What Healthy Couples Know That You Don't: Relationship Advice and Respect
Rhoda Sommer LCSW
Relationships matter. Do you want to know the nitty gritty of what makes a relationship work? Get your answers to relationship questions. Learn how to keep respect alive & well, because lack of respect is why people get divorced. Learn what builds trust & how to recover from infidelity, drama or codependency. Advice from psychotherapist Rhoda Sommer based on over 35 years of working with couples. www.therapyideas.net
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Oct 22, 2016 • 16min
Relationships, Keeping it Real with Rhoda
Relationships require a lot of growing up, a lot of facing your own dark side. Facing hard realities helps relationships. I believe real love is about deciding to do the work of being a better person, to risk change. It is not possible to grow & be comfortable at the same time. If you embrace change you have to be willing to be uncomfortable.
Sep 26, 2016 • 13min
What is the Biggest Obstacle to Relationship Success?
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Aug 23, 2016 • 14min
Dating Advice: What Everybody Needs to Know
Dating is often painful because the person who loves the least has the most power. Are you overly generous? Listen to learn about relationships that are too lopsided.
Jul 19, 2016 • 10min
Relationship Success; What is the #1 Secret
Relationship survival is something people should be able to learn more about in College. It's one of the best parts of life, yet it is a mystery to most people. Listen to learn the primary secret to success!
Jun 13, 2016 • 13min
How to Be a TEAM in a Relationship
Couples have to evolve over time. Evolving as a Team means that the two of you together solve the puzzle of your strengths & weaknesses & how they can work together. Of all the Couples you know, how many are actually a team?
Apr 11, 2016 • 10min
Relationships are a Dance in the Messiness of Life
What can help with the annoyances over differences when love & idealization wear off? You have to learn to respect the differences which is work, instead of pretending things aren’t that bad. Read more at: therapy ideas.net
Mar 22, 2016 • 9min
O.J & Drama in Relationships
Drama is about manipulation. Manipulation is about winning, not truth. The brilliance of O.J’s lawyers was all about flipping him from the persecutor into the blameless victim & asking the jury to rescue him which is illustrated in the fine FX show.
Mar 1, 2016 • 10min
Relationships Require Vulnerability
Manipulation is the core of the Drama Triangle. This game creates confusion & upset, not solutions or a path to truth. Denial is a huge part in the role of Rescuer.Drama is all about power & winning.
Feb 1, 2016 • 9min
Relationships Require We Recongnize Our Own Dark Side
If you recognize your own dark side you will be a better candidate for love & relationships. It’s important to recognize our part in problems instead of taking comfort in blame.
Jan 10, 2016 • 8min
We All Want a Relationship with a Clone
Deep down we all want people to be like ourselves, then it would be oh, so much easier. Love can easily disintegrate into this unspoken demand that you should be more like me.
