Relationship Advice

When your husband is a divorce lawyer, and you're a family therapist, you learn a lot about relationship dynamics. Julie and David Bulitt share the knowledge they've learned through their personal and professional lives in order to help us create better relationships. Listen to today's show to learn the five core conversations couples can discuss in order to improve their relationship today! In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include: The importance of remembering why you connected with your partner in the first place How to handle conflicts around money and downsizing during tough financial times What Julie and David have learned about themselves as a couple parenting 4 daughters How we can take comfort in the struggles of other couples Why sex is one of the primary complaints they hear from couples in their professional lives The importance of making time for ourselves in a relationship And much more! A licensed clinical social worker, Julie Bulitt has spent more than 25 years working with individuals, couples and families. Her private practice focuses on family, couples and individual therapy, she also serves as in house therapist at The Discovery Channel in Silver Spring Maryland. David Bulitt is a partner in the Washington DC Metro law firm of Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, PA. For more than a decade, he has been chosen as one of the Washington area’s top divorce lawyers by multiple publications. He has particular interest in families with special needs children as a result of personal experiences in his own family. David and Julie have been married for 34 years. They have four daughters, two of whom are biological and two adopted, and three grandchildren. For more information on our guest, and for the episode links visit: https://idopodcast.com/271 Spark My Relationship Course: Get $100 off our online course. Visit SparkMyRelationship.com/Unlock for our special offer just for our I Do Podcast listeners! Podcast Series: Love Under Quarantine Sign up for our 14 Day Happy Couples Challenge here: 14 Day Happy Couples Challenge Join our 5 Day Couples Appreciation Challenge here: idopodcast.com/appreciation Do you want to hear more on this topic? Continue the conversation on our Facebook Group here: Love Tribe Sponsors BetterHelp: Get help on your own time and at your own pace. Get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/IDO. Function of Beauty is the world’s first fully customizable hair care brand. Visit FunctionofBeauty.com/IDO to take your four part hair profile quiz and save 20% on your first order. If you love this episode (and our podcast!), would you mind giving us a review in iTunes? It would mean the world to us and we promise it only takes a minute. Many thanks in advance! – Chase & Sarah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How is it that we can have a partner, friends and family, and yet still feel alone? Loneliness is a real issue for many people whether or not they have others in their lives. Listen to today's show to learn how to deal with loneliness personally, or to help your partner with the issue. In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include: How we can feel lonely even if we have other people in our lives Combating loneliness based on your personality type The differences between loneliness and chronic loneliness Dealing with relationships that are unfulfilling The importance of connection in our lives and how to cultivate better connections And much more!   J.W. Freiberg holds a PhD from UCLA and a JD from Harvard Law School. He is the author of the prize-winning book Four Seasons of Loneliness: A Lawyer’s Case Stories and its recently published sequel, Surrounded by Others and Yet So Alone. After a decade as Assistant Professor at Boston University, and his subsequent service as President of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, Freiberg held positions at several of Boston’s leading law firms, including serving for a decade as Chairman of Weston Patrick, Willard and Redding. For thirty years Freiberg’s law practice drew on his double training, enabling him to serve as Boston’s go-to attorney when interlinkage was needed between the law and psychiatric medicine, family law, victim services, and adoption / surrogacy practices. For more information on our guest, and for the episode links visit: https://idopodcast.com/270 Spark My Relationship Course: Get $100 off our online course. Visit SparkMyRelationship.com/Unlock for our special offer just for our I Do Podcast listeners! Podcast Series: Love Under Quarantine Sign up for our 14 Day Happy Couples Challenge here: 14 Day Happy Couples Challenge Join our 5 Day Couples Appreciation Challenge here: idopodcast.com/appreciation Do you want to hear more on this topic? Continue the conversation on our Facebook Group here: Love Tribe Sponsors Uberlube is a luxurious, high-grade silicone lubricant made from clean, body-friendly ingredients. Get 10% off and free shipping when you use our code “IDo” at UberLube.com. Care/Of: Get 50% off your first month of personalized care/of vitamins, visit takecareof.com and enter the promo code IDO50. If you love this episode (and our podcast!), would you mind giving us a review in iTunes? It would mean the world to us and we promise it only takes a minute. Many thanks in advance! – Chase & Sarah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Developing the best possible approach to improving your relationship and health is not always simple. Dr. Narveen Dosanjh uses a holistic approach combining both eastern and western philosophy to provide the best possible solutions to her patients. Listen to today's show to better understand the various approaches you can take to improving your well