SC 12 - The 3 Evolutionary Drivers In Relationship - Dr. Keith Witt
The Jayson Gaddis Podcast
Jayson Gaddis
4.7 • 999 Ratings
🗓️ 25 August 2015
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
Man is this guy a force! I dive into a vibrant conversation with integral-psychotherapist and writer Dr. Keith Witt. Topics range from growth, depression, working with shadow, evolutionary drivers, marriage, parenting and much more. Bring a notepad for this one! And, get the rewind button ready…
SHOWNOTES:
- Everything is relationships [2:33]
- Rediscovering monogamy [4:20]
- How to “make it” in long term relationship [5:05]
- Getting aligned in your growth [6:15]
- Causes and cures of depression [8:40]
- Different kinds of shadow [9:55]
- The two characteristics of humans in relationships [12:43]
- Understanding our kids’ motivations [16:45]
- The Three Evolutionary ‘drivers’ in relationship (and pitfalls) [18;09]
- Integral Mindfulness in relationships. [22:54]
- Relationships and Kids – and tackling the challenges of it [26:13]
- The transition to middle age [28:37]
- What Keith Witt does in his relationships – “Romantic Fridays” [30:24]
- The ‘evolution’ of our empathy [36:30]
- The necessity of shame [39:30]
- Secure attachment explained [47:15]
- Developing mindfulness – learn to self observe [53:37]
- Final Advice from Keith Witt [01:01:30]
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, welcome back to the Smart Couple, podcast, people. This is the podcast for people that want to be smart and |
| 0:15.6 | intelligent about their relationships and get out of blame, move past the |
| 0:20.7 | victim's seat, and use your relationship pain as an opportunity to become the warrior |
| 0:28.8 | badass that you are and to get really the love and connection you want. |
| 0:34.0 | And it's no light experience here in the Smart Couple |
| 0:38.0 | podcast. There's some, you know, a lot of edgy stuff we explore. |
| 0:42.0 | There's terrain that's uncomfortable and anyone that knows |
| 0:46.8 | relationship and marriage after many years you know that it's some a roller coaster and it can flatten out and get stagnant and stale and all that. |
| 0:57.4 | So if you're paying attention and you care and you want genuinely want a different result you look in the |
| 1:05.0 | mirror and that's what this podcast is all about so I'm very excited to have this |
| 1:10.7 | guest Keith Witt who is really incredible. |
| 1:15.8 | I had no idea until we got into it here. |
| 1:20.6 | What a charged man this is. This guy is. He's an elder. He's been around the block many years with his partner for 41 years. |
| 1:32.0 | And man, this guy knows a ton about the human brain, the body, |
| 1:38.0 | and the nervous system, and what happens |
| 1:41.0 | and what gets triggered in a long-term relationship and how to really |
| 1:44.0 | continue to go to the next level in your long-term relationship. So Keith, he |
| 1:49.8 | also weaves in the integral framework if you're an integral person. It's subtle but it's in here and at times he gets kind of he gets going and I had to in my judgment, bring him back down to like, |
| 2:03.7 | hey, what are you, what are we trying to say here? |
| 2:05.9 | So bear with us as we find our way. |
| 2:09.3 | And man is this guy smart and full of goodies. So check it out. I think you're going to dig it and of course as always leave a comment in the show notes. |
| 2:22.0 | Okay everybody welcome to the Smart Couple Podcast. Today I'm really stoked because I've got Dr. Keith Witt. |
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