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This episode we focus on separation, and discuss the importance of intentional breakups with another dive into a Temptation Island couple. Next, we talk about new research in the journal Demography, “Repartnering Following Gray Divorce: The Roles of Resources and Constraints for Women and Men,” by Drs. Brown, Lin, Hammersmith, and Wright. Lastly, we debate relationship advice from Will Smith about who’s responsible for your happiness - you or your partner - as well as advice to create separate spaces for difficult conversations at family holiday get-togethers.

Link to academic article: bit.ly/381Fibq

Link to advice: bit.ly/2OLEn7p

In this episode we talk about the importance of expressing emotion in relationships, unlike a very specific couple on Temptation Island. Then, we do an Academic Deep Dive into the concept of “capitalization,” and the power of sharing good news with your friends and family, in a new study published by Dr. Ariela Pagani and colleagues in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Finally, we talk about two pieces of relationship advice: whether to turn lemons into lemonade (spoiler alert: prepare for a rant!), and a parenting suggestion by Tom Hanks, shared by the New York Times.

Link to article: bit.ly/3487ebi

Link to advice: bit.ly/2O4l0Gl

In our first ever MINI episode, we discuss brand new research done by…us! In an Academic Deep Dive, we talk about a study (out today in the Journal of Family Psychology) in which we tested whether the quality of family relationships and intimate partnerships is linked to physical health over 20 years of adulthood, with surprising findings! We also talk about advice for how to deal with difficult family members.

Link to article: bit.ly/36Gnth8

Link to advice: bit.ly/32jkZSA

This episode we talk about why NOT to test your relationship commitment like the couples on Temptation Island. Then, we dive deep into an article about gratitude, relationship satisfaction, and the risk of gratitude mismatch, published in APA’s Journal of Family Psychology. Finally, we talk about listener-submitted relationship advice regarding long-distance relationships.

Link to article: bit.ly/2r9uDKy

Link to advice: bit.ly/33wEyIk

This episode we talk about family roles in HBO’s Succession, and do an Academic Deep Dive into an article about the negative impact of politics on health and relationships, titled “Friends, relatives, sanity, and health: The costs of politics” in PLOS One. Finally, in the Good or Bad Advice segment, we discuss how to talk politics with family (if at all!), as well as some listener-submitted advice about creating relationships with “flowerers” and “gardeners,” and saying “no.”

Link to article: bit.ly/36qEKLc

Link to advice: bit.ly/33dHuK4

This episode we talk about an article from Schitt’s Creek from the Atlantic during the Pop Culture segment: https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/09/schitts-creek-and-the-subtle-joy-of-the-marriage-sitcom/598540/. In the Academic Deep Dive segment we talk about how couples present to therapy with new research out of the Gottman Institute: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jmft.12395. Finally, in the Good or Bad Advice we talk about Netflix Cheating Advice from Mashable: https://mashable.com/2015/12/30/netflix-and-cheat/

This episode we talk about the Bachelor in Paradise and Joe Biden in the Democratic Debates during the pop culture segment. Then in the academic deep dive, we discuss the article, "Intensive Mothers, Cautionary Tale Fathers: Adult Children’s Perceptions of Parental Influence on Health" by Dr. Kissing (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0192513X19875772). Finally, we review some advice from the Chicago Tribune about parenting advice (https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/parenting/sc-new-parents-advice-family-0307-20170302-story.html)

In this episode, we talk about triangulation from Love Island - UK, an academic article from Dr. Labrecque et al. (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/famp.12472?casa_token=jc4OuY4Rp1gAAAAA:HvP2lzsERBwZEnpFIx9zqNcUs5_RqYwhHF-CUiUukJ2L7W8MXvKuL044L6AJgeDbenNmmR2u33bMoA), and advice from mothers to their daughter brides (https://www.businessinsider.com/best-marriage-advice-from-parents-2018-11).

This episode’s article: The Cognitive Dimension of Household Labor - Allison Daminger, 2019https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0003122419859007?journalCode=asra This episode’s advice article: https://www.fatherly.com/love-money/7-signs-your-partner-is-losing-interest-in-you-and-how-to-win-her-back/