Change My Relationship

Mar 06 2025 100 ep. 20 mins 1

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Change My Relationship offers practical solutions based on biblical truths for all difficult relationships from Karla Downing, Marriage & Family Therapist.

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Dysfunctional Relationship Dynamics: The Karpman Triangle

Mar 06 2025 9 mins

Triangulation or stepping into a relationship conflict between two people is one of many dysfunctional dynamics. Find out what the Karpman Triangle is and how it sheds light on the pros and cons of triangulating. #karpmantriangle #complexrelationships #relationshipconflict Website: https://www.changemyrelationship.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChangeMyRelationshipYouTub

Navigating His Bipolar Disorder in Our Marriage Part 1

Mar 03 2025 58 mins

John and Ann describe their marriage journey before and after he was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. Bipolar disorder is also referred to as manic-depressive disorder because it is characterized by extreme shifts in mood with highs and lows that impact a person's ability to function normally. An estimated 2.8 percent of the population has bipolar disorder. John describes his first

Are You Gaslighting Yourself?

Feb 27 2025 16 mins

Being gaslit is a horrible invalidating experience typically done by narcissists, abusers, and manipulators in toxic relationships. If you are a recipient of it, there is a question you need to answer: Are you gaslighting yourself? Many victims do because they get to a point where they stop believing in themselves. Watch this video to find out if you are gaslighting yourself and ho

An Expectation Is the Beginning of a Resentment

Feb 24 2025 13 mins

An expectation is the beginning of a resentment. Does that mean you can't have any expectations? Does it mean that people can get away with whatever they want and you can't set boundaries? Resentments can ruin a relationship. It is crucial that you set realistic expectations and let go of your unrealistic expectations. Find out how to do that by watching this video. #resentment #ex

Bargaining in Relationships

Feb 20 2025 7 mins

Difficult relationships have losses. The healthy way to process loss is to work through the grief process. One of those stages is bargaining. Bargaining in relationships occurs as part of the grief process but also occurs during conflict resolution. #bargaining #dysfunctionalrelationship #loss #griefprocess Website: https://www.changemyrelationship.com/Facebook: https://www.fac

Therapy Goals for the Abuse Victim

Feb 18 2025 14 mins

This video provides a therapist or counselor with the basic goals that need to be followed to help a victim of abuse. It also helps the victims see what they need to work on to get strong enough to respond to the abuse to protect themselves. #abusevictim #victimgoals #toxicrelationshiprecovery #boundaries Website: https://www.changemyrelationship.com/Facebook: https://www.faceb

Confronting a Toxic vs a Healthy Person

Feb 13 2025 17 mins

Confronting a toxic vs a healthy person is a completely different experience. Dealing with issues in a toxic relationship is difficult and frustrating but dealing with issues in a healthy relationship is not necessarily easy but is much less frustrating. Healthy conflict resolution is only possible with two healthy people. Find out what the differences will be when confronting a to

Making You Irrelevant Is Emotional Manipulation

Feb 10 2025 5 mins

Making you irrelevant is emotional manipulation because it seeks to send you a message that you don't matter at all to get you to feel a certain way so you will behave a certain way. You need to know how emotional manipulators make you irrelevant and why they do it. Watch this video to find out. #emotionalmanipulation #dysfunctionalrelationship #toxicrelationship Website: https:/

Manipulation Using Money

Feb 06 2025 17 mins

Manipulation using money is all too common in relationships and it gets even more difficult to manage when it is a family member. Watch this video to recognize the pitfalls of giving in to this manipulation and also learn how to resist giving in. #manipulation #manipulationtecniques #toxicrelationship Website: https://www.changemyrelationship.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook

Silence Is a Boundary

Feb 03 2025 17 mins

https://youtu.be/w3dv2Le3Ea8Boundaries are necessary in all relationships but even more in toxic relationships with toxic people. There are many ways to set them and one of them is silence. It communicates specific and powerful things without words when it is used the right way. Watch this video to learn how to use silence as a boundary. #silence #boundary #toxicrelationships #toxi