Dealing with Other People’s Defenses

Forrest is joined by one of the world's leading happiness researchers, Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky, to discuss the real secret to happiness: feeling loved. Dr. Lyubomirsky explains the key difference between being loved and feeling loved, why self-improvement (usually) isn’t the answer ...  Show more

Last week, Dr. Rick and Forrest discussed why healthy conflict is a vital part of strong and intimate relationships. Today, they focus on the how-to of effective repair: what it looks like, why it’s so hard, and how to do it well. Together they walk through four common patterns o ...  Show more

How much of your relationship tension comes from expectations that were never communicated? And what if changing the way you handle conflict could completely transform them?   While we often dedicate countless hours to our careers, many of us never devote time to the basics of em ...  Show more

What do therapists mean when they say someone has a "victim mentality"? In this episode, we unpack this flippant term and explore what’s going on underneath it. We recognize that "victim mentality" is applied to several distinct phenomena. We discuss the di ...

When you're in a relationship shaped by attachment insecurities, the questions are complex, urgent, and deeply personal. 

In this episode of Decoding Attachment, host Annalisa Bahadur tackles your real-world dilemmas with clarity and compassion, offering acti ...

The APP has arrived! https://studio.com/apps/rebecca

If you like the podcast, you will love the Everyday Calm app. It is a daily program that teaches simple skills t ...