Communicating Love

Has your child or someone you know ever asked you for advice, and then when you give it, they don't want to hear it or they just ignore you? In this episode, clinician Rodney Limb talks about the art of giving advice, especially to our children. You may be surprised to hear that the best way to give advice to a teenager is to just listen and let them do the talking! Rod talks about W.I.S.E. advice...

In this episode, clinician Rodney Limb is joined by therapist intern Natalie Millett and clinician Lisa Kerr. To begin, Rod asks couples to think about this question, "Why did you get married?"  Often marriage is not exactly what we expect as couples bring different backgrounds into a marriage. One question that was asked was, "What do you do when you and your spouse are not at the same matur...

Why are you fighting? And why don't you just give up? This is one of 6 main questions you can ask yourself each day to help in reaching a goal or overcoming an addition. In this episode, therapist Rodney Limb talks about some of the main questions you can ask yourself to help retrain the brain when working to overcome an addiction. He talks about recognizing your successes and what helped you make...

In this insightful podcast, clinician Rodney Limb talks about truth and lies. He teaches that as the New Testament scripture teaches, truth will set you free, but its the lies that will bind us. Often, those are lies that we tell ourselves or lies that we believed as a child. Once we discover the lies that we believe about ourselves and learn the truth, we can begin to heal.  Rod also teaches...

Sometimes after the "honeymoon phase" of marriage is over and things get a little tough, we wonder, "Did I marry the right person? Was it really the right choice to get married?" Join clinician Rodney Limb as he talks about how real happiness is possible if we make some adjustments and deal with reality. He gives us a formula for success and the four main ingredients to a happy marriage.

Have you done a "Marriage Inventory" lately? Listen to licensed therapist Rodney Limb as he talks about 16 different questions you can ask yourself about your marriage and help you inventory where you are.  Questions like "Am I genuinely fond of my partner?" "Can I easily speak of the good times in our marriage?" and "Do I genuinely feel a sense of WE instead of I?"   To schedule a marri...

In this episode, licensed Rodney Limb talks about the importance of setting S.M.A.R.T. goals. These goals can help a person overcome an addiction by having him spend his time and energy on the goal instead of other things.  However, just setting random goals will not work--they need to be SMART goals. Listen as Rod explains how to fill your life with good habits to overcome bad habits and hel...

When working to build any relationship, especially in a marriage, people can find it difficult to change. However, there are some basic elements of change that everyone can understand and implement. We can get rid of old habits and rekindle our marriage with just a little help and insight. Listen as Rodney Limb, licensed therapist, goes over some basic things to help your marriage and help you (or...

In today's world, there are lots of things we can be feeling stress about. Listen as Rodney Limb, licensed therapist, outlines some very simple stress relief techniques anyone can do.  And you may even be surprised at some of his suggestions as they will bring you back to your childhood. Finding relief from stress doesn't have to be hard or complicated, we learned many of these techniques as...

In this episode licensed clinician Rodney Limb talks about ways to get the bugs out of your marriage and how to avoid "the divorce bug". He gives solid examples of little ways that couples can strengthen their marriage every day. Things like scheduling uninterrupted discussions weekly, avoiding accusations, allowing expression of thoughts and feelings, having code words to cue the other person in...

In this episode licensed clinician Rodney Limb discusses internet challenges including pornography and overcoming addictions. What do you do when you find out your spouse has a problem? What are ways you can bring healing? Rodney also emphasizes that healing and treatment is needed for both spouses--the person struggling with an addiction as well as the spouse.  He answer questions from the g...

In this podcast, Rodney talks about cognitive distortions, such as personalization, and how they contribute to mental illnesses like depression and anxiety. He also goes through ways to combat cognitive distortions for stronger mental health. https://communicatinglove.com

In this podcast Rodney Limb discusses how those suffering from addictions use Cognitive Distortions to rationalize their decision-making process. Rodney draws on his experiences working with prisoners and as a therapist to help those struggling with addiction to explain a little more about how the brain works. He also wants to teach individuals to see patterns of behavior that enable addicts to co...

In this special episode, I interview a very special couple and talk about their advice for others and how to have a successful marriage. This wonderful couple has been married for 54 years (and counting). They know what it takes to have a successful marriage, how to communicate, what works (and what doesn't work!). They have been through lots of ups and downs, faced the loss of a child together, f...

Do you struggle with anxiety? Or know someone close to you that does? You are not alone in those struggles. i want to help! This podcast outlines some tools you can use the help ground yourself and relieve stress and anxiety in your life. Anxiety is pretty common today, but there are some things you can do to help minimize it. I once worked with a client who struggled for over 20 years, she had ho...

Listening--one of the best things you can do to better a relationship. But sometimes, it can also be one of the hardest things to master. In this episode, clinician Rodney Limb talks about 10 specific listening skills we can all put into practice today.  Some of these include acknowledging, restating, reflecting, interpreting, summarizing, asking probing questions, giving feedback, supporting...