Ep 345 Insights from Relationship Boot Camp

Marriage Therapy Radio

Cloud10

Mental Health, Relationships, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education

4.8 • 679 Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Zach’s shares his pedicure obsession. Laura has a rousing night with a bunch of Cathys at the senior center. After Laura attended Zach's Relationship Boot Camp she has questions about the concept of a Core Negative Image (CNI) and how it affects relationships. Zach and Laura unpack how each partner’s perceptions, often rooted in past experiences or insecurities, can lead to exaggerated negative views of one another, especially during periods of stress. They also discuss rituals for client sessions, with Laura emphasizing the importance of taking responsibility for actions and acknowledging positive efforts, helping clients shift from criticism to affirmation. Episode Highlights: Exploring Core Negative Images (CNI): They delve into the concept of CNI, discussing how we sometimes assign exaggerated negative traits to our partners, especially when stressed or triggered. Relationship Boot Camp Insights: Laura reflects on attending Zach’s relationship boot camp and highlights practical techniques for managing conflict and improving communication. Rituals in Therapy Sessions: Laura shares her new client session ritual, which includes acknowledging positive efforts and taking responsibility for missteps, promoting empathy and connection. Sponsor: Practice love every day with Paired, the #1 app for couples. Download the app at https://www.paired.com/MTR50 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, everybody, welcome and thank you for listening to this episode of Marriage Therapy Radio.
0:05.3	My name is Zach. I'm here with Laura. Laura attended my boot camp this weekend. It was the first time I had taught it, which was a nerve-wracking and exhilarating experience for me. I was really glad to have her there.
0:17.3	We talked today about some of her takeaways, and I'm grateful for that because it helped me
0:21.3	clarify some of what what I was teaching and talking about and also just try to understand it
0:27.1	better. Hope it's meaningful for you. Before we get to the boot camp conversation, you'll hear
0:30.7	about our ideas for my only fans account. You'll hear about me getting canceled. As always,
0:35.8	there's a couple other rabbit trails that we go down.
0:37.9	This is a very cool conversation.
0:39.5	Stick around.
0:41.5	I have, I presently have maybe my favorite pedicure I've ever had.
0:45.5	What is it?
0:46.2	By the way, the fact that our marketing gals said, hey, by the, you guys, hold on.
0:53.4	Yeah.
0:57.1	Zach has been Sunday. We work with our marketing team.
1:01.1	They run our social media and all that.
1:05.9	And so what we have to do is we have to send them photographs of like, what are we up to?
1:08.8	What do we want them to put and push on the social media?
1:13.5	And I'm not joking, Zach sends a foot photo once a week of his pedicure.
1:15.2	And it's like crickets.
1:17.5	They never respond back.
1:18.3	It's crickets.
1:19.3	I know.
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