Welcome To Being Alive

Inez Cordoba, LICSW, CST
  • 5.0 (5)
  • RELATIONSHIPS

A podcast about the messy, beautiful, and occasionally heartbreaking world of relationships. I'm your host, Inez Cordoba, a couples therapist and certified sex therapist. I've spent thousands of hours helping couples and now I get to be in conversation with you. Here's how it works. You send in your anonymous relationship questions, and I'll give you earnest and compassionate insight that's grounded in psychotherapy. Each episode we'll wander through the stories you send in and together make meaning about what it really means to feel alive in your closest relationships.

Episodes

  1. FEB 7

    Ep 2: Rebuilding After Betrayal

    How does a couple rebuild their relationship after betrayal? What happens if you have kids or maybe your lives are completely intertwined? You're facing the impossible choice: do I stay or do I go? And choosing to stay and rebuild after infidelity is as valid and dignified as choosing to leave. And it takes real work. In this episode, I walk you through what actually happens after betrayal: the crisis stage, the shame that isolates you, that intense re-bonding phase. We will dive into why that closeness after “re-bonding” can't be where you land. Real trust builds when you re-individuate, when there's separateness again, when your partner can tolerate disappointing you instead of being conflict-avoidant.  I share the resources that actually help (and when to use them), why this process takes years not months, and how to navigate the scary work of building a relationship that can tolerate honesty. If you're wondering how couples actually make it to the other side of betrayal, this one's for you. So, if you also have a question about this or any other topic you can submit your anonymous relationship questions through our website:  http://www.welcometobeingalive.com Welcome to Being Alive is a podcast about the messy, beautiful, and occasionally heartbreaking world of relationships. Couples therapist, Inez Cordoba, LICSW, CST has spent thousands of hours helping couples and now  gets to be in conversation with you. Follow us and find us on: Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music. The show is brought to you by Cordoba Couples Therapy: www.cordobacouplestherapy.com Sponsored by the Northampton Center for Couples Therapy, where loving well is an art, and getting there is a science. Visit http://www.northamptoncouplestherapy.com to learn more. And a big thank you to From the Woods for our theme song: Apple Bottom Boogaloo. Check out: www.fromthewoodsmusic.com Creators & Guests Adam Braunschweig - Composer Inez Cordoba - Host Joel Martinez Lopez - Editor Click here to watch a video of this episode. Click here to view the episode transcript.

    51 min
  2. Ep 1: Division of Household Labor

    11/09/2025

    Ep 1: Division of Household Labor

    EP 1: DIVISION OF HOUSEHOLD LABOR Today our anonymous question is about the division of labor in a household, which really is one of the most common things couples bring up in couples therapy. It's also very complicated to really unpack.  We’ll explore ways to understand what is at the root of unequal division of labor, how it makes people feel, how to talk about it, how to resolve it, and how to repair around it. We'll explore what kind of ruptures have happened because of it and what kind of habits need to be deconstructed and then rebuilt. So, if you also have a question about this or any other topic you can submit your anonymous relationship questions through our website:  http://www.welcometobeingalive.com Welcome to Being Alive is a podcast about the messy, beautiful, and occasionally heartbreaking world of relationships. Couples therapist, Inez Cordoba, LICSW, CST has spent thousands of hours helping couples and now  gets to be in conversation with you. Follow us and find us on: Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music. The show is brought to you by Cordoba Couples Therapy: www.cordobacouplestherapy.com Sponsored by the Northampton Center for Couples Therapy, where loving well is an art, and getting there is a science. Visit http://www.northamptoncouplestherapy.com to learn more. And a big thank you to From the Woods for our theme song: Apple Bottom Boogaloo. Check out: www.fromthewoodsmusic.com Creators & Guests Inez Cordoba - Host Adam Braunschweig - Composer Joel Martinez Lopez - Editor Click here to view the episode transcript.

    37 min
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Ratings & Reviews

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About

A podcast about the messy, beautiful, and occasionally heartbreaking world of relationships. I'm your host, Inez Cordoba, a couples therapist and certified sex therapist. I've spent thousands of hours helping couples and now I get to be in conversation with you. Here's how it works. You send in your anonymous relationship questions, and I'll give you earnest and compassionate insight that's grounded in psychotherapy. Each episode we'll wander through the stories you send in and together make meaning about what it really means to feel alive in your closest relationships.

Information

  • Creator
    Inez Cordoba, LICSW, CST
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Inez Cordoba
  • Show Website
    Welcome To Being Alive