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 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 A lot of guys call it a "bait and switch" when their wives don't value sex anymore, but it's really an empathic rupture!  This language can be transformative in helping your wife to understand your perspective about sex!  Listen and learn, grasshopper.

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 to examine your parents' relationship to better understand your own! 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 When you watch TikTok or Instagram/Facebook videos, is it intimacy porn?  E.g., are the dudes really romantic and loving, or are the women lounging around smilingly, delighted by their husbands' mere presence? This stuff can be even more insidious and harmful to your marriage than real porn, especially if you're not thinking critically about it.  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 to examine your parents' relationship to better understand your own! 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 Why would anyone not want to drive a BMW? Listen to the answer to that burning question and more on this episode. I explore the conflict that arises when partners have very different belief system around money and class, where these beliefs originate, and how to come to a middle ground!

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 to examine your parents' relationship to better understand your own! 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 work with increasing numbers of female breadwinners and their husbands, and I discuss how this dynamic impacts attraction!  Spoiler: you don't have to out-earn your wife for her to be attracted to you!  Listen for what you DO have to do!  PS This idea came from a commenter on my most recent TikTok live so follow me on TikTok! Here's the video: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealdrpsychmom/video/7164401528713809198?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7126166917792957998

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 to examine your parents' relationship to better understand your own! 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 Women like to say men are thinking with their penises or slaves to their biology, but EVERY MAMMAL IS A SLAVE TO ITS HORMONES and here's why this is the case for both sexes!  Listen to this if you feel you are deeper than just your biology but your husband is an animal.

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 how to figure out your wife's full love potential by checking out her relationship with the kids! 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 If you lost your job, is that the time for your wife to watch HGTV compulsively and fantasize about redoing the house?  What if it was "only an outlet"?  Learn why this means your porn habit is not very useful for your marriage or your mental health... or just being a kind and ethical dude.

Delve into the intriguing 'gentleman eunuch' concept, where kindness often masks deeper issues in attraction. Discover how societal pressures can lead men to suppress their sexuality, inadvertently attracting partners with low sexual interest. Explore the vital dynamics of sexual expression and the necessity of open communication in romantic pursuits. Learn why misrepresenting one's sexuality can sabotage potential connections, and understand the importance of clarity in consent and physical intimacy. This engaging discussion sheds light on improving relationships and genuine connections.

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 how to figure out your wife's full love potential by checking out her relationship with the kids! 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 wife will never love you more than the kids. But she can love you DIFFERENTLY than she loves the kids and sometimes prioritize you over them, especially if she wants to teach them about loving relationships.  Most moms will give their lives for the kids but not for you... because that would leave the kids without a mother.  Accept this and learn what you can expect from a healthy loving woman with kids.

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 how to figure out your wife's full love potential by checking out her relationship with the kids! 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 So many people who have never experienced depression mistake it for laziness.  If you were in your depressed partner's body and brain for a day, you would never make this mistake again. Since you can't be, do the next best thing and listen to this podcast!  Also: what is "lazy" and how to tell if this is the real issue.

If you idealize an ex, what should you do?  Does this mean you should leave your partner?  A common secret question that many people have in their hearts!  Listen to learn what this feeling may mean about you, the marriage, 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 discusses why your wife hates when you drink! 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