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Relationship podcast, tackling those often off-limit subjects in relationships. Helping to keep you sane at a time when you feel anything but! Some light relief and hopefully a few golden nuggets to help you make it through the week without resorting to wine via an intravenous drip!

Geordie Lass & Doc Sass Dr. Anna Stratis & Sara Liddle

    • Society & Culture

Relationship podcast, tackling those often off-limit subjects in relationships. Helping to keep you sane at a time when you feel anything but! Some light relief and hopefully a few golden nuggets to help you make it through the week without resorting to wine via an intravenous drip!

    173. Couples Question - What's the first thing you'd tell me if I lost my memory?

    173. Couples Question - What's the first thing you'd tell me if I lost my memory?

    Welcome to the podcast!
     
    It's a wakaday, the girls are on the edge. Sara is waxing lyrical about holidays and scummy food. 
     
    Love Desk: Spice up your spreadsheet. Take a listen to find out more about this love desk. 
     
    Hot Topic: Couples Question - What's the first thing you'd tell me if I lost my memory?
     
    Anna and Sara share how they'd answer this for each other and there are new revelations between the girls. This is a great question for all couples no matter what stage you're at in your relationship. Sara's literal brain hits overdrive but in the moment she's turning to a more emotional side. Anna's a hopeless romantic right from the start of this hot topic. 
     
    Question: "My son who's 36 wants to date a women who's 41 should I allow this?"
     
    Issues related to fertility in age disparate couples are discussed sensitively with an emphasis on privacy, understanding, and empathy. We wrap up our conversation with a heart-warming reflection on our personal journey as parents. Through this episode, we inspire listeners to adopt an open-minded view on age difference and retirement in relationships, underscoring their unique and multi-faceted nature.
     
    Till next time!
     
    Get in touch
    Geordie Lass & Doc Sass
    Email - info@geordielass.com with your relationship hot topics or questions. All questions are fully confidential. 
     
    Sara Liddle
    Email: info@inflori.co.uk
    Website: www.inflori.co.uk
    Relationship Reset: www.inflori.co.uk/reset
     
    Anna Stratis
    Email: coachdocanna@gmail.com 
    Website: www.coachdocanna.com

    • 38 min
    172. Do you have 37 personalities in your relationship?

    172. Do you have 37 personalities in your relationship?

    Welcome to the podcast!
     
    Both girls are feeling very sleepy today Sara's not sleeping and Anna's in tax season. Fingers crossed for the podcast today.  
     
    Love Desk: Short and sweet quote today but hopefully, inspirational. 
     
    Hot Topic: Do you have 37 personalities in your relationship?
     
    In this engaging episode, we delve deep into how personal needs, emotions, and misunderstandings get communicated and managed in relationships. Exploring the fluctuation of our personalities, affected by factors like personal growth, past experiences, work pressures, health concerns, and other life changes. Learn the significance of effective confrontation and how understanding and embracing our various personalities can lead to relationship growth and a stronger bond.
     
    Get insights from our experienced relationship experts about different attachment styles, their manifestations, and their origins from our relationship with our primary caregivers. Discover how these patterns from past relationships can trigger certain reactions and influence attachment styles. Learn about the harmful effects of unpredictable behaviour and why comprehending our actions is as crucial as understanding our partner’s.
     
    Question: "My girlfriend wants us to get matching tattoos and I hate them, what should I do."
     
    Also, join us for a lively and thoughtful discussion on matching tattoos in relationships. Can tattoos signify deeper elements of a relationship like courage, vulnerability, and commitment? Or do they represent a misunderstanding or mismatch? We dive into a real-life story of a couple considering tattoos. How fair is it to request permanent symbols of love, and how much do these symbols matter in the relationship?
     
    Till next time!
     
    Get in touch
    Geordie Lass & Doc Sass
    Email - info@geordielass.com with your relationship hot topics or questions. All questions are fully confidential. 
     
    Sara Liddle
    Email: info@inflori.co.uk
    Website: www.inflori.co.uk
    Relationship Reset: www.inflori.co.uk/reset
     
    Anna Stratis
    Email: coachdocanna@gmail.com 
    Website: www.coachdocanna.com

    • 45 min
    171. Choosing Your Hard

    171. Choosing Your Hard

    Sara is still feeling comfy and cosy in warm winter sweaters. Anna's, for some reason, is chatting about baby wipes. She always brings an element of surprise. 
     
