Love Shack Live: Helping Couples Rescue Their Relationships

Send us Fan Mail What does April Fools’ Day have to do with relationships? Well, you better learn how to laugh, or you're going to cry a lot! With the current state of the world taking a toll on our mental health and stability, this day of joking has arrived just in time to help us remember that it’s ok to laugh even when things are tough.  This week, Tom & I are excited to be joined by o...

Send us Fan Mail More than 80% of men and women report a lack of satisfaction in their sex lives at some point in their relationship, and for many, it can be devastating. Some may find that masturbation, pornography or affairs can fill the void in their sexual needs, or they may shut down and become completely nonsexual. And, although these may be workable solutions for some people, this is a terr...

Send us Fan Mail In honor of March Madness and this week's show, we're going to be talking about what a “hot mess” is when it comes to relationships. How do you know when you are a hot mess? And more importantly, when you discover that you are a hot mess, what are you supposed to do about it? We're also going to be doing a recap of our Reset Your Relationship challenge, so you can l...

Send us Fan Mail Most relationship coaches, therapists, and counselors would probably say that communication is the number one problem that we face in our relationships. And, I would say that is absolutely not the truth. Yes, of course, communication is a part of the problems we face in our relationships, but what's more important than communication is our ability to show up and say what it i...

Send us Fan Mail We are all going to be touched by grief in our lives, but most of us aren’t sure exactly how to deal with it. It can also be uncomfortable and confusing when you’re trying to best support your partner or a friend in their grief. Do you mention the person they lost? What is the right thing to say? What do you do when they feel hopeless?  This week in the Love Shack, Tom and I are h...

Send us Fan Mail When we feel like our relationships are dying, we all tend to do very similar things. We feel like our backs are pressed against a wall, so we start to panic, then we experience uncomfortable feelings, and our emotions ALWAYS take us to the same place. Where is that? Knockdown, drag-out fights. And as I’m sure you’re aware, those kinds of fights never do anything to help our relat...

Send us Fan Mail Show Title: 5 Expert Ways To Move Past Manipulation In Your Relationship Show Description: What if I told you that we are all manipulators? Typically, when the word manipulation comes up, we grab our chests and go, “Oh, I don't do that.” But the reality is: we all do it. Now that we have that truth out of the way… We have all been taught the skills that have allowed us to mas...

Send us Fan Mail We’ve prepared a special Valentine's Day episode just for you this week in the Love Shack. Let’s be honest, if you’re struggling in your relationship, Valentine’s Day is probably the last thing you want to talk about. Just hearing about other people’s plans can bring up some super complicated emotions and make you think about all the problems between you and your partner inst...

Send us Fan Mail Most of the time when we’re trying to save our relationships, we tend to focus on all the things we think our partner needs to do differently. But, what we don’t realize at the time, is that attempting to control your partner is ALWAYS going to lead to more fights, more pain, and more problems. So what are we supposed to do? First, we have to accept that pain is part of every rela...

Send us Fan Mail Emotional intelligence is probably a term you've heard many times, but have you ever stopped to think about how much it affects your relationships? The truth is, most of us are much more comfortable talking about the physical aspects of life, rather than the emotional stuff. But, that's not because we aren't capable of it, it's just because we've never bee...

Send us Fan Mail Do you ever get frustrated your partner can't read your mind? Sometimes do you even find yourself getting angry because they didn't do something you really wanted? But then you realize you never actually voiced your emotional needs...This week on Love Shack Live, we are busting some myths! Like: Why do we consider having to ask our partners for what we want and need a ne...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Love Shack Live, we're talking about how we can finally address the elephant in the room. You know that thing that’s been bothering you (maybe for a long time), but you have no idea how to bring up with your partner? That thing. Listen, we know that most of us are crammed into our homes with our partners, children and pets, attempting to survive one of the most d...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we’re talking to Keely Meagan, a certified Community Resilience Model teacher, Reiki practitioner and Reconnective healer, who has been helping people break free from anxiety’s grip for the past decade. With everything 2020 delivered us, navigating the world today is hard enough. But you know how much harder it can be if you, your spouse, partner, or loved one stru...

