Envy is a common feeling and experience in marriage! Yet, for many of us, envy can imply there is something wrong or that we ought not to feel it. In marriage, envy shows up often, and it can create disruption and disconnection, and we aren't aware of the source.

Listen in as Dr. Steve and Lisa Call offer insight into navigating envy and helpful ways to communicate when it is present. 

Lingering in the discomfort can feel uncomfortable. We often rush or hurry to solve or fix what our spouse may be feeling or experiencing. Yet, we often need our spouse to linger - to stay present and be with us. 

Listen in as Dr. Steve and Lisa Call offer insight into how lingering in the discomfort fosters and develops a sense of resilience and reminds our spouse of the soothing comfort of presence. 

A common fear we each have is the fear of abandonment. It's the core fear from the moment we are born. It's common for us to experience this fear when we experienced an emotionally unavailable parent. Sometimes, this fear can become activated in our marriage when our spouse is emotionally unavailable. 

Listen in as Dr. Steve Call and Lisa Call have a conversation about the fear of abandonment and helpful ways we can navigate the fear. 

Containment is the relational engagement with our partner or spouse, particularly in times of distress or need.  Containment is a movement toward and the capacity to hold what the other might be feeling or thinking. 

Listen in as Dr. Steve and Lisa Call have a conversation on the need for containment and how couples can pursue containment with one another. 

The struggles and tensions in marriage are often connected to differences. We can have different thoughts, beliefs, ideas, needs, and these differences can lead to a sense of disconnection rather than connection. 

Listen in as Dr. Steve and Lisa Call offer an engaging conversation about how differences in our marriage can create a level of intimacy in marriage.

Often in a marriage relationship, we have reactions to one another when our spouse's thought, idea, feeling, or belief is different or unexpected.  We simply have reactions rather than reflections. 

Listen in as Dr. Steve and Lisa Call offer helpful insight into the value of reflections with our spouse rather than reactions. 

Attunement is vital and essential in a marriage relationship. 

Attunement can be defined as "bringing into harmony." But for many of us, attunement wasn't a consistent experience in our family of origin. As a result, the lack of attunement can be a significant source of conflict and tension in marriage.

Listen in as Dr. Steve and Lisa Call offer insight into the importance of attunement and how attunement can be cultivated and developed in your marriage relationship. 

When we don't have access to our spouse's attention or focus, we can sometimes feel distress in our bodies. And, of course. It's such a natural and common relational experience in marriage. Yet, it can be a difficult tension in a marriage. 

Listen in as Dr. Steve and Lisa Call offer listeners insight into how couples can navigate the lack of access well without perpetuating a sense of disconnection.