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Episode 49: How To Stop Fighting In A Relationship In 20-Seconds Or Less Do you feel like all you and your partner do is fight with each other? It probably goes something like this: you go round and round having the same argument, and instead of resolving anything, both partners just feel crappy and lonely.…

Episode 48: How To Keep Your Relationship Strong Throughout Military Life This week, days away from the 20th anniversary of September 11th, we are honoring the many couples that sacrifice so much day in and day out by serving in our military.     The impact and sacrifices that military members and their families make are…

Episode 47: (Part Two) 10 Forms Of Betrayal That Are Just As Painful As Cheating In Relationships Sexual infidelity is not the only way betrayal poisons our relationships, but it seems to be the one we are most familiar with and fixated on.    Let’s uncover some of the other forms of betrayal that are…

Episode 46: 10 Forms Of Betrayal That Are Just As Painful As Cheating In Relationships Sexual infidelity is not the only way betrayal poisons our relationships, but it seems to be the one we are most familiar with and fixated on.    Let’s uncover some of the other forms of betrayal that are just as…

Episode 45: The 5 Best Steps For Getting Over A Relationship Break-up Have you wished you could get some clarity on exactly what breaks a relationship down? Or what causes a breakup? Because, when we start a relationship, breaking down or breaking up is never what we are after…is it?   This week in the…

Episode 44: How can being adopted affect intimate long-term relationships? What effect does being adopted have on loving relationships? This is a question that I had not even considered (even though we have an adopted daughter ourselves) until Tom and I met Joi Fisher-Griffin, who happens to be adopted herself.   The reality is there…

Episode 43: Relationship Mistakes: How To Clean Up The Messes You Make When You Love Someone Do you ever feel like no matter how hard you try to fix your relationship, instead all you do is make mistakes? You know you want to please your partner, make them happy, and get your relationship running smoothly,…

Episode 42: Are personal power struggles sabotaging your romantic relationships? All we need to do to witness power struggles these days is to tune into the news or scroll through Facebook.       The power struggles that challenge us the most are the ones that take place within the walls of our homes with the people…

Episode 41: 3 Significant Ways Pornography Addiction Impacts Our Intimate Relationships Joshua Shea is a pornography addiction expert, certified betrayal trauma coach, and the author of three books about pornography addiction, including He’s a Porn Addict…Now What? An Expert and Former Addict Answer Your Questions (2019). This week, Joshua is our guest on Love Shack…

Episode 40: Surviving infidelity: is it possible for your relationship to recover from an affair? When infidelity happens in our relationships, most of the time we have a pre-programmed social response that happens automatically. The person who discovers the infidelity is the victim, and the person who committed the act is undoubtedly the monster.  …