256: The New Monogamy

Relationship Advice

Colter Bloxom

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

4.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Most of us have an understanding of what traditional monogamy in relationships and marriage means. What if we worked toward a new monogamy where the rules were negotiated and not simply followed by outdated societal standards? Listen to today's show to learn what the new monogamy is all about. In this episode, we discuss relationship advice topics that include: What are your assumptions about how a relationship will go? The specialness of a relationship and what it means Negotiating a new monogamy with your partner Collaboratively negotiating with your partner around the relationship and fidelity Understanding your own insecurities And much more! Dr. Catherine Aponte, author of “A Marriage of Equals: How to Achieve Balance in a Committed Relationship”, is a clinical psychologist who maintained a practice of clinical psychology for 30 years, emphasizing couples therapy. She also was Associate Adjunct Professor of Clinical Psychology at Spalding University where she taught graduate psychology courses and supervised clinical students. She earned her MS and Psy.D. at Duke University and Spalding University respectively. Full show notes and episode links at: https://idopodcast.com/256 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! New Podcast Series: Love Under Quarantine 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. 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. Hey guys what's going on.
0:29.6	What's going on?
0:30.6	Thanks for tuning in.
0:31.8	We have a great show for you today where we welcome Dr.
0:34.4	Catherine Aponte and she is the author of A Marriage of Equals, How to
0:38.9	A Balance in a Committed relationship and a clinical psychologist who maintain a practice of clinical
0:44.8	psychology for 30 years emphasizing couples therapy.
0:50.5	And today we talk about the old monogamy versus the new monogamy.
0:57.0	And today we're going to be talking about the new monogamy and how you can negotiate that with your partner and we get into the details of how to negotiate what is the new monogamy versus the old monogamy and I think you guys are
1:16.6	going to like it. One thing that I love that Catherine had mentioned is talking
1:21.6	about your relationship and the idea of new monogamy every time you go
1:26.0	through a big change or phase in your relationship because really as we grow we change
1:31.9	our relationship changes and it's important to stay in touch with that and really keep that dialogue open with your partner.
1:38.0	As always, thanks for tuning in, telling your friends and family about the show. We really appreciate you guys and hopefully
1:45.8	you're finding some value in these episodes. I know Sarah and I are and yeah, enjoy today's show.
1:52.3	Today's show.
1:52.5	Today's show is brought to you by our online course,
1:55.2	Spark My Relationship.
1:56.9	Create more passion, improve your communication,
1:59.5	and build a stronger, more intimate connection
2:01.5	with your partner in less than 90 days.
2:04.1	We have collaborated with 15 therapists and psychologists to bring you the strategies
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