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Good therapy changes lives: people stop worrying as much, they make better decisions, they are kinder to themselves and their loved ones, they achieve more at work, they can control their anger, they are able to stop destructive habits, they form loving relationships.
This week therapists Graham Johnston and Matt Wotton talk to Andrew about their new book, A Straight Talking Introduction to Therapy. Matt and Graham both experienced the transformative power of effective therapy, and both left lucrative, high-status careers to retrain as therapists. They discuss the evidence that therapy works, which type of therapy to choose, and why it works so well.
Graham Johnston is a psychotherapist and educator. He is Director of Policy at The Bowlby Centre, the UKâs leading training institution in attachment-based psychotherapy, and has also worked for the UK Government, specialising in home affairs. He and Matt Wotton are the Co-Founders and Directors of LCAP.
Matt Wotton is a psychotherapist and executive coach, and also Chair of The Bowlby Centre and Director at LCAP. Matt has over two decades of experience in forensic mental health in the criminal justice system - in operations, coaching leaders, and advising ministers. He led the review of Race in the Criminal Justice System (The Lammy Review), commissioned by the Prime Minister, and has been a member of the Prison & Probation Board.
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Read Graham Johnston and Matt Wottonâs new book A Straight Talking Introduction to Therapy: What it Is, Why it Works, How to Get it
Learn more about the London Centre for Applied Psychology (LCAP), where Graham Johnston and Matt Wotton work as Directors.
Learn more about The Bowlby Centre, the UKâs leading training institution in attachment-based psychotherapy.
Follow LCAP on Twitter and Facebook @LCAPsychology.
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How can we live with loss? What can we do when death shakes to the core our comfortable belief that life is predictable, the world is just, and people are reliable?
This week Dr Robert A. Neimeyer of the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition joins Andrew to discuss the work of grief.
Andrew and Robert discuss the task of rebuilding meaning in the face of death, relationship breakdown or unwelcome life transitions. Robert shares his âsix tasks of griefâ, which are designed to help integrate loss into our lives.
Dr Robert A. Neimeyer directs the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition, actively practices as a trainer, consultant and coach, and has published over 600 articles and 35 books, most on grieving as a meaning-making process. His most recent books are New Techniques of Grief Therapy with Routledge and The Handbook of Grief Therapies with Sage.
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Read Dr Robert A. Neimeyerâs books, New Techniques of Grief Therapy and The Handbook of Grief Therapies.
Find out more about the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition https://www.portlandinstitute.org/about-us .
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Have you allowed yourself to explore your sexual fantasies, or do they feel like dark territory that is off-limits? Have you explored them with your partner?
This week I talk to Jungian psychotherapist Dr Douglas Thomas about his new book, The Deep Psychology of BDSM and Kink. We cover:
Why itâs so hard to talk about your fantasies with your partner.How Jungian archetypes can provide a language to better understand BDSM (bondage, discipline, sadism and masochism) and kink.Whether BDSM can be a path to individuation and bringing soul into the world.Dr Douglas Thomas is an author and a Jungian psychotherapist in private practice in California. He has presented workshops and talks throughout the state of California on LGBTQ issues and on dream therapy, his two areas of specialization. He teaches at the Pacifica Graduate Institute. Dr. Thomas holds a masters degree from the USC School of Social Work, and a PhD in Depth Psychology with an emphasis in psychotherapy from Pacifica Graduate Institute.
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Buy Dr Douglas Thomasâ new book, The Deep Psychology of BDSM and Kink https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Psychology-BDSM-Kink/dp/1032122072
Visit Dr Douglas Thomasâ website https://www.drdouglasthomas.com
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If you were raised in a sad, chaotic home, you will unsurprisingly experience difficulties in your adult relationships. If your parents were cold and distant and discouraged the expression of emotions, youâll be equally ill-prepared for successful relationships or effective parenting.
This week Andrew talks to Dr Samantha Rodman Whiten (also known as Dr Psych Mom) about dysfunctional parenting and how to overcome its complex legacies.
