Optimal Relationships Daily - Dating, Marriage and Parenting

Keith Wilson applies the Broken Window Theory to personal relationships. Episode 921: The Broken Window Theory of Personal Relationships by Keith Wilson on Handling Relationship Issues Keith Wilson is a licensed mental health counselor and certified alcohol and substance abuse counselor in New York State, with more than 30 years experience. Keith has done a lot of writing about ways to improve you...

Rose Lounsbury explains why she wants toys in her living room. Episode 920: Why I Want Toys In My Living Room by Rose Lounsbury on Keeping Kids Active at Home Rose Lounsbury is a keynote speaker, Amazon bestselling author, simplicity coach, and still-sane mom of triplets. (Yes, you heard that right!) She helps overwhelmed people create open spaces in their homes, workspaces, and more importantly–t...

Kelly Eden with Highly Sensitive Refuge shares 12 signs that your child is a highly sensitive extrovert. Episode 919: 12 Signs Your Child Is a Highly Sensitive Extrovert by Kelly Eden of Highly Sensitive Refuge Co-founders Jenn Granneman and Andre Sólo's mission is to prove that high sensitivity can be strong. It’s okay to be a highly sensitive person (HSP). In fact, the world could use a little m...

Ingrid Y. Helander offers 4 therapy-tested steps for people who are feeling lost. Episode 918: If You’re Feeling Lost, 4 Therapy-Tested Steps To Find Your Way by Ingrid Y. Helander Ingrid began her career in Marriage and Family Therapy after she had her three children. After her youngest son was diagnosed with a chronic illness, she decided that she wanted to train to work alongside people as they...

Sabrina of The Budding Optimist teaches you how to love yourself unconditionally, even when you're suffering. This is part 2 of 2. Episode 917: [Part 2] How To Love Yourself Unconditionally, Even When You're Suffering by Sabrina of The Budding Optimist Sabrina is a two-time Leukemia survivor, the recipient of a Bone Marrow Transplant, and a person living with a rare, progressive, and irreversible...

Sabrina of The Budding Optimist teaches you how to love yourself unconditionally, even when you're suffering. This is part 1 of 2. Episode 916: [Part 1] How To Love Yourself Unconditionally, Even When You're Suffering by Sabrina of The Budding Optimist Sabrina is a two-time Leukemia survivor, the recipient of a Bone Marrow Transplant, and a person living with a rare, progressive, and irreversible...

Dr. Margaret Rutherford shares a story of how she misunderstood a meltdown of her son's, and resolved it with him 14 years later. Episode 915: How My Child Survived Me As A Parent by Dr. Margaret Rutherford on Supporting and Understanding A Child's Feelings Dr. Margaret Rutherford has been a psychologist in private practice for over twenty-five years. She’s the author of “Perfectly Hidden Depressi...

Merrill Bainbridge of Whole Motherhood offers 5 solutions for working mothers who are nursing. Episode 914: Have Work, Will Nurse: 5 Solutions for Working Moms by Merrill Bainbridge of Whole Motherhood Hilary Barnett is an author, wife, entrepreneur and mother of two. She lives in Nashville and is the founder of Savvee, a boutique marketing agency that helps organizations define and create meaning...

Vironika Tugaleva talks about how self-love doesn't ever rely on others. Episode 913: Feeling Unloved: “You Don’t Love Me, Nobody Loves Me” by Vironika Tugaleva on What We Tell Ourselves About Love Vironika Tugaleva was born in Donetsk, Ukraine in 1988. Her early years as a misfit began her painful struggle with mental health. As she struggled with self-acceptance, anxiety, and identity, Vironika...

Danae Smith of This Wondrous Life talks about pressing the restart button. Episode 912: Pressing Restart by Danae Smith of This Wondrous Life on New Beginnings and Making Life Changes Danae Smith is East Coast born and raised, but a West Coast girl at heart, She is the founder of This Wondrous Life, a lifestyle blog, rooted in pursuing a life lived simply, slowly, and with community. Over the year...

Emma Scheib of Simple Slow Lovely talks about when it's ok to compare yourself. Episode 911: Do You Play the Comparison Game? Find Out When it Might Be Okay To by Emma Scheib of Simple Slow Lovely Emma is a self-confessed introvert who craves the simple and slow things in life. She loves to run, read, and write. She is blessed to be wife to a wonderful husband, mum to two amazing and vivacious dau...

Melissa Noel Renzi with Introvert, Dear shares 7 things your highly sensitive child needs to hear. Episode 910: 7 Things Your Highly Sensitive Child Needs to Hear by Melissa Noel Renzi of Introvert Dear on Encouraging Children Jenn Granneman is the founder of Introvert, Dear and author of The Secret Lives of Introverts. She started Introvert, Dear in 2013 as her personal blog. She was living with...

