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HERself254. Amy and Abby Get On Air Therapy on Their Relationship Challenges with Mallory WolfgrammThis episode is a bit different from our norm! Today we have a couple on the show! Stranz and Mallory Wolfgramm host the podcast “Make Marriage Work” and are here to talk with us about what they’ve learned as a couple over the years and techniques we can take away to have successful arguments and conflict resolution in our relationships. Mallory is a licensed therapist with a private practice who specializes in couple’s therapy and is the perfect guest to talk about this topic! We want you to know that every relationship has a con...2024-10-0755 min
Make Marriage WorkThe Passionate Pastime of Hickeys with Gen Z sister LeahMallory’s Gen Z sister, Leah, joins the podcast to discuss whether hickeys are a pastime to be enjoyed or an ick to cover up. She also shares the pressures of dating in a Christian community that pushes young marriage. Plus, she shares a deeply cringey date story. Buckle up for lots of laughs and some deep relationship talk. Enjoy!
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2023-02-1041 min
Make Marriage WorkHow to help your children feel seen, heard and understood with Play Therapist Melanie CoxDo you have little children in your life with big feelings? Do you want them to feel loved and supported, but sometimes aren't sure how to do that when they are screaming or only willing to talk about Bluey? In this episode, Mallory chats with Melanie Cox, a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist who specializes in play therapy about how to support little kids in developing their emotional framework and how to help them feel loved and secure.
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C...2023-02-0245 minMake Marriage WorkDividing up household chores and only arguing a little (Fair Play)Mallory & Stranz use Eve Rodsky’s Fair Play Cards to begin dividing up household chores to feel more fair. They only get a few cards in before emotions get high and Stranz ends up face down on the carpet. Eeek! Listen to a couples therapist and her husband navigate the tricky territory of dividing up household chores fairly.
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2023-01-2639 minMake Marriage WorkGrowing and Changing TOGETHER with Dom & Ariel @thewordqueerWE ARE BAAACK! The podcast is back with guests Dom & Ariel @thewordqueer.
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Back to our podcast episode! Dom & Ariel have been together for 8 years and married for one of those years. They run a relationship and lifestyle blog called TheWordQueer, which focuses on sharing their lives and perspectives a...2022-02-1143 min
Holding Space74: Preparing a REAL Couple for their First Baby with Mallory and Stranz WolfgrammToday's episode is a little bit different than most here on Holding Space Podcast...in the best way! Today I'm inviting my friends Mallory and Stranz Wolfgramm onto the podcast to talk about their experience preparing for their first child.
Mallory is actually a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and creator of the Instagram account @makemarriagework, but as I've shared from my personal experience, being a therapist doesn't actually prepare you for all the challenges that you and your partner can face when becoming parents and experiencing postpartum.
Today I'm walking Mallory and her husband...2021-07-061h 16Make Marriage WorkLet’s Talk About Sex, Baby - Concrete, Shame-Free Sex & Intimacy Tips with Vanessa & Xander @vanessamarintherapySex can be a fantastic way to connect and build intimacy, but it is also a common trigger of disagreement, hurt or conflict. Vanessa, a Licensed Sex Therapist, and her husband Xander, join us on the podcast to give you concrete, shame-free sex and intimacy tips. They chat about sex in a way that feels light, shame-free and simple. We know this episode will help spark conversations about sex with your partner to help you connect more sexually and emotionally!
Vanessa and Xander - affectionately referred to as "that sex couple" by their followers - are here t...2021-06-0240 minMake Marriage WorkSkills to Navigate Hurt and Conflict with Ease, Plus Thoughts on Interracial Relationships with Varuna & William @drvarunasrinivasanReady for some concrete skills to try out in your relationship to navigate hurt and conflict with ease? Varuna & William have lots for you.
We discuss how to make our partner feel heard instead of dismissed, going to couples therapy even when nothing is "wrong", how our assumptions can hurt our relationships, what it's like to navigate an interracial relationship and so much more!
