Couples Synergy: Real Couples, Real Stories...Real Relationships

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ARRANGED MARRIAGES & LOVE MARRIAGES: Couples therapy & relationships experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, discuss these two marriage structures and their differences. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

GERRY & LINDA'S STORY: Couples therapy & relationships experts, Dr Ray & Jean, interview Gerry & Linda about how they wasted no time in achieving the goal of a committed relationship and were married within 11 months of meeting each other. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

BE A SUCCESS TOGETHER IN 2020: Couples therapy & relationships experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, talk about setting goals in the new year & how to be successful at it as a couple. As a couple, set your mission, vision & values together. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

THERESA'S STORY: Couples therapy & relationships experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, interview Theresa about how she learned about forgiveness through her battle with cancer & divorce. Battling stage 4 cancer twice & facing an unsupportive husband & subsequent divorce, caused Theresa to find a level of peace within herself. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

CLOSING OUT 2019 WITH FORGIVENESS: Couples therapy & relationships experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, talk about the importance of forgiveness & how it can heal you & your relationships. They discuss the impact that holding onto anger & resentments has on all of us, physically, mentally, emotionally & spiritually. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

YVONNE & HENRY'S STORY: Couples therapy & relationships experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, interview Yvonne & Henry about going through financial ruin, homelessness & cancer & how they survived & how it impacted their relationship. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

DON'T LET THE STRESS OF THE HOLIDAYS GET THE BEST OF YOU: Couples therapy & relationships experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, talk about stress related to the holiday season & how it impacts relationships all around & what you can do about it. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

ANNE & BRIAN'S STORY: Couples therapy & relationships experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, interview Anne & Brian, along with Anne's son, Kyle, about how they became a blended family. Brian & Kyle talk about their step-relationship & how they forged a bond together. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

FAMILY SYNERGY THERAPY: Couples therapy & relationships experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, discuss family counseling & the elements necessary for it to be beneficial. They talk about Family Synergy Therapy, a model created by them to address each member of the family and heal the family as a whole. For more information about FST, visit the Lighthouse Emotional Wellness Center online at https://www.lighthouseemotionalwellness.com Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

BRITT & BRIAN'S STORY: Couples therapy & relationships experts, Dr Ray & Jean, interview Britt & Brian about how they met online & how what they learned from past relationships helped them find love in each other. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

INTERVIEW WITH SHADOW COACH MARY SZENASI: Couples therapy & relationships experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, interview Mary Szenasi about Shadow Coaching & how she works with trauma. She discusses how she works with clients helping them heal past childhood traumas utilizing shadow integration. You can learn more about Mary by visiting her online at: http://www.the6thhouse.com/ She is also offering 20% off her initial session for all of our listeners if you use the promo code: CouplesSynergy52 Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

STEVE & ANG'S STORY: Couples therapy & relationships experts, Dr Ray & Jean, interview Steve & Ang, about how their lives took an unexpected turn finding themselves pregnant later in their marriage. They talk about the challenges they faced of running a business together, how intimacy and conflict was a challenge at one point in their marriage and how they are facing the fact of being parents. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

PHYSICAL & EMOTIONAL INTIMACY: Couples therapy & relationships experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, tackle the big topic of intimacy. They talk about physical and emotional intimacy and reference what they have learned in their own relationship. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

DAVE & AMANDA'S STORY: Couples therapy & relationships experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, interview Dave & Amanda about how they formed unconventional roles in their relationship & its impact on their lives. They also talk about raising kids with special needs and how their roles have helped. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

RELATIONSHIPS CAN BENEFIT FROM YOGA & ACUPUNCTURE: Couples therapy & relationships experts, Dr. Ray & Jean interview Yoga Mentor/Chinese medicine practitioner, Anne Adametz, about how the practice of yoga integrated with acupuncture can help not only individual health but also relationship health. For more information about Anne and her work, check out her website at: https://anneadametz.com Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

JOHN & DEBBIE'S STORY: Couples therapy & relationships experts, Dr. Ray & Jean interview John & Debbie about how communication & honesty helped them get through difficult times in their family. A loving couple married over 44 years share their advice on how to have a healthy relationship. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

HOW COMMUNICATION IS A PROBLEM IN RELATIONSHIPS: Couples therapy & relationships experts, Dr. Ray & Jean discuss how & why relationships struggle with communication. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

MARY & CLAUDIU'S STORY: Couples therapy & relationships experts, Dr. Ray & Jean interview Mary & Claudiu about being sexual abuse survivors, how they met & how their traumas impact their relationship, as well as how they have helped each other heal. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

