Resources
Relationships & Connection
Conversations about romantic relationships, couples therapy, attachment styles, family dynamics, communication, boundaries, and emotional connection. Episodes explore how past experiences shape relationships and how people can build healthier, safer, and more responsive connections.
Repairing and Healing After Relationship Ruptures with Dr. Sabrina Romanoff
In this episode, Dr. Romanoff explores how ruptures in relationships reveal what truly needs attention, and how couples and individuals can repair, heal, and build stronger, healthier bonds.
Good for: Couples and partners navigating communication, conflict, intimacy, or relationship transitions, as well as therapists supporting them.
Unlocking Attachment: Overcoming Anxious Fear of Abandonment with Jennifer Nurick
In this episode, Jennifer illuminates the signs of an anxious attachment style, guiding listeners in recognizing and understanding their own relational patterns, and she shares seven practical tips for dating when you are anxiously attached.
Good for: Couples and partners navigating anxious attachment.
How Childhood Wounds Shape Adult Relationships with Sheleana Aiyana | Rising Woman
In this episode, Sheleana discusses why we push people away even when we want love, how childhood wounds influence adult relationships, inner child healing and emotional regulation, nervous system healing and learning to feel safe, and how to pause instead of reacting from old patterns.
Good for: Anyone who has struggled with fear of abandonment, people pleasing, emotional overwhelm, or feeling disconnected from themselves.
Why Feeling “Too Much” Is a Shame Response, Not a Flaw with Jessica Fern & David Cooley
In this episode, Jessica and David break down the shame triangle, the inner critic, and why so many people feel wrong for both their pain and their joy.
Good for: Anyone who wants to better understand emotional reactions, defensiveness, people-pleasing, and self-doubt without blaming yourself.
Building the Foundation of Secure-Functioning Relationships with Dr. Stan Tatkin
Dr. Tatkin takes us on a journey to understand, create, and sustain secure-functioning relationships and the 10 commandments that provide a roadmap for building a partnership that is rooted in fairness, kindness, and mutual support.
Good for: Anyone in a long-term partnership or seeking to enhance future connections.
Understanding and Overcoming Codependency in Relationships with Anna Aslanian
In this episode, Ana discusses codependency, where it comes from, how it presents itself in current relationships, and the steps you can take to manage codependency in relationships.
Good for: Anyone navigating co-dependency and wants to learn how to move from codependency to connection, from control to compassion, and from self-sacrifice to self-awareness.
Demystifying Couples Therapy and Exploring Relationship Dynamics with Elizabeth Earnshaw
In this episode, we explore the fundamental principles of couples therapy and shed light on the diverse reasons couples seek counseling, dispelling myths along the way.
Good for: Couples and partners interested in couples therapy or navigating communication, conflict, intimacy, or relationship transitions, as well as therapists supporting them.
Getting The Most Out of Couples Therapy with Melissa Fulgieri
In this episode of Normalize The Conversation, Melissa Fulgieri answers the questions we have on couples therapy, breaking down different reasons people attend couples therapy and various goals couples have.
Good for: Couples and partners interested in couples therapy or navigating communication, conflict, intimacy, or relationship transitions, as well as therapists supporting them.
How Having Kids Changes Your Relationship (And How to Adapt) with Eli Weinstein
In this episode, we talk about why couples drift apart after kids, how exhaustion and unmet expectations impact communication, and what helps partners stay emotionally connected without guilt or perfection.
Good for: Parents, caregivers, or anyone interested in starting a family.
What Is Anxious Attachment? Signs & Healing with Rebecca Marcus
In this episode, Rebecca shares how attachment styles develop before we even have language, why social media can amplify anxious patterns, and how fear of abandonment often traces back to moments where connection felt uncertain or inconsistent.
Good for: Anyone who overthinks texts, responses, or relationship dynamics, notices patterns of fear, distancing, or reassurance-seeking, or wants to understand how childhood experiences impact adult relationships.
What is attachment disruption? with Robin Reisert
In this episode, Robin Reisert discusses the importance of the connection between a parent and child, and shares insight into what qualifies as attachment disruption, warning signs, behaviors that show in adulthood without support, and the continuum of a cycle of disruption.
Good for: Parents, caregivers, and anyone wanting to better understand attachment disruptions.