Resilient Relationships

Drs Christian and Caroline Heim

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Podcast by Drs Christian and Caroline Heim

05/21/2025

6 marriage truths no one tells you about /#12

Plenty out there on relationships but little insights into the deeper truths about marriages and relationships that Drs Heim talk about in this episode as they discuss a recent insightful article written by psychologist Mark Travers. Along the way … Caroline talks about relationship fears in her students and Christian takes us on a journey to a tropical island to discover more of ourselves Link to article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2025/04/05/5-rare-marriage-lessons-no-one-talks-about---by-a-psychologist/

49 min
04/13/2025

Managing Finances as a Couple /#11

Do you pool your finances? What does this say about you as a couple? In this episode Drs Heim do a deep dive into couples’ finances by comparing a 2023 study on finance trends in young couples with older couples. Along the way … Christian talks about financial infidelity and Caroline shares some history. Resilient Relationships book: https://a.co/d/c9WTIdo Contemporary Family Therapy Article: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10591-023-09666-9

33 min
02/21/2025

Forgiving your partner: the science and techniques /#10

Forgiving. Not Easy. Especially when there has been a seemingly unforgivable incident. In this episode Drs Heim see what the scientific literature says about forgiveness in couples and then give a very practical 7 step process of how to forgive. Along the way…Caroline shares a very poignant story about a spouse that forgave an infidelity and Christian explains his own journey of learning to forgive. Link to The 7 Steps to Forgiveness: https://amzn.asia/d/b47Q5y1

48 min
12/14/2024

Balancing separate time and together time in a relationship /#9

How important is it for your to have separate time? What if one wants to do everything together and the other doesn’t? In this episode Drs Heim look to the wisdom of how couples married 40+ years sorted through these thorny questions. Along the way…Christian shares the science behind attachment and Caroline talks about how universities are marginalising coupledom

38 min
10/21/2024

Listening to your love partner: the science and techniques /#8

How much do you listen to the emotions behind the words when your love partner is telling you something that’s important to them? In this episode, Drs Heim give you a roadmap for active listening and do some role plays to demonstrate active listening. Listening is a skill that can be learnt. Along the way … Caroline shares how she teaches listening to her Theatre students and Christian enjoys hammering in some nails. Each episode Drs Heim look at the science behind relationship success, examine the latest relationship science and give practical application tips from Dr Heim's 20 years of clinical experience as a psychiatrist.

56 min
09/28/2024

5 top question young people want to know about long-term relationships /#7

Drs Heim asked young couples “if you could ask people married 40+ years a question, what would it be?” In this episode Drs Heim share the top 5 answers (why is the sex question only number 2?) and discuss the pressures in society on young couples that can sabotage them from reaching their long-term goals. Along the way … Christian explains about how the brain can expand in marriage and Caroline quotes some couple advice from Shakespeare. Each episode Drs Heim look at the science behind relationship success, examine the latest relationship science and give practical application tips from Dr Heim's 20 years of clinical experience as a psychiatrist.

47 min
07/24/2024

The 6 factors that contribute to couple happiness /#5

In new research on happiness not yet published, Drs Heim asked 1112 coupled individuals what were the key factors that contributed to their relationship happiness. In this episode, Christian talks about what happiness really is from a psychiatrist’s point of view, and then Caroline reveals what the top 6 factors were for happiness and unhappiness in long-term relationships from their study. Along the way…Christian talks about a conference he went to on happiness and Caroline surprises Christian with some of the results. Each episode Drs Heim look at the science behind relationship success, examine the latest relationship science and give practical application tips from Dr Heim's 20 years of clinical experience as a psychiatrist

55 min
06/26/2024

Is conflict healthy for your long-term relationship? /#4

Conflict is part of every long-term relationship: but is it healthy? In this episode Drs Heim talk about arguing and conflict resolution. What did the 1112 couples they interviewed and surveyed say about arguing and what is the latest evidence on conflict in relationships? They finish off by sharing 4 top tips for conflict resolution from the results of their survey. Along the way …. they have an argument, Christian talks about what goes on in the brain during conflict, and Caroline talks about how her students are learning the lost art of listening. Each episode Drs Heim look at the science behind relationship success, examine the latest relationship science and give practical application tips from Dr Heim's 20 years of clinical experience as a psychiatrist

55 min
05/28/2024

The top 5 threats to long-term relationships /#3

Drs Heim asked 90 couples married 40+ years “Was there anything that threatened to tear your marriage apart?” 68% said yes. In this episode Drs Heim share the top 5 threats from these couples. Surprisingly, infidelity, is not number one. Along the way … Caroline shares some of the couple’s painful but courageous stories of overcoming these threats and Christian talks about the brain chemical that helps us to trust and just “chill” in our relationship to help overcome adversity. Each episode Drs Heim look at the science behind relationship success, examine the latest relationship science and give practical application tips from Dr Heim's 20 years of clinical experience as a psychiatrist

54 min
05/08/2024

What are the 3 keys to long-term relationships? /#2

Drs Heim discuss the results of their recently published article “How did you sat together so long?” from the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. They give a fascinating history of research into long-term relationships and then reveal the three main keys their study found to staying in a long-term relationship with lots of practical tips along the way. Along the way…Caroline talks about how her students are learning to live without technology, and Christian explains the part of the brain that stops us from being responsive. Each week Drs Heim look at the science behind relationship success, examine a journal article on the latest relationship science and give practical application tips from Dr Heim's 20 years of clinical experience as a psychiatrist

55 min
04/09/2024

Who are we and why is our research vital? / #1

Meet Dr Christian Heim, a psychiatrist and senior lecturer and Dr Caroline Heim, an associate professor as they introduce themselves and their research: the largest cross-sectional study on long-term relationships to date. They discuss hyper-individualism, social isolation and then give an overview of the findings of their research. What really makes long-term relationships last? Each week Drs Heim look at the the science behind relationship success, examine a journal article on the latest relationship science and give practical application tips from Dr Heim's 20 years of clinical experience as a psychiatrist Website: https://www.drchristianheim.com/

54 min

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Podcast by Drs Christian and Caroline Heim

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Drs Christian and Caroline Heim
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2024 - 2025
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