VETERANS DAY TRIBUTE PT 2: Couples therapy & relationships experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, interview Jim, a former Marine & combat veteran about the signs of PTSD & suicide, about his service and the impact that combat has had on his life & relationships. For those Vets that may be struggling, contact the Veterans Crisis Line by calling or text: Dial 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1 to talk to someone. Send a text message to 838255 Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

VETERANS DAY TRIBUTE PT 1: Couples therapy & relationships experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, interview Aaron, former combat veteran about Survivors Guilt, his service and the impact that combat has had on his relationships. For those Vets that may be struggling, contact the Veterans Crisis Line by calling or text: Dial 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1 to talk to someone. Send a text message to 838255 Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

MIKE & TERESA'S STORY: Couples therapy & relationships experts, Dr. Ray & Jean interview Mike & Teresa, two police officers who talk about mistakes in past relationships & how they make it work together on & off the job. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

YOUR RELATIONSHIP IS DYING IF IT HAS THESE 7 BLUE FLAGS: Couples therapy & relationships expert, Dr. Ray & Jean follow up discussing blue flags in relationships and how this indicates a dying relationship. These blue flags are: 1) Keeping secrets; 2) Not sharing your whereabouts; 3) Not sharing passwords or allowing your partner access to your phone, email, social media or finances; 5) Living in a sexless marriage; 6) Tracking your partner; 7) Getting your emotional needs met by someone outside of your primary relationship such as a parent, child or friend. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

JOYCE'S STORY - Couples therapy & relationships expert, Dr. Ray & Jean, interview Jean's mother, Joyce, about the loss of her husband of 38 years & how she was able to find love again. Joyce talks about what it was like raising 9 children with her husband, how she coped with his terminal illness, & how she approached dating & finding a new husband after his passing. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

RELATIONSHIPS ARE ALL THAT MATTER IN THE END: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, tackle the topic of death and how our relationships are intertwined. They discuss their own personal experiences with death and why relationships are all that matter when we face our own mortality. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

COUPLE TIME IS DIFFERENT THAN FAMILY TIME: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, interview Charles & Monisha about how they spend time together as a couple & how it helps them have a stronger family. They discuss the challenges they faced with Charles grieving over the death of his mother and how they both handled failed infertility treatments. They also talk about how they found the love of traveling together and how separating time as a couple versus time with their children has strengthened their marriage. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

#GETBOREDTOGETHER: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean talk about how couples need to get bored together in order to remove distractions & spark creativity in their relationship. The couples experts talk about bringing spontaneity, passion and excitement back into a relationship and how to do just that. It just might mean that you first have to get bored! Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

JIM & JAN'S STORY: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, interview Jim & Jan about how their relationship developed against all odds, how they dealt with infertility & adoption, & how their spirituality is helping them through a major health crisis in their lives. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

COMMON SPIRITUAL BELIEFS ARE IMPORTANT FOR COUPLES: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean Kadkhodaian, talk about the difference between spirituality & religion & how having common spiritual beliefs are essential to a couple's relationship. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

JOSH & STEPHANIE'S STORY: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr Ray & Jean interview Josh & Stephanie about how their relationship started online and how the internet and technology created challenges in their relationship that they had to overcome. They discuss how they made a decision about not having children, how they coped with the loss of their fathers and how they dealt with inappropriate attention given elsewhere than the relationship. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

ATTENTION IS OUR #1 COMMODITY IN RELATIONSHIPS: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr Ray & Jean, talk about attention and the important role it plays in our relationships & why it is even harder than ever to pay attention to our partner, especially with all the distraction we have in our lives. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

PAUL & FAITH'S STORY: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, interview tattoo artists, Paul & Faith about how they have dealt with perception in their relationship. They discuss how they have had to manage their own perceptions of each other and the perceptions of others throughout their relationship. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

PERCEPTION & OTHERS' OPINIONS: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, discuss the topic of perception & how it plays out in relationships between each person in the couple & everyone else in their lives. They talk about what to expect in regards to the opinions of others & how to change your own perception in order to learn & grow. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

ANGELA & CHUCK'S STORY: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, interview Angela & Chuck about how their relationship developed and how their age difference was a positive factor in their relationship. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

OPPOSITES ATTRACT OR LIKE ATTRACTS LIKE?: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean talk about whether "opposites attract" or if it is actually that certain similarities in people attract each other, otherwise known as "like attracts like", and the role that differences play in relationships. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

BEN & KRISTEN'S STORY: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean interview Ben & Kristen about the challenging differences that existed between the two of them in their relationship including cultural & religious differences and how they dealt with them. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

COMPROMISE ISN'T WHAT YOU THINK IT IS: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean discuss what the word compromise means to most couples and what it should really mean in a healthy relationship. Couples need to take the time to understand each other in order to truly meet each other's needs. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

