The Dr. Psych Mom Show with clinical psychologist Dr. Samantha Rodman Whiten

It sure does! I see this in my virtual office every day. But, this is not linear progress, and it's based on a whole bunch of variables. Listen and see if you and your partner would potentially be good candidates for this... or if you should save your money! Subscribe if you love the DPM show!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This is very common in women who have undiagnosed or unrecognized depression, anxiety, and/or childhood trauma. Listen to see if it may resonate with you more than you would guess! And if you're a husband... listen if you have come to realize that your wife is extremely uncomfortable or angry about any time spent in "solo parenting"... or if everyone is always crying/dysregulated or...

This is more common than you think! In many couples, the woman deeply regrets not having been able to stay home with babies and small kids. In this episode, I discuss why and how this regret forms, and what to do about it in various stages, including after this is impossible to change! Subscribe if you love the DPM show!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsyc...

I see constant school contact and need for parental involvement massively stress many marriages in the clients I work with. And, if you're a child in a dysfunctional or poor family, you get screwed over time and time again when your parents cannot get their shit together to get you a special outfit or don't have the money to do so. If you're stressed beyond belief by the school your ki...

This is a real question I got on social media. I answer it because some guys don't understand the differences. For female listeners... this question can show you how little some men understand basic stuff about women, and how you may need to explain to your husband a LOT more about your sexuality than you ever imagined! Also covered: the rates of suicidality and PTSD in sex workers... Subscrib...

This is something I wonder about constantly when I see some young men on social media talking about taking over the emotional and physical labor of parenting. Quite honestly, I often see the woman doing as little of the gruntwork as possible, which flips the same toxic script as when men opted out of gruntwork and engaged with parenting only on a decision-making level. Many of these women are anxi...

Many couples struggle with understanding their own and/or their partner's larger financial values, and with communicating these in a way that can increase understanding and closeness. Here, I'll take you through a few ways I see this manifest in the couples I work with and walk you through how to have a discussion about this interesting topic! Subscribe if you love the DPM show!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

When men are depressed, it often doesn't look like sadness or tearfulness. What does it look like, why your wife isn't "the problem," how to get your husband to address it, when meds are appropriate, and more! Subscribe if you love the DPM show!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and you'll...

What I have learned from working with highly successful guys... and how this can impact the average guy and his marriage! Defensiveness is BAD and affects your relationships, your career, and your ability to learn and grow as a person! Subscribe if you love the DPM show!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and you&#...

The cute parenting activity era is finite, although it doesn't feel that way when you're in it. Here is what your wife likely wants from you, why, and what older guys tend to think about this phase when it's over. Also: watching the game every weekend while she hangs out with the kids isn't usually a good thing for the marriage later on! Subscribe if you love the DPM show!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In younger, more liberal couples, I have been seeing the inverse of the prior sexist view where stay at home moms were condescended to. Instead, the men are doing more than half the housework and childcare while being the sole provider, without sex! Here, I discuss what's going on for these couples and what to do if you're in this situation! Subscribe if you love the DPM show!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

I came up with this construct in my secret Facebook group (join us, info below!) and I discuss what it is and why it's so important to think about this in context of evaluating how good of a partner you really are! FQ: Rate yourself 1-10 with 10 being the best at: doing stuff you don't want to do, being open minded when discussing new ideas, ability to say you're wrong and ability to r...

In my most recent subscriber episode, I discussed how "nobody wants to be the asshole" is a major reason that couples counseling works. Here, I discuss why your spouse may well be embarrassed not to try hard in the relationship if you're trying hard, and how this can help you get into a virtuous cycle of relationship repair and connection! Subscribe if you love the DPM show!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Men who are avoidant attachment and are on the younger end, e.g. under 35, tend to feel very stifled and irritated by their preoccupied attachment wife's desire to hang out and spend time together. However, they may regret this when she hits midlife, especially her 40's, because this is often when she grows sick of asking for attention and decides to leave the marriage, emotionally or phys...

Most men have no idea why this happens, or think it's due to the woman just caring less about them than she did at first. Today's episode dispels these myths and gives you the real deal on why this occurs for so many! Subscribe if you love the DPM show!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and you'll get all my awe...

In this episode, I discuss the positives of this natural life transition, how hormones affect women at these stages, which men are more vs less accepting about it, and how a man's own insecurity can come into play at this time! Subscribe if you love the DPM show!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and you'll get all my...

Does your partner want you to just buy stuff off their wish list for the holidays? Do you wish they just bought you stuff you ask for instead of trying to be creative? Do you yearn for a present that is personally hand picked out and shows that your partner really understands you? Here's all you need to understand gift giving in relationships, just in time for your holiday shopping! Subscribe...

If you are a woman, and very busy, having more sex can be your efficiency hack! Listen for some truth bombs about love, sex, men, and marriage! Get ready to change your mind. Subscribe if you love the DPM show!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: &quo...

What women really think about preoccupied attachment guys, and an epiphany you can have about your own thought process if you are one of these guys. It makes sense, people! Subscribe if you love the DPM show!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent subscriber episode: "Yo...

How do women change before, during, and after ovulation? Listen and learn! Including: why most guys don't understand this, and why women don't even know it's happening till they track it! Subscribe if you love the DPM show!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and you'll get all my awesome bonus episodes! Most recent sub...

Often, people forget that life is filled with stages, and an inability to accept change is associated with depression, anger, and poor relationships. In this episode, I discuss something you may not have examined in depth, and you may well leave with a changed perspective on life stages! Subscribe if you love the DPM show!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subsc...

Many guys want their wives to say only a set number and type of things about sex, which cannot include "I am not as into sex anymore," or "I used to do other things in bed when I was younger that I no longer have any desire to do," or "After menopause I don't feel any desire." If you need your wife to lie to you about being excited about sex when she isn't, th...

I don't often see clients who regret at not being with an ex anymore, although of course there are a lot of feelings of sadness and regret about the divorce as a whole, and particularly about its impact on kids. Why most people don't feel regret at leaving an ex, and what characterizes the 6% of people who remarry after divorce! Subscribe if you love the DPM show!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://po...

All the reasons that therapy hasn't helped your sexless marriage yet! What to look for in a therapist, how to support therapy adjunctively with other things, the philosophy of many therapists that is counter to ever directly addressing sex, and the surprising-to-some fact that therapists are not trained in anything related to sex at all in grad school. Subscribe if you love the DPM show!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Practice makes perfect makes sense in every arena... including your sex life! Then why does this seems counterintuitive to many women... especially the ones who learned that "sex should be special"? One reason is that when you are told never to have sex before marriage and sex is so special and sacred... you end up thinking that every instance of it should be special and sacred too. That...