164: The 15 Minute Relationship Fix

Relationship Advice

Colter Bloxom

Relationships, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2018

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Sound too good to be true? Well...depending on the state of your relationship, you may not fix EVERYTHING in 15 minutes, but this episode will put you well on the path to a happier relationship. Listen and learn the steps to Dr. Black’s 15 minute relationship fix exercise. In this episode we discuss relationship advice topics that include: Learn the 15 minute relationship exercise that guides you and your partner through an ‘emotional conference’ to share your emotions and better understand each other How to examine your emotions and understand any links to your childhood The importance of listening to your partner and demonstrating an understanding through validation Learn why agreement is optional, but understanding is necessary in your relationship How to walk into a restaurant and immediately tell who is having great sex Understanding that intimacy is not about getting the response you want, but handling the response you get And much more! Dr. Joel Block is a clinical psychologist specializing in treating couples and author of the 15 Minute Relationship Fix. Dr. Block is also a diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology and an assistant clinical professor of psychology and psychiatry at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Full show notes and episode links at: http://idopodcast.com/164 Sign up for our 14 Day Happy Couples Challenge here: 14 Day Happy Couples Challenge Join our 5 Day Couples Appreciation Challenge here: idopodcast.com/appreciation Do you want to hear more on this topic? Continue the conversation on our Facebook Group here: Love Tribe Sponsors Spark My Relationship Online Course: Get access to our special offer for I Do Podcast listeners only by visiting: SparkMyRelationship.com/Unlock If you love this episode (and our podcast!), would you mind giving us a review in iTunes? It would mean the world to us and we promise it only takes a minute. Many thanks in advance! - Chase & Sarah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	And Take me to the place in the middle of the sun.
0:17.0	Take me to the show, Hey guys, welcome to ID Podcast. Thanks for joining in.
0:34.6	We hope you are having a great day.
0:36.9	Wherever you're listening from Sarah and I
0:40.2	are just jamming along and feeling pretty good because today we had Dr. Joel Block on and Dr. Block has a ton of experience.
0:50.7	Sarah is going to tell you all about it, but he gives us a very specific
0:57.2	outline called the 15 minute relationship fix that's basically a dialogue of how to
1:07.2	Communicate with your partner and it doesn't have to be communicating something negative it can be about something positive but it's just
1:14.5	super simple and easy to implement but you have to do it and that's why I am going to give you some homework.
1:24.5	Apparently like I'm the one that gives homework.
1:27.2	We're gonna give you homework.
1:29.2	But I'm gonna tell you about it. I would be the bad guy. No one likes to get homework.
1:35.2	But you're going to like this because it's going to make your relationship better. But use this outline once in the next week. It might not feel comfortable at first, but do it and you will see benefits.
1:48.6	And then do it again and you're going to see why Dr. Block has created this and encourages it again it's
1:55.6	nothing revolutionary okay the things we've talked about on the show before that
2:00.7	that he's talking about but I just really like the way he lays it out and I know
2:07.0	Sarah and I are going to hopefully by the time you're listening to this we will have been
2:10.9	doing it because this is being released a bit later after the interview, but I know I'm excited to try it.
2:18.0	Yeah, and just a little bit about Dr. Joel Block, he's a clinical psychologist specializing in treating couples.
2:26.3	He's also a diplomat of the American Board of Professional Psychology and is an assistant
2:35.3	clinical professor of psychology and psychiatry at the Zucker School of Medicine and not only is he the author of
2:40.6	the 15-minute relationship fixed book but he's also the author of the 15 minute relationship fix book, but he's also the author of over 20 other books on love and sex.
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