247: The Seasons Of Your Relationship

Relationship Advice

Colter Bloxom

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

4.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2020

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Our relationships go through natural rhythms and cycles just as the rest of nature does. If you can understand that your relationship will go through different seasons, you can better navigate the changes. Listen to this episode to learn about the different seasons of your relationship and life. In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include: Becoming aware of the patterns in nature and working with them in your relationship Understanding that whatever is happening in your life will change How we can personally change with the seasons of the year and throughout our lives Why we shouldn't change too many things at once in our relationship And much more! John G. Cottone, Ph.D., is a psychologist in private practice; a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University; and a researcher with peer-reviewed publications in psychology, psychiatry and neuroscience. He is also the author of a personal growth book entitled "Who Are You? Essential Questions for Hitchhikers on the Road of Truth." Full show notes and episode links at: https://idopodcast.com/247 NEW! Access Love Under Quarantine here! 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 BetterHelp:Get help on your own time and at your own pace. Get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/IDO. Policy Genius is America's leading online insurance marketplace. Compare and buy in just a few minutes. We all get things wrong from time to time. At least we can get life insurance right with Policy Genius. Spark My Relationship Course: Get $100 off our online course. Visit SparkMyRelationship.com/Unlock for our special offer just for our I Do Podcast listeners! 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 place in the middle of the sun. Hey guys, thanks for tuning in.
0:25.0	Hey guys, thanks for tuning in.
0:30.0	What's going on, Love Tribe?
0:32.0	Happy to have you guys here. We have another great episode where we welcome
0:38.4	Dr. John Katone and he is a psychologist in private practice, a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, a researcher and an author of a personal growth book entitled,
0:54.0	Who Are You?
0:55.0	Essential Questions for Hitchhikers on the Road of Truth,
0:59.0	which I told him I'm excited to read.
1:02.0	And really, he's got a great perspective based on his
1:07.0	professional background but he also takes kind of an eastern Taoist view on things, and he explains that in our conversation where we dive into the
1:17.8	seasons of your relationship.
1:19.6	So that can mean the seasons of the year, like literally how that affects you personally and in your relationship,
1:27.5	and then the seasons of your life, the beginning, middle, and end, and how that relates in your relationship as well.
1:37.0	One of the biggest things I took away from the interview was the ability to, and Chase talks about this a little bit more is sit with things.
1:47.6	And I think it's so important that we tend to rush into making decisions in a relationship when we're unhappy
1:55.4	instead of just sitting with things and I think the quote he mentioned just
2:00.6	seeing if the muddy water turns clear what is the quote yeah like if you if you keep
2:05.4	stirring muddy water it's gonna stay muddy and let it sit and it's gonna
2:09.4	I might turn clear yeah so just kind of using that or thinking about that perspective in life, I think in general, can be really beneficial. So I really enjoy today's interview.
2:20.0	Yes, and as always we appreciate you guys tuning in, telling a friend or family member about the show,
2:26.1	leaving us those five-star reviews and subscribing to the podcast.
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