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Alvean talks with Doug about how to navigate the challenges that come with every relationship. When is it time to fight for the relationship and when do you call it quits? For a full transcript of this episode, click here LL42-Fight or Flight
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Doug and Alvean talk about that time most of will face in our lives when we must care for our significant other–whether it is making them their favorite chicken soup or something more serious. What is expected of you and how do you keep your spirits and those of the one you love positive? For a full transcript of this episode, click here LL41-In Sickness & in Health
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Alvean and Doug discuss the prospect of growing older and learning to embrace the changes that come with aging. How do you learn to love your older self and not just tolerate it? For a full transcript of this episode, click here LL40-Growing Older
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Doug and Alvean talk about what happens when the chemistry and romance in your relationship takes a backseat to life. What does it mean, and what should you do about it? For a complete transcript of this episode, click hereLL39-After the Love
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Alvean and Doug talk about how you can remain positive when surrounded by negativity, and how to ensure it does not become negativity inside you. For a full transcript of the episode, click here LL38-Staying Positive in a Negative World
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Compromise is an essential ingredient in every loving relationship. Finding the right balance is not always easy and learning how to bring others along without insistence or manipulation is the art of persuasion. Doug & Alvean talk about how to respect points of view other than your own and listen for and find points of agreement that lead to a positive outcome whether it is in resolving conflict or strengthening the ties between two individuals. A full transcript of this episode van be found here:LL37-The Art of Persuasion
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Learning to listen, really listen to another person is an art and vital to loving relationships. Doug & Alvean talk about how we let ourselves become distracted and how we can learn to tune in to what our loved ones are really saying. A complete transcript of the episode is here:LL36-Listening-Tune in or Tune out
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We love our children and our animals–they are our family but sometimes they have a way of getting between couples. Alvean and Doug talk about this challenge frankly as they discuss why and how individuals make their kids or pets unbidden accomplices in distancing themselves from their other half. For a full transcript of the episode click here: LL35-When Kids or Pets are in the way
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Is it true? Do couples that have a strong spiritual bond also have a strong emotional and physical bond? Doug and Alvean explore this theme and how faith plays out in relationships. For a complete transcript, click here: LL34-Couples That Pray Together
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Every relationship has intervals of passion and occasionally periods that are less vibrant and more pre-occupied with the day to day business of life. Alvean and Doug talk about how couples can restore the passion when life begins to crowd it out, and how to keep that spark alive in spite of the many challenges that come with living. A full transcript of the episode can be found here:LL33-How to Bring Passion Back?