111: Evolution of language, Emotional first-aid, helping a friend

Evolution of language, Emotional first-aid, helping a friend

110:Co-dependency, child attachment styles, advice on losing a child

Questions for this show are: 1. Strategies for “healing” from an abusive relationship.  Do spouses that escape a narcissist spouse need therapy and support on codependency? 2. Are children’s attachment styles bogus in predicting their personalities? Also, what’s the earliest age at which you can see a person’s personality characteristics? 3.What advice would you give to a parent who’s lost a child (say 18 years old) under tragic circumstances, such as suicide? Are there any useful techniques or ways of thinking to really help ease the pain of such a profound biological loss?

109: What can our behavior signal to a romantic partner?

Questions for tonight are as follows: A listener’s husband spends money on certain displays but not others – what does it mean? How does a 10-year married couple navigate being swingers when one of them no longer wants to do it?  Why do some men feel guilty or nervous about Valentine’s Day? Why do romantic partners act surprised when their spouse/partner leaves despite threatening to do so for a long time? Why does it feel so devastating when a spouse cheats?