Adina Soclof of Parenting Simply guides parents on how to cope with sibling rivalry. Episode 909: How to Cope With Sibling Rivalry by Adina Soclof of Parenting Simply on Helping Children Solve Disagreements A certified Speech Pathologist, Adina received her Master’s degree from Hunter College in New York in Communication Sciences. Adina worked in preschools for the developmentally disabled in the...

Rosalyn Palmer talks about aging and how "older" people are living differently than before. Episode 908: The New Old by Rosalyn Palmer on Aging and How to Stay Enthusiastic, Active and Healthy as You Get Older Rosalyn Palmer is an Emotional Well being Expert, an Advanced Rapid Transformational (RTT) Hypnotherapist and a Certified Coach. Rosalyn was one of the very first to train in RTT with Marisa...

Shana Olmstead shares two short posts - one guiding you on when it's time to leave a relationship and another on how to generate happiness for yourself before getting out of bed. Episode 907: Is it Time to Leave Your Relationship? AND Before You Get Out of Bed: 7 Ways to Be Happy All Day By Shana Olmstead Shana Olmstead's passion and life's work is connecting with people and helping them to believ...

Karen Stanley tells us how to create harmony in the home and attract love. Episode 906: Creating a Harmonized Home to Attract Love by Karen Stanley on Home Decoration and Keeping a Clean House Karen Stanley is an entrepreneur, professional Mezzo-Soprano, and former single mom who spent over two decades running her marketing business and performing around the country. During the eight years prior t...

Cara Harvey of A Purpose Driven Mom shares a morning routine for moms of toddlers. This is part 2 of 2. Episode 905: [Part 2] Morning Routines For Moms of Toddlers by Cara Harvey of A Purpose Driven Mom on Routines For Kids Cara Harvey is a wife, mom, online mentor and woman of God. She has been married to her husband, Ron, for 3 years and they live with their 11 year-old stepson, 2-year old daugh...

Cara Harvey of A Purpose Driven Mom shares a morning routine for moms of toddlers. This is part 1 of 2. Episode 904: [Part 1] Morning Routines For Moms of Toddlers by Cara Harvey of A Purpose Driven Mom on Routines For Kids Cara Harvey is a wife, mom, online mentor and woman of God. She has been married to her husband, Ron, for 3 years and they live with their 11 year-old stepson, 2-year old daugh...

Ira Israel reminds you that your OCD originally started as the solution to a problem. Episode 903: At Some Point In Time Your OCD Was a Solution to a Problem by Ira Israel on Understanding OCD and Why it Starts Since 2011, Ira Israel has been working in private practice as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC #31) and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT #50646), teaching sold-...

Ellen Burgan discusses the importance of friendships and some of her own. Episode 902: Friendships: the Spice That Make Everything Nice by Ellen Burgan of If It Brings You Joy on Making Time For Friends Ellen Burgan is a midlife woman who loves to have fun, yet has a big appreciation for the art of relaxation. She prefers to live spontaneously and go where the wind blows. If It Brings You Joy is a...

Judith Orloff of Highly Sensitive Refuge shares five strategies for HSPs and empaths to heal emotional triggers. Episode 901: 5 Strategies for HSPs and Empaths to Heal Emotional Triggers by Judith Orloff of Highly Sensitive Refuge Co-founders Jenn Granneman and Andre Sólo's mission is to prove that high sensitivity can be strong. It’s okay to be a highly sensitive person (HSP). In fact, the world...

Kalen Bruce of Freedom Sprout tells you why you shouldn't discourage your kids from trade school. Episode 900: We Shouldn't Discourage Our Kids From Trade School by Kalen Bruce of Freedom Sprout on Sending Kids to College Kalen Bruce created Freedom Sprout to fill a void. He heard too many conversations about how "they don't teach finance in schools." It took years for him to stop complaining abou...

Shawna Scafe of Simple On Purpose talks about the differences between her first and second pregnancy. Episode 899: Pregnant With Number Two (How Things Seem Different) by Shawna Scafe of Simple on Purpose on Being Pregnant Again Shawna Scafe is a mom of three small kids who started blogging after her first son was born. She wanted to share her c-section story in order to help herself work through...

Dr. Diana Kirschner of Love in 90 Days tells you what questions you can ask on a first date to tell if your date is marriage material. Episode 898: How to Know if He is Marriage Material: Questions to Ask by Dr. Diana Kirschner of Love in 90 Days PBS Love expert, psychologist and bestselling author, Diana Kirschner, Ph. D. has helped thousands of singles and couples to find the relationships of th...

Keith Wilson shares his new theory of how singles can have all the benefits of marriage. Episode 897: Marriage Rights For Singles by Keith Wilson on How to Find Partnership and Bond as a Single Person Keith Wilson is a licensed mental health counselor and certified alcohol and substance abuse counselor in New York State, with more than 30 years experience. Keith has done a lot of writing about way...