The Dr. Psych Mom Show with clinical psychologist Dr. Samantha Rodman Whiten

Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://anchor.fm/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes; the most recent one explores why women want you to care how they look but don't like the lingerie you pick!   For my secret Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/becomesupporter/DrPsychMom/ For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy, contact us at www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ Have you ever deeply introspected about this?  Likely not and that's why you listen to these podcasts.  In this episode we explore this hypothetical and why it can give you great information about yourself and your marriage.

Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://anchor.fm/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes; the most recent one explores why your wife actually wants you to care how she looks!  Despite telling you that you shouldn't! For my secret Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/becomesupporter/DrPsychMom/ For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy, contact us at www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ Ask I discussed in a recent FB reel, sexless marriages are intergenerationally transmitted. Mothers are usually pretty obsessed with their sons' health and happiness, so this reframe can be very motivating: if your son never sees intimacy in his parents' marriage, he is MUCH less likely to get into a happy marriage one day... and for males, happy = sexually active. Listen and learn!

Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://anchor.fm/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes; the most recent one explores why people add more and more to their plate to avoid intimacy! For my secret Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/becomesupporter/DrPsychMom/ For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy, contact us at www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ Some people believe that erections are constant and if the guy gets soft, that is "erectile dysfunction" and game over for the whole encounter. This is very wrong but common among guys who have not had a lot of sexual experience and who experience shame around bodies/sex.  Listen and learn about the marvelous phoenix-like erection and how getting soft is a normal part of most encounters for adult men!

Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://anchor.fm/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes; the most recent one explores why people add more and more to their plate to avoid intimacy! For my secret Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/becomesupporter/DrPsychMom/ For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy, contact us at www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ I was watching TV and realized that popular media used to show married sex and now it really doesn't.  What do I mean and why does this impact how little sex you're having? Something interesting to discuss with your partner (the idea- don't forward the podcast itself- JFC she already told you to stop). :)  the link: https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2018/p0614-yrbs.html

Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://anchor.fm/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes; the most recent one explores why people add more and more to their plate to avoid intimacy! For my secret Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/becomesupporter/DrPsychMom/ For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy, contact us at www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ There's a lot of text and in person conversation in the early stages of dating.  If you want to avoid dating women who are closedminded and anxious, here's the key word to look out for!  And why this word doesn't help with anxious men (and what to look for instead). 

Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://anchor.fm/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes; the most recent one explores why people add more and more to their plate to avoid intimacy! For my secret Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/becomesupporter/DrPsychMom/ For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy, contact us at www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ Your parents may have used guilt trips to keep you close, but this doesn't fly in this current social climate.  Learn how sociological shifts leave you vulnerable to potential estrangement if you allow your preconceived notions about how your adult kids "should" act to inform how you treat them!  The podcast episode that every parent needs- I tell it to you straight as usual and if you deeply absorb this info, it can help inoculate your parent-child relationship against potential conflict down the road.

Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://anchor.fm/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes; the most recent one explores why people add more and more to their plate to avoid intimacy! For my secret Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/becomesupporter/DrPsychMom/ For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy, contact us at www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ In this episode, I expand on this post: https://www.drpsychmom.com/2022/08/19/why-do-people-stay-together-for-adult-kids/. Why do people do this, should they do it, what are the pros and cons to you and your adult kids, and more!

Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://anchor.fm/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes; the most recent one explores why people add more and more to their plate to avoid intimacy! For my secret Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/becomesupporter/DrPsychMom/ For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy, contact us at www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ Many guys with low sex marriages or whose wives never initiate convince themselves that their wife initiating would transform their life and self-esteem. Here is why that is 100% wrong.  I give you the actual reasons why women initiate within monogamy (they aren't ONLY to make you happy, don't worry) and why those reasons will never get at the core issue that underlies why you want her to initiate.  I also discuss the reality of being with a higher sex drive woman, which differs from the fantasy. And here's the link to my event with Dad Starting Over, hope to see you there! https://shop.dadstartingover.com/th-avoidant-wife-11-29-2022?fbclid=IwAR043rShhfiNt0X4Zy1XplNsJ7PAPYopidn3acMOlLDHrUutwYHhkeA4Oj8

Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://anchor.fm/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes; the most recent one explores why people add more and more to their plate to avoid intimacy! For my secret Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/becomesupporter/DrPsychMom/ For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy, contact us at www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ Tough love from your favorite wife whisperer! Is that shit trademarked?  Can I trademark it?  This and other burning questions will be addressed in the episode.  Also why your wife's sex drive reflects on you, spoiler, it doesn't. 

Subscribe if you love the DPM show! https://anchor.fm/drpsychmomshow/subscribe and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes; the most recent one explores why people add more and more to their plate to avoid intimacy! For my secret Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/becomesupporter/DrPsychMom/ For coaching from DPM, visit https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/ For therapy, contact us at www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com Follow me on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqLm4xRaUeroBodFc-h4XDQ I spoke about this on a previous podcast, but more and more people contact me every day saying they want to start therapy but their spouse is reluctant.  Here are some more ways you can motivate your partner to try couples therapy!! The excuses that I counter include: we have no time, we have no money, I don't want to feel bad about myself, it will be a waste of time, and more!