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The Couple's Guide Podcast

by Ryan Hill and Talia Bombola

The Couple’s Guide Podcast, created by Ryan Hill and Talia Bombola, is aimed at debunking myths + delivering truth about dating, relationships and everything in between.

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Episodes

  1. Episode 121 The End

    You read that correctly. Join us as we give a bittersweet farewell to The Couples Guide Podcast. After 5 years and 120 episodes, Ryan has decided to step down from the podcast. If you've ever wanted to hear Talia cry real tears, we don't even get 2 seconds into the podcast until it happens. We…

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  2. Episode 120: When Mental Illness Enters the Relationship

    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss what to do when one partner in a relationship has a serious mental illness.

  3. Episode 119: Media Diet

    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss how to navigate your relationship when you and your partner have different habits around consuming relationship advice and content.

  4. Episode 118: Healing in a Relationship

    Listen as Ryan and Talia explore the power relationships have to support healing, and how to access that power in your relationship.

  5. Episode 117: Three Reasons to Graduate Therapy

    Listen as Ryan and Talia explore the three common scenarios for people to end couples therapy: meeting their treatment goals, lack of progress, ending the relationship.

  6. Episode 116: Do You Believe in a Thing Called Love?

    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss the concept of Core Beliefs, how they impact relationships, and how to communicate them to your partner.

  7. Episode 115: Out of Bound(aries) In-Laws

    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss how to collaborate with your partner to identify, communicate, and maintain boundaries with one another’s family members.

  8. Episode 114: Keep Your New Year's Resolutions (Boundary Maintenance)

    Listen as Ryan and Talia introduce a new co-host to the podcast, as well as discuss tips and tricks for keeping some of your relationship New Year’s Resolutions.

  9. Episode 113: Hopes + Fears

    Listen as Ryan and Talia dive into the dynamic of competing emotions Hope and Fear.

  10. Episode 112: Cut the Criticism

    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss how to shift from hard criticism to soft sharing for successful communication in your relationship.

  11. Episode 111: Travel Tips

    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss best practices for your relationship when preparing to travel and while you’re traveling together.

  12. Episode 110: And Baby Makes Three...

    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss what to expect for your relationship when you welcome a newborn into your family.

  13. Episode 109: Assumption of Needs

    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss the many pitfalls of using telepathy to communicate and understand the day to day needs in a relationship.

  14. Episode 108: Self-Worth and Attraction

    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss how our self-worth effects who we attract and who we are attracted to.

  15. Episode 107: No More Complaining

    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss what’s really happening when we complain to our partner and how to shift from complaining to asking for our needs to be met.

  16. Episode 106: Relief or Recognition

    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss the difference between asking your partner for relief or recognition, and how to intentionally communicate which one is best for you.

  17. Episode 105: Resistance + Accountability

    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss how to shift from resistance to accountability in order to nurture change in your relationship.

  18. Episode 104: Clarity Conundrum

    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss what it's like and how to fix when you have a disconnect with your partner where one person thinks they've been clearly asking for something and in reality they are hinting or indirectly explaining the consequence if it doesn't happen so the receiving partner is...

  19. Episode 103: Gooaallll!

    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss how to get the most out of couples therapy with goal setting

  20. Episode 102: Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire (Part 2)

    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss how to address lying in a relationship, in this second episode of a two part series.

  21. Episode 101: Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire (Part 1)

    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss how to address lying in a relationship, in this first episode of a two part series.

  22. Episode 100: Cheers to 4 Years!

    Listen as Ryan and Talia celebrate their 100th episode and four years of co-hosting The Couples Guide Podcast together.

  23. Episode 99: Maximize Your Investment

    Listen as Ryan and Talia answer the listener question, “How to get the most out of couples therapy?”

  24. Episode 98: Defeating Defensiveness

    Listen as Ryan and Talia answer the listener question, “How to tell a defensive partner they are wrong or they’ve done something you don’t like without making them cry?”

  25. Episode 97: Active Listening

    Listen as Ryan and Talia dive into the fundamental relationship technique of active listening and how to practice it with your partner.

  26. Episode 96: Stop Micromanaging Your Marriage

    Listen as Ryan and Talia explore the emotional undertones of micromanagement and how to shift away from micromanaging your partner (and how to feel good about it!).

