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Connection Codes — 226 episodes
Emotion as Information: A Body-First Guide to Feeling It - (With John Kilmer)
Stop Making Marriage the Goal - (With Bridgett Blood)
Fear Isn't Trying to Kill You - (With Laurel Simpson)
The Language You've Been Missing — (with Greg & Missy)
Your Body Remembers What Your Mind Forgets - (With John Kilmer)
Nobody Chooses Pain (With Dr Glenn & Phyllis)
What Happens When You Don't Cry? (With Dr Glenn & Phyllis Hill)
Goodbye, Tera - A New Season Begins
Why More Emotion Words Make It Worse (with Michelle & Kurt)
"We Called It the 30-Year Fight. Now We Know Why." (With Susan & Sean McGinnis)
To Feel Is To Connect (With Bob and Jen Bevan)
What Happens When a Man Finally Says How He Feels? (With Mitchell Osmond)
The Tool That Rebuilt Our Marriage — and the People We Were Leading (with Xio & Hiubert)
The Energy Audit: Why You’re Emotionally Bankrupt by Noon (with Dr. Daryl Appleton)
Reignite Your Marriage: The Product That is Changing How Couples Connect
Reclaiming Your Desire: The 5 Things That Will Make or Break Your Marriage, Career, & Mental Health
Emotions Are More Than Just Joy & Anger: How Learning the 8 Core Emotions Can Transform Your Marriage & Life
Why Your Marriage Feels Disconnected (And the Emotional Tool That Actually Fixes It)
The Way Through Grief: Healing Through Emotion, Identity, and Community When Loss Changes Everything
The Emotions Behind ADHD (& Why It Doesn't Mean Your Brain is Broken - It's Just Wired Differently)
Why Ignoring Your Emotions is Destroying Your Health (And What You Should Be Doing Instead)
The Neuroscience of Connection: How Active Listening Releases Oxytocin in Your Marriage
How to Be a Good Listener (The 2-Second Fix That Changes Everything)
The Hidden Gut Issues Hijacking Your Emotions (& How To Fix Them) | With Allison Jordan
Walking Through Difficulty Over & Over Again - How Creativity Heals Identity When Life Falls Apart
From Judgment to Curiosity: What Judgment Is Costing You and What Changes When You Get Curious
When Pain Becomes Home: Breaking the Pattern That Keeps You Stuck
Why Your Emotions Are Throwing a Temper Tantrum (And What to Do About It)
The Monday Mindset: Breaking The Cycle & Actually Starting Fresh in 2026
Shrimp Rings & Silver Trees: The Holiday Traditions That Made Us Who We Are
When Humor Hurts: Navigating Experiencing the Same Situation Differently
"I'd Rather Be Alone Than Feel Alone": Why Loneliness Isn't What You Think & What Actually Helps
From Fear to Freedom: A Marriage Coach's Journey to Breakthrough Sexual Connection | With Dan Purcell
The Difference Between No Conflict and Real Connection | Elijah Runyan
Connection That Changed Generations | Friedemann Pache
From a Facebook Message to Life Change | Annemiek Vernhout
Rebel Against the Silence: How One Decision Changed Everything About My Marriage and Mental Health (with Laurel Simpson)
Why Your Marriage Keeps Repeating the Same Fight (Identity Loss Explained)
Why We're Choosing Identity Over Truth (And It's Destroying Our Relationships)
When Your Partner Is Struggling and Real Talk About Recovery and Pain
Why Vulnerability Isn’t Weakness and How to Build Safety Through Sharing
When Forgiveness Feels Impossible: A New Path to Healing and Connection
Sex After Kids: Rebuilding Intimacy with Ally Bullock (184)
Don’t Drown in Your Emotions—Process Them - Paul & Hannah McClure’s Story (183)
The School of Connection Is Here (182)
"I'm So Lonely in This Relationship": When Your Partner Can't See Your Pain with Zephan & Sarah McMinn (181)
Why No One Is Too Young to Learn Emotional Intelligence: A Conversation with Asher Hill (180)
The Role of Vulnerability in Personal Growth (179)
Processing Emotions Without Judgment with Jonathan Hernandez (178)
What’s Really Driving Your Relationship (177)
Living and Loving with Neurodivergence (176)
What Your Emotions Are Trying to Tell You (175)
Are We Traumatizing Our Kids to Sit Still? (173)
(Replay)Adding depth to your relationship & working with your partner, not against them...(71)
How Connection Beats Guilt Every Time with JoAnn Crohn (172)
Healing Isn’t Just in Your Head (171)
Learning to Move Before It All Makes Sense(170)
You Can’t Heal If You Keep Hiding (169)
What Happens When You Start Showing Up for Yourself with Bridgett Blood(168)
Naming This Emotion Could Save Your Relationship(167)
We Didn't Know How Disconnected We Were Until We Finally Connected(166)
Connection Doesn’t Require You to Shrink (165)
Why Shame Isn’t the End of the Story with Vanessa Marin (164)
Emotional Safety Is the Secret Weapon in Relationships (163)
What Your Body is Trying To Tell You (162)
Navigating Hurt: How to Hold Space for Your Partner’s Pain and Transform Shame into Connection (161)
Stop Wearing the Hat They Gave You(160)
How Identity Can Heal the World (Yes, Really)(159)
