Today
3045: The Wise Parents’ Guide to the Love and Care of a College Student by Dr. Susan Chanderbhan of ChandPsych on Family Relationships
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3045: Dr. Susan Chanderbhan explores how parents can support a college student without limiting their growth, emphasizing t ... Show More
8m 35s
Yesterday
3044: Being Too Quiet by Steve Pavlina on Speaking Up
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3044: Steve Pavlina explores how being taught to stay quiet can suppress needs, desires, and feelings, leading to missed op ... Show More
9m 59s
Jun 16
3043: Two's Company. But Is It Necessarily Bad Company? by Dr. Timothy Loving with Luvze on Romantic Relationships
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3043: Dr. Timothy Loving takes a closer look at research on cohabitation and argues that the data are more nuanced than the ... Show More
11m 49s
May 2025
Quick Tips for Therapists: What to Do When Couples Therapy Clients Come into the Session Escalated in Their Negative Cycle
Jacqueline Wielick, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist and owner of her own private practice, Therapy by Jackie. She has a master of science in marriage and family therapy, and degrees in both psychology and sociology. With a focus on couples, relationships, attach ... Show More
4m 9s
May 2025
Revisited: Love Is Not Enough with couples therapist Shawn McBride
We're taking some time off to bring you even more episodes of A Bit of Optimism that you're going to love! In the meantime, we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes, like this one with couples counselor Shawn McBride. Relationships are hard. No matter how much we like, resp ... Show More
47m 49s
Mar 2025
The Sunday Read: ‘How I Learned That the Problem in My Marriage Was Me’
<p>One thing I’ve learned from being married to my wife, Jess, who is a couples therapist, is how vast the distance is between the masks people show to the world and the messy realities that live behind them. Every couple knows its own drama, but we still fall prey to the illusio ... Show More
43m 20s
Dr. Kelly Flanagan talks about why couples shouldn't do couples therapy
Episode 1851: Why Couples Shouldn't Do Couples Therapy (Says the Couples Therapist) by Dr. Kelly Flanagan on Marriage Counseling
Clinical psychologist Dr. Kelly Flanagan is the co-founder of Artisan Clinical Associates in Naperville, IL. He writes weekly about living out redemptive stori ... Show More
