Relationship Builder Podcast

There are 5 mistakes we make when we are trying to listen to our partner's feelings. Learn what you need to stop doing so you can start listening to your spouse.  

Don't

1. Apologize
2. Mansplain
3. Promise
4. Fix
5. Ask Questions

Hosts: Dr. Kevin Skinner, LMFT and Brett R. Williams, LMFT

Not all therapist, doctors, or counselors all specialize with marriage counseling.  And surprisingly, just because someone has a license as a Marriage and Family therapist, does not mean they know how to work with couples.  So, today we explore what to look for when looking for a good marriage therapist.  

Host: Dr. Kevin Skinner, LMFT and Brett R. Williams, LMFT

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Today we are going to talk about how most people only see counseling as an option when all other options are exhausted. Most couples go to counseling when it almost too late. Let's talk about how it may be better to see counseling like taking a class or going to college and how it could benefit any couple at any stage of their relationship.  

Host: Dr. Kevin Skinner LMFT, and Brett R. Williams, LMFT

Build a more meaningful relationship by understanding the meaning you and your partner brings to your relationship. The word for the year, 2021, is going to be "Meaning", because it is understanding the meaning someone brings to a situation that help you understand who they are and how they are feeling.  It is also in being able to change what something means to you that you can change how you feel, think, and react to that situation.

Conflict and Christmas sees like two words that should never go together, but...they do too often.  Holiday relationship problems are often the norm and they happen more than any of us like.  Listen in as to why and what you can do to help end these unseasonal and unreasonable conflicts in your relationship.  

Hosts: Dr. Kevin Skinner, LMFT and Brett R. Williams, LMFT

Love is what we seek in our relationships, today we are going to talk about how to create feelings of love for others, but also for ourselves.  Think about it, wouldn't you like to know what it takes for your kids, your friends, and even your intimate to feel loved.  And how important would it be for you to understand what you need to feel loved yourself. Well, today we are going to share what happens, what are people doing that creates a feeling of being loved.  

Host: Dr. Kevin Skinner, LMFT and Brett R. Williams, LMFT

In this episode Dr. Skinner and Brett Williams discuss current census data that shows that the divorce rate is at a 50 year low.  Hear the interesting results reported in a new study that came out of the Institute for Family Studies.  https://ifstudies.org/blog/the-us-divorce-rate-has-hit-a-50-year-low?fbclid=IwAR11RXuL7R-ikurHZhL3WSIoIIKu7HGQ0dk40MxjPH_oPY2ZUI5i4qUHae4

Host: Dr. Kevin Skinner LMFT and Brett R. Williams LMFT

This is the second part of the conversation around relationship conflict. In today's post we share how balance positive and negative statements to keep your cool around painful communications.  

Host: Dr. Kevin Skinner, LMFT and Brett R. Williams, LMFT

In this podcast Dr. Skinner and Brett Williams will be sharing their advice on how to help you talk about the pain and problems that are facing your relationship.  

Host: Dr. Kevin Skinner, LMFT and Brett R. Williams, LMFT

It's a horrible cycle where shame is avoided by numbing out with porn, but the porn produces more shame and the pattern continues.  You can't deal with any kind of porn problem without addressing the shame that it has created.  

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Host:  Dr. Kevin Skinner, LMFT and Brett R. Williams, LMFT