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Relationships Made Easy

The research says the key to a happy life is happy relationships. But how exactly do you make your relationships better? That’s what this show is all about. I’m Dr. Abby Medcalf, psychologist, best-selling author, TEDx speaker, and (according to my kids) the bossy Jewish mom you didn’t know you needed. With decades of experience and millions of listeners in over 180 countries, I give you the no-fluff, research-backed strategies to make all your relationships better: with your partner, your family, your friends, and (most importantly) yourself. Every week on the Relationships Made Easy podcast, I mix straight talk, hu...

282. The Five Steps to Know if an Open Relationship is Right for You

34 mins; April 08, 2024

281. How to Take a Healthy Relationship Break: The Three Questions You Need to Ask

52 mins; April 01, 2024

280. How to Effectively Deal with Triggers in Your Relationships

52 mins; March 25, 2024

279. Do You Have an Adjustment Disorder and Don’t Know It?

38 mins; March 18, 2024

278. Relationships and Money: How to Have Effective Conversations About Your Finances

51 mins; March 11, 2024

277. How Do You Know if You’re Making the Right Decision/Following Your Gut?

50 mins; March 04, 2024

276. Is Toxic Shame Hurting Your Relationship and You Don’t Realize It?

44 mins; February 26, 2024

275. Jealous of Your Partner’s Past Relationships? What Retroactive Jealousy is and My Top 5 Tips to Make it Stop

43 mins; February 19, 2024

274. Three Steps to Having an Amazing Valentine’s Day (Even if You’re Single)

38 mins; February 12, 2024

273. Do the Love Languages Really Work?

34 mins; February 05, 2024

272. Being Curious Will Improve All Your Relationships: Here’s How to Do It

39 mins; January 29, 2024

271. Ask Dr. Abby: When You Feel on the Outside with Your Partner, Their Ex, and Their Kids

36 mins; January 22, 2024

270. Having a Growth Mindset is the Key to an Empowered Mindset

51 mins; January 15, 2024

269. The Five Steps to Having an Empowered Mindset

52 mins; January 08, 2024

268. The #1 Reason Why You Don’t Hold Your Boundaries

31 mins; December 18, 2023

267. Why it's Hard to Ask for Help and 3 Tips for Making it Easier

38 mins; December 11, 2023

266. Are Relationship Doubts Normal? Four Questions to Get Your Answer

37 mins; December 04, 2023

265. Learn to Hold Your Boundaries with Healthy Selfishness

23 mins; November 27, 2023

264. What to Do if Your Partner is Friends with Past Partners or Hookups

25 mins; November 20, 2023

263. How to Keep Your Boundaries Around the Holidays

51 mins; November 13, 2023

262. How Do You Know When a Relationship is Over?

43 mins; November 06, 2023

261. What You Need to Know About Defense Mechanisms

55 mins; October 30, 2023

260. What to Do When You Can’t Get Through to Them

42 mins; October 23, 2023

259. The Five Keys to Positive Communication

46 mins; October 16, 2023

258. Getting the Sizzle and that Loving Feeling Back in Your Relationship

53 mins; October 09, 2023

257. What Patience Really is and How to Have More of It

41 mins; October 02, 2023

256. The Four Ways to Solve Any Problem

54 mins; September 25, 2023

255. Focus on Self-Love Not Just Self-Compassion

51 mins; September 18, 2023

254. The Seven Habits of Intimate Relationships (backed by research)

54 mins; September 11, 2023

253. Focus on These Five Things to Make All Your Relationships Great

61 hours 13 mins; September 04, 2023

252. Instead of Date Nights, Work on Micro-Connections

47 mins; August 28, 2023

251. Is it Love Bombing or Codependent Affection Flooding?

58 mins; August 21, 2023

250A. Conquering Your Quarter-life Crisis

78 hours 5 mins; July 31, 2023

250. The Secret to a Happy Life and Relationships: Resilience

43 mins; July 24, 2023

249. Five Tips for Co-Parenting with a Toxic Ex

54 mins; July 17, 2023

248. How to Make Happier Joint Decisions with Your Partner (in 5 Easy Steps)

46 mins; July 10, 2023

247. Adult ADHD at Work: How to Get Shit Done

61 hours 58 mins; July 03, 2023

246. How to Deal with a Loved One Who has ADHD

54 mins; June 26, 2023

245. Why People Chase Toxic Relationships and Unavailable Partners

40 mins; June 19, 2023

244. How to Deal with Annoying (I Mean Difficult) Coworkers

60 hours 1 min; June 12, 2023

243. Do You Have Relationship OCD?

47 mins; June 05, 2023

242. Six Habits to Make All Your Relationships Successful

59 mins; May 29, 2023

241. The Key to Letting Go of Resentment

56 mins; May 22, 2023

240. What to Do When Your Partner Changes the Rules of Your Relationship

36 mins; May 15, 2023

239. What to Do if You're a Control Freak

69 hours 49 mins; May 08, 2023

238. How to Deal with Controlling People

57 mins; May 01, 2023

237. Should You Be Journaling?

55 mins; April 24, 2023

236. Five ways to cultivate self-love

58 mins; April 17, 2023