  27. Episode 95: Differing Views On Pornography

    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss how to tackle the tricky topic of pornography when one partner say Yay and the other partner say Nay.

  28. Episode 94: Countdown to Kids

    Listen as Ryan and Talia outline what to discuss with your partner before having kids. https://www.purewow.com/family/questions-to-ask-before-having-a-baby

  29. Episode 93: Repairing Trust

    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss key factors of trust in a relationship and how to repair trust with your partner after a rupture.

  30. Episode 92: Redefining "We" in 2023

    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss how to approach change in the New Year and collaborate on the new “We'“ you’re hoping for in your relationship.

  31. Episode 91: Un-Deck the Halls

    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss how to debrief from the stress and excitement of the holiday season.

  32. Episode 90: Core Beliefs in Relationships

    Listen as Ryan and Talia explain just what are core beliefs, including how they influence our sense of self and ourselves in relationship.

  33. Episode 89: Thanks for the Appreciation

    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss how to express appreciation, as well as how to ask for appreciation from your partner.

  34. Episode 88: Mid-Life Crisis Conundrum

    Listen as Ryan and Talia answer the listener question “What guidance do you have when a spouse is going through a mid-life crisis?”

  35. Episode 87: Stuck in a Rut

    Listen as Ryan and Talia respond to the listener comment, “In a bit of a rut, falling in love with a colleague.”

  36. Episode 86: Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop

    Listen as Ryan and Talia answer the listener question “Why am I waiting for the other shoe to drop when I’m finally in a healthy relationship?”

  37. Episode 85: People Pleasing in Relationships

    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss the challenging dynamic of people pleasing, and how to shift into a more confident and collaborative relationship.

  38. Episode 84: Deets Before the First Date

    Listen as Ryan and Talia answer the question “What do you really want to know and how much do you want to know before a first date?”

  39. Episode 83: Three Sides to the Truth

    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss how partners often experience the same event with very different internal experiences, resulting in multiple genuine truths.

  40. Episode 82: "He's Not Ready to Date, Should I Wait?"

    Listen as Ryan and Talia answer the listener question “He told me he’s not in the place to date right now, but wants to date eventually….should I wait?”

  41. Episode 81: Knowing if They are "The One"

    Listen as Ryan and Talia answer the listener question “How do you know if they are ‘The One’?”

  42. Episode 80: Go With the Flow

    Listen as Ryan and Talia answer the listener question of how to become less rigid/more flexible in order to prepare for a romantic relationship.

  43. Episode 79: Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents - How to Heal

    Listen as Talia and guest Sara Povey discuss the concept of Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, how this shows up in relationships, what the differences between emotional maturity and immaturity, how to heal from this dynamic if it is present in your family system and a chat about…

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  44. Episode 78: Compatibility - Important or Overrated?

    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss what goes into relational compatibility, including how to identify and discuss compatibility with your partner.

  45. Episode 77: Jammed Up With Jealousy

    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss what’s really going on with jealousy and how to keep it from getting in the way of your relationship.

  46. Episode 76: Repack Your Baggage

    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss how to keep past relationship experiences from taking up space in your current relationship.

  47. Episode 75: Connecting Emotional Intimacy and Physical Intimacy

    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss how emotional intimacy and physical intimacy intertwines, relates, and influence one another.

  48. Episode 74: Fix Your Focus

    Listen as Ryan and Talia discuss how to spend more time focusing on the bond of your relationship and less time arguing about The Details.

  49. Episode 73: Having Needs Doesn't Mean You're Needy

    Listen as Ryan and Talia share tips and tricks for how to ask for your relationship needs to be heard and fulfilled.

  50. Episode 72: Fear of Commitment (Part 2)

    Listen as Ryan and Talia follow up on last episode’s discussion by looking at three different stages of relationship and how fears of commitment commonly pop-up at each stage.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The Couple’s Guide Podcast, created by Ryan Hill and Talia Bombola, is aimed at debunking myths + delivering truth about dating, relationships and everything in between.

HOSTED BY

Ryan Hill and Talia Bombola

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The Couple’s Guide Podcast, created by Ryan Hill and Talia Bombola, is aimed at debunking myths + delivering truth about dating, relationships and everything in between.

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