being. In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include: Understanding the biggest differences between eastern and western medicine How to approach improving your relationship holistically Working with a therapist who takes an intuitive healing approach How and why you should integrate a spirituality practice into your relationship And much more! Dr. Narveen Dosanjh, a highly regarded holistic psychiatrist in Manhattan, NYC treats a wide variety of psychiatric conditions including various forms of depression and anxiety, bipolar, insomnia, ADHD, lifestyle and personal development issues aiming to improve patients overall health. For more information on our guest, and for the episode links visit: https://idopodcast.com/269 Spark My Relationship Course: Get $100 off our online course. Visit SparkMyRelationship.com/Unlock for our special offer just for our I Do Podcast listeners! Podcast Series: Love Under Quarantine Sign up for our 14 Day Happy Couples Challenge here: 14 Day Happy Couples Challenge Join our 5 Day Couples Appreciation Challenge here: idopodcast.com/appreciation Do you want to hear more on this topic? Continue the conversation on our Facebook Group here: Love Tribe Sponsors BetterHelp: Get help on your own time and at your own pace. Get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/IDO. Trivia Star: Trivia Star is offering you 2,500 coins and 500 gems when you download and play. Search Trivia Star in the Apple App Store or Google Store and download Trivia Star for FREE today! If you love this episode (and our podcast!), would you mind giving us a review in iTunes? It would mean the world to us and we promise it only takes a minute. Many thanks in advance! – Chase & Sarah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Relationships take work in the best of times, and COVID-19 has put an incredible amount of stress on relationships around the world. Listen to today's show to learn how to better understand our feelings, and how we're individually being affected by the pandemic. With this understanding, Linda shares tools to communicate our truths with our partner. In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include: How to identify exactly what we're feeling and the tools to share it with our partner How to use journaling as a tool for introspection and growth The best way to invite our partner for a discussion Leading questions to engage your partner in check ins and why this can be extremely valuable And much more! Linda Bloom, L.C.S.W., is a psychotherapist and marriage counselors who teaches communication seminars and relationship workshops. She is the co-author of four books including 101 Things I Wish I Knew When I Got Married and Simple Lessons to Make Love Last. Linda and her husband, Charlie, offer educational and counseling services to individuals, couples, and organizations. They are regular teachers at Esalen institute and Kriaplu, and have 600 blogs on Psychology Today. They live and practice in Santa Cruz, California. For more information on our guest, and for the episode links visit: https://idopodcast.com/268 Spark My Relationship Course: Get $100 off our online course. Visit SparkMyRelationship.com/Unlock for our special offer just for our I Do Podcast listeners! New Podcast Series: Love Under Quarantine Sign up for our 14 Day Happy Couples Challenge here: 14 Day Happy Couples Challenge Join our 5 Day Couples Appreciation Challenge here: idopodcast.com/appreciation Do you want to hear more on this topic? Continue the conversation on our Facebook Group here: Love Tribe Sponsors Trivia Star: Trivia Star is offering you 2,500 coins and 500 gems when you download and play. Search Trivia Star in the Apple App Store or Google Store and download Trivia Star for FREE today! BetterHelp:Get help on your own time and at your own pace. Get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/IDO. If you love this episode (and our podcast!), would you mind giving us a review in iTunes? It would mean the world to us and we promise it only takes a minute. Many thanks in advance! – Chase & Sarah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Critical thinking is an important skill to develop both individually and with your partner. With our current social and political stage, learning to think critically is more important than ever before. Learn tools to think critically and to talk to your partner about developing the skill together. In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include: The practice of thinking critically and how it can be developed Cultivating the idea that you don't know everything and can be wrong Talking to your partner about cultivating critical thinking in your relationship How to avoid reactivity and stay cool, calm and collected And much more! Dr. Christopher Dwyer is a post-doctoral researcher in the School of Health Sciences and Lecturer in the Center for Adult Learning and Professional Development at the National University of Ireland Galway. He is also the author of Critical Thinking: Conceptual Perspectives & Practical Guidelines, published by Cambridge University Press. Full show notes and episode links at: https://idopodcast.com/267 Spark My Relationship Course: Get $100 off our online course. Visit SparkMyRelationship.com/Unlock for our special offer just for our I Do Podcast listeners! New Podcast Series: Love Under Quarantine Sign up for our 14 Day Happy Couples Challenge here: 14 Day Happy Couples Challenge Join our 5 Day Couples Appreciation Challenge here: idopodcast.com/appreciation Do you want to hear more on this topic? Continue the conversation on our Facebook Group here: Love Tribe Sponsors BetterHelp:Get help on your own time and at your own pace. Get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/IDO. EveryPlate: America's best value meal kit delivering