Episode 79: The First Decision

In this episode, I walk through my past relationships and take ownership of the ways I’ve been unsafe. I share specific moments - steamrolling my ex-wife with logic instead of empathy, making subtle body comments that landed harder than I understood, ending relationships abruptly ...  Show more

Most of us were never taught how to communicate in relationships. So we react. We defend. We assume. We build resentment. In this solo episode, John reframes “communication” as something deeper: intimacy, attunement, and repair. Because it’s not the conflict that destroys relatio ...  Show more

This episode is a recent recording from psychologist Dr. Alison Cook's podcast "The Best Of You' where I was a guest. Taken from her podcast description'Today’s episode is just so special and so deeply personal. If you’ve experienced trauma, please listen. If you love someone, pl ...  Show more

In the season 8 finale Dr Hazel is joined by TikTok sensation Dr Julie. Dr Julie is a Clinical Psychologist with over a decade of professional experience but many of you will know her from Instragram and TikTok where she shares bite-sized mental health and motivational videos onl ...  Show more

No punchline here. Just a great interview with two therapists who are also in a relationship together. Listen to today’s show for valuable tips to improve your relationship and for amazing personal insights into what it’s like when two relationship experts are in a relationship w ...  Show more

In this episode, I interview psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb, writer of the book Maybe You Should Talk to Someone and host of Dear Therapists Podcast. We go really deep into relationships and the psychology behind them. I think you will love this episode and can't wait for you t ...