    Love Desk: Science suggests that sleeping with your partner improves your sleep. Gain intriguing insights derived from scientific studies about sleeping better together or apart. What's your verdict?
    Tune in to learn more about co-sleeping and Anna's Excel spreadsheet. 
     
    Hot Topic: Have you chosen your hard in your relationship? 
    Exploring what choosing your hard means, as two coaches of couples and individuals in relationships, Anna and Sara discuss what this means for your relationship. It's hard to leave, but it's also hard to stay. Which side is going to be the hardest? 
    Questions: Since I've moved in with my partner, I've started to see a different side to him. He's always in a bad mood around the house because of his financial situation, and there isn't much romance left. I feel like we rushed things. It was a panic because of the money situation. Should I break up with him?
    This is an excellent follow-up to the hot topic. Couples will inevitably relax after they move in together, which can cause a loss of closeness, connection, and intimacy. On top of this, financial pressure will only magnify this. Moving out of this situation can feel black and white; you're either in or out. There is more to this; further exploration is needed to work through this and make a conscious decision. It's time to lean into the challenge. 
    It always ends on a food note, and this week, Sara is making Pad Thai in the @Thermomix. Perhaps they should switch to a food podcast instead. 
     
    Till next time!
     
    Get in touch
    Geordie Lass & Doc Sass
    Email info@geordielass.com with hot topics or questions about your relationship. All questions are entirely confidential. 
     
    Sara Liddle
    Email: info@inflori.co.uk
    Website: www.inflori.co.uk
    Relationship Reset: www.inflori.co.uk/reset
    Anna Stratis
    Email: coachdocanna@gmail.com 
    Website: www.coachdocanna.com

    • 38 min
    170. Why are marriage rates on the decline?

    170. Why are marriage rates on the decline?

    Welcome to the podcast!
     
    Our hosts navigate the fascinating concepts of love and commitment. Covering topics ranging from the joy of revived romance after half a century to the concerning downfall in marriage rates, this discussion dives into the rich facets of relationships. 
     
    Love Desk: The podcast begins with a touching recounting of a couple who return to Jersey, united after 45 years of separate lives, asserting that true love withstands the test of time.
     
    Hot Topic: Why are marriage rates on the decline?
    Discussing deeper concerns, about the declining marriage rates, its future impacts, and what it signifies for society's view on traditional marital commitment. Additional topics examined include the reality of marriage duration and its repercussions on cohabitation, faith, and financial aspects.
     
    Marriage and Self-Achievement: Exploring the Positive Outcomes of Marital Stability
    Insights are provided into both tangible and intangible benefits of marriage on personal accomplishment. Correlations are made between successful marriages, mental strength, career growth, and overall success. Toward the end, optimism fills the air as the conversation anticipates the positive changes that Gen Z could bring to future marriage trends.
     
    Navigating Change in Long-Term Relationships: Fostering Self-Exploration and Personal Growth
    Delving into personal fulfilment and relationship dynamics, the show explores the unsettled feelings that may crop up in enduring relationships. Emphasizing the importance of recognizing internal dialogue, the episode discourages the blame game and promotes open communication for personal growth.
     
    Question: "I'm starting to get itchy feet and I can't explain it but I'm ready for a shift or change in life. The last time I felt like this, I ended up divorced. There were other issues too. I'm in a long-term relationship but we aren't married. I'm not sure how to play it or whether to say anything. I feel like they are happy and settled but something is missing for me, some personal fulfilment."
     
    As the conversation moves forward, it underlines the stabilizing effect a relationship can have on career changes and debunks assumptions that could warp our perceptions of our partner's supportiveness. Ending on a high note, the hosts accentuate the value of nurturing curiosity, open communication, and delaying instant reactions to feelings of unrest. Encouraging listeners to delight in safe self-exploration within relationships, the episode stresses the importance of evolving as an individual while deepening the bond with a partner.
     
    Till next time!
     
    Get in touch
    Geordie Lass & Doc Sass
    Email - info@geordielass.com with your relationship hot topics or questions. All questions are fully confidential. 
     