filling, familiar, pre-measured ingredients with simple recipes. Get 3 weeks meals for only $2.99 per meal by going to EveryPlate.com and entering code ido3. If you love this episode (and our podcast!), would you mind giving us a review in iTunes? It would mean the world to us and we promise it only takes a minute. Many thanks in advance! – Chase & Sarah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Relationship goals are not only a hashtag used on your friend Becky's page every other day with her "amazing" boyfriend. Relationship goals are something that can be an important tool to help really improve your life. Listen to today's show to learn how to make intimacy a priority in your relationship and set those very important relationship goals. In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include: How to get from knowing what you want to do in a relationship to actually doing it Sharing your relationship goals with your partner Why you should sometimes have sex before doing the dishes Actionable tips to create more intimacy in your relationship Understanding and communicating about your sexuality And much more Dr. Lyndsey Harper is an ob/gyn and the Founder and CEO of Rosy. She created Rosy out of frustration when she couldn’t find modern and accessible resources to help her many patients with common sexual health concerns and issues. Launched on Valentine's Day in 2019, Rosy is a platform dedicated to empowering women on their journey to sexual wellness. Dr. Harper has started important conversations about sexual health, partnering with over 2,700 doctors and therapists on Rosy, and launching the first telehealth platform specifically for women’s sexual health. Full show notes and episode links at: https://idopodcast.com/266 Spark My Relationship Course: Get $100 off our online course. Visit SparkMyRelationship.com/Unlock for our special offer just for our I Do Podcast listeners! New Podcast Series: Love Under Quarantine Sign up for our 14 Day Happy Couples Challenge here: 14 Day Happy Couples Challenge Join our 5 Day Couples Appreciation Challenge here: idopodcast.com/appreciation Do you want to hear more on this topic? Continue the conversation on our Facebook Group here: Love Tribe Sponsors Uberlube is a luxurious, high-grade silicone lubricant made from clean, body-friendly ingredients. Get 10% off and free shipping when you use our code “IDo” at UberLube.com. BetterHelp:Get help on your own time and at your own pace. Get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/IDO. If you love this episode (and our podcast!), would you mind giving us a review in iTunes? It would mean the world to us and we promise it only takes a minute. Many thanks in advance! – Chase & Sarah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shame can be an emotion that takes a toll on us personally and in a relationship. Listen to today's show to learn how to address our shame or the shame our partner has toward themselves. In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include: Understand the important distinction between guilt and shame How shame is formed and negatively affects our view of self Accepting our vulnerabilities to release shame and improve our lives Helping our partner navigate shame Communicating with our partner about shame And much more! Dr. Margaret Rutherford has been a psychologist in private practice for over twenty-five years and is the author of Perfectly Hidden Depression: How to Break Free from the Perfectionism That Masks Your Depression which was published in November 2019. Full show notes and episode links at: https://idopodcast.com/265 Spark My Relationship Course: Get $100 off our online course. Visit SparkMyRelationship.com/Unlock for our special offer just for our I Do Podcast listeners! New Podcast Series: Love Under Quarantine Sign up for our 14 Day Happy Couples Challenge here: 14 Day Happy Couples Challenge Join our 5 Day Couples Appreciation Challenge here: idopodcast.com/appreciation Do you want to hear more on this topic? Continue the conversation on our Facebook Group here: Love Tribe Sponsors Trivia Star: Trivia Star is offering you 2,500 coins and 500 gems when you download and play. Search Trivia Star in the Apple App Store or Google Store and download Trivia Star for FREE today! BetterHelp:Get help on your own time and at your own pace. Get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/IDO. If you love this episode (and our podcast!), would you mind giving us a review in iTunes? It would mean the world to us and we promise it only takes a minute. Many thanks in advance! – Chase & Sarah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Relationships can be a beautiful vehicle to discover who we are and the possibilities of our lives. Our guest, Guy Finley, has a wealth of knowledge from his own 40-year marriage and shares amazing relationship insights and advice. In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include: How we can discover who we are through our relationship How Guy and his wife have never raised their voices at each other in their 40 year marriage The importance of recognizing the pain within ourselves before lashing out at our partner Communicating with our partner and how to handle constructive criticism Renewing your relationship through the years The importance of learning from our partner And much more! Guy Finley is the bestselling author of more than 45 books and audio albums on self-realization, including "The Secret of Letting Go," "The Essential Laws of Fearless Living," and his newest book "Relationship Magic: Waking Up Together." He is the founder and director of Life of Learning Foundation, a nonprofit Center for Spiritual Discovery located in southern Oregon. Guy is a faculty member at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York and at 1440 