the basis for premarital counseling strengthens your connection 19:30
- Having a counselor as a resource in your married life gives you a safety net to solve problems when they come up 25:55
Premarital counseling is a wonderful tool to help prepare couples for married life. You may not know how to bring up difficult subjects, how to approach topics that may be problematic in the future if you don’t address them before you tie the knot.
Doing the deep couples work in the beginning of your marriage will help the two of you to be connected and confident that together you can face anything that life may throw your way. Problems and challenges will come, it’s just a part of life; having a strong foundation in trust and communication will help you to be prepared and to be strongly united to face these challenges as a team. Knowing you have one another to depend on allows you the confidence to face anything together without it threatening to tear you apart.
Our thanks go out to Kelsey Blythe for joining us on The Couples Expert podcast. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to spend with our podcast.
Email Stuart with your comments and suggestions here : [email protected]
Join us again next week when Stuart returns with a new episode of The Couples Expert. He’ll be discussing the impact of retirement on long term relationships. How will you handle your retirement years? Are you ready for that? We hope you’ll join us.
Until then, be prepared, and stay connected!