The Couples Therapy Episode

Episode 18

For many people, hearing “couples therapy” brings up the idea of a relationship being in crisis or on the brink of ending – and while couples therapy can be impactful in those cases, there is so much more to it and so many other circumstances where it can be beneficial. In this episode, Valerie and Emerson get into what couples therapy really is, when it’s helpful, when it’s not helpful, and suggestions for what to look for if you’re interested in couples therapy.

This episode covers:

00:03:23 - Tea & Crumpets: Zumba at the YMCA + Harmen Hoek
00:06:53 - The Lore: How Couples Therapy Helped Val
00:14:46 - The DSM: What Couples Therapy Really Is
00:53:20 - Now That's What I Call...OKAAAAY!
00:55:27 - Em Pick: "A Thousand Trees" by Stereophonics
00:57:13 - Val Pick: "In Keeping Secrets of Earth: 3" by Coheed & Cambria
00:58:31 - Fire Dumpster Phoenix: How Massachusetts became the only state to reduce food waste + how a 90 year old woman has saved over 10,000 animals

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The Couples Therapy Episode