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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: October, 2016
Oct 26, 2016

You’ve been a with a friend or partner who rambles on right? And, you check out or stop listening, but you let them talk right? We’ve all been there. Well, in this episode, we discuss how important it is to interrupt them and take command of the conversation. Wait, Am I suggesting you get aggressive? No way. I’m asking that you show your “care” for them by listening in an entirely different way.

SHOWNOTES

  • What is “captive audience”? [7:30]
  • Who is responsible when someone talks too much in an interaction? [10:30]
  • What is active listening? [12:15]
  • The gift that you might be giving the “over-talker”. [14:00]
  • Jayson gives some examples on how to interrupt. [15:30]
  • Jayson shares a personal story of a dude that talked WAY too much and what Jayson did about it. [21:30]
  • Jayson’s action steps for the listener [25:00]
Oct 19, 2016

Feeling disconnected is a common experience in long-term relationships. The question is how to get reconnected? Well, first you’ll want to start to identify the ways in which you disconnect and locate the source. After some self-inquiry there, you can learn how to reconnect to you, and your partner. Listen to this one to learn how.

SHOWNOTES

  • Should you expect that your marriage will last forever? [4:00]
  • Do you need to love yourself first before you get into a relationship? [5:30]
  • The 10 signs that you’re disconnected from yourself. [9:30]
  • The 8 steps to reconnect. [15:00]
  • Jayson’s action step for the listener [24:00]
Oct 12, 2016

Do men change? Can they overcome their blocks? Of course. But sometimes, they need a little permission or a nudge from another man. I’m always thrilled to meet men who help other men come out of their conditioning. This week, I interview Connor Beaton, who is doing just that through his ManTalks events. Check it out.

SHOWNOTES

  • What is ManTalks? [9:00]
  • The rock bottom that Connor experienced that caused him to shift his life. [10:30]
  • The two options that Connor chose between. [18:00]
  • How traditional masculinity is a pitfall for many men.  [22:00]
  • What does Connor see as the main challenge for men in relationships? [24:30]
  • The unique role of women and personal growth. [26:00]
  • Some the things that make men’s work not as accessible to most men. [28:00]
  • Connor’s biggest lesson in relationships. [33:30]
  • The reality about men and vulnerability. [35:00]
  • Jayson’s action steps for the listener [41:00]
Oct 5, 2016

Do you want more connection while your partner wants more space? One of the most common issues in a partnership is the distancer/pursuer dynamic. In the second of our two-part series, Ellen and I help the distancers understand and deal with your pursuing partner.

SHOWNOTES

  • What does it mean to the distancer with a pursuer partner? [7:00]
  • Is the pursuer really being needy when they want attention from a distancer? [10:00]
  • The link between a pursuer and their childhood relationship with their caregiver. [12:30]
  • A better way to ask for space. [15:00]
  • Why the pursuer can be an MVP in a long-term relationship. [19:30]
  • Jayson’s action step for the listener [23:00]

 

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