I Hate James Dobson Episode 31: 5 Essentials for Lifelong Intimacy (feat. Corina)
Happy Monday, readers! Today, Jake and Brooke are joined by Corina (host of "Lessons from the Couch") to talk about love, intimacy, marriage - and how James Dobson gets it all wrong. Things get wild when 3 therapists talk shit about another clinician. You know us, famous for getting wild on this blog.
Listen to "Lessons from the Couch" wherever you get your podcasts!
Book referrals:
- "8 Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love" by Drs. John and Julie Gottman
- "Come As You Are" by Dr. Emily Nagoski
- "Hold me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love" by Dr. Sue Johnson
- "How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids" by Jancee Dunn
References:
Brittle, Z. (2015, July 30). Committment. The Gottman Institue. https://www.gottman.com/blog/commitment/
Carothers, Bobbi and Harry Reis. “Men and Women Are from Earth: Examining the Latent Structure of Gender,” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 104, no. 2 (2013).
Gaspard, T. (2019, April 24). What to Do if You Don’t Trust Each Other. The Gottman Institute. https://www.gottman.com/blog/what-to-do-if-you-dont-trust-each-other/
George, M. B. (2025, February 5). What Do Trust and Commitment Look Like in a Relationship? The Gottman Institute. https://www.gottman.com/blog/what-does-trust-and-commitment-look-like-in-a-relationship/
James, D., & Drakich, J. (1993). Understanding gender differences in amount of talk: A critical review of research. In D. Tannen (Ed.), Gender and conversational interaction (pp. 281–312). Oxford University Press.
What is the Sound Relationship House? (2020, November 30). The Gottman Institute. https://www.gottman.com/blog/what-is-the-sound-relationship-house/
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