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The Virtual Couch

When You Feel Like You’re Trying More Than Your Spouse w/Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife (Plus When Narcissistic Traits Show Up in Marriage)

The Virtual Couch

Tony Overbay LMFT

Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.9668 Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2020

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Relationship and sexuality expert Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-fife (http://finlayson-fife.com) returns for her 3rd time to the Virtual Couch! On today’s episode, Tony and Jennifer discuss the challenges that occur in relationships when one partner finds themselves often feeling like they are more invested. Tony shares his observations from over 1,000 couples that have come through his office, as well as his preparation for his upcoming Magnetic Marriage course, that couples often settle into two camps, one with more of an anxious, “needy” or “clingy” attachment style, the other a more avoidant, “arms-length” attachment style. So the more the anxious attachment presses to have their needs met, the more the avoidant attachment tends to pull away. They also answer an email from a fan of both Tony and Jennifer who asks how to show up “all in” to the marriage when one spouse may have narcissistic traits or tendencies? - Sign up at http://tonyoverbay.com to learn more about Tony’s upcoming “Magnetic Marriage” program! - This episode of The Virtual Couch is sponsored by http://betterhelp.com/virtualcouch With the continuing “sheltering” rules that are spreading across the country PLEASE do not think that you can’t continue or begin therapy now. http://betterhelp.com/virtualcouch can put you quickly in touch with licensed mental health professionals who can meet through text, email, or videoconference often as soon as 24-48 hours. And if you use the link http://betterhelp.com/virtualcouch you will receive 10% off your first month of services. Please make your own mental health a priority, http://betterhelp.com/virtualcouch offers affordable counseling, and they even have sliding scale options if your budget is tight.-Tony mentioned a product that he used to take out all of the "uh's" and "um's" that, in his words, "must be created by wizards and magic!" because it's that good! To learn more about Descript click here https://descript.com?lmref=v95myQ-Please subscribe to The Virtual Couch YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/TheVirtualCouchPodcast/-Tony's FREE parenting course, “Tips For Parenting Positively Even In the Not So Positive Times” is available NOW. Just go to https://www.tonyoverbay.com/courses-2/ and sign up today. This course will help you understand why it can be so difficult to communicate with and understand your children. You’ll learn how to keep your buttons hidden, how to genuinely give praise that will truly build inner wealth in your child, teen, or even in your adult children, and you’ll learn how to move from being “the punisher” to being someone your children will want to go to when they need help.-Tony's new best-selling book "He's a Porn Addict...Now What? An Expert and a Former Addict Answer Your Questions" is now available on Kindle. https://amzn.to/38mauBo-Tony Overbay, is the co-author of "He's a Porn Addict...Now What? An Expert and a Former Addict Answer Your Questions" now available on Amazon https://amzn.to/33fk0U4. The book debuted in the number 1 spot in the Sexual Health Recovery category and remains there as the time of this record. The book has received numerous positive reviews from professionals in the mental health and recovery fields.-You can learn more about Tony's pornography recovery program The Path Back by visiting http://pathbackrecovery.com And visit http://tonyoverbay.com and sign up to receive updates on upcoming programs, and podcasts. -Tony also mentioned his appearances this week on two podcasts, The Betrayed, The Addicted and The Expert with hosts Ashlyn and Coby, and Virtual Couch former guest Brannon Patrick where we discuss narcissism in detail and the challenges people face in relationships with narcissistic individuals https://www.betrayedaddictedexpert.com/podcast/episode/25d19bf1/is-narcissism-nature-or-nurture and The Millennial Member Podcast hosted by Emily Ensign where we discuss the topic of pornography, what helps with recovery, and what doesn’t https://www.buzzsprout.com/1072564/6209683-tony-overbay-pornography-and-recovery

Transcript

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0:00.0

Coming up on today's episode of the virtual couch, three-time guest, an undisputed download leader, Dr. Jennifer Finlinson-Fife.

0:06.8

Dr. Finlinson-Five holds a PhD in counseling psychology. She's a licensed professional clinical counselor and a relationship and sexuality expert.

0:14.5

And we dig into a topic that I see on a regular basis in my office, one that I believe is present in so many marriages.

0:20.5

What do you do when one partner

0:22.1

finds themselves often feeling like they're more invested than the other? When it feels like the more

0:26.0

one partner pushes, the more the other pulls away. Plus, we tackle an email from a listener

0:30.5

of both Jennifer in my podcast who asks how to show up in your marriage as all in when your spouse

0:36.7

shows narcissistic traits or tendencies.

0:39.1

We will cover all of that and so much more on this episode of the virtual couch.

0:43.8

Okay, I neglected. I'm the world's worst promoter.

0:46.3

There are costs involved in putting the virtual couch podcast together, the videos, the hosting, all those things.

0:51.3

So I do have some ads and I forget to put these in. I've gone

0:55.0

months without talking about the ads that actually support this show. So I'll try to be brief.

0:59.2

If you are thinking about the world of online counseling whatsoever and right now amidst the

1:03.7

global pandemic with the stigma of mental health or getting help for your mental health,

1:08.0

even going down, which I'm so grateful for, it can be incredibly hard to get into see a therapist, especially right now. So I highly recommend what over a million

1:15.8

people have done, and that's gone to betterhelp.com. And if you go to betterhelp.com slash

1:19.9

virtual accounts, you get 10% off your first month's appointments, first month's cost. BetterHelp

1:25.7

will put you in touch with a licensed professional therapist in your area that uses a variety of modalities, whether month's cost. Better help will put you in touch with a licensed professional

1:27.9

therapist in your area that uses a variety of modalities, whether it's cognitive behavioral

1:32.2

therapy, or my favorite, acceptance and commitment therapy, to talk about issues, whether it's

1:36.2

anxiety, depression, OCD, parenting, marriage, anything that you need help with. And trust me,

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