Why You Miss Each Other in Stress(158)
The Emotional Cost of Stunt Doubling(157)
Codependency Feels Like Love—Until It’s Not with Echo Hill-Vetter(156)
Are You Running on Desire Instead of Capacity?(155)
Your Body Remembers What You Refuse to Feel with Echo Vetter(154)
Stage 4 Cancer and an Unshakable Will to Live with Meaghan Hill (153)
How to Own Your Sexual Energy Without Fear or Judgment with Bridgett Blood (152)
Why We Choose to Suffer Alone with Bridgett Blood(151)
Parenting in the Age of Anxiety with Elijah Runyan(150)
How to Recognize Fear of Shame to Get Unstuck with Elijah Runyan (149)
A Blueprint for Financial Peace in Any Relationship with Dan and Kay Ockey(148)
Dream Big, Start Small: How to Build Momentum in 2025(147)
Letting Go of a Life We Built: Behind the Decision(146)
How to Stop Resentment from Ruining the Holidays(145)
How Pain Became My Compass for Change(144)
How to Stay Curious When it Hurts(143)
When Emotions Sneak Up On You(142)
What Fear Can Teach Us About Unity with Sharon McMahon(141)
Why Conflict May Be the Key to Closeness with Jordan and Erika Koop(140)
Why We Ignore Our Own Needs—and How to Stop(139)
Why Changing Beliefs Feels Hard (But Can Be Worth It)(138)
Sex, Shame, and Society’s Messages to Men(137)
From Purity Culture to Sexual Confidence(136)
The Sex Talk Men Never Got with Sam Jolman(135)
How Being Right Could Destroy Your Relationship is great(134)
From Childhood Trauma to Adult Dysfunction: Breaking the Cycle(133)
Are You Weaponizing Your Emotions? How to Avoid Emotional Harm in Parenting (132)
He Wanted to Quit: The Key to Turning Our Marriage Around(131)
Family, Trauma, and Survival: Why You Disassociate and How to Stop(130)
Signs of Living in Emotional Pain (129)
The Silent Killer of Your Productivity and Success(128)
What safety in a relationship looks like-- and how to get it (127)
The Truth About 'The One' - The Key to Lasting Relationships(126)
How to Ask A Question Without Triggering Your Partner(125)
Why Pain Management Is Not Enough(124)
Is Forgiveness Enough?(123)
Healing Childhood Trauma and Discovering Yourself(122)
How Memories Shape Our Identity from Childhood to Adulthood(121)
Understand Anxiety to Reduce it(120)
Engaging Respectfully in Tough Conversations with Justin Jones-Fosu(119)
Reaching Health Goals Starts Here with Elijah Runyan (118)
The Shocking Benefits of Emotional Vulnerability with Jordan and Erika Koop(117)
Navigating Love and Fear with Lydia and Sebastian Gerhardt(116)
Overcoming Numbing pain & Addiction with Elijah Runyan(115)
Dating with Intention with Bridgett Blood(114)
Connection as Correction in Parenting with Echo Hill Vetter(113)
Shaping a Compassionate Future for Our Children(112)
Is sex a need or just a desire?(111)
Opening Up About Sex through the Hard Conversations(110)
Finding Joy in the Middle of Pain(109)
When Internship Turns Into Family with Jordan and Erika Koop(108)
When Faith Meets Psychology with Dr. Margaret Nagib(107)
When Joy is Damaging(106)
Anger in Depth: Exploring Its Role in Connection and Disconnection(105)
An update we wish we didn't have to give (104)
Stop feeling what you are feeling (103)
How to process childhood pain with parents with Echo Vetter (102)
Shifting from burnout to energy with Echo Vetter (101)
The Key to Sexual Liberation: Reclaiming Joy and Connection in the Bedroom (100)
How to be a bold wife with Alisa DiLorenzo (099)
The Role of Emotions in Sex (098)
Slicing it thinner-- going deeper to get to the root (097)
Pushing Through the Pain: Tools for Perseverance and Growth (096)
How to actually achieve the goals you set (095)
How to increase longevity in your life (094)
How to stop creating massive blow ups in your relationship (093)
How to connect when you don't feel like you "fit" (Episode 092)
Processing holiday loneliness (Episode 91)
090: Managing the Mental Load: Tools for a Successful Partnership with Zach Watson
089: The Art of Listening: Insights from Connection Coders Fab and Claire
088: Can we change our emotions? A Conversation with Josh Haas
087: How we got here: Tera's story to the Connection Codes
086: Finding Unity amidst Division: The Role of Identity in War
085: How to talk to your kids about sexuality with Clint Davis
084: Growing Together: A Conversation on Intimacy and Emotion
083: Understanding the Purpose of Shame and How It Can Help Us Grow
082: Strengthening Family Bonds with Connection Codes
081: Below the Surface: The 90% We Hide from the World
080: Finding Freedom: How Uncovering Childhood Pain Transforms Relationships
078: Long term effects of criticisism
077: Being weighed down by life & how to soften the load
076: Flirting & sexual banter setting expectations for sex
075: In-Session: Janet & Rich change the dance after 42 years
074: Learning to process your emotions is the most important thing you can do this year-- but why?