William and Varuna met in 2017 while studying public health at Johns Hopkins. Varuna is an immigrant, south asian woman. She is a public health researcher, writer and activist. William is a ps...2021-05-0554 min
Zuri Hall's Hot Happy Mess21: I’m Married, Now What?!, with Mallory & Stranz WolfgrammYou got the ring. You said I do. It’s 10 days later, and now you’re slightly panicking and wondering… WHAT'S NEXT?! Fear not! This week Zuri chats with licensed Marriage + Family Therapist Mallory Wolfgramm, and her husband Stranz. They're not only sharing expert advice but their Real Couple, Real Story -- on how they make their marriage work, the worst advice they’ve ever received, and how you can create a strong foundation that is centered in love, vulnerability, and trust.Mallory + Stranz, also open to Zuri about navigating married life as an interrac...2021-04-1338 minMake Marriage WorkRecognizing Triggers to Understand Each Other in Arguments with Kobe and Kyle @healingcirclepodcastKobe & Kyle will bring you so much joy and wisdom as they share some of their most challenging experiences and conflicts in their relationship. This includes walking you through one of their specific arguments and sharing how they navigated the challenges of pregnancy and the newborn stage together. They share how learning to recognize triggers, having hard conversations and seeking outside support have helped support strengthen their relationship.
Kobe is a first-generation Ghanaian-American mother, wife, speaker and award-winning licensed trauma therapist. She specializes in providing trauma therapy to people of faith. Though her husband Kyle spearheads Mergers a...2021-04-0753 minMake Marriage WorkStaying Connected through Stressful Life Transitions with Danielle and JordanAnyone else had a stressful life transition or two over this last year? Yeah...us too! 2020 man. Danielle & Jordan let us right in to some of the most stressful and vulnerable challenges they've been through as a couple - moving across the country, financial strain, job stress and a traumatic birth experience - and share how they worked through them as a couple. Plus, we talk about how EVERY couple argues about the dishes. Danielle & Jordan share beautiful insights into understanding each other's values and negotiating and making adjustments throughout life's challenges. So much to learn from these two!2021-03-0342 minMake Marriage WorkHow to Overcome the Argument Hangover with Jocelyn & Aaron Freeman @meet_thefreemansYou know that exhausted, disconnected feeling between a big argument and when it’s fully repaired? That’s an Argument Hangover and Jocelyn & Aaron are giving us all the tips to shorten that Argument Hangover and reconnect with our partner faster.
Jocelyn & Aaron are “the couple that coaches couples”. They share tips from their new book as well as an inside look into their own relationship and how they get past stuck points. If you’re looking for clear, helpful tips to argue better, this episode is for you!
Order their Argument Hangover book: https://theargumen...2021-02-1950 min
Café with MonicaMake Marriage Work with Mallory & Stranz Wolfgramm🤫“Shh, there going to couple’s counseling? Something must be wrong” 😱 Have you heard that before? I sure have! Society has made it taboo to go to couples counseling, movies make it seem like the couples are on the verge of breaking up or married couples on the bridge of divorce. Today’s guests Mallory & Stranz, are going to break the stigma of going to couples counseling, how they make marriage work, and how Mallory supports her clients as a couples therapist. More about our guest: Mallory...2021-02-1742 minMake Marriage WorkArgument Analysis with Mallory & StranzHere's your front row seat to a Marriage Therapist and her husband spilling all the details of one of their most recent arguments. And we mean ALL OF THEM.
Hosts Mallory & Stranz let you into their process of working through conflicts and arguments. They walk you through exactly what happened in this particular argument and then, they discuss what went wrong, how they resolved it and what they have learned from it.
This episode will give you a format to analyze arguments of your own to see what went wrong and how you can do be...2021-01-2723 minMake Marriage WorkTraveling as a Couple with Samantha and Ryan Looney @ourtravelpassportHave you noticed that travel and vacation tend to include some serious arguments? WE HAVE! The combination of jet lag, being somewhere new and foreign and hunger from inconsistent meals has led to some serious arguments on some of our favorite trips.
