GROWTH - Personal & Relationship Development

Welcome to Ask A Relationship Coach!  Today we are answering a listener question about what to do when one person's belief/non-belief in God becomes a problem for the believing spouse.  Have you ever faced a BIG DIFFERENCE in your relationship? While this is focused on a religious, mixed-faith marriage, question...the mindset shifts we offer, and the communication tools can be helpful fo...

In today's episode Bryce and Jenny answer a listener question.   Get Instant Access To The Intimacy Blueprint Masterclass at www.advancedrelationshipacademy.com Interested in learning more about coaching...Go to www.advancedrelationshipacademy.com/coaching

Hello Conscious Couple listeners!   We are mixing things up a bit and have decided to change the name of the podcast.   Welcome to the "Ask A Relationship Coach Podcast!"   While we will still sometimes talk about us...this podcast is going to be more about YOU!...and your questions.   This podcast will address a variety of relationships, including your relationship to… yoursel...

Why are people always making jokes about how difficult the holidays can be?  Maybe, because they're true!  The holidays can be especially difficult on relationships because people don't understand one core concept about going into family situations with a partner.  In this episode, Bryce and Jenny explain why it can feel so damaging to feel "alone" at a family event and how negative...

Bryce and Jenny outline what Conflict will look like in a Conscious Partnership.  They pull from their knowledge of Emotionally Focused Therapy, Attachment Theory, and their own experience to give you a clear entry point into how to deal with day to day conflict.  Whether we realize it or not, our brains and body are constantly experiencing conflict in relationship to others and it's our...

In this episode Bryce and Jenny dive into their work with people dealing with religious differences.  Jenny shares her story of "coming out" as an Ex-Mormon Therapist and how she uses her experience to help people in interfaith marriages.  They point out some of the pitfalls that couples experience when there are BIG differences in faith and simple techniques that you can use to slowly w...

*This podcast is unedited* In this episode, Bryce and Jenny open up about the pros and cons to being a Relationship Coach and how it impacts their personal life.  They also talk about what to do when you are interested in relationship work and your partner is not.  Their impromptu conversation gives you a peak into how they interact with each other as they ask each other questions about...

In this episode, Bryce explains what it will look like to sincerely get over things and where partners get so stuck.  Typically, you have one partner that is more emotional than the other and they both judge each other has over emotional and emotionally unavailable.  Little do they know, they're playing out a very similar pattern in which they aren't able to hold their own emotional expe...

In this episode, Bryce speaks to the differences in how we attach to our partners and what that means for the relationship.  Stan Tatkin, a leader in the work of Adult Attachment Theory, summarizes the 3 Attachment Styles as Anxious (Wave), Avoidant (Island), and Secure (Anchor).  Do you know where you most often go when you're triggered?  Do you understand what's happening for your...

In this episode, Bryce explains the parts of emotional safety that most people don't understand, why it has to be earned, and how to build more emotional safety with your closest relationships.  Many people end up in circular arguments, sweeping things under the rug, and struggling through life because they don't understand that the experience of not feeling emotionally is the root cause of m...

In this episode, we interview LMFT and Master Trainer at the Gottman Institute, Laura Heck.  Laura is the Co-Developer of The 7 Principles for Making Marriage Work Leadership Training and also the Co-Host of Marriage Therapy Radio.  She is a wealth of knowledge and ball of energy!  We ask her about the 7 Principles, her work with conflict, and how she found her way into marriage the...

Often, there's no soft landing after a break up.  Even if one or both people can see it coming, there are feelings of intense loss, confusion, anger, and sadness.  There is no manual for how to go through a break up and there is a ton of bad advice out there.  In this episode, Bryce talks about the 3 stages of recovery from a breakup, how to go about damage control, and what you nee...

In this episode, Bryce interviews his parents on what it has been like to go through 34 years of marriage, business struggles, addiction in the family, raising a troubled youth, and so much more!  This podcast is going to really hit home if you're a parent who feels lost at times or if you're an adult who is searching for a way to connect more with your parents.  This is a vulnerable, in...

Do you, or have you ever thought about, working with your significant other? Most people say we are crazy! Sometimes it does seem a bit crazy, and we go through our high and lows, individually and together.  It's no easy task balancing business and relationship, but the payoff can be equally as great.  The truth is that every couple is in some type of business relationship together.&nbsp...

In this episode, Bryce asks Jenny about the term "Emotional Load" and why women tend to carry the bulk of it.  It's not that men are completely oblivious or that women ask too much.  For most couples, they don't even know exactly what it is they are needing and they don't have language for it.  There's a reason why "just tell me what to do" doesn't work in partnership.  Bryce a...

In this episode, we answer a listener's question from the THRIVE Conference we presented at in Salt Lake City, UT.  The woman asks: "I was always taught that men can't be happy in a marriage where they are not the leader.  I was taught that a strong woman emasculates a man.  I saw my husband blossom when given leadership roles in the church.  I am a strong, opinionated woman.&n...

There's no such thing as a perfect parent, but there are ways to better the relationship with your child.  In this episode, Bryce speaks about his own experience as a troubled youth and how he has been able to have open up dialogue with his parents about their experience.  He also talks about what he learned while working with young adults and families in therapeutic programs, as well as...

Today Jenny talks about changing your unhelpful relationship patterns by doing the opposite!  Your relationship urges ride on your relationship triggers.  By continuing to follow your these "urges" you continue to play out patterns of relationship conditioning.  If you want something new, and you're ready to uplevel something in your relationship life, you're going to need to do som...

In this episode, we ask Leah and Cody Young about their transition out of the LDS Church, their public excommunication, and how their marriage and family have grown through the process.  They reveal how difficult it was to challenge the ideas that they believed held together their marriage, family, and community.  Everyone has something to learn from their journey and they tell it with s...

In today's episode Jenny talks about the POWER and PAIN of Friendships...and how your friendships are impacted by the four types of relationship foundation.  If you have ever wondered why friendships can feel so great, and then one day feel so bad...check out today's episode! You can now get access to our FREE Webclass at www.relationshipmasterytoday.com/register AND...if you are ready to div...

www.relationshipmasterytoday.com/register I remember the day I came home after another devastating loss in love and wondered whether life was even worth living... This thought shook me up...If I was willing to question the value of my life for love, then there MUST be something wrong with the way I was loving... It's been nearly a decade since that day, and even though I was a Marriage and Family...

In this episode, we interview Erin and Dusty Stanczyk, the Co-Founders of Eat Move Rest.  They are a husband and wife team that run the EatMoveRest Youtube channel, host international wellness retreats, provide lifestyle coaching, and raise their son, Max.  In our talk, we ask them about their transition to healthy living, conscious partnership, and becoming entrepreneurs.  They are...

In this episode, Bryce tackles Google's 10 most searched relationship questions.  What better way to gauge what people care about than to track their Google activity?  Some of the questions include "How do you know when your relationship is over?", "Why isn't he calling me back?", and "How do I save a relationship?"  There's a nice mix of humor, perspective, and advice in this rapid...

In this episode, Bryce talks about the difference between dealing with the logical side and the emotional side of anxiety.  Our society has it all wrong and people can spend years in talking about their anxiety, without experiencing much relief.  Some forms of therapy are either not enough, or not necessary, to grow our capacity to be with our uncomfortable emotions and actually feel mor...

Our culture often uses masculinity and femininity as the butt of a joke in our relationship talk.  But...what is the truth about "masculine" men, and "feminine" women?   In today's episode, Bryce and Jenny talk about how the imbalanced Masculine and imbalanced Feminine can show up in your relationship struggles!  They discuss how these imbalances show up in their own relationship, a...