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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...

184. How to Save a Damaged Relationship: Restart Your Relationship Right Now

48 mins; March 21, 2022

183. What to Do When You Can’t Let Go of Your Unhealthy Relationship

37 mins; March 14, 2022

182. How to Have a Long, Happy Relationship Backed by Research

41 mins; March 07, 2022

181. Ask Dr. Abby: What to Do When Your Ex Seems Happy in a New Relationship

24 mins; February 28, 2022

180. How to Practice Self-Acceptance: My Top 5 Tips

37 mins; February 21, 2022

BONUS: The 5 Things Women Need to Know About Men with Shana James

46 mins; February 17, 2022

BONUS: How 20-Somethings Can Find Happiness and Clarity in Love and Work with Tess Brigham

49 mins; February 16, 2022

179. 7 Habits That Are Sabotaging Your Relationship

43 mins; February 14, 2022

178. How to Deal with a Defensive Person Who Won't Listen

40 mins; February 09, 2022

177. How to Stop Being a Perfectionist So You Can Start Being Happy

46 mins; January 31, 2022

176. How to Stop Having the Same Argument Over and Over Again in Your Relationship

52 mins; January 24, 2022

175. 3 Big Mistakes You're Making When Your Kids Don't Like Your New Relationship and 1 Thing to Do to Turn It Around

