8 episodes
THE INCOMPATIBLES Barron and Laurie Helgoe
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4.9 • 13 Ratings
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Laurie’s an introvert who takes her time. She’s a dreamer and a night owl who can read emotions. Barron, her husband, is an extrovert, and an early bird, who knows how to read a map. How do incompatibles make a life together? They’ve done it for 40 years.
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The Incompatibles Episode 8: Sensitivities
Is it better to attend to what the other person is feeling or just confront the problem, feelings be damned? The lawyer and psychologist discuss their incompatible approach to communicating needs. Barron and Laurie discuss the time and place for their specialties.
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The Incompatibles Episode 7: Watching TV
Listen to The Incompatibles as they wrestle over the remote. How can a couple’s preferences be so different? What show keeps them together on the couch?
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The Incompatibles Episode 6: Food
Laurie takes on the great American institution called mealtime and proposes a more a’ la carte, less social approach to eating. Barron defends the tradition. From shopping for food to eating out (guess who reads the menu out loud?), incompatibilities abound, and Laurie and Barron take sides.
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The Incompatibles Episode 5: Vacation
Separate vacations would be easier, but where’s the challenge in that? Laurie and Barron discuss how an intuitive dreamer and a sensing explorer manage a vacation. Laurie likes to stroll and savor; Barron wants to move and conquer. They both love museums, but Barron’s done looking before Laurie gets to her second room. The Incompatibles discuss the results (so far) of their steep learning curve.
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The Incompatibles Episode 4: Gifts
Barron doesn’t like gifts; Laurie loves them. The Incompatibles discuss their divergent attitude toward gifts and how the two of them ever pull off a successful exchange.
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The Incompatibles Episode 3: Text or Call
Barron loves to pick up the phone and “visit with folks.” Laurie is horrified by the prospect. The Incompatibles debate the virtues of texting versus calling, and Laurie puts her foot down on the topic of cold calling.
Customer Reviews
Introvert/Extrovert combinations
Just listened to the first episode. I am the introvert wife with an extrovert husband and could relate so much to this exchange, so much I could feel myself feel a bit overpowered by the extrovert. This will be a great podcast for my spouse and I to listen to together (a little over 20 years of marriage.)
Introvert Husband, Extrovert Wife
I just listened to the first episode and it was like a light had turned on. Both my wife and I have read Laurie’s book, but this real time interchange is good to hear as well. I have hope this will improve our communication and as a result our marriage. She is my life partner so the more in tune we are the better things will be!
What the world needs now:
I absolutely love this first episode and the idea of this podcast. I needed a reminder of the wisdom shared here by Laurie and Barron!
Can’t wait to hear more and want to share these thoughtful insights with others!