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Relationship School Podcast

Learn street level, practical tools to have better relationships from a real dude who is a solid husband and father. Jayson Gaddis, founder of The Relationship School, interviews couples, experts, neuroscientists, therapists, coaches, and everyday people to help you have the best relationships possible. Watch your long-term partnerships, family relationships, friendships, and work relationships get better. Jayson offers a fun action step at the end of each episode. Let's do this people! Let's learn how to love bigger! The world needs it.
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Now displaying: November, 2016
Nov 30, 2016

A brave smart couple shares their "dark period" and how they got through it. Anyone who has been married for a few years, and then adds in a child to the mix, will pretty much get rocked. Tripp and Alyson share what happened and how they got through it. From their day to day check-ins, emotional distance and meltdowns, to transforming their sex life after kids, you are going to love how this couple rocked it out. And hopefully, you can take a few tips home to your relationship.

SHOWNOTES

  • The story of how Tripp & Alyson met. [10:00]
  • Tripp and Alyson's wild first few dates. [16:00]
  • How reclaim their connection when it's off. [21:30]
  • How did Tripp learn to be curious? [30:00]
  • One period that challenged their relationship. [31:00]
  • What Tripp had to face in himself to get out of his comfort zone. [38:00]
  • Who did they each reach out to for support during their challenging times? [50:00]
  • Why you can't rely on your partner to fulfill all your needs. [55:00]
  • How to keep your sex life alive after kids. [58:00]
  • Tripp shares his own evolution of his relationship to sex.  [1:08:00]
  • The framework they both set in their wedding vows [1:15:00]
  • Your action step. [1:23:00]

 

Nov 22, 2016

Family drama will show you exactly where you and your partner are or are not aligned. Not knowing how to navigate your own triggers around your family can lead to some strange and even painful "gifts" over the holidays. That's why I'm spending an episode on how to deal with the likely family drama that will occur this holiday season. This will help you and your partner (or future partner) know what to do to reduce the stress and be more of a team. That way you can actually enjoy yourself during the holidays!

SHOWNOTES

  • Jayson shares his initial stumbles in trying to "fix" his family dynamic. [7:00]
  • What a typical holiday dinner looks like. [9:15]
  • What is your role in your family dynamic? [11:45]
  • 7 tips to better navigate your upcoming family gathering. [13:30]
  • The responsibility of the most emotionally mature person in the room. [15:00]
  • The surprising benefit of having your partner's back. [20:00]
  • How to flip your expectation of wanting your family to be curious about you. [22:00]
  • The truth about judgment. [24:30]
  • Jayson gives you an action step. [32:00]
Nov 16, 2016

Why do men need more solid men around them? In this episode, we explore the power of getting very honest with other men and how that can benefit your relationships to women. Our guest John Wineland shares his personal story and offers practical yet embodied tips for how a man can learn how to do relationships in a much more powerful and sustainable way. 

SHOWNOTES

  • How did John get into men's work? [9:30]
  • The massive opportunity and lessons in fatherhood. [12:30]
  • How death has been one of John's biggest teachers. [18:00]
  • Why just having guy friends is sometimes not enough. [21:00]
  • Does every man need a men's group? [24:30]
  • What is the most powerful spiritual work that John now does? [35:00]
  • What can a woman do to help her man get into men's work? [38:00]
  • The game-changing move that a man can do to transform his relationship. [45:00]
  • Jayson gives an action step. [58:00]

 

Nov 9, 2016

In this episode, personality hackers and smart couple Joel and Antonia share their personal experiences of working through differences by understanding their partner's personality type. These two use Myers-Briggs, the enneagram, and other personality tests to understand themselves and each other better. I think you'll get a couple of new insights from Joel and Antonia's story that can help you right now in your own relationship. Pay special attention to what they do well and how they work through challenges in a collaborative way. 

SHOWNOTES

  • What is a "social technology"? [8:30]
  • Why do you need to understand your partner's personality style? [14:00]
  • How did Joel and Antonia start studying personality? [15:15]
  • The unique history of the Myers-Briggs typing system. [17:00]
  • How thinkers and feelers can work well in relationships. [22:00]
  • Can your learn from your partner's personality style? [32:00]
  • The impact of masculine or feminine personality types. [35:00]
  • The two kinds of thinking styles. [38:30]
  • The best place to start to figure out you & your partner's personality type? [42:00]
  • The traps of personality tests. [44:00]
  • One thing to never do with your partner. [47:30]
  • What caused Joel and Antonia to dive into personal growth? [49:00]
Nov 2, 2016

In this episode, we tackle spirituality and relationships with soulshaping mentor Jeff Brown. Jeff has a great knack for calling BS on the spiritual movement and instead offering grounded, practical, embodied suggestions and pathways to continue to deepen into our wholeness. This one may get uncomfortable depending on where you fall in this conversation. It is my wish that you feel challenged and grow from it.

 

SHOWNOTES

  • What is Soulshaping? [12:40]
  • What are the most common human struggles that Jeff sees in his work? [14:00]
  • Why most people meditate and so “solo spirituality” over relationships. [16:30]
  • Jeff’s personal definition of spirituality [18:00]
  • How are some teachings distorting the ideas of spirituality and emotions? [19:30]
  • What can men do to grow spiritually? [24:00]
  • The lesson Jeff learned from selling windows door-to-door. [27:00]
  • How can women help men awaken? [29:30]
  • How do Jeff and partner navigate conflict in their relationship? [32:45]
  • Jeff gives his opinion on polyamory. [38:00]
  • What are Jeff’s preferred practices for personal growth? [39:45]
  • Jeff’s twist on the New Age movement. [43:00]
  • Why are relationships so hard? [46:00]

 

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