Send us Fan Mail We're coming into a new year! 2020 brought us all some unique challenges one way or another. And if you're like most of us, you're probably thinking, hallelujah, 2020 is done! I'm inviting you to join us this week as we have a conversation about how to step in 2021 with a new perspective, some fresh possibilities and hope in truly being able to understand 2020...

Send us Fan Mail If you’re like me, you have powerful memories of being a kid and laying under the decorated Christmas tree looking up at the twinkling lights. I loved to put on some tunes, and lay under there for hours imagining how I might catch Santa this year eating the cookies I had made (always a secret hope). My imagination was so alive and magical, I could barely sleep this time of year. A...

Send us Fan Mail As the song goes, “it’s the most wonderful time of the year.” If you are like me, you’re doing your best to sing along as you try to get into the spirit of the holidays. But, this year has a much more sobering feel to it doesn't it? We've faced some pretty big stuff this year. I mean it really doesn't get more REAL than confronting the reality that life and love can...

Send us Fan Mail If the quality of our relationships is directly related to the quality of our lives, have you ever wondered why we are so resistant to learning the skills we need to improve them? Join Tom and Staci Bartley for this week’s show for answers and fascinating conversation.“When we think about our pelvis and our relationships at the same time, typically the next thought for most of us...

Send us Fan Mail om and I join together with our immediate family this week. And when we say immediate family, we mean the people we live with. Our home life is much different from the typical modern day family so many of us are familiar with. How? Tom and I live with his two brothers. You might be saying to yourself like so many do...wait, Staci you live with three men? Yep, I sure do! The four o...

Send us Fan Mail We can only show up for life and love as good as we feel. The reality is when we feel crappy, we show up to conversations, and tasks (like love making) well...crappy. It's common for us to think, “I’ll do better when I feel better,” without realizing, chances are you're not going to feel better anytime soon! Why? Because how we feel stems from the thoughts we think, and...

Send us Fan Mail When we recall our most cherished life moments, it's not long before we realize many of them revolve around food. Like the sharing of coffee in the morning with your partner (one of our favorites), a chilled bottle of sparkling wine and a charcuterie board on a warm Sunday afternoon, preparing a special holiday celebration with all the family favorites, or simply eating popco...

Send us Fan Mail In the world of relationships, bad communication is often the main thing we blame when things are falling apart. Do statements like, “he just won’t talk,” and “all she does is nag…” sound familiar? The truth is, communication is a factor, but it is far from being the major culprit of destruction we believe it to be in our relationships. Join Tom & Staci Bartley along with thei...

Send us Fan Mail Voices aren't just for talking anymore. The use and expression of our voices help us to pursue our dreams, take a stand, and love wholeheartedly. How? Our voices are the key to helping us gain the courage to show up for life. We do this when we show up for ourselves, show up for others when it counts, and heck, show up for love! Your voice (yes yours) has the power to provide...

Send us Fan Mail Does negotiating your business success cause you to feel like you need to re-negotiate your love life? The truth is most relationships take a back seat with an entrepreneur in the house. Because, it’s so enticing for the entrepreneur to the funnel all their available time and money into the survival of a business; while significant relationships get put on hold. Do you relate? Don...

Send us Fan Mail Mental health challenges don’t all look a certain way. They affect people in all demographics and in all parts of their lives. What do you do when someone you love finds themselves struggling with with their mental health? What are the best ways you can be there for them without becoming exhausted and resentful...or thinking, ”why can’t you just pull your sh*#t together!”The reali...

Send us Fan Mail Anybody Got a Love Story? C'mon-We all do! We humans are suckers for an awesome love story, but have a difficult time talking about and embracing our own. Today, Tom and Staci get real, and raw about their personal story, (btw-its messy) in the hopes of inspiring you to accept and love your own. Oh and one more thing...because this is their first show, Tom and Staci will take...