235. Self-Sabotage: What it Is and How to Stop Doing It

44 mins; April 10, 2023

234. Are you Trauma Bonding in Your Relationships and Don’t Realize it?

49 mins; April 03, 2023

233. Five Things to Do When You Feel Like You’re Being Criticized

66 hours 14 mins; March 27, 2023

232. When They Keep Bringing up the Past and Won’t Let it Go

53 mins; March 20, 2023

231 The Five Steps to Effective Negotiation in All Your Relationships

57 mins; March 13, 2023

230. Managing Different Spiritual Beliefs in Your Relationship

39 mins; March 06, 2023

229. Are You Being Manipulated? Learn the Signs and How to Stop It

60 hours 42 mins; February 27, 2023

228. Do Opposites Attract? What to Do When You and Your Partner Seem Like Opposites

53 mins; February 20, 2023

227. The Secrets to Effectively Dealing with Stress and Anxiety: Part Two

48 mins; February 13, 2023

226. The Secrets to Effectively Dealing with Stress and Anxiety: Part One

38 mins; February 06, 2023

225. Seven Tips for Dealing with Technology in Your Relationships

68 hours 47 mins; January 30, 2023

224. How to Rebuild Intimacy with Your Partner After Having Kids

92 hours 7 mins; January 23, 2023

223. How to Handle Aggressive or Confrontational People

47 mins; January 16, 2023

222. Closure: What it Really is and How to Get it

61 hours 14 mins; January 09, 2023

221. The Five Reasons People Pick Fights and Three Things to Do About It

42 mins; January 02, 2023

220. Five Goals Every Couple Should Set

55 mins; December 12, 2022

219. How to Cope When a Loved One has Borderline Personality Disorder

53 mins; December 05, 2022

218. Dealing with Low Emotional Intelligence (in Yourself or Others)

47 mins; November 28, 2022

217. How Changing Your Breathing and Posture Can Change Your Life

75 hours 28 mins; November 21, 2022

216. Is it Ever a Good Idea to Get Back Together with Your Ex?

31 mins; November 14, 2022

215. Create Connection and Joy this Holiday Season by Doing This One Thing

54 mins; November 07, 2022

214. How to Convince Someone to Go to Therapy

45 mins; October 31, 2022

213. How to Set Boundaries at Work and Avoid Burnout

53 mins; October 24, 2022

212. How to Stop People Pleasing

45 mins; October 17, 2022

211. Finding Connection Again After an Argument (with Anyone)

35 mins; October 10, 2022

210. How to Resolve an Argument (that Didn’t Get Resolved the First Time)

43 mins; October 03, 2022

209. The 5 Signs of Healthy Relationships

63 hours 3 mins; September 26, 2022

208. The Secret to Managing Your Emotions: A Step-by-Step Guide

54 mins; September 19, 2022

207. How Your Attachment Style Affects You at Work

58 mins; September 12, 2022

206. How Your Attachment Style Affects Your Personal Relationships

61 hours 59 mins; September 05, 2022

205. My Top 5 Rules for Couples Who Work Together

66 hours 29 mins; August 29, 2022

204. Abby’s Step-by-Step Guide to Starting Your Day Right

54 mins; August 22, 2022

204. Abby’s Step-by-Step Guide to Starting Your Day Right

54 mins; August 22, 2022

203. Why Awe Will Help You Have an Awesome Life and Relationships

46 mins; August 15, 2022

202. 7 Tips for Ending a Relationship the Healthiest Way Possible

55 mins; August 08, 2022

201. How to Be Honest and Build Trust in a Relationship

58 mins; August 01, 2022

200. My Top 10 Tools for Effective Communication in Every Relationship

59 mins; July 11, 2022

199. The 10 Questions to Ask Before Getting Married or Moving in Together

45 mins; July 04, 2022

198. The Secret to Difficult Conversations

58 mins; June 27, 2022

197. Are You Staying In a Relationship for the Wrong Reasons?

51 mins; June 20, 2022

196. 5 Things to Do When a Conversation Turns Negative

40 mins; June 13, 2022

195. This One Thing Will Improve Your Relationships: Making and Answering Bids

62 hours 30 mins; June 06, 2022

194. How Do You Know If You Really Love Someone?

45 mins; May 30, 2022

193. How Meditation Benefits Your Relationships (and There's An Easy Way to Learn!)

48 mins; May 23, 2022

192. Ask Dr. Abby: What to Do if You’re Embarrassed by Your Partner

32 mins; May 16, 2022

191. How to Be an Assertive and Effective Communicator

54 mins; May 09, 2022

190. How Childhood Abuse and Trauma Affects Your Adult Relationships

69 hours 4 mins; May 02, 2022

189. How Can I Make My Partner Put More Effort Into Our Relationship?

37 mins; April 25, 2022

188. The Secret to Happy and Successful Relationships: Attention and Intention

54 mins; April 18, 2022

187. 5 Research-Backed Ways to Have More Self-Discipline and Self-Control

65 hours 16 mins; April 11, 2022

186. Ask Dr. Abby: What to Do If Your Partner is Friends with an Ex (and You Don't Like It)

37 mins; April 04, 2022

185. Ask Dr. Abby: How to Discuss Relationship Problems with Your Partner Without it Turning into a Fight

37 mins; March 28, 2022

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