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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: February, 2016
Feb 24, 2016

In this podcast, I interview Satyen and Suzanne, both long-time students of David Deida. These two are super honest, loving individuals, and wow have they been through a lot! There share some very vulnerable details about how they navigated religion, affairs, and fighting. They give you concrete practical tools you can try right now with your partner. These guys live it!

SHOWNOTES

  • How did Satyen and Suzanne start caring about relationships? [3:07]
  • Why did Satyen resist marriage? [5:40]
  • What ingredient was the “it” factor for Suzanne’s attraction to Satyen? [6:24]
  • What role did religion play in their relationship? [9:22]
  • How did fighting about food bring them closer? [10:56]
  • What impact did David Deida have on their connection? [13:08]
  • How did they create a new template for their relationship? [14:46]
  • The most challenging period of their relationship [16:42]
  • One really important practice to heal from infidelity [19:54]
  • Satyen and Suzanne demonstrate a powerful tool to express emotional pain to your partner [22:28]
  • The often-missed key to understanding your partner [28:43]
  • What is PCP and ISE and how do they create connection and turn-on? [30:50]
Feb 18, 2016

In this one, we answer your question, is polyamory for me? In this eye-opening episode, I interview six people who practice some form of polyamory and open relationships. They share their raw and realistic perspectives on both the potential benefits and challenges of choosing polyamorous relationships. They also help explain the numerous terms that can be confusing for a polyamory beginner. And be sure to listen to the very end where I reveal a big aha on what monogamists can learn from polyamorists!

SHOWNOTES

  • What is the difference between poly, open and swinging? [10:25]
  • Why would anyone want to become polyamorous? [15:25]
  • What is the same fear that shows up in both polyamorous and monogamous relationships? [25:45]
  • What is a “second base party? [26:20]
  • Does a primary partner always have to feel like they’re in first place? [28:20]
  • How do you navigate polyamory and parenting? [29:16]
  • What is “veto power” in a polyamorous relationship? [30:35]
  • The pitfalls to avoid and keys to remember when starting out in polyamory? [32:34]
  • The difference between a “primary” and a secondary”? [38:20]
  • What is the personal growth opportunity in both polyamory and monogamy? [47:30]
  • Why compersion is necessary in polyamory [53:40]
  • What happens when you slow things down [58:40]
  • How a Q-TIP can help you [60:20]
  • Jayson’s big aha about polyamory [1:05:20]
Feb 10, 2016

In this fun and enlightening episode, I interview Gaby and Raj, two powerful relationship coaches and teachers with a unique perspective on marriage, conflict and personal growth. They are committed to spreading one message—if you are struggling to have a sense of play, peace or passion in your relationship, it’s not your fault (relationships can be seriously challenging!). And they share how resolving conflict doesn’t have to be so serious or significant. I love how artfully they weave lightness, humor and play into their work with couples.

SHOWNOTES

  • What did one guest say at their engagement party that gave them a reality check? [4:50]
  • How did Gaby and Raj get into relationship work? [5:36]
  • One key distinction on how to view struggles in a relationship [8:15]
  • The two things that define a fight [10:10]
  • Three words that can transform a fight in an instant [13:35]
  • Introverted man and extroverted woman [16:50]
  • How to reframe the things you don’t like about your partner [20:03]
  • Why we attract our opposite in a partner [24:16]
  • Does the behavior define the person? [24:55]
  • What role does community play in a marriage? [25:15]
  • What to say to each other before each meal. [34:28]
  • Different versions of fights [38:40]

 

Feb 3, 2016

If you are in a long-term relationship, you’re going get triggered, period. And how you show up in those moments will define whether you grow together or grow apart. In this episode, we dive into an effective process for navigating upset when you’re triggered and how to rock it so you honor yourself and your partner. 

SHOWNOTES:

  • What does it mean to be triggered? [1:50]
  • Are you normal if you get triggered by your partner? [3:40]
  • Better questions to ask when you’re triggered. [6:15]
  • What to do when you’re triggered [6:55]
  • The 4 step process for getting centered after a trigger [10:10]
  • The best way to share with your partner after you’ve calmed down [16:40]
  • Why you shouldn’t focus on getting them to change their behavior. [19:44]
  • Review [21:07]
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