What Healthy Couples Know That You Don't: Relationship Advice and Respect

Rhoda Sommer LCSW

Relationships matter. Do you want to know the nitty gritty of what makes a relationship work? Get your answers to relationship questions. Learn how to keep respect alive & well, because lack of respect is why people get divorced. Learn what builds trust & how to recover from infidelity, drama or codependency. Advice from psychotherapist Rhoda Sommer based on over 35 years of working with couples. www.therapyideas.net

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174 episodes
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Nov 5, 2015 · 13 min
Emotional Truths Revealed In The Affair on Showtime
Season 2 of The Affair on Showtime is rich with the emotional truths about the delicate & complicated dance of connections & disconnections in relationships.
Oct 19, 2015 · 9 min
Relationships After Addictions Recovery
Relationships disintegrate too often after recovery from addictions. Learn how to avoid triggering shame in the partner in recovery to have greater success.
Oct 2, 2015 · 9 min
Manipulation & The Drama Triangle Part 2
Drama triangles are often a source of manipulation in relationships. If you want to be loved no matter what or prevent disagreement then you are manipulating.
Sep 15, 2015 · 8 min
Manipulation & Relationships Part 1
Manipulation requires both the manipulated & the manipulator. Both play their part. Listen to understand the dynamics of emotional manipulation since everybody manipulates to get what they want.
Aug 30, 2015 · 8 min
Communication & Connection Part 2
Communication builds on trust. Avoiding important conversations evaporates trust. Trust builds on Truth.
Aug 11, 2015 · 7 min
Communication, want to Fix it?
What lies underneath communication problems are power struggles. Someone has to win, someone has to lose.
Jul 27, 2015 · 9 min
How to Argue Better
To fight better learn to acknowledge two points of view, how to be vulnerable & more respectful.
Jul 14, 2015 · 6 min
Missing Out on Sex?
Partners stop having sex & don’t even talk about it. This episode explores why sex is missing in relationships.
Jun 22, 2015 · 8 min
Codependence is NOT Love
Codependence means one partner has lost track of who they are which creates lopsided relationships.
May 26, 2015 · 8 min
Never Fighting in Relationships is Bad
You will find out why never fighting is a problem & how to have an argument that gets somewhere.
May 11, 2015 · 6 min
When Trust is Broken
Can a relationship survive broken trust? Listen to learn about remorse, dishonesty & respect. Contempt destroys relationships.
Apr 22, 2015 · 8 min
Even Superman Can't Guess What Lois Lane Really Wants
Romantic love creates unreasonable expectations. In this episode I'll show you how to fix that & stop making yourself miserable.
Apr 22, 2015 · 7 min
Affairs-Blame is Only Part of the Answer
There is more to dealing with affairs than just blame. In this episode I will show you how affairs are a window into problems in the relationship.
Apr 22, 2015 · 6 min
S & M is All Too Common in Relationships
Does your relationship involve S & M? Too often couples hold each other hostage in unhealthy patterns. Learn what to do instead.

What Healthy Couples Know That You Don't: Relationship Advice and Respect

Emotional Truths Revealed In The Affair on Showtime

Relationships After Addictions Recovery

Manipulation & The Drama Triangle Part 2

Manipulation & Relationships Part 1

Communication & Connection Part 2

Communication, want to Fix it?

How to Argue Better

Missing Out on Sex?

Codependence is NOT Love

Never Fighting in Relationships is Bad

When Trust is Broken

Even Superman Can't Guess What Lois Lane Really Wants

Affairs-Blame is Only Part of the Answer

S & M is All Too Common in Relationships