Relationships
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Guest Interview, Lifestyle, Relationships
How To Improve Partner Communication (with Jonathan Baxter, LMHC)
In response to a vulnerable listener letter, Jonathan Baxter, LMHC, addresses gender roles, power, accountability, humility, communication tactics, trauma, compassion, and more.
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Guest Interview, Lifestyle, Parenting, Relationships, Work
Preparing For The Empty Nest (with Meagan Francis)
The empty nest can feel like it comes on suddenly, despite the fact that it takes many years. Christine chats with Meagan Francis about supporting kids who are at home and out of the nest, as well as how to orient towards your anticipated empty nest with intention.
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Communication, Lifestyle, Parenting, Relationships
Learning To Compromise Well (with Jonathan Baxter, LMHC)
Compromise doesn’t mean giving in or giving up. Christine talks with Jonathan Baxter, LMHC, about how to identify what kind of compromiser you are, the importance of being honest and articulating what you want (both to yourself and to your partner), negotiation tactics, and why it’s actually powerful to be vulnerable and ask for help.
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Communication, Guest Interview, Lifestyle, Relationships, Social Quandaries
How To Deal With Difficult People (with Kristen Howerton, MFT)
Because we live among people, it’s inevitable that some of them will be difficult. Christine talks with therapist Kristen Howerton about how to handle friendship conflict, toxic family members, strained family relationships, difficult co-workers, and more.
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Communication, Guest Interview, Lifestyle, Relationships
The Power of Expressing Gratitude (with Nancy Davis Kho)
Gratitude has the power to heal and delight. Christine talks with Nancy Davis Kho, author of The Thank-You Project: Cultivating Happiness One Letter of Gratitude at a Time” about personal lessons learned and the science behind the power of expressing gratitude.
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Lifestyle, Parenting, Relationships
Letting Go of the Hero Role
We all need reminders that we don’t need to do it all. Inspired by a listener's voice memo about the power of creating intentional pauses in life and letting go of feeling the need to keep all the plates spinning, Christine shares an archived episode about the power of letting go of the hero role.
