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Jim leads off this episode with an update from coaching. We had a very emotional high school graduation day. (Trigger Warning/Disclaimer: This conversation includes a brief discussion about a recent unexpected death of one our kids' classmates.) Soaking in quality family time where and when it presents itself. Parting ways... with things, with time, with control... Jim's oral cavity update. And fi...

Happy 100th episode to us! Today's yoga lesson asked us to consider the concept of improving self over proving self. A few years ago, we started watching the show Couple's Therapy and this week we rediscovered it. Have you seen it? We absolutely love this show, and we think you will too. You'll surely identify with many of the couples on the show, as have we. We dig into that here. Jim asks his wi...

This conversation is really quite loaded with a lot of honesty, tears, frustrations, perseverance, and gratitude. Listen if you dare. Enjoy!

This episode was originally posted on 12/31/2022 Listen to some live, real-time conversation about where we are today, how we got here and what's in store in the new year for each of us.

Jim has decided to start seeing a Jungian life coach and in preparation for that, he is beginning to record his dreams. His first dream focuses on brick and mortar... R style vs J style, electrical unions...confronting bullies, and face cream in a mirror. Wild stuff. Do your dreams have a theme? Do you ever dream about being unprepared for a college final exam, not knowing your high school locker...

Have you taken your D & D character test? We are D & D curious. We know just about nothing about D & D but we might try and learn more. Maybe. Jim's wife answered a call to duty this week, and Jim did not. Yet, he scored higher on the D & D character level portion of the character test. How did our responses to calls to duty impact our D & D character results? How honest do you...

This episode was originally posted on 12/28/2023. Our love story with this old house.

This episode was originally released on 12/28/2023 Podcast insecurities, setting boundaries, relationship dynamics, and some.

Sound baths and blue eyed white wolves. On boobs and telepathy with David Sedaris. The Fifth Agreement- Share it with Your Kids. Grieving Sue Johnson, Emotion Focused Couple's Therapist. Why does Jim clean the bathroom sink with his bare hands but leave the countertops soiled and grubby? Validation, when it gets contentious... Our respective curricula of the week. Can You Do Religion Wrong?

Hello! Today Jim and his wife are talking about the tension of opposites. Where is it showing up and what is going on? Jim's wife dreamt about her greatest parenting fears and it presented as a game of high school water wars. Non dominant hand drawing, and barefoot running- let's go! Turn signals. Age and attraction. The second wives' club; calling out double standards? And finally, as we continue...

We really love this episode. We read The Four Agreements this week. Have you read it? It's pretty good and here we do a synopsis of what we took away from it. Jim actually leads this discussion (sorta) so you won't want to miss it. Also this week, Jim's astrology AI affirmed his ADHD. His wife has something neurodivergent going on, but her AI refuses to divulge the details. Jim's wife builds a cas...

This episode was originally posted on 12/27/2022

This episode was originally posted on 12/25/2022 This is the first of our recordings and was recorded without the intention of every being posted, and then...it was posted.

Jim's wife sent him a podcast today from 'Living Myth' by Michael Meade. He listened to it prior to recording so that the two could break down their takeaways for this episode. What does your relationship with story say about you? The parts of a story that resonate most with a person is a treasure trove for self discovery. Jim answers questions about his current take on what his life is all about...

Episode was originally posted on 9/26/2023 There is a lot of content covered in this episode. We explore early childhood behaviors that persist into adulthood. What do those behaviors reveal about who we are today? Stepfamily scenarios and reflection. Integrative therapies we like and others we want to try. We recently watched 'Girl Interrupted'... Wisdom from Jane Fonda. Aging body language.

Have you heard of Ordinal Linguistic Personification? Its a form of synesthesia, it's rare, and it's pretty cool. Despite the fact that it's known prevalence is low (some sources estimate about 4% of the general population has some form of synesthesia-google it) there are four of us in this family that 'have' it and today, we sit down and share our stories...just for the fun of it. *****At the beg...

This week we have been fully immersed in the world of the deeply feeling, highly perceptive, tragically wounded, Holden Caulfield and somewhat immersed in the world of his mysterious creator, Jerome David Salinger. After completely reading the book for the first time, Jim and his wife (who just read the book for a second time) could not let last week's conversation on Caulfield stay where it was l...

Jim and his stepfamily just returned from their spring break vacation in Cancun, Mexico! They have returned to the US fully bronzed and not without some lingering battle wounds with Montezuma's Revenge. What is your relationship with Holden Caulfield? What does that say about you? Communication. In this episode Jim and his wife share (as honestly as possible) some of the trip's highlights. We cont...

Beyond what is written in the episode title we also talked about the origins of Jim's problem with public speaking, our international audience, a recap on our respective reactions to LIB season 6, thus far and that big Taylor Swift victory from last week. Original release date: February 18, 2024

There are some things that Jim's wife has been wanting to talk about.... And then we also want to talk about AI at the vet vs AI when it comes to mental health and the natural inclination toward resistance to change, especially as we age. Trigger warning; Jim's wife does share some of her experiences with postpartum depression and how that experience might have been impacted by AI. We then move on...

Chris is in the throes of college planning and asked if he could sit down with us today and talk about it and we enthusiastically accepted. Chris tells us about all that he's looking forward to, while his mom talks about all that she's not looking forward to and they both reflect on where they drive each other nuts. Jim chimes in from time to time. :) Once Chris leaves the conversation, Jim and wi...

It's been a week full of personal challenges for us both. Channeled journaling? Jim has been sticking to his heart shaped sticky notes of love. Why is it working? Jim's wife tells all. What are your relational wounds? Do you tend more towards a fear of abandonment or a fear of rejection? How can you tell? Love is Blind commentary. Are you a partner that asks for crazy bread at 8:30pm or the partne...

Today, Jim tells us about his executive coaching session and how the mirror family therapy experiences. That through line of truth. Chiron in astrology is where our deepest emotional and spiritual wounds are represented. Jim's wife tells him a little bit about how and were his are represented. The other day, Jim told his wife that she reminds him of Dax Shepard and Bradley Cooper. Hmmm. It's a pre...

Developmentally appropriate packing lists. Why doesn't Jim wear his favorite expressions of clothing n some places or all places? Authenticity. Copycat Jim. Jim the Prophet. Jim is soooo friendly at work. Boundaries are a bid for connection not division. Recent personality changes. Swiss Miss and wet boots in the 1980s. Honey nut cheerios and early winter nights in the 1980s. Is Jim a brat? Origin...