AARON & MONYA'S STORY: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, interview stunt performer & aerialist, Aaron & Monya about their very different upbringings, how they found each other and how they make it work in their relationship together, especially when dealing with conflict. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

WHEN YOU ARGUE WITH YOUR PARTNER, IS IT HEALTHY OR UNHEALTHY?: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, discuss the elements of conflict in relationships and what couples should be aware of when they are fighting. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

DAREN & CARYN'S STORY, ALSO FEATURING MIKE & BETH'S STORY: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean interview first Daren & Caryn about all the trials and Red Flags they endured in their relationship & how they survived, & then interview Mike & Beth about how they faced a miscarriage together. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

FOUR RED FLAGS IN RELATIONSHIPS: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, speak about four red flags that indicate you are in a toxic relationship. Addiction, Abuse, Infidelity & Contempt can all indicate that you are in a toxic relationship that needs to be addressed right away. If you are in need of help for an addiction, please contact SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357) In the case of an abusive relationship, please contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

THREE SINGLE MEN FROM DIFFERENT GENERATIONS TALK ABOUT DATING: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, interview three single men about their experiences with dating in today's world. They talk about topics such as how dating has changed over the years, how dating online or dating apps have impacted dating, and what they are looking for in a relationship. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

TWO SINGLE WOMEN FROM DIFFERENT GENERATIONS TALK ABOUT DATING: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean, interview a panel of two women from two different generations about their experiences with dating in today's world. They talk about topics such as online dating, expectations on the first date, how dating has changed over the years, and what they are looking for in a partner. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

ANXIETY IN DATING: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean are interviewed by Angela Zender, host of Butterflies in My Stomach Podcast about how anxiety impacts dating in today's society. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

RONNIE & TREY'S STORY: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr Ray & Jean interview Ronnie & Trey about their relationship, coming out and reactions they have received from others about being gay. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

GAY RELATIONSHIPS IN COUPLES THERAPY: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr Ray & Jean discuss observations they have had conducting couples therapy with gay couples. They discuss the concept of "gender energy" and how this becomes prominent when working with gay couples. Citations made of the following authors: Way of the Superior Man by David Deida Morning & Afternoon of Life, a Carl Jung concept discussed by Wayne Dyer in the Shift Five A's, by David Richo: Affection Attention Acceptance Appreciation Allowing to become Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

SCOTT & TANYA'S STORY: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr Ray & Jean talk with Scott & Tanya about their relationship and how a fear of commitment impacted moving forward in their lives together. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

MARRIAGE TRENDS & COMMITMENT ISSUES: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr Ray & Jean talk about some of the current marriage trends in society, cohabitation & why couples have commitment fears. Statistics about generational trends and 10 reasons why millennials shy away from commitment quoted from the article: Why Most Millennials Want A Relationship But Not Commitment? By Mihaela Olaru 10 Reasons Why Millennials Run Away From Commitment: Lack of a solid economic foundation Selfishness Wide Acceptance of Pre-marital Sex Sexual Inactivity Favoring More Options Taking Things Slow Fear of Divorce Lack of Trust Lack of Religious and Social Constraints Shallow Relationships Sliding vs Deciding in Relationships by Jesse Owen,* Galena K. Rhoades, and Scott M. Stanley Couples Synergy Phases of Relationships: Romance Commitment Transition Real Love Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

LUKE & ASHLEY'S STORY: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr. Ray & Jean interview Luke & Ashley about how they both came from two different family backgrounds and found love in each other. Luke & Ashley talk about how differences in religious beliefs & family history were challenges early on in their relationship and how Luke wanted to "break the family curse" of divorce. To reach Ashley for personal training, you can email her at: [email protected] Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

WHITE SHEEP OF THE FAMILY: Couples therapy & relationship experts, Dr Ray & Jean talk about their concept of the "white sheep of the family" and how that role corresponds with Murray Bowen's theory of Differentiation. Each generation "levels up" from the previous one, however doesn't differentiate very much, except for outliers, or the white sheep of the family. This member of the family often grows far beyond their family in many different areas of life whether it is career, education, financial success, emotional or intellectual intelligence. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com

INTERVIEW WITH ERICA & BRIAN: Dr. Ray & Jean, couples therapy & relationship experts, interview Erica & Brian about their journey through infertility & adoption, the ups, the downs, the challenges & the joyful events they faced and how all of it impacted their relationship & marriage. Please subscribe to our podcast and leave us a comment and review. If you have questions, topic suggestions or would like to be considered as guests, email us at [email protected]. For more information about Couples Synergy, look us up online at Couplessynergy.com