Season 2, Episode 38: Jen Lumanlan on Parenting Beyond Power
This week on the podcast, I speak with the wonderful Jen Lumanlan about our needs, our children's needs, the way that power and white supremacy and the patriarchy shows up in our parenting and in our relationships with our children. I hope it’s helpful!
Season 2, Episode 37: Saying (Out Loud) What You Need
This week on the podcast I’m talking about the power of speaking your needs OUT LOUD, and how our beliefs about what is possible for us can stop us getting what we need. I hope it’s helpful!
Season 2, Episode 36: REPLAY: Communication
This week on the podcast I share a replay of one of the first episodes I ever recorded, on communication. This is still one of the most common struggles that clients come to me with, and that I work through with them in coaching and therapy. It can be a relief for us to understand why it makes sense that our communication styles are so different to our partners, and how we can communicate better.
Season 2, Episode 35: 3 Reasons You’re Not Having Sex.
This week’s episode is a juicy one! I’m walking you through three reasons you’re not having sex as a couple, and what to do about this. If this is helpful to you, I have a workshop coming soon which you’ll not want to miss!
Season 2, Episode 34: How to Cope With Summertime Overwhelm
This week on the podcast I'm talking about the overwhelm of juggling kids, work, and wanting everyone to have a happy summer! It's a gentle reminder that you can only do what you can do.
Season 2, Episode 33: We Are Always Doing the Best That We Can
This week is a micro episode on how we are almost always doing the best that we can, and how allowing this belief into our relationships invites compassion and safety with our partners.
Season 2, Episode 32: Coaching Results Are Both Immediate and Slow
This week on the podcast I talk about the types of results you can expect to see from coaching work – a dose of hope for anyone feeling change is happening slowly for them.
Season 2, Episode 31: Did I Marry the Wrong Person?
Season 2, Episode 30: Becca Piastrelli on Matrescence, Maternal Rage and the Evolution of Our Relationships
This week on the podcast I speak to the magical Becca Piastrelli on the transition into motherhood – how this breaks us open in wonderful and sometimes terrifying ways.
Season 2, Episode 29: Three Ways to Improve Connection in Your Relationship
This week on the podcast I talk about three simple ways you can improve connection in your relationship. Spoiler: these are much simpler than you’d imagine!
Season 2, Episode 28: Why Couples Therapy Might Not Be Working for You
In this episode I talk about why couples therapy might not be working for your couple, and what you can do about this.
Season 2, Episode 27: What Do Our Bodies Have to Do With Couples Work?
This week on the podcast I'm talking about why it’s important to work with our body experiences when we are doing couples work.
Season 2, Episode 26: Can Relationships Survive an Affair?
This week on the podcast I talk through a tender question I'm often asked...can a relationship survive an affair? The short answer is yes, but it involves working through the tangle of how you got here and then deciding what you each need next.
Season 2, Episode 25: The Only Way Out Is Through
This week on the podcast I’m talking about our very human need to fix – how drawn we are to tips and tricks because they might provide some relief and distraction from the magnitude of our feelings. If this is you, you are not alone and this episode is just for you.
Season 2, Episode 24: Carving Out Your Very Own Life
This week on the podcast I discuss an exciting trend I'm seeing in my work, of people making all sorts of brave choices to design a life that actually works for them. Come and have a listen to hear why this matters for you and your life.
Season 2, Episode 23: Why We Lie in Relationships
This week on the podcast I'm talking about lying, why we lie and what this tells us about ourselves and our partners. When we talk about lying we are talking about safety and about self-protection – I hope you find it helpful.
Season 2, Episode 22: Why Having Kids Can Be So Hard on Relationships
This week on the podcast I talk about some of the reasons having kids can be SO tough on relationships and what this says about what we might be needing.
Season 2, Episode 21: You’re Not Having the Same Fight
This week on the podcast I talk about how we are rarely ever having the same argument, even when we think we are! I guide you through why this happens and what you can do to move through these experiences together.
Season 2, Episode 20: Why Date Nights are Sometimes the Last Thing You Need
This week on the podcast I take down the date nights as a go-to relationship fix (kidding! Well sort of…). I talk all about the pressure we can put ourselves under if we have been having a tough patch in our relationship and think a date night is always the answer.
Season 2, Episode 19: DIY Relationship Work
Get in touch
If you’d like to be a guest on the podcast, or would like to work together, please get in touch – we love hearing from you!
julia@groundedfamilies.co.uk
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