073: The Human Experience of Concealed Pain and the 'Happy Face' Mask
072: How to spark joy when there are so many "negative" emotions
071: Adding depth to your relationship & working with your partner, not against them...
070: Increase learning capacity in kids with Mark & Teresa Lubovich
068: Trauma, Natural Consequences, and Parenting with Echo Vetter
067: Body Image and Intimacy
066: In-Session: Emotional eating and processing joy
065: In Session: Night Terrors, Separation, and Creating Safety
064: How to transition from tension to fun in your relationship
063: In session- Small Moments, Big Conflicts
062: Q&A- Pressure in Sex, expectations in chores, and sharing the CC with friends
061: In Session- How to connect when an emotion feels imbalanced
060: Finding the right time to connect when you are balancing a lot
059: Big ball of yukiness- the difference between guilt & shame
058: Friendship and Feelings: Navigating Emotional Safety and Regulation Without a Co-Regulator
057: He Said, She Said: Navigating Relationship Conflicts and Resolving Disagreements
056: Emotional Intensity: Why Some Feelings Hit Harder Than Others
055: Unpacking Anger: Navigating the Emotion and Finding Peace
054: How to overcome decision fatigue
053: Am I enough? And other question you ask after a big life change.
052: How to move forward when your partner is shut down
051: Defensiveness, Parenthood, and life after the Connection Codes with Chris Cruz
050: (Part 2) Living with Narcissism & Psychological Disorders
049: (Part 1) Living with Narcissism & Psychological Disorders
048: Childhood trauma affecting who we are in relationships
047: Physical touch-- What is happening under the skin?
046: Obligation sex during a holiday
045: Is experiencing fear & shame unbiblical?
044: In Session: Elijah's Journey to Rediscovering Himself and His Family
043: How to Human with Carlos Whittaker
042: Am I proud of myself?
041: How to create habits that will change your life
040: Goal setting for 2024
039: My partner doesn't want to talk about emotions...
038: When your marriage hits a wall
037: How to help someone struggling with depression... even if that someone is you.
036: "I felt like I was too much for people"
035: How to make it through the holidays without a fight
034: This action is damaging your relationship-- and you don't even know it
033: How to help someone grieving
032: Sex questions answered
031: Kleptomania, building community, and processing loss
030: Should I do individual therapy or couples therapy?
029: Being defensive, pointing the finger, and growing pains
028: What is a low libido?
027: When you operate at different speeds than your partner
026: Wanting to change your partner
025: Sex for connection... not just for pleasure
024: How to gain more energy in your day
Mini 002: How to rebuild a relationship with your child
023: What safety in a relationship looks like-- and how to get it
022: {Mini} Managing the before-school breakdowns with your kids
021: Raising a passionate child, managing logistics, and building connection with your kids
020: Anxiety and depression in kids
019: Pressure from sex (Part 2)
018: In Session- Unspoken emotions causing years of pain
017: I am tired of pressure from sex
016: "That happened 20 years ago." Fights from the past causing fights today.
015: "I didn't know he deals with OCD"
014: In Session- I thought I was a good husband because I didn't yell at my wife
013: Her husband wants more sex. She wants more connection.
O12: Take your sex life to the next level
011: Avoiding emotions... especially the bad ones
010: In Session: Postpartum trauma and staying connected during difficulty
009: I want to punish my partner for hurting me...
008: How we navigate trigger Topics- Family, Sex, Finances
007: In Session: He hung up on me.
006: The top reasons people go to therapy--- from a therapist perspective
005: Following the energy, moving forward after an argument, and codependency
004: How to be a smarter, healthier version of yourself (Part 2)
003: How to be a healthier, smarter version of yourself (Part 1)
002: Taking steps towards healing (Part 2)
001: Living in a marriage filled with pain (Part 1)
Intro to the Connection Codes Podcast