Our Relationship is Harmonious Because We Want it to Be That Way
PHIL: We’re not primarily writing about sex this week, but it’s a useful place to start. What are the odds that you and your sexual partner become aro...
Phil and Maude on Successful Relationships
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Each week this podcast talks about some aspect of personal relationships. Phil and Maude believe that conflict-free relationships are possible for everyone, and talk about how they achieve that between them.
Why You Benefit From Both Separation and Connection in Your Relationships
Last week we celebrated our wedding anniversary by going up to Scotts Valley and visiting the Redwoods. We stayed in a great AirBnB set apart on a lov...
Why it is Important to Understand Motivations in Our Relationships
Each of us has a unique view of the world – our own. Our view includes our bodily sensations, our external senses and our life experience, from upbrin...
Why Touch Is Such an Important Factor in All Our Relationships
PHIL: Touch a sea anemone in a rock pool and it will close up. With such a long history, it’s not surprising that touch communicates very deep and pow...
Why You Need to Remain Flexible in a Time of Great Change
PHIL: The threefold crises of the pandemic, democratic collapse and global warming feel unprecedented, yet there were also earlier periods when people...
Why You Should Take the Time and Attention to Honor Your Relationships
PHIL: Nearly every night Maude and I retire early, do the New York Times crossword, read out loud, watch Netflix and generally hang out together. We’v...
Remember the Shared Purpose at the Heart of Your Relationship
PHIL: Do you know that feeling of satisfaction that comes from working with someone on a project? It might be sweeping leaves or planning an event. Pe...
Why You Need to Trust and Speak Your Truth in Relationships
PHIL: You’ve heard over and over how bad lying is in your relationship, but telling the truth can be hard. Society operates with social graces, inhibi...
How Mutual Solutions Help You to Solve Disagreements and Avoid Arguments
Are you having disagreements that turn into arguments in your relationships? Are your different ideas about how to do things causing separation and di...
Support Peace in the World by Expanding Your Circle of Trust
PHIL: We just watched a documentary on fungi and how the mycelium acts as connections, allowing a strong tree to supply nutrients to a weaker tree. Su...