Dr Samatha Rodman Whiten is a clinical psychologist, a writer, and the mother of three children. She hosts and writes the hugely popular Dr Psych Mom podcast and blog.
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Get Andrewâs free guide to difficult conversations with your partner: How to Tell Your Partner Difficult Things
Take a look at Andrewâs new online relationship course: My Best Relationship Tools
Visit Dr Samantha Rodman Whitenâs website, DrPsychMom.com
Listen to Dr Samantha Rodman Whitenâs podcast The Dr. Psych Mom Show
Dr. Samantha Rodman Whiten also runs Best Life Behavioral Health, a virtual group practice of therapists and coaches.
Follow Dr Samantha Rodman Whiten on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @drpsychmom.
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Estrangement from adult children can be one of the most disorienting and painful experiences of a parent's life.
This week, Andrew talks to Dr Joshua Coleman, the author of Rules of Estrangement. They discuss:
Why estrangement has become so commonWhy estrangement isnât a one-sided story of parents who got what they deserved or overly entitled adult children.Approaches parents can take to achieve reconciliation with children and grandchildren.Techniques for starting a conversation.Dr Colemanâs own experience of estrangement from his daughter.Dr Joshua Coleman is a psychologist in private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area and a Senior Fellow with the Council on Contemporary Families. He has written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, Huffington Post, and Psychology Today. He has been a frequent guest on The Today Show and NPR, and has even been featured on Sesame Street.
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Take a look at Andrewâs new online relationship course: My Best Relationship Tools
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Visit Dr Joshua Colemanâs website
You might also enjoy Andrewâs interview with Celia Dodd on how to Navigate Your Relationship with Your Adult Children
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Could the ancient wisdom of Taoism help us with the emotional challenges of modern life? Author and Taoist priest Greg Ripley believes that a little-known 6th-century Taoist text called the Bai Yao Lu (Statutes of the Hundred Remedies) offers some profound answers.
In this episode, Greg and Andrew discuss some of the Hundred Remedies, and how they can help us go with the flow, deepen our meditation practice and find the natural balance in all things.
Greg Ripley is a Taoist Priest in the 22nd generation of the Quanzhen Longmen tradition as well as a Nature and Forest Therapy Guide. He holds a bachelorâs degree in Asian studies from the University of Tennessee and a masterâs degree in acupuncture from Northwestern Health Sciences University. He is the author of The Hundred Remedies of the Tao, Tao of Sustainability and Voice of the Elders. He lives in Golden Valley, Minnesota.
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You might also enjoy Andrewâs interview with Henry Emmons, Bring More Calm and Joy Into Your Life
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For many women, intense caring and nurturing relationships cause their inner fire to dim, leaving them feeling they have lost themselves.
Author and Jungian analyst Lisa Marchianoâs new book is called The Vital Spark: Reclaim Your Outlaw Energies and Find Your Feminine Fire. Lisa wrote the book to help women âbreak free from the conditioning that has kept them confined to rigid roles and muffled the sound of their soulâ.
Andrew and Lisa discuss the eight qualities Lisa identifies in the book: shrewdness, disagreeableness, desire, trickiness, sexuality, anger, authority, and ruthlessness. They also cover the ways in which the ancient wisdom of fairy tales (such as The Frog Prince and Fitcherâs Bird) can help women access these lost qualities and build a more complete, authentic self.
Lisa Marchiano is an award-winning author, certified Jungian analyst, and the co-host of This Jungian Life podcast. Her highly-acclaimed books draw upon the healing wisdom of fairy tales to help women connect more deeply with themselves.
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Read Lisa Marchianoâs new book, The Vital Spark: Reclaim Your Outlaw Energies and Find Your Feminine Fire or her first book, Motherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself.
Get a free 1-month trial of Lisa Marchianoâs new online fairy tale group for women, Spinning Straw
Listen to or watch This Jungian Life podcast
Visit Lisa Marchianoâs website.
Follow Lisa Marchiano on Instagram and Twitter @lisamarchiano
Listen to Andrewâs 2021 interview with Lisa Marchiano on Being a Mother.
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Menopause is a seismic transition for women, and for their partners. The physical and emotional changes it brings will undoubtedly reverberate into a coupleâs sex life.
