How important is fun in your relationship? What do enjoy spending your time doing? Experts say that having fun together is important to marriage because it helps us to feel positive emotions. Life can be so busy, so complicated, so tedious, so challenging. But adding fun can prolong feelings of happiness, satisfaction and joy. Let's get into it. Music Intro: Metro Vibe Transition: Funk From the Trunk Therapy Yaps: Shine Willows www.hooksounds.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mywifeisatherapist/message

Family is such an important gift. They can also be one of the trickiest groups to work with. No family is perfect. But whatever happens, at the end of the day, what we want is to preserve the relationships with those nearest and dearest to us. So how do we do that when the values, choices or behaviours of the individuals in our family seem to clash with ours? And when we venture out to create our own family, how do we protect the integrity of what we’re trying to build, while honouring the place of our beginning? Let’s get into it. Music Intro: Metro Vibe Transition: Funk From The Trunk, Christmas is Here Therapy Yaps: Shine Willows www.hooksounds.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mywifeisatherapist/message

Are you taking your partner for granted? Have you been promising to do better without any real improvement? Couples who make it to the 10, 20, 50-year mark, and who would describe their marriage as, “happy” would probably tell you that they didn’t get there by taking each other for granted. What small things can you do to show your spouse you love and value them? Let’s get into it! Music Intro: Metro Vibe Transition: Funk From the Trunk Therapy Yaps: Shine Willows www.hooksounds.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mywifeisatherapist/message

We might be tempted to throw the baby out with the bathwater when it comes to life skills. My children will never have to: fill in the blanks. But some of those skills have undoubtedly made us who we are. Is it important to think about what we pass on to our kids? Are there some skills more important than others? Let’s get into it. Music Intro: Metro Vibe Transition: Funk From the Trunk Therapy Yaps: Shine Willows www.hooksounds.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mywifeisatherapist/message

“Y’all should do this, not that!” How do you make decisions about your relationship? There can be so many voices that have a lot to say about what marriage should and should not look like. So how do we decide on which ones to listen to and where do we draw the line? Let’s get into it! Music Intro: Metro Vibe Transition: Funk From the Trunk Therapy Yaps: Shine Willows www.hooksounds.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mywifeisatherapist/message

How are you and your partner with “community”? Are you of the ‘just the two of us’ persuasion? Some things are just private. But even the healthiest couples need other people and a little perspective sometimes. What are the potential benefits and pitfalls of being ‘in community’ with others? What might this community look like? Can there be more to vulnerability than the exposure of our relationship’s flaws? Let’s get into it! Music Intro: Metro Vibe Transition: Funk From the Trunk Therapy Yaps: Shine Willows www.hooksounds.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mywifeisatherapist/message

Has there been an event in your lives, where one spouse experiences it as catastrophic while for the other it wasn’t that big of a deal? Our past experiences can determine our responses to various situations- whether we face it with fear, excitement or caution. In situations that we experience as difficult, we should lean on our spouse's wisdom and strength to help us. Music Intro: Metro Vibe Transition: Funk From the Trunk Therapy Yaps: Shine Willows www.hooksounds.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mywifeisatherapist/message

Do you and your spouse talk about sex? Good sex requires vulnerability - with yourself, with your spouse and if you’re a person of faith, with God. But for some reason, it seems people don’t really like to talk about it. Is it time to put “sex” on the table? Let’s get into it! Music Intro: Metro Vibe Transition: Funk From the Trunk Therapy Yaps: Shine Willows www.hooksounds.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mywifeisatherapist/message

Have you ever received feedback from your spouse that shocked you to your core? Receiving feedback from your spouse is important because their experience of you is what contributes to their perception of you and this impacts the quality of your relationship. If you want to build a lasting partnership, feedback is non-negotiable. How can we better give and receive feedback? Let’s get into it! Check out Valon’s music: https://www.youtube.com/c/Valonmusic592/videos Music Intro: Metro Vibe Transition: Funk From the Trunk Therapy Yaps: Shine Willows www.hooksounds.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mywifeisatherapist/message

“Can I get a time check?” Do you end up in quarrels because one of you is just not time-conscious? For one of us, 10 minutes early is cutting it close. For the other, 5 minutes late is no big deal. If one of you cherishes time and the other doesn’t, this can lead to conflict. We testify! Can we learn to respect the other’s relationship with time? Or is this one of those things we’ll always be at odds about? Let’s get into it! Marriage Alive: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyBQWhlZME0vZ2qutFB2jLQ Dellon Thompson: https://www.facebook.com/dellon.thompson Intro: Metro Vibe Transition: Funk From the Trunk Therapy Yaps: Shine Willows www.hooksounds.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mywifeisatherapist/message