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

Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/drpsychmomshow/subscribe If you struggle with anxiety, it has a huge impact on your children.  I grew up with anxious parents and developed anxiety as a result. Your child doesn't deserve to feel constricted and trapped by anxiety!  In this episode, I discuss what an anxious worldview is, why it develops, consequences to kids of being raised by...

Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/drpsychmomshow/subscribe In this episode of the Dr Psych Mom show, I discuss compatibility as a concept, and specific areas of compatibility that I have found to be very important in determining whether couples will be happy together. There are some extra areas for second marriages, because you'll be spending so much time together without kids in the hou...

Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/drpsychmomshow/subscribe Most couples don't know the difference between spontaneous desire and responsive desire, so women think they just aren't attracted to their husbands anymore when they actually would have great sex IF they understood more about their biology. Don't sabotage your sex life by assuming that female desire should operate the same withi...

Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/drpsychmomshow/subscribe Many people found my post on not letting your kids treat you like garbage useful , so I expand on it here.  Why do parents let their kids walk all over them and how can you stop this dysfunctional pattern before your kids turn into narcissists?  What in your family of origin may have led to this tendency?  What are...

Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/drpsychmomshow/subscribe Many people in relationships try to be a good partner overall... but they end up feeling burnt out and unappreciated.  Why? They are not focusing either on their strengths OR what their partner actually values. How can you balance your relationship without sinking to the level of lists and charts?  We are taking a...

Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/drpsychmomshow/subscribe Did you grow up in a dysfunctional home and not know what "normal" is?  You are not alone.  In this episode, I discuss the various questions that Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families Don't Understand, including how it feels to rely on your parents, and how to set boundaries.  If you struggle with these, I encou...

Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/drpsychmomshow/subscribe Today on The Dr Psych Mom Show, I address overfunctioning, which is when you do more than everyone else around you, which in turn leads to others underfunctioning.  Does this sound like you? Without me, nobody would survive! My spouse/kids can't do anything for themselves! Nobody would take care of any of my responsibilities...

Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/drpsychmomshow/subscribe When women have higher sex drives than their male partners, which I see in about a third of my couples clients, this can hurt the relationship overall. In this episode, I describe practical ways for men to address low libido as well as ways for couples to better communicate about this issue. Use this episode for ideas about how t...

Subscribe to get all my bonus episodes here: https://anchor.fm/drpsychmomshow/subscribe The longer I work with couples, the more I see that, particularly for highly sensitive women , there are some really pragmatic steps that men can take to make their sex lives better.  Since my experience as a couples counselor has taught me that people tend to talk openly about sex approximately 1,000,000%...

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