Rikki and Jimmy on Relationships (Jimmy Knowles and Rikki Cloos)

Here are the signs of a co-dependent relationship and what to do.

This is how to navigate Anxious Attachment and Avoidant attachment in our Relationships. How to navigate conflict through the anxious avoidant dance!

We got the pleasure to interview Rikki's favorite author and relationship expert Dr. Stan Tatkin. We loved talking with him about how to function as a team and why it's so important to have a unified mindset if we ultimately want a safe secure partnership with someone.

If you would like to connect with Dr. Tatkin or buy his new book this is the website! https://www.thepactinstitute.com/books

In this episode Rikki and Jimmy break down what they believe to be essential Healthy needs in a Relationship as well as what examples of some unhealthy needs would be.

In this episode we want to talk about why we lose ourselves in relationships and how to reconnect with ourselves again.

In this episode we talk to one of our favorite counselors Julie Menanno about how to navigate conflict and create closeness and connection in our relationships.

Grab her new book titled Secure Love, available wherever you buy books! =)

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If you and your partner have different "bedroom drives", this episode is for you! We go into our tips and tricks on how to navigate this very common dynamic in our Relationships. Hope it's as good for you as it was for us.

In this episode we cover all the questions you have submitted including How to anticipate each others needs, how to keep your relationship from getting boring, how to forgive yourself, and how to listen to your partner during conflict.  Thanks so much for listening!

How to heal after large or small betrayals

Just in case you wanted to know how our dating life went haha!

Sleeping on the first date, infidelity, sharing vs separate bank accounts, sleeping in the same bed vs separate rooms, we talk about all things controversial in this episode.

In this episode we talk about when and how we should forgive other people.

In this episode we cover a variety of topics including whether our partners should have full access to our phones, how to build trust, and how mental illness plays a role in our Relationships

In this episode we talk about how and when we should validate someone's feelings.

"WHY DO WE FIGHT SO MUCH!?"  Or maybe on the opposite side, we don't fight at all, but yet there is still a disconnection and distance felt in this relationship.  In this episode Rikki and Jimmy talk about how we don't need to fear conflict, we just need to learn how we handle it.  Because in the end, conflict usually makes or breaks our relationships and if we both want to, we can ABSOLUTELY turn conflict into closeness.

What if your partner doesn't care about Valentines day?

In this episode we talk about what we believe are healthy vs unhealthy needs to have in a relationship.

How’s your relationship? That’s what we thought. You’re going to love Rikki and Jimmy on Relationships, the show where we uncover the thoughts and behaviors that are sabotaging your relationship… and what you can do about it. Jimmy and Rikki are passionate about sharing the ways that imperfect partners like you can shift unhealthy relational dynamics and create closeness. Drop your defenses and open your heart, eyes, and ears… we’re going to learn how to be the best partner we can be, together.

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In this episode we talk about Narcissistic Red Flags and what to watch out for early in our Relationships so it doesn't cause so much distance and disconnection later on.

In this episode we have the privilege of speaking with relationship coach Jillian Turecki. She's been teaching people for 20 years how to cultivate a healthy relationship with ourselves and others. Her podcast Jillian on Love is filled with SO MANY amazing tips and tools for navigating everything that our relationships throw at us.

Check out her Instagram page, her courses, and her podcast.

https://www.jillianturecki.com/

How to avoid the dreaded roommate phase and reignite the spark in your relationship.

In this episode, we get the pleasure to talk to sex therapist Dr. Lauren Fogel Mersy about all the aspects that make a mutually fulfilling sex life. Schedule a session or pick up her book Desire here https://drlaurenfogel.com/

How long should we wait for our partner to meet our needs?

In this episode I got the honor to speak to one of my relational and attachment heroes Dr. Sue Johnson about everything we all want to know about how to stay connected to our partners.

Do you ever feel like after you moved in or after you got married your partner slowly but surely stopped doing all the nice things they used to do for you and has turned into a Narcissist?

How to Stop Fighting in your Relationship using these principles.

In this episode we talk about everything we love about Dr. John and Julie Gottman's research and relationship advice.

In this episode we tackle all the bad relationship myths we've heard like "love hurts" or "Don't go to bed angry"...

How important is validating our partners feelings? And do I still need to validate their feelings if the reason they're having them is wrong?

How can we navigate a relationship with a narcissist?

In this episode we answer your most frequent questions on how to fix your relationships.  We are passionate about giving you any and all tools and skills to build connection and intimacy and healthy communication together.

In this episode we talk about what it means to do the work to make a relationship work. =)

Apparently, according to some experts, disrespect isn't even a feeling we are allowed to have! Rikki and Jimmy debate this theory in this episode.

Rikki and Jimmy go over what it would look like to Intentionally love your partner over a 48 hour period.

In this episode we tackle the question of "Can I meet my own needs in a relationship?"

In this episode we talk about how to navigate break-ups, specifically when you should give the relationship another chance or move on.

In this episode we get to interview the talented author Matthew Fray. We talk about mini breaks of trust, mental load, divorce, validation, consideration, etc and how it all plays a role in whether our Relationships succeed or not.

Pick up his book at https://matthewfray.com/

In this episode we cover LOTS of different questions from YOU about how to heal or grow your Relationship through tools such as conflict resolution (repair, apologizing, empathy, understanding, curiosity) or building intimacy and connection to prevent conflicts in the first place.  Thank you so much for watching!