Irish therapist Beth Wallace believes that this transition can be an opportunity rather than an ending. While decreases in hormones definitely impact womenâs bodies in some detrimental ways (which will need management), decreased satisfaction with our sensual and sexual lives is NOT inevitable.
Andrew and Beth discuss the ways in which the natural changes of menopause can be a time to reflect on desire, expectations and sexual creativity. With good communication, menopause can allow a couple to reflect on their new life stage, and maximise its opportunities.
Beth Wallace is a psychotherapist and applied psychology graduate. She supports adults to create and maintain satisfying intimate relationships with themselves, with others & with life itself through private client sessions with individuals & couples, workshops, online courses, retreats & intensives.
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Explore Beth Wallaceâs website
Follow Beth Wallace @bethwallacerelationships on Facebook , @drbethwallace on Instagram and Twitter, and on LinkedIn.
You might be interested in some of Andrewâs other interviews:
Tracey Cox on Great Sex After 50.Rachel Weiss on Menopause.Fabian Edzard Schneider on Mismatched Levels of Sexual Desire.Join our Supporters Club to access exclusive behind-the-scenes content, fan requests and the chance to ask Andrew your own questions. Membership starts at just ÂŁ4.50.
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If youâve suffered serious trauma, you may well be feeling confused by the sudden ubiquity of the term. The concept of trauma is having its cultural moment in the sun, and seems to be constantly under discussion on social media.
This week, Andrew speaks to Jeremy Fox, a therapist and trauma specialist, about:
How to define traumaDifferent types of traumaWhether itâs helpful to label your trauma.Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) as a trauma treatment.Jeremy Fox is a licensed mental health therapist, certified professional counseling supervisor, and an EMDR trauma counselor and consultant. He has been published in the Journal of EMDR Practice and Research.
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If youâre a subscriber to The Meaningful Life (via Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Patreon), this week youâll be hearing:
The link between anxiety and traumaThree things Jeremy Fox knows to be true.AND subscribers also access all of our previous bonus content - a rich trove of insight on love, life and meaning created by Andrew and his interviewees.Follow Up
Get Andrewâs NEW free guide to difficult conversations with your partner: How to Tell Your Partner Difficult Things
Take a look at Andrewâs new online course: My Best Relationship Tools.
Read Jeremy Foxâs Substack newsletter
Follow Jeremy Fox on LinkedIn
You might be interested in Andrewâs other episodes on trauma:
Galit Atlas on Buried TraumaFenella Hansen on Dealing With TraumaJulia Paulette Hollenbery on Seven Medicines for Healing from Trauma.Join our Supporters Club to access exclusive behind-the-scenes content, fan requests and the chance to ask Andrew your own questions. Membership starts at just ÂŁ4.50.
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Andrew offers regular advice on love, marriage and finding meaning in your life via his social channels. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube @andrewgmarshall
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Iâm excited to launch my new online course for couples: My Best Relationship Tools. This week, I talk with my friend and podcast engineer, Michael Dooney, about how the course can make a difference in your relationship.
We discuss:
Why couples struggle to communicateHow to stop using failing strategiesNew ways of approaching conflictHow to listen, build rapport and make certain both of you feel heardHealing your relationship.Follow Up
Find out more about my course: My Best Relationship Tools.
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Each and every one of us is awesome in some way - but, we are also human. Author, speaker and entrepreneur Nataly Kogan wrote her Awesome Human Journal to help people learn to honour their humanity, whilst also strengthening their emotional fitness.
In this episode, Andrew and Nataly discuss how to:
Edit your thoughts and quiet your inner criticSay ânoâ to things that drain your energyMake joy a priority without guiltReduce overwhelm and fuel your motivationTalk back to your brain when it holds you back with fearNataly Kogan is an entrepreneur, speaker, and author. She immigrated to the US as a refugee from the former Soviet Union when she was 13 years old. Starting her life in the projects and on welfare, she went on to reach the highest levels of corporate success at companies like McKinsey & Company and Microsoft. When she still found herself unfulfilled, Nataly set out to discover what really leads to a fulfilling, happier life. Her explorations led her to create Happier, a company whose award-winning mobile application, online courses, and âHappier at Workâ training programs have helped more than a million people improve their emotional health. Nataly is a sought-after keynote speaker and has appeared in hundreds of media outlets, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, TEDxBoston, SXSW, The Harvard Womenâs Leadership Conference, and The Dr. Oz Show.
