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Repair Attempts (pod-13)
In this podcast episode, we discuss something known as a repair attempt. It’s a term coined by John Gottman. He is a psychologist who has done 40 years of research on relationships and marital...
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Money Trouble (pod-14)
In this podcast episode, we talk about money. Or more specifically, we talk about our money problems. Or more specifically, we talk about our relationship problems that relate to our money...
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Neurotic Tour of the Vagina Tour (pod-15)
In this podcast episode… yeah, you’re just going to have to listen to this one to make sense of it. Sorry. http://traffic.libsyn.com/thecreativeturn/tornado015.mp3Podcast InformationFind out more about...
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New Frontiers of Vulnerability (pod-16)
In this podcast episode, we discuss vulnerability, shame, and my own craziness. We talk about Brené Brown’s research and we talk about the essay I recently published. Join us for this delightfully...
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Resentment and You (pod-17)
In this podcast episode, we talk about resentment. Or at least we try to talk about resentment — a little bit of my resentment and a little bit of my wife’s resentment. We bicker about our messy home....
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Sex and Marriage (pod-18)
In this podcast episode, we actually try to talk about our sex life – or at least our struggle with getting sex into our busy lives. WARNING: This discussion is not so sexy.By the way, I reference my...
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Drawn to Women (pod-19)
In this podcast episode, my wife and I analyze why we both typically prefer to talk with women more than men. This isn’t an across the board thing though – we both have close male friends – and so we...
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Hey Jealousy (pod-20)
In this podcast episode, my wife and I talk about jealousy — her jealousy of me and my jealousy of her. Although a certain amount of jealousy is allowed in our relationship, are we jealous enough???...
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The Podcast Effect (pod-21)
This is the fifteenth podcast episode my wife and I have done together. So in this episode, we talk about how the podcast has affected our relationship. It has caused some ups and downs, with more ups...
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Alone Time with Jackie and Bill (pod-22)
In this podcast episode, I take the Neurotic Tornado show on the road. 😣🌀I visit with my friends Jackie and Bill to talk about a writer’s need for alone time, and how that goes over with the writer’s...
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What I REALLY Think About You (pod-23)
In this podcast episode, I visit with Jackie and Bill again. We discuss what it is like to write about the people we love, and how it affects them. Jackie is currently working on a (second) memoir and...
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Behind the Scenes (Being Coupled, Neurotic Tornado #24)
In this podcast episode, we go behind the scenes to explain what is coming in season two. Jackie Shannon Hollis and I interviewed four couples to prepare for this season. You’ll hear why I’m doing it,...
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Meet the Couples (Being Coupled, Neurotic Tornado #25)
In this podcast episode, Jackie and I introduce you to the four couples we interviewed for this season. We share with you how they met and what they consider their “mission” as a couple. We had a great...
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Communication & Conflict (Being Coupled, Neurotic Tornado #26)
In this podcast episode, we dig into how the four couples we interviewed communicate with each other, and what arguments look like for them. We use research from the Gottman Institute as the basis for...
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The Sexpisode (Being Coupled, Neurotic Tornado #27)
In this podcast episode (third in the Being Coupled season), we… uhhh… actually… uhhh… try to talk about sex. With the couples we interviewed. And with our partners. But this stuff isn't easy. So we...
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Gender Roles, Attraction, Sexuality (Being Coupled, Neurotic Tornado #28)
In this podcast episode, Jackie and I explore the non-traditional gender roles for two of the couples we interviewed. And we question what the labels mean in the first place. We look at attraction in...
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Wisdom, Advice, Analysis (Being Coupled, Neurotic Tornado #29)
In this podcast episode, we go back one last time to the four couples we interviewed to hear any wisdom, analysis, or advice they shared. We also rudely interrupt couples trying to eat at the Portland...
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Season 3 Intro (S3-30)
Neurotic Tornado is (almost) back for season 3. In this ShOrT podcast episode, we tell you what’s coming… and how we got to know the three people you’re going to hear from… Soon. Stay tuned.Podcast...
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S3-31: It was a good marriage, but…
In this podcast episode, we begin our quest into this season’s relationship. Meet Nikki. She was mostly happy in her marriage, but there was one thing missing. Listen to the episode to find out what...
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S3-32: How an affair begins…
In this podcast episode, we meet Stevan. He is recently divorced when he meets Nikki, a married woman in a not-completely-happy marriage. Find out what happens next.Neurotic Tornado Episode Audio...
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