One of the keys to effective partner communication is knowing how you have been impacted by your home environment (positively and negatively). Stephen Mitchell, PhD and Erin Mitchell, MACP discuss why this matters and how knowing the impact of your past can free you to have the future you want as a couple and family. 

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Want To Communicate Better?--Then Do This

Stephen Mitchell, PhD and Erin Mitchell, MACP address how couples can talk to one another about the recent school shootings in Denver and Nashville and how to talk with kids about these events. 

How To Talk to Your Partner and Kids About Tragedy-Addressing The Recent School Shootings in Denver and Nashville

We hear it a lot from couples: "My partner did this and made me feel..." Can we make our partner&apos;s feel a certain way? Are we responsible for our own feelings? Stephen Mitchell, PhD and Erin Mitchell MACP tackle these questions in this weeks show. 

"My Partner Makes Me Feel..."-Why This Statement Misses The Point

Want to stop having a dead end dialogue about the mental load? Stephen Mitchell, PhD and Erin Mitchell, MACP  talk about the mental load because the mental load is always present and often tough to talk about as parenting partners. Here is a way to never have the same old conversation again and actually get somewhere as a couple on this topic. 

Want To Stop Having A Dead End Dialogue About The Mental Load?-Here's How.

Disconnection is normal in every parenting partner relationship. Want to know how to make feeling connected normal too? Stephen Mitchell, PhD and Erin Mitchell, MACP will tell you how. 

"We'll Never Feel Connected Again"--How To Get In The Habit Of Connecting With Your Partner.

It is not uncommon for parents to be critical of one another&apos;s parenting. Stephen Mitchell, PhD and Erin Mitchell, MACP discuss what might be behind some of the challenges we face as parents and how talk with one another about them. 

"I Don't Like The Way You Parent"--Now What Do We Do?

The Cycle of Disappointment and Disengagement is one of the most common cycles in parenting partner relationships. Stephen Mitchell, PhD and Erin Mitchell, MACP discuss how to break this cycle in parenting partner relationships. 

"Nothing I Do Is Enough..."-The Cycle Of Disappointment and Disengagement In Parenting Partner Relationships

Stephen Mitchell, PhD and Erin Mitchell, MACP discuss how parenting partners can get on the same page and make the changes they both want to have a more connected relationship.

"It's Not Me, It's My Partner"- How Can Change Happen In A Parenting Partner Relationship

The holidays can be a wonderful time of feeling connected and together as a family. They also are stressful and many couples find that their relationship feels worn out and strained after all the festivities are over. Stephen Mitchell, PhD and Erin Mitchell, MACP discuss how you and your partner can come out of the holidays feeling connected. 

How Your Couple Relationship Can Survive The Holidays

What is an apology and why is it so hard to apologize in your parenting partner relationship? Stephen Mitchell, PhD and Erin Mitchell, MACP give you a "cheat code" for how to apologize in your couple relationship. 

Want A Cheat Code For Apologizing In Your Parenting Partner Relationship?--Here It Is!

If you and your partner want to stay connected and you want to build a sense of safety for your kids...You should tell more stories. Stephen Mitchell, PhD and Erin Mitchell, MACP talk about how you and your partner can strengthen your relationship and help your kids feel safe by telling one another stories. 

Want To Know One Of The Best Ways To Stay Connected As A Family And Couple? Do This...

There are 3 mistakes that you and your partner could be making that are leading to feeling disconnected. Stephen Mitchell, PhD and Erin Mitchell, MACP discuss these mistakes and help couples learn how not to make them. 

3 Mistakes You And Your Partner Are Making And What To Do About Them

At some point in every parenting partner relationship a couple will face hard times. Hard times like receiving a scary diagnosis, infertility, death of a child, death of a loved one, struggling to feel at home as a parent...you name it. When these times come how can a couple make it through? Stephen Mitchell PhD and Erin Mitchell MACP give couples three things to hold onto in these moments that will help you and your partner make it. 

Every Couple Needs To Hear This!- How To Weather Hard Times As Parenting Partners

Having couple conflict when your kids are in the same room happens as parents. Stephen Mitchell, PhD and Erin Mitchell, MACP discuss how couples can determine if this is a moment for modeling healthy conflict or a moment to avoid as parents. 

Should We Keep Talking About This Or Not?-Knowing When To Have Conflict In Front of Your Kids

Resentment has a stacking effect in parenting partner relationships. Over time it stacks up and leads to serious conflict and hurt. Stephen Mitchell, PhD and Erin Mitchell, MACP discuss how resentment stacks up in couple relationships, how to tell if it has happened in your relationship, and how to keep it from ruining your parenting partner relationship. 

Resentment: How to Keep it From Ruining Your Parenting Partner Relationship

A show about couple relationships: how they work, why they don’t, and what you can do to fix what’s broken.

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