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If youâre a subscriber to The Meaningful Life (via Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Patreon), this week youâll be hearing:
Refilling Your Energy ReservoirThree Things Nataly Kogan knows to be true.AND subscribers also access all of our previous bonus content - a rich trove of insight on love, life and meaning created by Andrew and his interviewees.Follow Up
Get Andrewâs NEW free guide to difficult conversations with your partner: How to Tell Your Partner Difficult Things
Read Nataly Koganâs new book, The Awesome Human Journal
Visit Nataly Koganâs website and take a look at her Unleash Your Thriving coaching programme.
Follow Nataly Kogan @natalykogan on Instagram and Twitter, and @natalykoganauthor on Facebook and @HappierwithNataly on YouTube.
You might also enjoy Andrewâs interviews with Richard Paterson on No More Overthinking and Henry Emmons on The Road to Calm and Joy.
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Hopes, dreams and goals stretch far into the future, but intentions are about the present. Setting intentions means translating your goals into small steps you can achieve right now. Intentionality offers you a roadmap for progress and personal growth.
In this episode Andrew talks with therapist Erin Vandermore about what it means to set intentions, how to set up intentions that are achievable and positive, and the rewards that come with a regular intention-setting practice.
Erin Vandermore, MA, LCPC, LCMHC, is a licensed therapist, and wellness coach with over 14 years of experience in the fields of mental health and life coaching. As the founder of Age of Uncertainty Coaching, Erin has dedicated her life to helping individuals discover their unique skills and talentsâthose often overshadowed by self-sabotage. Her empathetic lens, cultivated through her personal journey as a mother, a survivor of pre-eclampsia, and an individual living with dyslexia, ADHD, and anxiety, allows her to connect with her clients on a deeply human level.
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If youâre a subscriber to The Meaningful Life (via Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Patreon), this week youâll be hearing:
How to Deal with Emotional Eating. Three Things Erin Vandermore knows to be true.AND subscribers also access all of our previous bonus content - a rich trove of insight on love, life and meaning created by Andrew and his interviewees.Follow Up
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More than one third of adults suffer from insomnia or some other kind of sleep disorder. Left unaddressed, lack of sleep can lead to debilitated health, lowered resilience, and decreased performance in all aspects of life.
Psychologist, author and spiritual teacher Philip Carr-Gommâs latest book is The Gift of the Night. The book combines an extensive knowledge of sleep science and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with techniques drawn from spiritual traditions and insights from the emerging field of psychedelic therapy.
In this episode, Andrew and Philip discuss the sleep difficulties that can come with growing older, reframing your understanding of sleeplessness, and some of the practical techniques that can create a better nightâs sleep.
This is Philip Carr-Gommâs second appearance on The Meaningful Life. Philip is an expert in psychosynthesis, an âawe-inspiring territory that has the power to transform usâ. He believes that something magical happens when the worlds of modern psychology and ancient spiritual teachings are brought together. He has studied Druidry extensively and from 1988-2020 was the leader of The Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids. He has a degree in psychology and has trained in psychotherapy, play therapy, Montessori education, yoga nidra, mindfulness meditation and sophrology. Philip recently created an online school, The Art of Living Well, to offer courses combining psychological and spiritual understanding.
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If youâre a subscriber to The Meaningful Life (via Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Patreon), this week youâll be hearing:
Unhelpful Myths About Sleep.Three Things Philip Carr-Gomm knows to be true.AND subscribers also access all of our previous bonus content - a rich trove of insight on love, life and meaning created by Andrew and his interviewees.Follow Up
Download Andrew's new FREE guide: How to Tell Your Partner Difficult Things.
Read Philip Carr-Gommâs new book, The Gift of the Night: A Six-Step Program for Better Sleep.
