Relationship Dish

Its summer and that means travelling with your partner! Oh boy! The therapists dish on what has gone wrong, what can go wrong and what’s normal for most couples.   Iona dishes about the issues she’s had travelling with Steve, from egg salad sandwiches, to forgetting to eat,  to forgotten laptops at US customs, to running late for ferries and airplanes, they’ve seen it all. Pam dishes about some of the issues she’s encountered in her relationships around travelling including different

This week the therapists dish and dive about their relationships at large in the world. Are they an extension of our relationships with our partner and with others?   Iona dishes about people seeming more angry in the world in general and Pam dishes about struggles she has had with angry drivers with bad energy.   Are we polluting the world with our bad moods and actions towards others? The therapists then dive into some literature about  the notion of happiness. You’ll be surprised what you

This week the therapists dish about the frustration they feel toward their partners who are not as psychologically minded as they are. Iona struggles with Steve sometimes because he doesn’t have the same map that she has about how the most productive conversations unfold.   He doesn’t always follow her rules of engagement and that makes her feel like she alone is the keeper of the process of the conversation. Sometimes, without realizing, he can throw a grenade into their conversations just when

This week the therapists dish about the fine balance between togetherness and separateness.  Iona struggles with both her teenage daughter’s and husband’s growing up and away from her while in the past, Pam, the introvert,  has struggled with Eric’s need for more togetherness and more recently, his needs for separateness.  The therapists then dive on some useful literature to help us understand and navigate this precarious balance,  with the ultimate goal of improving our connection by

Hey dishers, we're back! Listen in to our season 2 premiere when we talk about everyone's favorite topic money. Money- love it or hate it, it’s one of the most difficult topics to discuss with your partner. The therapists dish on the role of money in their own relationships and how it’s been contentious. They dive into some interesting research and come back with some helpful hints on how to prevent it from taking over your relationship. So let's learn more about this hot button and how to navigate

We've just wrapped Season 1 with 20 episodes! There is a lot of variety and great topics covered, so feel free to listen to any of the episodes again for things you may have missed or a refresher. We will back for a season 2 shortly and would love to thank your for your continued support. Send us your ideas for a season 2 show or just email us if you have any questions, we would love to hear from you.  Dishers@relationshipdish.com Iona and Pam

Even though defense mechanisms are normal, they can really get in the way of closeness with your partner.  This week the therapists dish about the defenses they use and how they're affecting their own romantic relationships! (Spoiler alert: it’s not great!) They then dive into some interesting definitions of defense mechanisms and share a list of some of the most popular ones! You’ll recognize yourselves!  We did!  Some useful takeaways follow as always!

Anger is a very important and informative emotion, yet many of us have troubles allowing ourselves to just be with it.  Listen in as the therapists dish about their own history and relationship with anger. It hasn’t always been a comfortable relationship between themselves and anger. They’ve fought it, felt ashamed by it, given in to it and been controlled by it. Learn healthy ways of expressing anger, understand the difference between assertiveness and aggressiveness and discover what hidden gems