When is the best time to start couples counseling? Does it mean your relationship is doomed if you start couples therapy early in the relationship?

Host Paige Bond sits down with Alexandria Turnbow to discuss all of the above and demonstrate strategies for how to calm the mind to have more productive conversations in your partnerships.

Alexandria also invites you to an upcoming workshop in Winter Park, FL titled 'The Art of Touch: Exploring Connection Beyond Expectations,' aimed at helping couples improve physical and emotional intimacy through safe and intentional touch practices.

05:37 Understanding the Wellness-Based Model

08:13 Proactive vs. Reactive Counseling

13:31 Improving Communication and Connection

21:42 Calming Techniques for Stress Relief and Couples in Crisis

25:48 The Power of Touch in Therapy

29:21 Foundations of Healthy Relationships

34:33 Proactive Mental Health Approaches

39:21 Upcoming Workshop: The Art of Touch

Alexandria is a licensed mental health counselor in Winter Park, FL and the founder of Mindful Perceptions. Her group practice has a wellness-based model of healing and offers individual therapy, couples counseling, KAP, psychedelic integration, and workshops! You can learn more via her website, Mindful Moments newsletter, and Instagram!

Connect with Alexandria Turnbow

https://linktr.ee/mindful_perceptions (This link includes links to our website, newsletter sign-up, Instagram, YouTube, Instagram, and consult booking.)

Connect with Paige Bond

Website: https://paigebond.com

Website: https://SweetLoveCounseling.com

Paige Bond specializes in helping individuals, couples, and intentionally non-monogamous partnerships feel grounded, confident, and connected in their love life. She is also the founder of ⁠Sweet Love Counseling⁠ providing therapy in CO, FL, SC, and VT. Paige loves educating people about relationships through being the host of ⁠the Stubborn Love podcast, ⁠hosting workshops, and speaking at conferences.

Free Jealousy Workbook:

⁠⁠⁠http://www.paigebond.com/calm-the-chaos-jealousy-workbook-download⁠⁠⁠

Free People Pleasing Workbook:

⁠⁠⁠https://www.paigebond.com/people-pleasing-workbook⁠⁠⁠

Attachment Dynamics Workshop:

⁠https://www.paigebond.com/attachment-dynamics-workshop-sign-up⁠

Disclaimer: This podcast and communication through our email are not meant to serve as professional advice or therapy. If you are in need of mental health support, you are encouraged to connect with a licensed mental health professional to receive the support needed.

Mental Health Resources: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255SAMHSA’s National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741 for free, 24/7 crisis counseling.

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In this episode, author of poetry and philosophy Anthony David Vernon dives deep into the topic of short-term relationships. Anthony and Paige explore the value of taboo topics, the importance of passion in relationships, and how short-term flings can provide rich experiences without the constraints of long-term commitments.

01:58 Exploring Taboo Topics and Short Term Relationships

05:01 Monogamy vs. Polyamory: Societal Norms and Personal Choices

14:05 Self-Love vs. Self-Care

17:38 Promoting Self-Care and Addressing Misdiagnoses

22:26 The Neo-Victorian Age of Relationships

24:25 Ideal Candidates for Short Term Relationships

28:09 Transitioning Between Short and Long Term Relationships

30:05 The Role of Sex in Relationships

Connect with Anthony David Vernon

Anthony David Vernon is a Cuban-American literary writer who earned his master's degree in philosophy at the University of New Mexico and the writer of Flings on Flings published by gnOme Books. This hybrid work focuses on the idea that love should be equated with the fling as opposed to any forever understandings of love.

https://medium.com/@antmanvernon305

https://www.chillsubs.com/user/antmanvernon305

Connect with Paige Bond

Instagram: @stubbornlovepaige

Facebook: @paigebondcoaching

TikTok: @paigebondcoaching

Website: https://paigebond.com

Paige Bond is an open relationship coach who specializes in helping individuals, couples, and intentionally non-monogamous relationships with feeling insecure in their relationships. She is also the founder of Sweet Love Counseling providing therapy in CO, FL, SC, and VT. Paige loves educating people about relationships through being the host of the Stubborn Love podcast, hosting workshops, and speaking at conferences.

Free Jealousy Workbook:

⁠⁠http://www.paigebond.com/calm-the-chaos-jealousy-workbook-download⁠⁠

Free People Pleasing Workbook:

⁠⁠https://www.paigebond.com/people-pleasing-workbook⁠⁠

Attachment Dynamics Workshop:

https://www.paigebond.com/attachment-dynamics-workshop-sign-up

Disclaimer: This podcast and communication through our email are not meant to serve as professional advice or therapy. If you are in need of mental health support, you are encouraged to connect with a licensed mental health professional to receive the support needed.

Mental Health Resources: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255SAMHSA’s National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741 for free, 24/7 crisis counseling.

Dr. Gary Bischoff from Western Michigan University shares valuable insights from his research and provides resources for therapists and couples with transgender partners.

This episode touches on World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) standards of care, the impact of transitioning on relationships, the importance of mutual decision-making, and the challenges cisgender partners may face.

05:30 Challenges in Trans Relationships

11:39 Counseling Trans Individuals and Couples

32:21 Support Systems and Resources for Trans Partners

35:50 Impact of Transition on Sexual Relationships

Gary H. Bischof, Ph.D., is a Professor at Western Michigan University in the Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology. Dr. Bischof is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Michigan.

Dr. Bischof has published over 25 peer-reviewed journal articles and 14 chapters in edited books. Topics have included families of juvenile sex offenders, couple therapy, clinical supervision, integrating religion and spirituality in therapy, brief solution-oriented therapy, the integration of family therapy and medicine and most recently couples with at least one transgender partner.

Important Links

https://wpath.org/

Queerly Beloved: A Love Story Across Genders by Diane Anderson-Minshall, Jacob Anderson-Minshall: https://bookshop.org/p/books/queerly-beloved-a-love-story-across-genders-diane-anderson-minshall/12424647?ean=9781626390621

Connect with Paige Bond

Instagram: @paigebondcoaching

Facebook: @paigebondcoaching

TikTok: @paigebondcoaching

Website: https://paigebond.com

Paige Bond specializes in helping individuals, couples, and intentionally non-monogamous partnerships feel grounded, confident, and connected in their love life. She is also the founder of ⁠Sweet Love Counseling⁠ providing therapy in CO, FL, SC, and VT. Paige loves educating people about relationships through being the host of ⁠the Stubborn Love podcast, ⁠hosting workshops, and speaking at conferences.

Free Jealousy Workbook:

⁠⁠⁠http://www.paigebond.com/calm-the-chaos-jealousy-workbook-download⁠⁠⁠

Free People Pleasing Workbook:

⁠⁠⁠https://www.paigebond.com/people-pleasing-workbook⁠⁠⁠

Attachment Dynamics Workshop:

⁠https://www.paigebond.com/attachment-dynamics-workshop-sign-up⁠

Disclaimer: This podcast and communication through our email are not meant to serve as professional advice or therapy. If you are in need of mental health support, you are encouraged to connect with a licensed mental health professional to receive the support needed.

Mental Health Resources: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255SAMHSA’s National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741 for free, 24/7 crisis counseling.
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