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Solving Disconnection & Creating Connected Relationships (for Couples & Parents)
Is it possible to solve the disconnection issues in your relationship? This podcast will explore how to solve it, but here's a hint: it takes ongoing work.
The good news is that when we know how to have a harmonious and connected relationship, it feels good and can motivate us to keep doing it.
This podcast is for couples and parents. We explore how to help you have a strong relationship with your partner and your kids if you have them.
Jason A. Polk is a relationship therapist and a Clini-Coach® based in Denver, CO. He loves helping couples have more connection through this podcast and individualized marriage retreats and couples intensives.
He's a father of two young daughters and has helped couples for over ten years. He believes we can simultaneously have a healthy relationship and be great parents.
Episodes
73 episodes
73: Communication Tools Every Couple Needs (Part 1)
Every couple disagrees — the real question is how you handle it. In this episode, therapist and relationship coach Jason Polk shares practical communication tools he's developed over 10+ years of working exclusively with co...
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72: Discernment Counseling for Couples on the Brink w/ Lana Isaacson
Discernment Counseling: Should I Stay or Should I Go?Solving Disconnection Podcast with Jason PolkGuest: Lana Isaacson, Licensed Couples Therapist (CO & MA), Certified EFT TherapistEpisode Summ...
71: Navigating High-Conflict Divorce: What's Best for the Kids?
Guest: Athena McCullough, LPC, LMFTWhen families are caught in high-conflict divorce—battling in courtrooms and struggling to communicate—Athena McCullough steps in. She's a licensed marriage and family therapist who specializ...
70: 5 Habits Healthy Couples Avoid
Summary:Jason shares five habits healthy couples avoid to maintain strong, connected relationships.The Five Habits to Avoid:Waking each other up to talk when upset—sleep first, discuss later.Assumin...
69: 6 Signs You Need to See A Couples Therapist
Episode Summary: In this episode, Jason Polk, a couples therapist with over 10 years of experience, shares the six key signs that indicate it might be time to se...
68: Can marriage counseling work with a narcissist?
Show Notes: Understanding Narcissism in RelationshipsHost: Jason Polk, Couples Therapist & Agency OwnerEpisode Overview: In this episode, Jason Polk explores the complex topic of narcissism and its impact ...
67: Therapeutic Journeys: Brandon on RLT and Relationship Dynamics
Jason Polk, a seasoned therapist specializing in couples therapy, hosts Brandon Schwartz, LCSW, from Colorado Relationship Recovery on the podcast. Brandon shares his journ...
66: Repair, what it means and why it's so hard
In this episode of 'Solving Disconnection and Creating Connected Relationships for Couples and Parents,' therapist and coach Jason Polk delves into the importance of repair in relationships, why it's challenging, and how to effectively navigate...
65: Marriage Counseling Vs Divorce
In this episode of 'Solving Disconnection and Creating Connected Relationships for Couples and Parents,' Jason Polk, a therapist and coach with over 10 years of experience, discusses the financial and emotional costs of marriage counseling vers...
64: What is cheating?
Understanding Cheating: Definitions, Impacts, and Pathways to HealingIn this episode of 'Solving Disconnection and Creating Connected Relationships for Couples and Parents,' therapist and coach
63: What Is the Purpose of Marriage?
Jason explores the purpose of marriage beyond initial infatuation and love chemicals. He explains that marriage is an essential emotional refuge and economic partnership, providing a place for vulnerability, acceptance, and the shar...
62: 10 Tips to Fix Your Relationship and Get Back on the Right Track
In this episode, Jason shares ten actionable tips to help couples maintain harmony, reduce disharmony, and effectively repair their relationships. The tips are structured within a framework that includes understanding the phases of ...
61: Relationship lessons from Dr. Laura Louis
In this episode, Dr. Laura Louis, a seasoned couples therapist, shares her insights and experiences from her 20-year career. She discusses the challenges and joys of working with couples, the importance of effective communication, and h...
60: From Emotional to Sexual Intimacy: A Guide for Males (and Couples)
Sex can be a powerful way to connect, but for many men, it's often the only way they're taught to access vulnerability and emotional closeness. This can create a rub, especially when partners need emotional intimacy to fee...
59: How to Fall Back in Love With Your Partner
Do you two feel like roommates? Or cost-sharing-associates?Have you and your partner drifted into feeling more like roommates than lovers?Just co-parents?Or “cost-sharing-associates?”It’s easy for the initial spark t...
58: What are psychological boundaries and what do they mean for you?
This episode discusses functional, psychological boundaries and what is not. What are not functional boundaries? They are if we are behind walls or boundaryless. We will define that and what physiological boundary vi...
57: Let's talk about mess, do you think your partner is sloppy?
Mess is one of the content issues that come up in couples therapy. If this is an issue for you, you can check out what you can do on your side of the relationship and what you two can do as a team. Link to the
56: 4 Things That Can Save Your Marriage
Is your marriage or relationship on the brink?Here are four things you can do to save your marriage. Essentially, there needs to be something different and not more of the same. These four things are usually the most com...
55: What is a Couples Intensive aka Marriage Retreat?
This episode might be of interest to those of you who may be on the brink of divorce or breakup, for those who don't have a lot of time, and for those who harbor a lot of resentment. In this episode, I share how I define couples' intens...
54: What Does It Mean To Date Forever? Interview with Sammi & Nate Jaeger
It means being intentional about connection and collaboration. Sammi and Nate share their framework for staying connected and the eight domains they work on together. They share what...
53: Let's Talk About Sex, Substance Abuse, and Safety. Interview With Matt Salis
Matt Salis shares his knowledge of sexual health and how it interacts with addiction. We also talk about sexual desire discrepancies and what you can do about them. And what’s something that can get you more sex?
52: You Can Be Right, Or You Can Be Married
What are the problems with needing to be right? And what are the issues with holding on to "objective truth." This episode will help you know what to do to fix that. To help you embrace more subjective truth in your relationship...
51: Having More Sex: Acceptance Vs Control
What’s an effective way to go about having more sex when there are desire discrepancies? I’ll also share what I mean by my acceptance vs control. I’ll address these questions in the context of a recent couples session I had....
50: What is the first and second consciousness in your relationship? With Kayla Crane, LMFT
Kayla Crane and I are trained in the same school of thought. Kayla shares the critical idea of taking space in your relationship – literally and in your head to create peace. She also shares her experience with couples therapy, ...