Multiversity. Spark My Relationship Course: Get $100 off our online course. Visit SparkMyRelationship.com/Unlock for our special offer just for our I Do Podcast listeners! New Podcast Series: Love Under Quarantine Sign up for our 14 Day Happy Couples Challenge here: 14 Day Happy Couples Challenge Join our 5 Day Couples Appreciation Challenge here: idopodcast.com/appreciation Do you want to hear more on this topic? Continue the conversation on our Facebook Group here: Love Tribe Sponsors Super Lucky: Trivia Star is offering you 2,500 coins and 500 gems when you download and play. Search Trivia Star in the Apple App Store or Google Store and download Trivia Star for FREE today! Care/Of: Get 50% off your first month of personalized care/of vitamins, visit takecareof.com and enter the promo code IDO50. If you love this episode (and our podcast!), would you mind giving us a review in iTunes? It would mean the world to us and we promise it only takes a minute. Many thanks in advance! – Chase & Sarah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Become A Love Tribe Member Today — When you become a Love Tribe Member, you'll gain access to exclusive, ad-free content not available on our regular, free feed. The membership provides you even more amazing and actionable relationship advice from the world's leading experts. Sign Up Here! How we relate with our partner can be largely influenced by how we were attached to our parents as children. Listen to today's episode to better understand attachment theory, and how it can improve your relationship. In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include: How attachment theory can help us understand our deepest feelings, needs, triggers and fears What the different attachment styles mean for you and your partner Healing how we attach with our partner How our wounds can cause us to not see each other and the reality of a situation Breaking negative cycles and exploring the underlying issues And much more! Jennifer Lehr is a licensed marriage and family therapist, the founder of WeConcile, an online program for committed couples seeking help, as well as an educator on the process of living, self-acceptance and stepping into your magic life. Full show notes and episode links at: https://idopodcast.com/263 Spark My Relationship Course: Get $100 off our online course. Visit SparkMyRelationship.com/Unlock for our special offer just for our I Do Podcast listeners! New Podcast Series: Love Under Quarantine Sign up for our 14 Day Happy Couples Challenge here: 14 Day Happy Couples Challenge Join our 5 Day Couples Appreciation Challenge here: idopodcast.com/appreciation Do you want to hear more on this topic? Continue the conversation on our Facebook Group here: Love Tribe Sponsors BetterHelp:Get help on your own time and at your own pace. Get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/IDO. If you love this episode (and our podcast!), would you mind giving us a review in iTunes? It would mean the world to us and we promise it only takes a minute. Many thanks in advance! – Chase & Sarah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Become A Love Tribe Member Today — When you become a Love Tribe Member, you'll gain access to exclusive, ad-free content not available on our regular, free feed. The membership provides you even more amazing and actionable relationship advice from the world's leading experts. Sign Up Here! Parenting can create a lot of relationship stress even in the best of times. During a global pandemic, parenting can take on a whole other level of stress! Listen to today's episode to learn how to maintain your relationship, and parent like a pro during challenging times. In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include: How to communicate with your partner about parenting The important practice of family check-ins Managing screen time for your kids How to talk with your kids about the pandemic Helping your kids talk about their feelings Why we don't always have to fix everything for our kids or partner And much more! Full show notes and episode links at: https://idopodcast.com/262 Dr. Rebecca Hershberg is a clinical psychologist and the founder of Little House Calls, which specializes in helping kids and parents confronting a range of common early childhood challenges. She has held leadership positions at a national nonprofit organization serving children and a hospital-based infant and toddler preventive mental health program, as well as taught in the Department of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her first book, The Tantrum Survival Guide: Tune In to Your Toddler’s Mind (and Your Own) to Calm the Craziness and Make Family Fun Again was published in October, 2018. Dr. Hershberg currently lives in lower Westchester with her husband and two young sons. Spark My Relationship Course: Get $100 off our online course. Visit SparkMyRelationship.com/Unlock for our special offer just for our I Do Podcast listeners! New Podcast Series: Love Under Quarantine Sign up for our 14 Day Happy Couples Challenge here: 14 Day Happy Couples Challenge Join our 5 Day Couples Appreciation Challenge here: idopodcast.com/appreciation Do you want to hear more on this topic? Continue the conversation on our Facebook Group here: Love Tribe Sponsors Hily: Find best dates, make friends and start relationships. Hily makes it easy to find friends wherever you are. With more than 17 million users worldwide, Hily is the fastest growing dating app. Hily makes it easy to meet new people, find dates and form meaningful connections. If you love this episode (and our podcast!), would you mind giving us a review in iTunes? It would mean the world to us and we promise it only takes a minute. Many thanks in advance! – Chase & Sarah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices