Rekindling Relationships
Rekindling Relationships is a podcast for couples, singles and parents who want to strengthen and bring more fun into their partnerships as well as create more loving, healthy and strong connections. We explore all the important and difficult topics relevant to relating such as; Intimacy, Communication, Mental Health, Blended Families and dealing with Differences. Bec and Vern live and love in Bendigo, Victoria with their blended family of four teenage children.
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Episodes
Friday May 21, 2021
Friday May 21, 2021
What does it mean to have differences in emotionality? What happens when we have different ways of expressing emotion and dealing with it? How do we deal with anger?
Bec and Vern talk about how to hold space for our partner's emotions.
Check out our website or socials to find out more:
https://rekindlingrelationships.com/
https://www.facebook.com/becandvern
Friday May 21, 2021
Friday May 21, 2021
How do we understand and accept each others unique differences? Different schedules, love languages, personality types, humour, communication styles. How do we embrace each other's differences and make them work?
Bec and Vern discuss how we deal with the conflict that comes from difference.
Check out our website or socials to find out more:
https://rekindlingrelationships.com/
https://www.facebook.com/becandvern
Some great resources on making relationships work for you to check out-
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work. By John Gottman
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Eight Dates: To keep your relationship happy, thriving and lasting. By John Gottman
https://amzn.to/3jRTBFO
Friday May 21, 2021
Friday May 21, 2021
Everyone brings their own values into a relationship. How do we navigate being together when we don't share each others? What's a Make or Break? What happens when we compromise our values to be with another person?
Bec and Vern have a chat about how different values can impact our relationships.
Check out our website or socials to find out more:
https://rekindlingrelationships.com/
https://www.facebook.com/becandvern
Some great resources on making relationships work for you to check out-
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work.
By John Gottman
https://amzn.to/3rTckDJ
Eight Dates: To keep your relationship happy, thriving and lasting. By John Gottman
https://amzn.to/3jRTBFO
Friday May 21, 2021
Friday May 21, 2021
What do you do when your sex drives don't match up? How do you find a balance so that everyone's intimate needs are met? How embarrassed will Bec get speaking about this topic?
Bec and Vern discuss how to manage when you and your partner have different sex drives.
Check out our website or socials to find out more:
https://rekindlingrelationships.com/
https://www.facebook.com/becandvern
Friday Jul 02, 2021
Friday Jul 02, 2021
Bec and Vern explore the 7 stages of a Relationship, starting with Stage 1, Passion. This stage is the honeymoon stage of a relationship where romance and intense attraction connects a couple. Why is this stage so addictive? How do we look beyond the rose coloured glasses of this stage to see whether we are really suited together?
Check out our website or socials to find out more:
https://rekindlingrelationships.com/
https://www.facebook.com/becandvern
Friday Jul 02, 2021
Friday Jul 02, 2021
Bec and Vern discuss Stage 2 of the 7 stages of a Relationship, Discovery. In this stage we might realise that our partner is fallible and not as perfect as we once thought. To move through this stage we must learn to accept our partner as they are. How do we navigate understanding each other’s needs and how to meet them?
Check out our website or socials to find out more:
https://rekindlingrelationships.com/
https://www.facebook.com/becandvern
Friday Jul 02, 2021
Friday Jul 02, 2021
In Stage 3, Bec and Vern explore Conflict, one of the trickiest of the 7 stages of a Relationship. Power struggles, differences of opinion, self interest and frustration can sabotage a relationship. How do we effectively navigate disagreements? How is dealing with conflict one of the most important skills that we can learn in our relationship?
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https://rekindlingrelationships.com/
https://www.facebook.com/becandvern
Friday Jul 02, 2021
Friday Jul 02, 2021
Bec and Vern discuss Stage 4, Commitment, in the 7 stages of a Relationship. This stage is where we have a new understanding of our partner. Trust is built and both partners create a solid and safe foundation together. How do we create this deeper commitment with each other?
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https://rekindlingrelationships.com/
https://www.facebook.com/becandvern
Friday Jul 02, 2021
Friday Jul 02, 2021
In Stage 5 of the 7 stages of a Relationship, Bec and Vern chat about Cooperation. Couples begin to work together building a life, establishing a family, creating projects and future plans. In this stage, couples can begin take each other for granted and feel disconnected. How do we ensure that we prioritise our relationship so that we don’t lose sight of why we got together in the first place.
Check out our website or socials to find out more:
https://rekindlingrelationships.com/
https://www.facebook.com/becandvern
Friday Jul 02, 2021
Friday Jul 02, 2021
Bec and Vern explore Stage 6 in the 7 stages of a Relationship, Crisis. This can be a mid-life crisis where we feel unfulfilled or bored, nostalgic or even impulsive. Crisis could also relate to a major health problem, loss of family or career, financial issues or other major life-shaking event. If we have navigated the other Stages of a relationship well, then we will have better support at this stage to manage these issues. How do we ensure that we properly sustain our relationship to manage crisis?
Check out our website or socials to find out more:
https://rekindlingrelationships.com/
https://www.facebook.com/becandvern