Man. Woman. Marriage.

Man. Woman. Marriage.

Hosted by: Dr. Debi Smith, PsyD

A man and a woman are different by design. Each experiences life differently. Together, they spark the synergy that creates sweet harmony. Sometimes they’re out of sync and feel like a complete mismatch. But...

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You Deserve to Know What Your Couples Therapist Is Doing

If you feel like you're not making progress in couples counseling, ask your therapist these three questions. Then listen carefully to his reply. ──────────────────── For Men Only: Join me for my next Marriage...
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How a Husband Can Make a Difference in His Marriage

Changing the way you respond to your wife isn't easy. You have been interpreting evidence to support your hypothesis for a very long time. Yet challenging that hypothesis in light of a more accurate framework for...
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We Need to Talk About This

You've been encouraged to solve marital conflict by neutralizing your own thoughts and desires. So you back up, stay quiet, avoid asserting yourself, and lose the man you were created to be. Dr. Debi isn't here to...
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Has This Ever Happened to You in Marriage Counseling?

Your wife says you need to work on your marriage. She picks a counselor. What happens in your first appointment? Do you think this person can help? Are you eager to return the following week? ──────────────────── For...
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Getting Married Is Dangerous for a Man

You met a girl, fell in love, and got married. But it's not turning out the way you thought it would. Dr. Debi talks about what went wrong and why. ──────────────────── For Men Only: Join me for my next Marriage...
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AI Discusses Dr Debi's View of Gender Differences in Couple Communication

I uploaded my entire podcast to Gemini Notebook, all 143 episodes, and asked it to "create a podcast about marriage." What you're about to witness is the response that I got: AI talking to AI about my view of gender...
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The Truth About Saving Marriages: A Simple Guide for Working With Couples

Saving Marriages. Many pastors, marriage ministry leaders, coaches, and mental health professionals share that mission. However, can we save all marriages? Obviously not. Dr. Debi, Founder of the Institute for...
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Helping Couples Grow

In this episode, Dr. Debi talks about the most important factors to keep in mind when you're looking for marriage help. She also introduces the Institute for Relationship Development which supports the "helpers" who...
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The Dream of (Almost) Every Woman

Some women dream of running the world — including running their husbands. But I don’t think those women are in the majority. In my experience — both as a former professor and clinical psychologist, as well as my...
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Why So Many Wives Seem to Be Angry All the Time

Why do so many wives look and sound angry? An angry wife can be very confusing to her husband — mostly because he doesn’t understand what’s really going on in the moment. He doesn’t realize that she uses anger as a...
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Making Sense of a Woman

A woman isn’t nearly as complicated as her husband thinks she is. Honestly, almost everything she struggles with in her marriage — as even she would admit — is related to one of these three...
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The Beauty of a Woman — The Psychology of Femininity

Most men readily admit that they don’t understand women. In fact, no one has ever been able to explain a woman to a man in a way that he can completely grasp. Even the most famous psychiatrist of all time, Sigmund...
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