Love Every Day- A Conversation with Dr. Alexandra Solomon- Podcast #731
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Todd and Cathy Adams
4.9 • 637 Ratings
🗓️ 10 October 2023
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Zen Parenting Radio, Todd and Cathy have a thoughtful conversation with Dr. Alexandra Solomon, a relationship expert and clinical psychologist. They discuss Dr. Solomon’s upcoming book, “Love Every Day,” providing listeners with helpful insights into love, relationships, and self-discovery. For the full show notes, visit zenpopparenting.com.
Timestamps
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:01:28) Relationships and marriage with Dr. Alexandra Solomon
(00:02:00) A popular college course on intimate relationships
(00:06:10) Daily book format and personal growth
(00:09:10) Exploring relational self-awareness: A key foundation for healthy relationships
(00:15:20) The challenges of empty nest syndrome: Dr. Solomon and the hosts share their experiences
(00:19:00) Tangled emotions and the transition of children leaving home: A deep dive into parental enmeshment
(00:21:47) How seasonal transitions can impact emotional responses
(00:24:38) Parenting Through Change: The Importance of Repair Strategies in Family Relationships
(00:26:40) Discussed the importance of self-compassion and humility
(00:31:47) Parenting, emotions, and nuance
(00:34:07) Discussed the importance of discernment
(00:39:00) Emotional dynamics in a relationship
(00:42:07) Delve into the challenges and responses associated with male vulnerability and emotional expression within relationships.
(00:48:49) Emotional Intimacy, self-awareness, and vulnerability in a relationship
(00:55:00) Writing, trolling, and empathy
(01:01:10) Creating lifelong relationships with children
(01:02:46) Supporting teen and young adult relationships
(01:04:20) Conflict and repair are highlighted as crucial aspects of relationships
(01:04:49) Dr. Alexandra Solomon’s book is releasing on October 10th “Love Every Day: 365 Relational Self-Awareness Practices to Help Your Relationship Heal, Grow, and Thrive”
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| 0:00.0 | do do do do do do do do here we go my name's todd this is gaffy welcome back to another episode of |
| 0:08.6 | zen parenting radio this is podcast number either 730 or 731 i haven't decided yet if this is |
| 0:16.3 | going to be next tuesday or a week from tuesday well let let's connect it to Dr. Solomon's book. |
| 0:21.9 | When does the book come out? |
| 0:23.1 | I'll introduce you in a second, but when does the book come out or is it out? |
| 0:26.0 | The book comes out. No, it's October 10th. |
| 0:28.3 | Oh, October 10th. |
| 0:29.4 | Yeah, so we'll connect it with that. |
| 0:31.2 | Yes. |
| 0:32.0 | So that was the lovely voice of Dr. Alexander Solomon, |
| 0:35.2 | who's been a good friend of ours for a long, long time. |
| 0:40.4 | She wrote a book called Love Every Day, which is going to be the focus of today's podcast. |
| 0:45.1 | But I think we've had Dr. Solomon on probably three times, maybe four, who knows. |
| 0:49.3 | Lucky us. |
| 0:51.5 | And I'm looking for your bio. |
| 0:53.1 | Oh, there he is. |
| 0:53.6 | Dr. Solomon internationally recognized as one of today's most trusted voices in the world of relationships and her framework of relational self-awareness. And it's reached millions of people around the globe. Dr. Solomon's a couple's therapist, a speaker, author. She's passionate about translating cutting edge curiosity and clinical wisdom |
| 1:11.3 | into practical tools people can use to bring awareness. And she does a whole bunch of other |
| 1:17.4 | things. I'll include it in the show notes just so you know. One thing I want to add to the |
| 1:22.4 | bio, though, is she's a professor at Northwestern and she teaches, is your class called Marriage |
| 1:26.5 | 101? It is. class called Marriage 101? |
| 1:28.6 | It is. |
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