    Sara Liddle
    Email: info@inflori.co.uk
    Website: www.inflori.co.uk
    Relationship Reset: www.inflori.co.uk/reset
    Anna Stratis
    Email: coachdocanna@gmail.com 
    Website: www.coachdocanna.com
     

    • 40 min
    169. Relationship Reset

    169. Relationship Reset

    In a rare occurrence on the Podcast, the girls deviate from their usual show format. In this eye-opening episode, they delve into the concept of a 'Relationship Reset'—an open and honest conversation about overcoming relationship challenges and embracing growth and change for a better relationship dynamic. From understanding personal roles in a relationship to breaking negative patterns that may sabotage your connection, this episode sheds light on how to approach relationship issues effectively and proactively.
    They dive deep into the everyday challenges couples often face, such as conflict, communication issues, intimacy, and their impact on your relationship. They discuss the importance of shifting from a negative to a positive bias in relationships, focusing on strengths and potential for growth. Self-sabotaging tendencies often arise from deep-inset fears and insecurities; learn how a relationship reset can counteract these detrimental behaviours and foster healthier connections.
    Further into the episode, the discussion leads to the importance of self-awareness and continuous personal growth within relationships. Noticing the patterns in your behaviour, changing the dynamics of an argument and making small but significant steps can lead to a lasting relationship. Their conversation also includes a detailed look into 'Relationship Reset', a 12-week course designed to help couples navigate the rough patches of their relationship through constant learning and adaptation.
    The Relationship Reset is a 12-week course, delivered in weekly bitesize modules so as not to be overwhelming. You can take this on your own or with your partner. It takes you through why you face the everyday challenges in your relationship, and you can learn about your attachment style and your partners. You can understand how to get more kindness and compassion in your relationship and build on your strengths. Move beyond hopelessness in your relationship, start taking action in a small, achievable way and make a difference in your relationship.
    Finally, they address taking responsibility for personal actions rather than shifting blame onto partners. As they wrap up, they provide comforting assurance that it is never too late to work on your relationship, reinstating the significance of open communication, understanding and breaking the cycle of destructive patterns.
    Listen in and unearth the tools needed to breathe new life into your relationship and awaken the possibilities of lasting love!
    Ready to take a Relationship Reset? Here's the link https://sales.inflori.co.uk/relationship-reset-3/
     

    • 56 min
    168. Celebrating the differences between us

    168. Celebrating the differences between us

    Welcome to the Podcast!!
    The girls keep things real in this episode, Anna is sharing a very real experience, about money, relationships and being triggered by all. Spring is on the horizon and Sara is feeling loved up so she's banking on this for when the reserves are a little lower. 
     
    Love Desk: Sharing new concepts you may have not heard of before, today this is 'weaponized responsibility'. This could be a hot topic in its way as the girls delve deep into the ramifications of miscommunication and misaligned priorities leading to potential challenges and breakdowns, particularly within household responsibilities. Does anyone resonate with the road trip playlist scenarios? 
     
    Hot Topic: Celebrating the differences between us
    A great hot topic that follows on from the love desk. From exploring deeply embedded belief systems and values to the simple way we handle tasks and day-to-day requirements. The differences between us can lead to some seismic gaps between us. 
     
    There is often a baseline level of compatibility, but this doesn't override the fact that there are differences between us, as demonstrated by the Gottman Institute research 60 to 70% of things between you will never be resolved. 
     
    If you can work on the principle there is no right or wrong, only difference, it's all to be celebrated. 
     
    Question: "My partner and I have been fighting for well over two years, we have one child together and I have three stepchildren, we've been married for 6 years and more recently it feels like it's us against them. I'm tired of all the arguing, help!" 
     
    A question that creates more questions for our Relationship Coaches, they are curious about how this started, when it started and what may have triggered the disharmony. What are the dynamics in this relationship that are triggering a negative in this relationship? The cycle can be difficult to identify and break. This listener sounds like they feel isolated in this relationship which is a red flag. You should also feel safe in your own home.
     
    Often the blended family is the assumed source of disharmony but this might not be the case. You have no idea if you would come up against the same challenges had you stayed in your prior relationship with the maternal parent. 
     
    The girls finish this relationship workout on a high. 
     
    Till next time!
     
    Get in touch
    Geordie Lass & Doc Sass
    Email - info@geordielass.com with your relationship hot topics or questions. All questions are fully confidential. 
     
    Sara Liddle
    Email: info@inflori.co.uk
    Website: www.inflori.co.uk
    Relationship Reset: www.inflori.co.uk/reset
     
    Anna Stratis
    Email: coachdocanna@gmail.com 
    Website: www.coachdocanna.com

    • 46 min

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