Listen to Philip Carr-Gommâs 2021 interview with Andrew on Creating an Authentic Life
Take a look at Philip Carr-Gommâs website
Find out more about the courses offered at Philipâs online school, The Art of Living Well
Follow Philip on Instagram at @philipcarrgomm and on Facebook at @philip.carrgomm
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Better sex, coping with strong emotions, healing your inner child and harnessing the power of compassion: these were some of the big themes that spoke to The Meaningful Life listeners in 2023.
Jon from the Marshall Method team of therapists is Andrewâs special guest for this New Yearâs Day episode. Andrew and Jon each choose their favourite episodes, and share highlights from them.
These are the episodes chosen by Andrew and Jon as their 2023 favourites:
What is the Feeling Trying to Tell Me? with Karla McLaren.
Healing Your Lost Child with Robert Jackman
Tantra: How to Make Your Lovemaking More Connected with Jan Day
Slay Your Dragons With Compassion with Malcolm Stern
How to Heal Stubborn & Inexplicable Health Problems with Sharon E. Martin
Rites of Passage and Mentoring: How to Become an Adult with Conroy Harris
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If youâre a subscriber to The Meaningful Life (via Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Patreon), this week youâll be hearing:
Highlights from interviews with Avrum Weiss on Anxiety, and with Olivier Clerc on Forgiveness.AND subscribers also access all of our previous bonus content - a rich trove of insight on love, life and meaning created by Andrew and his interviewees.Follow Up
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Christmas isnât usually thought of as a romantic holiday, but this week Dr Cheryl Fraser explores some of the ways you and your partner can share intimacy, sensuality and thrill over the winter break (however you choose to celebrate).
Andrew and Cheryl discuss:
Making the most of beautiful moments.Finding the strength to say no. Planning ahead so things go how youâd like them toAvoiding the people-pleasing trap.Giving your partner a âsexy stockingâ.Dr Cheryl Fraser is the author of Buddhaâs Bedroom, the host of the Sex, Love and Elephants podcast, and the therapist behind the Become Passion online immersion program for couples. Cheryl has helped thousands of couples jump-start their love life and create passion that lasts a lifetime. She lives in Vancouver, and is regularly featured in Mindful and Best Health magazines. Cheryl was also a Fulbright scholar, and has studied meditation and Buddhism for twenty-five years, in both the Tibetan and Theravaden traditions.
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If youâre a subscriber to The Meaningful Life (via Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Patreon), this week youâll be hearing:
Top Resolutions for Better Sex and Communication in 2024.AND subscribers also access all of our previous bonus content - a rich trove of insight on love, life and meaning created by Andrew and his interviewees.Follow Up
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Learn more about Dr Cherylâs online immersion program for couples, Become Passion, and join the waitlist.
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Listen to Dr Cherylâs podcast Sex, Love and Elephants
Follow Dr Cheryl on Facebook and YouTube
Read Andrewâs book I Love You But Iâm Not In Love With You
Read Andrewâs blog Seven Secrets for Making Marriage Last
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Andrew offers regular advice on love, marriage and finding meaning in your life via his social channels. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube @andrewgmarshall
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American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson taught a path of self-reliance and self-knowledge. He emphasised self-knowledge and mindfulness as paths to happiness; also, self-reliance, cooperation, non-conformity, originality, adaptability, and receptiveness.
This week, Andrew talks to author and teacher Mark Matousek about how Emersonâs twelve essential teachings hold the answer to living an authentic and fulfilling life, one that is in harmony with our souls.
Key principles include:
Each person creates their own reality. Obstacles are teachers in disguiseYour character is your destinyWonder and awe are the keys to the kingdomNonconformity is the greatest virtueNature is the doorway to GodLife without self-knowledge is not worth living.Subscriber Content This Week
If youâre a subscriber to The Meaningful Life (via Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Patreon), this week youâll be hearing:
When you're falling, dive.Three things Mark Matousek knows to be true.AND subscribers also access all of our previous bonus content - a rich trove of insight on love, life and meaning created by Andrew and his interviewees.Follow Up
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Read Mark Matousekâs new book, Lessons from an American Stoic: How Emerson Can Change Your Life.