45 mins; January 17, 2022

174. How to Stop Being Insecure in Your Relationships

57 mins; January 10, 2022

173. How to Stop Being Self-Conscious in All Your Relationships

40 mins; January 04, 2022

172. Mismatched Sex Drives: What to Do if You Want More (or Less) Sex Than Your Partner

58 mins; December 14, 2021

171: Ask Dr. Abby: What to Do If Your Partner Won’t Move In Together

20 mins; December 07, 2021

170. Developing Empathy in Relationships is the Key to Connection and Communication

40 mins; November 30, 2021

169. What to Do If Your Partner is Conflict Avoidant Plus Dealing with Your Own Conflict Avoidance

46 mins; November 23, 2021

168. Ask Dr. Abby: What to Do If Your Partner Doesn't Want to Get Married

31 mins; November 16, 2021

167. How to Stay Calm and Centered When Dealing with Family Stress and Dysfunction During the Holidays

45 mins; November 09, 2021

166. Signs that Someone is Gaslighting You and What to Do About It

46 mins; November 02, 2021

165. Ask Dr. Abby: Unfair Relationships: What to Do When Your Relationship Doesn't Feel Fair

33 mins; October 26, 2021

164. How to Overcome Guilt and Regret When Setting Boundaries

50 mins; October 19, 2021

163. How to Forgive Someone Who Hurt You in 5 Steps

31 mins; October 12, 2021

162. Ask Dr. Abby: What to Do If Your Partner Blames You When Things Go Wrong and Gaslights You

24 mins; October 05, 2021

161. Forgiveness is a Choice: Interview with Dr. Robert Enright

63 hours 42 mins; September 28, 2021

160. When You Feel Angry and Don't Know Why

31 mins; September 21, 2021

159. Got Family Stress? How to Not Get Triggered by Family

32 mins; September 14, 2021

159. Got Family Stress? How to Not Get Triggered by Family

32 mins; September 14, 2021

158. How to Stop Overthinking and Let Things Go That Bother You

38 mins; September 07, 2021

157. Ask Dr. Abby: What to Do When a Family Member is Creating a Toxic Environment

27 mins; August 31, 2021

156. Ask Dr. Abby: What to Do When Your Partner Avoids Difficult Conversations

32 mins; August 24, 2021

155. Overcoming Insecurity and Silencing Your Inner Critic

56 mins; August 17, 2021

154. Ask Dr. Abby: I Feel Unloved and Not "Good Enough." Is This a "Me" Problem or Is My Partner Causing It?

28 mins; August 10, 2021

153. The 5-Step Process to Effective Communication in Any Relationship

55 mins; August 03, 2021

152. How to Know If They've Stopped Listening and You're Not Communicating Anymore

24 mins; August 03, 2021

151. The 3 Reasons Why You’ve Tried Communication Tools in the Past and They Haven’t Worked

30 mins; August 02, 2021

150. What to Do When You Can’t Stop Thinking About Something

20 mins; July 13, 2021

149. Negative Friends and Family: 5 Steps to Deal with Emotionally Draining People

27 mins; July 06, 2021

148. Is Porn Ok in Your Relationship?

42 mins; June 29, 2021

147. Your People Pleasing Might Be a Trauma Response!

46 mins; June 22, 2021

146. Unhealed Trauma Might Be Ruining Your Relationship

31 mins; June 15, 2021

146. You Might Not Realize You're Suffering from Unhealed Trauma

31 mins; June 15, 2021

145. How to Deal with Toxic Positivity in All Your Relationships

38 mins; June 08, 2021

145. How to Deal with Toxic Positivity in All Your Relationships

38 mins; June 08, 2021

144. One-Sided Friendships: The 5-Step Process to Loving or Leaving Them

39 mins; June 01, 2021

143. Is Your Relationship Worth Saving?

44 mins; May 25, 2021

142. The 5 Ways Imposter Syndrome is Hurting All Your Relationships

39 mins; May 18, 2021

141. How to Stop Rescuing and Start Supporting

41 mins; May 11, 2021

140. How to Own Your Shit and Stop Blaming Other People

41 mins; May 04, 2021

139. 3 Steps to Loving Detachment

63 hours 4 mins; April 27, 2021

138. The Easiest and Most Effective Way to Solve Any Problem

45 mins; April 20, 2021

137. The 5 Signs That You're Not Communicating

34 mins; April 13, 2021

136. Codependency, Counter-Dependency and Narcissism, Oh My!

33 mins; April 06, 2021

135. FOMO: Why You Have it and How to Make it Stop

31 mins; March 30, 2021

134. Unsupportive Friends and Family: The 5 Things You Want to Do

35 mins; March 23, 2021

133. Negative Self-Talk and Your Inner Critic Need to Go

37 mins; March 16, 2021

132. Emotional Affairs: What to Do and What to Avoid

41 mins; March 09, 2021

131. What to Do if Your Partner Threatens a Breakup or Divorce

30 mins; March 02, 2021

130. Self-Sabotage: What it is, Why You Do It, and How to Stop it

36 mins; February 23, 2021

129. Regret Sucks: The 3-Step Process to Make it Stop

30 mins; February 16, 2021

128. How to Stop Caring So Much About What Other People Think

50 mins; February 09, 2021

127. Coping with Grief and Loss: From Breakups to Death to Losing a Job

41 mins; February 02, 2021

126: Moving On After a Divorce or Break Up

38 mins; January 26, 2021

125: 3 Tips for Effective Communication in any Relationship

34 mins; January 19, 2021

124: How to Listen Without Getting Defensive and Hurt

38 mins; January 12, 2021

123: What Self-Care Really Means (It's Not What You Think)

42 mins; January 05, 2021

122: How to Deal with a Narcissist

48 mins; December 22, 2020

121: What to Do If you Don't Like Your Partner's Friends or Family

37 mins; December 15, 2020

120: Dealing with Judgmental and Critical People this Holiday Season

37 mins; December 08, 2020

119: Tiny Habits: How Small Changes Get Big Results. An Interview with BJ Fogg

70 hours 27 mins; December 01, 2020

118: How to Get Grounded and Balanced this Holiday Season

35 mins; November 24, 2020

117: What to Do When Someone You Love is Struggling with Drugs and Alcohol

61 hours 40 mins; November 17, 2020

116: Top 5 Coping Skills to Deal with Family Driving You Crazy During the Holidays

45 mins; November 10, 2020

115: 3 Ways to Deal with Loneliness and Isolation during the COVID Holidays and Beyond

54 mins; November 03, 2020

114: The Simple Hack to Stop Your Negative Thoughts All Day

38 mins; October 27, 2020

113: The Secret to Positive Thinking in All Your Relationships

39 mins; October 20, 2020

112: Finally Stop Having Negative Thoughts

32 mins; October 13, 2020

111: The Real Reason You Have Negative Thoughts and 2 Things You Can Do About It

44 mins; October 06, 2020

110. How to Stop Being Jealous in a Relationship

29 mins; September 29, 2020

109: What to Do if Your Partner is Jealous

40 mins; September 22, 2020

108: Pandemic Burnout: How to Stay Calm and Focused

45 mins; September 15, 2020

107: Ask Dr. Abby: What to Do if You and Your Partner Want Different Things in Bed

40 mins; September 08, 2020

106: What to Do if My Partner is Depressed (and How to Know if They're Just Sad)

45 mins; September 01, 2020

105: What to Do When the Honeymoon Phase Ends in Your Relationship

51 mins; August 25, 2020

104: How to Fight Fair: The 3 Rules for Having an Effective Argument

38 mins; August 18, 2020

103: Ask Dr. Abby: My Partner Doesn't Listen to Me

29 mins; August 11, 2020

102 Why Sleep is the Secret to Great Relationships

52 mins; August 04, 2020

101 The 3 Best Tools to Use in Every Relationship

50 mins; July 28, 2020

100 How to Create Resilient Relationships So You Can Feel Ease, Joy and Connection

53 mins; July 20, 2020

099 How to Deal with Passive Aggressive People

39 mins; July 14, 2020

098 How Do You Build a Healthy Relationship?

33 mins; July 07, 2020

097 How to Identify Your Relationship Blindspots

41 mins; June 30, 2020

096 My Partner Won't Listen to Me!

35 mins; June 23, 2020

095 My Partner Is Driving Me Crazy in Quarantine!

39 mins; June 16, 2020

094 What to Do if You're Being Treated Unfairly

36 mins; June 09, 2020

093 How Emotional Labor is Killing Your Relationship and What to Do About It

41 mins; June 02, 2020

092 How to Say "No" and Stick to It

43 mins; May 26, 2020

091 How to Stay Sane When the World is Going Crazy

32 mins; April 14, 2020

090 Best Relationship Advice: 5 Key Philosophies

46 mins; April 06, 2020

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