Seth and I let y'all be a fly on the wall during our Sex Therapy Session with the amazing Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers.
We talk about... how to get out of your own head when it comes to pleasure, tapping into your sensual self, spontaneous vs. responsive desire, how insecurity can stop connection and so much more!!
To learn more about Dr. Tina’s work visit NWIOI.com, and be sure to check our her book Sex, God & The Conservative Church
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Seth and I answer your questions about in-laws, being a team in marriage, Family of Origin Issues and so much more!
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Seth and I explore the importance of Community in relationships. We hear from Beth, a listener who shares her story of how her community rallied around her and her daughter during a hard season in their life. Seth and I also talk about what the loss of our 10 year church community has meant to us and we share ways to build your own community.
Today Seth and I answer YOUR questions about Addiction, Trust, Adult Attachment Disorder, How to unlearn the negative things that the church has taught us about Sex, How to deal with the emotional triggers that come with healing from hurtful confessions, and so much more!
If you have a question please send it to anatomyofmarriage@gmail.com or submit your question through our website!
Episode Resources:
Sex, God & The Conservative Church by Tina Schermer Sellers, PhD
Depth Of Echoes Podcast by our amazing friend Rayah!
Seth and I talk about the different ways that we communicate in relationships, everything from chemicals in newborn babies to the partial scapegoating that I do in our own marriage.
We also try and figure out why our past communication attempts have often ended in conflict!
If you are having a difficult time communicating with your partner head over to our website and try our free Clearing Structure Pdf, print it and hang it on the bedroom wall if you have to, no shame!
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Seth shares his unexpected journey into the world of Adult Attachment Disorder and y'all are gonna want to grab your tissues for this one. He cries, I cry, but it is worth all the runny mascara in the world to witness the understanding and healing that is taking place in Seth and in our marriage.
Tell us what you think about this episode and don't forget to send in your questions!
Seth and I talk about the making of our mini documentary with Zoltan of Unseen Creative and how we were both a bit nervous that our kids would behave badly while filming it!
Seth also shares some insight behind our Unexpected Special Episode that will come out tomorrow that is all about Seth's journey with Adult Attachment Disorder, a thing that he didn't even realize he was struggling with until 2 days ago!
We also talk about LOTS more like the all new Anatomy Of Marriage Team, why we feel stupid at birthday parties and SO MUCH MORE!
DON'T FORGET TO... Check out the Anatomy Of Marriage mini documentary HERE!
Seth and I answer listener questions and a our very first listener voicemail!!
This weeks questions include:
How do you have a Growth Mindset around the topic of faith?
How do you manage Expectations vs. Needs and feeling Needy?
What is the Difference between Biblical Counseling and Secular Therapy?
We also talk about Nodal Events, Solution Focused Therapy and STOP THOUGHTS!
Check out anatomyofmarriage.com for more tips and tools and don't forget to rate, review and share the podcast with your friends!
Melanie and Seth tackle the often forgotten world of having a Growth Mindset in marriage. They talk with Dr. Gail Saltz who also appeared in episode #1 and they revisit a conversation from episode #9 of season one with Dr. Dan Siegel.
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Ellen Langer: Mindfulness over matter Clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XQUJR4uIGM&t=3s
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The School Of Life How Parent Yourself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBXZojt6dpM
Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski On Responding To Stress https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aDXM5H-Fuw
This week Melanie and Seth explore the tools of Compassion and Forgiveness with amazing guests Robb and Jackie, who walk listeners through their journey of healing from an affair. They share their insights and wisdom all while being a beautiful example of real life compassion and forgiveness at work.
AND...If you like what we are doing please rate or review the show on iTunes!
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Melanie and Seth are back with the Anatomy Of Marriage Season #2: The Tools Of Marriage, and today they are talking all about the tool of Self Awareness with amazing guests Cody Jefferson, Ryan Michler, and Dr. Gail Saltz. Together they talk through the issues that can arise when we do not know yourselves deeply and authentically.
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Seth and I explore the idea of "letting go" with the help of a worksheet that Seth uses with his clients. This letting go concept helps individuals to create personal boundaries around strained relationships as well as bringing a sense of peace to those who practice it.
Click HERE to visit our website and get the "Letting Go" PDF!
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Today we are hitting on two different marriage ideas that are both kid related. BUT... you don't have to be a parent to learn from this episode! In the first half I (Melanie) talk to our 10 year old son about using the "Clearing Structure" to resolve a conflict that he and I were having.
In the second half of the show we talk about the ways that our children can often display undesirable behaviors that WE TUAGHT THEM!! Ouch!
If you haven't already downloaded the Clearing Structures PDF, what are you waiting for?! And don't forget to rate and review the podcast and follow us on Facebook and Instagram to learn more about us!
Today Seth and I explore the tricky landscape of confessions, how to do them, when to do them, and where to do them. If you have something to confess to your partner DO NOT make the same mistakes that we made.
As always visit anatomyofmarriage.com to get free resources and tools and to learn more about what we are up to, and don't forget to RATE & REVIEW OUR SHOW!
This Week Seth and I explore the use of recording our thoughts when we are upset vs. talking about them face to face.
We came across this idea sort of by accident a few months back and it helped us out TREMENDOUSLY! We share our very first voice recording with you and some of the different ways that we can calm our monkey brain by using this voice recording method.
Don't forget to visit our website at anatomyofmarriage.com to see what we are up to and to get the Clearing Structure PDF to use along with the Voice Recording method, you won't regret it!!
Today Seth and I talk about "Clearing Structures" OR "I Statements", you will remember them from Episode #8 all about Communication where we tried "I Statements" out and I was TERRIBLE at them!!
In this episode things get a little more serious than we expected, but it turns out to be for the better in the end.
Head on over to our Facebook Page to get a special Clearing Structure PDF that we made JUST FOR YOU!
And don't forget to send us YOUR QUESTIONS for the next Q+A!
Seth and I discuss the feelings that I experienced directly after Seth’s confession of lying and looking at pornography and offer up some helpful advice on how to handle this particular crisis in your marriage.
WARNING: There is some unsavory language in this episode but I bleeped it out for you!!
We hope that you enjoy this episode, to get your question answered on Anatomy Of Marriage Q+A head over to anatomyofmarriage.com or hit us up on Facebook and Instagram!
See ya next week!
In today's Q+A Session Seth and I offer up a few tips and tools for navigating the holiday season without losing your freaking mind! Some of our tips include... Being on the same team, looking for what is good, and talking about your triggers with your spouse BEFORE you go to your in-laws house, am I right?
We hope that y'all find this Q+A helpful, if you do please rate the show on iTunes and leave us a review! And don't forget to visit our website anatomyofmarriage.com to get your FREE Season 1 Workbook!
We will be back for another Q+A on Tuesday, but in the mean time send in YOUR questions and let Seth and I answer them on the show!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!
Just in case you need it ;-)
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Just in case you need it ;-)
Melanie shares what she and Seth have been up to (mostly building the website anatomyofmarriage.com AND getting ready for Season 2!) she also explains the ALL NEW Anatomy Of Marriage Audio Workbook!
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Melanie has been hard at work creating The Anatomy Of Marriage Audio Workbook to help you and your spouse better understand your amazing and complex relationships!
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Melanie and Seth sum up the impact that this 8-year journey has had on their marriage and talk through what things they did wrong individually and what things they did right as a couple. They share the marriage hacks that saved their relationship, as well as advice from the many couples and therapists that they interviewed along the way.
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