Read When You're Falling, Dive: Lessons in the Art of Living by Mark Matousek.
Visit Mark Matousekâs website.
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Read Andrewâs book Wake Up and Change Your Life: How to Survive a Crisis and Be Stronger, Wiser and Happier
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The idea of âimposter syndromeâ has found its cultural moment - we hear it talked about constantly, and many of us resonate with the idea of feeling like a fraud in our work or relationships.
In this episode, Susan Schwartz PhD returns to the podcast to help explore the concept of imposter syndrome in more depth. Susan and Andrew discuss
The ways imposter syndrome is rooted in childhood.Painful experiences of imposter syndrome in our romantic relationshipsThe difference between presenting different aspects of who we are VS suffering from imposter syndrome. The related concept of the âas-ifâ personality - the individual who goes through life pretending they have a meaningful identity, when at heart, they feel that they do not. This person faces a âconundrum around whether to hide or expose the truth of who they areâ.Susan Schwartz is a Jungian analyst who trained in Switzerland and lives in the USA. She teaches in numerous Jungian programs, workshops, and lectures in the USA and worldwide. She is also a clinical psychologist and member of the International Association of Analytical Psychology. Her new book is Imposter Syndrome and The âAs-Ifâ Personality in Analytical Psychology.
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Ageing, the âAs Ifâ personality and Narcissism.Three things Susan Schwartz knows to be true.AND subscribers also access all of our previous bonus content - a rich trove of insight on love, life and meaning created by Andrew and his interviewees.Follow Up
Join our Supporters Club to access exclusive behind-the-scenes content, fan requests and the chance to ask Andrew your own questions. Membership starts at just ÂŁ4.50.
Read Dr Susan Schwartzâs latest books:
Imposter Syndrome and The âAs-Ifâ Personality in Analytical Psychology
The Absent Father Effect on Daughters, Father Desire, Father Wounds.
Listen to Andrewâs previous interview with Dr Susan Schwartz on Fathers and Daughters
Visit Dr Susan Schwartzâs website
Follow Dr Susan Schwartz on Facebook and Instagram
Read Andrewâs book Wake Up and Change Your Life: How to Survive a Crisis and Be Stronger, Wiser and Happier
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Andrew offers regular advice on love, marriage and finding meaning in your life via his social channels. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube @andrewgmarshall
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Setting boundaries can seem really hard - you wonder how the other person will react, and whether youâre strong enough to manage such a task. Youâre perhaps not even sure of the difference between boundary-setting and laying down an ultimatum.
Relationship expert Krystal Mazzola Wood likes to focus on the good news. If you CAN learn to set healthy boundaries, your relationships will grow stronger, livelier and more sustaining.
In this episode Andrew and Krystal discuss how recovering people-pleasers can approach boundary-setting, how to practice setting boundaries and how to find the boundaries that are non-negotiable for you.
Krystal Mazzola Wood is a practicing licensed marriage and family therapist. She works with clients at her private practice, The Healthy Relationship Foundation, which she founded to help people experience greater self-love and deeper intimacy with others.
Krystal is also the author of a number of relationship guides. Her latest book is Setting Boundaries: 100 Ways to Protect Yourself, Strengthen Your Relationships, and Build the Life You Want Starting Now!,
Krystal also maintains a weekly blog, Confidently Authentic, which focuses on balanced, mentally healthy dating and relationship advice.
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If youâre a subscriber to The Meaningful Life (via Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Patreon), this week youâll be hearing:
How to Deal with ResentmentThree things Krystal Mazzola Wood knows to be true.AND subscribers also access all of our previous bonus content - a rich trove of insight on love, life and meaning created by Andrew and his interviewees.Follow Up
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Setting Boundaries: 100 Ways to Protect Yourself, Strengthen Your Relationships, and Build the Life You Want Starting Now!The Codependency Recovery PlanThe Codependency WorkbookVisit Krystal Mazzola Woodâs website The Healthy Relationship Foundation
Read Krystal Mazzola Woodâs blog Confidently Authentic
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Nobody dreams of becoming a stepmother. Yet for Michelle Brown, a blogger and step-parenting expert, being a step-mother feels like something she was meant to do.
