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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: June, 2018
Jun 27, 2018

What does it take to build a strong team-style partnership? Why do so many entrepreneurial types rely on teamwork in their careers, but struggle to be a team player at home?

Renowned therapist and co-founder of The Couples Institue, Pete Pearson, leads Jayson through a body-mind exercise that demonstrates ways to control reaction to stress in conflict and improve teamwork. 

  • What Catapulted Pete Pearson Into The Psychology World? [5:00]
  • Why Entrepreneurial & Military Types Struggle With Teamwork At Home [8:00]
  • How To Negotiate With Your Partner Well [14:00]
  • Pete Walks Jayson Through A Calming Exercise [21:00]
  • How Entrepreneurs Respond To Pete’s Self-Strengthening Technique [38:00]
  • Advice For People In Love With An Entrepreneur [44:00]
  • Pete’s Feedback For The Therapeutic Community [47:00]

For the full Smart Couple Podcast webpage for this episode featuring Pete Pearson visit https://relationshipschool.net/podcast202

Jun 20, 2018

Are you just defaulting to monogamy?

Ever GENUINELY asked yourself, "Would a different sexual model work better for me?"

Author, sex-advice columnist, podcaster and public speaker, Dan Savage, says we should all ask ourselves these questions regularly. Dan and his husband have chosen what they call a "monogamish" relationship. They've accepted that it's impossible to fulfill all your partner's needs and that's a message we can all learn from.

We usually focus on monogamous long-term relationships, but in this episode, we'll learn about how all types of relationships can be successful. Listen in and get ready for some introspection into your own sexual expression.

SHOWNOTES:

  • What It Means To Be "Monogamish" [2:00]
  • Culture’s Lies About Love & Why You’ll Never Be Enough [9:00]
  • Advice For Bringing A Third Person Into Your Relationship [13:00]
  • Why Non-Monogamy In A Gay Partnership Can Be Easier Straight Relationships [21:00]
  • Thoughts On Transforming The Broken Monogamy Model [28:00]
  • Dan Savage’s Journey To Becoming Monogamish [30:00]
  • How Dan And His Husband Work Out Their Differences [34:00]
  • Is Infidelity Really The Ultimate Betrayal? [41:00]
  • The Consequences Of Denying Your Sexual Needs [46:00]
  • Closing Thoughts [51:00]

For the full Smart Couple Podcast webpage for this episode featuring Dan Savage visit https://relationshipschool.net/podcast201

Jun 13, 2018

It's fair to say that relationship is a journey to discover and learn the answers to one love-related question after another. So, what better way to celebrate this in our 200th EPISODE than to answer as many of your love related questions as we can!

SHOWNOTES: 

  • 200th Episode Contest Details! [2:00]
  • Doing Partnership With Emotionally Unavailable People [11:00] 
  • How To Hold Your Partner's Feet To The Fire - With Compassion [20:00]
  • Working Through Past Pain For A Better Relationship [24:00] 
  • How to Prioritize Your Partner When Kids Join The Mix [27:00] 
  • Getting Involved In Your Partner's Health Issues [34:00]

 

‘Win a Chance to be Coached By Jayson'
 
To celebrate our 200th Smart Couple episode, we're giving away some big prizes:
 
Grand Prize - A 45-minute coaching session for you (or you and your partner) with Jayson
2nd Prize - $500 off your DPIR course
3rd Prize - $200 credit for any Relationship School®  course
4th Prize - $30 to be used in the Relationship School®  store
5th Prize - Smart Couple Quote Book signed by Jayson
 
Boom! Who’s in?
 
To enter and win you must:
1. Be or become a member of the Smart Couple Facebook group.
2. Follow Jayson on Instagram and tag 3 friends under his most recent selfie (looks like the one above).
3. Record a selfie video (2 minutes or less) teaching us about one thing you learned from the podcast so far and why it's impacted you so much. And post it in the Smart Couple Facebook group.
The contest is open to anyone in the world until Sunday, June 17th at midnight MT. Winners will be announced on the Smart Couple Podcast's 201st episode and on Facebook Wednesday, June 20th.
 
Will you play? Enter today!
 
For the full Smart Couple Podcast webpage for our 200th episode visit https://relationshipschool.net/podcast200
Jun 7, 2018
Couples therapy legends Harville Hendrix & Helen Hunt were told by THEIR therapist that they were the couple from hell. Since then, not only have they mended, they've gone on to write multiple best-selling books that have revolutionized the therapy field.
 
SHOWNOTES:
  • Understanding "Connection" [8:00]
  • What Does 'Imago' Mean, According To The Word's Inventors [15:00]
  • Harville & Helen's Response To Imago Therapy Criticism [20:00]
  • How Harville & Helen’s Turned Their Relationship Around [30:00]
  • What is Zero Negativity? [35:00]
  • Tips For Staying Together In The Face of Separation [40:00]
  • Thoughts For The Therapy Field From Helen & Harville [49:00]
 
For the full Smart Couple Podcast webpage for this episode featuring Harville Hendrix & Helen Hunt visit https://relationshipschool.net/podcast199
 
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