The Reconnect Marriage Podcast

May 22 2024 76 ep. 25 mins 59
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Dr. Steve and Lisa Call offer thoughtful and engaging conversations that promote insight and awareness into how couples can cultivate and experience marriage as a transformative and healing relationship. With focus on topics such as story, attachment, conflict, shame, trauma and play, Steve and Lisa offer listeners hope and help in navigating the hopeful path toward connection in marriage!

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3 Core Issues for Couples

May 22 2024 25 mins  
Send us a textThere are 3 common and core issues couples experience sometime in their marriage:1) feeling stuck2) loneliness3) contemptListen in as Dr. Steve Call and his wife, Lisa Call, engage in a conversation that helps listeners become more aware of the three common and core issues for couples and how to engage these issues well.

The Resistance in Remembering the Past

May 09 2024 25 mins  
Send us a textThere is often some resistance, perhaps caution, to remembering our past. Naturally, remembering the past, particularly experiences in our family of origin, is painful. Yet, many of our everyday moments in marriage reflect the past and can be difficult to navigate well if we choose not to remember the past.Listen in as Dr. Steve Call and his wife, Lisa Call, engage in

The Grip of Envy

Feb 06 2024 24 mins  
Send us a textEnvy is a common feeling and experience in marriage! Yet, for many of us, envy can imply there is something wrong or that we ought not to feel it. In marriage, envy shows up often, and it can create disruption and disconnection, and we aren't aware of the source.Listen in as Dr. Steve and Lisa Call offer insight into navigating envy and helpful ways to communicate whe

Lingering in the Discomfort

Sep 06 2023 28 mins  
Send us a textLingering in the discomfort can feel uncomfortable. We often rush or hurry to solve or fix what our spouse may be feeling or experiencing. Yet, we often need our spouse to linger - to stay present and be with us. Listen in as Dr. Steve and Lisa Call offer insight into how lingering in the discomfort fosters and develops a sense of resilience and reminds our spouse of

Fear of Abandonment

Aug 23 2023 27 mins  
Send us a textA common fear we each have is the fear of abandonment. It's the core fear from the moment we are born. It's common for us to experience this fear when we experienced an emotionally unavailable parent. Sometimes, this fear can become activated in our marriage when our spouse is emotionally unavailable. Listen in as Dr. Steve Call and Lisa Call have a conversation about

The Need for Containment

Jul 20 2023 25 mins  
Send us a textContainment is the relational engagement with our partner or spouse, particularly in times of distress or need. Containment is a movement toward and the capacity to hold what the other might be feeling or thinking. Listen in as Dr. Steve and Lisa Call have a conversation on the need for containment and how couples can pursue containment with one another.

Navigating Differences

May 31 2023 24 mins  
Send us a textThe struggles and tensions in marriage are often connected to differences. We can have different thoughts, beliefs, ideas, needs, and these differences can lead to a sense of disconnection rather than connection. Listen in as Dr. Steve and Lisa Call offer an engaging conversation about how differences in our marriage can create a level of intimacy in marriage.

Reflection vs Reaction

May 17 2023 24 mins  
Send us a textOften in a marriage relationship, we have reactions to one another when our spouse's thought, idea, feeling, or belief is different or unexpected. We simply have reactions rather than reflections. Listen in as Dr. Steve and Lisa Call offer helpful insight into the value of reflections with our spouse rather than reactions.

The Need for Attunement

May 03 2023 25 mins  
Send us a textAttunement is vital and essential in a marriage relationship. Attunement can be defined as "bringing into harmony." But for many of us, attunement wasn't a consistent experience in our family of origin. As a result, the lack of attunement can be a significant source of conflict and tension in marriage.Listen in as Dr. Steve and Lisa Call offer insight into the importa

Lack of Access...

Apr 12 2023 23 mins  
Send us a textWhen we don't have access to our spouse's attention or focus, we can sometimes feel distress in our bodies. And, of course. It's such a natural and common relational experience in marriage. Yet, it can be a difficult tension in a marriage. Listen in as Dr. Steve and Lisa Call offer listeners insight into how couples can navigate the lack of access well without perpetu