Michelle has a unique bond with her step-son, and through her writing she has also become a light in the darkness for many new step-parents struggling to make things work. Michelle is the first to admit, however, that step-parenting can be painful and exceptionally complex.
In this weekâs episode, Andrew and Michelle discuss:
How society sees step-parentsThe challenges of running a blended family.Dealing with your partnerâs ex (your step-childâs other parent).Defining your role in your step-childâs life.Parenting your biological child alongside your step-child.Looking after your marriage as a step-parentSubscriber Content This Week
If youâre a subscriber to The Meaningful Life (via Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Patreon), this week youâll be hearing:
âď¸What I learned having breakfast with my ex-husband.
âď¸Three things Michelle Brown knows to be true.
âď¸AND subscribers also access all of our previous bonus content - a rich trove of insight on love, life and meaning created by Andrew and his interviewees.
Follow Up
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Read Michelleâs writing on step-parenting at www.theponderingnook.com and on Medium
Listen to Michelleâs podcast, The Pondering Stepmom Podcast
Follow Michelle on Instagram and Facebook @theponderingnook and on Twitter @MichellePonders
Read Andrewâs book The Happy Coupleâs Handbook: Powerful Life Hacks for a Successful Relationship https://andrewgmarshall.com/book/the-happy-couples-handbook-powerful-life-hacks-for-a-successful-relationship/
You might also enjoy last weekâs episode with therapist Terry Gaspard on Making Your Second Marriage Work.
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The divorce rate for second marriages is in most countries higher than the rate for firsts. If youâre onto a second or third marriage (or if youâre contemplating one) youâll need a strong toolkit.
In this episode, Andrew welcomes marital therapist Terry Gaspard back to the podcast for a second interview, this time to discuss the particular challenges of second marriages. These can include:
Unfinished business with ex-partnersDealing with debts and handling moneyBlending familiesFinding time and space for sex.Terry Gaspard, MSW, LICSW, is a licensed clinical social worker with extensive experience in counselling and writing. Her latest book is The Remarriage Manual, and she is also the author of Daughters of Divorce.
Sponsor
This week's episode is sponsored by Biyaku: a sexuality app with the motto: ''Let your libido drive you.'' The app shares a huge variety of practices, including meditations, breath-work, Kegel exercises and even body movement that are specifically designed to help you connect with your libido.
Download the app (iOS or Android) for a free trial for 7 days and see the effects for yourself.
Subscriber Content This Week
If youâre a subscriber to The Meaningful Life (via Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Patreon), this week youâll be hearing:
âď¸How to know if it's a small issue (and not sweat it) or a big one to be resolved
âď¸Three things Terry Gaspard knows to be true.
âď¸AND subscribers also access all of our previous bonus content - a rich trove of insight on love, life and meaning created by Andrew and his interviewees.
Follow Up
Join our Supporters Club to access exclusive behind-the-scenes content, fan requests and the chance to ask Andrew your own questions. Membership starts at just ÂŁ4.50: https://www.patreon.com/andrewgmarshall
Buy Terry Gaspardâs new book The Remarriage Manual https://movingpastdivorce.com/the-re-marraige-manual/
Read Terry Gaspardâs first book, Daughters of Divorce https://movingpastdivorce.com/order-daughters-of-divorce/
Visit Terry Gaspardâs website https://movingpastdivorce.com
Follow Terry Gaspard on Twitter/X @MovePastDivorce and on Facebook @movingpastdivorce
Listen to Andrewâs previous interview with Terry Gaspard on Daughters of Divorce: the Long-Term Impact of Marital Breakdown
Read Andrewâs book The Happy Coupleâs Handbook: Powerful Life Hacks for a Successful Relationship https://andrewgmarshall.com/book/the-happy-couples-handbook-powerful-life-hacks-for-a-successful-relationship/
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Andrew offers regular advice on love, marriage and finding meaning in your life via his social channels. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube @andrewgmarshall
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