ep 57 / Love Through The Ages. Part 2

03/06/19 • 44 min

This week listen in for part 2 of our interview with Sandra and Laird, a loving couple, who, despite dealing with many obstacles, has made their relationship work, and work well for 37 years! Listen in as we continue the dialogue and we continue to learn from masters of the trade. What got them through the hard times? What are their rituals? How have they managed to continue to grow and evolve together? These are the difficulties that many of us struggle with and ultimately fail at. They have so much to teach us all.

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ep 56 / Love Through The Ages

This week as a special “side dish”, we air part 1 of our “Love Through The Ages” interview with Sandra and Laird, a couple that have been together for 37 years and are still wonderfully happy. The road was not easy. It was a second marriage for both (divorce stats for second marriages are even worse than for first marriages), Laird had children and most of the “honeymoon” period of this relationship was loaded with new kids, new responsibilities, new living arrangements and very little alone time. Yet, they succeeded! Listen in and learn from them. They are masters at making their relationship work. They have rituals, habits and shared values that they practice that has helped them create a safe, loving and wonderfully fun and fulfilling relationship. They are role models for us all.

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ep 58 / All The Things I Can't Control.

This week the therapists grapple with the things they can and can’t control in their partners and in their relationships. Iona’s husband is having some issues with his family of origin and she wants to protect him from the fallout, but he refuses to let her. She feels frustrated and her anxiety cannot be soothed by controlling the situation, because he won’t cooperate! Pam also has a family member in her life who creates anxiety for her husband. She puts boundaries up around him in the same way that Steve puts boundaries up around Iona. Pam and Steve are stressed out having to deal with us! What’s underneath this need for control? How can we support our family members short of controlling them? Listen in and learn how to support your loved one without putting your own agenda front and centre!