Couples Synergy: Real Couples, Real Stories...Real Relationships

#GETBOREDTOGETHER: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean talk about how couples need to get bored together in order to remove distractions & spark creativity in their relationship. The couples experts talk about bringing spontaneity, passion and excitement back into a relationship and how to do just that. It just might mean that you first have to get bored! Please subscribe to our...

JIM & JAN'S STORY: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, interview Jim & Jan about how their relationship developed against all odds, how they dealt with infertility & adoption, & how their spirituality is helping them through a major health crisis in their lives. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would...

COMMON SPIRITUAL BELIEFS ARE IMPORTANT FOR COUPLES: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean Kadkhodaian, talk about the difference between spirituality & religion & how having common spiritual beliefs are essential to a couple's relationship. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as...

JOSH & STEPHANIE'S STORY: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr Ray & Jean interview Josh & Stephanie about how their relationship started online and how the internet and technology created challenges in their relationship that they had to overcome. They discuss how they made a decision about not having children, how they coped with the loss of their fathers and how they dealt with inappropri...

ATTENTION IS OUR #1 COMMODITY IN RELATIONSHIPS: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr Ray & Jean, talk about attention and the important role it plays in our relationships & why it is even harder than ever to pay attention to our partner, especially with all the distraction we have in our lives. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic su...

PAUL & FAITH'S STORY: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, interview tattoo artists, Paul & Faith about how they have dealt with perception in their relationship. They discuss how they have had to manage their own perceptions of each other and the perceptions of others throughout their relationship. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have q...

PERCEPTION & OTHERS' OPINIONS: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, discuss the topic of perception & how it plays out in relationships between each person in the couple & everyone else in their lives. They talk about what to expect in regards to the opinions of others & how to change your own perception in order to learn & grow. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a co...

ANGELA & CHUCK'S STORY: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, interview Angela & Chuck about how their relationship developed and how their age difference was a positive factor in their relationship. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at contact@couplessyner...

OPPOSITES ATTRACT OR LIKE ATTRACTS LIKE?: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean talk about whether "opposites attract" or if it is actually that certain similarities in people attract each other, otherwise known as "like attracts like", and the role that differences play in relationships. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, top...

BEN & KRISTEN'S STORY: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean interview Ben & Kristen about the challenging differences that existed between the two of them in their relationship including cultural & religious differences and how they dealt with them. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be cons...

COMPROMISE ISN'T WHAT YOU THINK IT IS: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean discuss what the word compromise means to most couples and what it should really mean in a healthy relationship. Couples need to take the time to understand each other in order to truly meet each other's needs. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic...

AARON & MONYA'S STORY: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, interview stunt performer & aerialist, Aaron & Monya about their very different upbringings, how they found each other and how they make it work in their relationship together, especially when dealing with conflict. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestio...

WHEN YOU ARGUE WITH YOUR PARTNER, IS IT HEALTHY OR UNHEALTHY?: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, discuss the elements of conflict in relationships and what couples should be aware of when they are fighting. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at contact@c...

DAREN & CARYN'S STORY, ALSO FEATURING MIKE & BETH'S STORY: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean interview first Daren & Caryn about all the trials and Red Flags they endured in their relationship & how they survived, & then interview Mike & Beth about how they faced a miscarriage together. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, t...

FOUR RED FLAGS IN RELATIONSHIPS: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, speak about four red flags that indicate you are in a toxic relationship. Addiction, Abuse, Infidelity & Contempt can all indicate that you are in a toxic relationship that needs to be addressed right away. If you are in need of help for an addiction, please contact SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP...

THREE SINGLE MEN FROM DIFFERENT GENERATIONS TALK ABOUT DATING: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, interview three single men about their experiences with dating in today's world. They talk about topics such as how dating has changed over the years, how dating online or dating apps have impacted dating, and what they are looking for in a relationship. Please subscribe to our po...

TWO SINGLE WOMEN FROM DIFFERENT GENERATIONS TALK ABOUT DATING: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, interview a panel of two women from two different generations about their experiences with dating in today's world. They talk about topics such as online dating, expectations on the first date, how dating has changed over the years, and what they are looking for in a partner. Plea...

ANXIETY IN DATING: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean are interviewed by Angela Zender, host of Butterflies in My Stomach Podcast about how anxiety impacts dating in today's society. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at contact@couplessynergy.com . For mo...

RONNIE & TREY'S STORY: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr Ray & Jean interview Ronnie & Trey about their relationship, coming out and reactions they have received from others about being gay. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at contact@couplessynergy.com . For more...

GAY RELATIONSHIPS IN COUPLES THERAPY: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr Ray & Jean discuss observations they have had conducting couples therapy with gay couples. They discuss the concept of "gender energy" and how this becomes prominent when working with gay couples. Citations made of the following authors: Way of the Superior Man by David Deida Morning & Afternoon of Life, a Carl Jung c...

SCOTT & TANYA'S STORY: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr Ray & Jean talk with Scott & Tanya about their relationship and how a fear of commitment impacted moving forward in their lives together. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at contact@couplessynergy.com . For m...

MARRIAGE TRENDS & COMMITMENT ISSUES: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr Ray & Jean talk about some of the current marriage trends in society, cohabitation & why couples have commitment fears. Statistics about generational trends and 10 reasons why millennials shy away from commitment quoted from the article: Why Most Millennials Want A Relationship But Not Commitment? By Mihaela Olaru 10 R...

LUKE & ASHLEY'S STORY: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean interview Luke & Ashley about how they both came from two different family backgrounds and found love in each other. Luke & Ashley talk about how differences in religious beliefs & family history were challenges early on in their relationship and how Luke wanted to "break the family curse" of divorce. To reach Ashley for...

WHITE SHEEP OF THE FAMILY: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr Ray & Jean talk about their concept of the "white sheep of the family" and how that role corresponds with Murray Bowen's theory of Differentiation. Each generation "levels up" from the previous one, however doesn't differentiate very much, except for outliers, or the white sheep of the family. This member of the family often gro...

INTERVIEW WITH ERICA & BRIAN: Dr. Ray & Jean, couples therapy & relationship experts, interview Erica & Brian about their journey through infertility & adoption, the ups, the downs, the challenges & the joyful events they faced and how all of it impacted their relationship & marriage. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or wou...