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Hear Kim as she gives you a glimpse at what it's really like being a therapist - the tough moments and a few funny ones. She tackles the perception a therapist must be 'perfect', the personal work a therapist must do, and what most influence's a clients success in therapy.

Part 2 of our series on ADHD and neurodivergent relationships. Go behind the curtain and learn what it feels like to be ADHD/neurdivergent in a neurotypical world - the experience of being misunderstood, and the impact of shame and rejection as one navigates relationships with others who are neurotypical.

Terms 'Neurodivergent' and 'ADHD' are part of our common vocabulary now days. But how do they show up in and impact your relationship? Join host, John Bautista, and special guest, Lyubov Abrams, our relationship coach specializing in neurodiverse relationships, as they breakdown how ADHD affects both partners - the one with ADHD and the one who loves them.

Part 2 of our Discenment Series. Deciding to fully commit to either working on your marriage or end it is a big decision. Join John and Kim as they finish exploring the discernment process, designed to help a couple revisit how they arrived to where they are today and thoughtfully consider how both of those options might play out for their future.

Can I save my marrige or is it time to let it go? Join Kim and John and they explore the process of Discernment Counseling. Learn how you can gain the clarity and confidence where you can thoughtfully stay and work on your relationship or let it go without regret.

Kim and John John share some of their own fun(ny) holiday stories and offer practical ways to create a meaningful holiday experience, even when things get complicated. Here’s what they dive into: ✔️​ Setting realistic expectations for what the holidays will and won’t be ✔️Boundaries — protective ones and containment ones (which may be a new concept!) ✔️​ How to prepare for the predictable ✔️​ …and yes, Dysfunctional Family Bingo

Join John and Amanda as they close out the Marriage Rescue series by deepdiving into the final 5 of the our 20 Marriage Rescue tools. Learn to prepare to fail and why it's important to take the 'should' out of your relationship.

In this week's episode, John and Amanda unpack Marriage Rescue tools #11-15 focused on helping you to rebuild trust and curiosity.

Amanda Richardson and John Bautista are back to discuss Marriage Rescue triage tools 6-10

Host, John Baustista and Amanda Richardson dig into the first 5 of 20 Marriage Rescue triage tools you can use to help save your marriage when your spouse is leaning out.

Host, John Baustista is joined by Amanda Richardson, Director of Coaching, to walk through our proven Marriage Rescue approach to helping clients save their relationship, even when one partner feels “done” and ready to leave. Amanda walks through the 4 phases of Marriage Rescue and tools you can use to triage your relationship.

In the final episode of our podcast series, I Love You, But I’m Not In Love With You, John and I look back on the long road we've traveled—from the brink of divorce to the deep, lasting connection we share today, 35 years into our marriage. It wasn’t an easy journey. Along the way, we had to learn how to make repair, foster true intimacy, and fight for our relationship—again and again. What we discovered was worth every hard moment: the joy of being truly known, the safety of being fully accepted, and the freedom to show up as our most authentic selves.

In the 4th episode of I Love You, But I’m Not In Love With You series, John and I recount the powerful role our attachment styles played in our marriage—how understanding them, and learning to manage them - became a turning point in rebuilding connection, trust and emotional safety.

We’re joined by Amanda Richardson, Director of Coaching, who helps unpack one of the biggest relationship game-changers, "differentiation", as we explore how seeing—and owning—our part in the mess can lead to real connection and growth.

In episode 2 of our podcast series I Love You, But I'm Not In Love With You, John and I open up about how the families we grew up in unknowingly set the stage for some of the biggest struggles in our marriage. We explore how those early experiences shaped our expectations—and led to disconnecting patterns that slowly pulled us apart. With Amanda’s guidance, we take a closer look at these disconnecting strategies and how they can sabotage the very connection we crave in our relationships.