Sam & Ryan Looney are full-time travel bloggers, so they travel together ALL THE TIME. In this episode and they walk us through some concrete tips on how they have learned to navigate these complications to make traveling as a couple go as smoothly as possible. They get real and open up about how their lifestyle...2021-01-0643 minMake Marriage WorkJake & Sean: How Challenging Experiences Can Strengthen Your Relationship with @realtorhubbiesJake & Sean's calm, zen, kind energy is exactly what we all need! They open up and share challenging experiences like coming out together and a miscarriage in their surrogacy journey and how they chose to use those experiences to come closer together as a couple. They also share an INCREDIBLY EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT that leaves us almost blowing up the microphone with our loud shock and joy! You don't want to miss this episode! Get ready to learn lots from Jake & Sean and reflect on how your own relationship challenges have shaped your relationship today.
At the end o...2020-10-2841 minMake Marriage WorkPro Couples Tips: Managing Finances Together with Ayana @millennialmoney.guideThis episode gives you 5 Tips for Approaching Money as a Couple from Ayana, a money coach, @millenialmoney.guide. She walks you through how to approach money conversations with your partner, setting up "treat yo-self funds" and what a "Money Date" is and why you need them in your relationship! If you've ever been stuck or overwhelmed talking about finances with your partner (haven't we all??), you will love and learn so much from this episode!
Plus, we share how talking about finances landed newlywed Stranz in the Emergency Room. Yikes! Wish we had Ayana's wisdom back then. 2020-10-0746 minMake Marriage WorkJosefina & Jay: Guard your Joy through Miscarriage & InfertilityThis episode is so powerful! Josefina & Jay share their journey through miscarriage & infertility and how they learned to lean on each other and guard their joy throughout life's most challenging moments. They also share strategies they have learned to work through conflict together.
Josefina is an artist, author, advocate, and art therapy student and her husband Jay is a pastor and speaker. As you can imagine, these two are GOOD AT WORDS. We are so grateful to have them share so much wisdom with us and with you! Plus, Mallory & Stranz also talk briefly about their most r...2020-09-1155 minMake Marriage WorkLauren & Eric: Staying Connected & Grounded in Times of StressLauren and Eric talk about how they stay connected and grounded in times of stress. They share how they approach moments of tension and frustration in a way that doesn't lead to arguments or conflict. They also give you step-by-step instructions to an absolutely brilliant daily and weekly check-in that essentially guarantees connection. These two are the absolute sweetest and this episode is filled with wisdom you won't want to miss!
At the end of each episode we give you three "Work It" takeaways to sit down with your partner and discuss to help make your marriage...2020-08-2341 min
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The Simply Great Relationships Podcast: Love | Marriage | Sex | Communication | Dating AdviceSGR 097: 3 Marriage Tips from a Couples Therapist and her Husband with Stranz and Mallory WolfgrammWhat’s more fun than getting a behind-the-scenes look at a couples therapist’s marriage?We’ve had the unique experience of dating our husbands throughout graduate school, while we were learning the do’s and don’ts of healthy relationships. We pulled them along for the ride, shared what we were learning, and practiced exercises with them. I’d say it served us tremendously. Today’s guests have had a similar experience!In this week’s episode, we spoke with Stranz and Mallory Wolfgramm, couples therapist, about their top three tips for making marriage work. We discuss...2020-08-0400 minThe Simply Great Relationships Podcast: Love | Marriage | Sex | Communication | Dating AdviceSGR 097: 3 Marriage Tips from a Couples Therapist and her Husband with Stranz and Mallory WolfgrammWhat’s more fun than getting a behind-the-scenes look at a couples therapist’s marriage?We’ve had the unique experience of dating our husbands throughout graduate school, while we were learning the do’s and don’ts of healthy relationships. We pulled them along for the ride, shared what we were learning, and practiced exercises with them. I’d say it served us tremendously. Today’s guests have had a similar experience!In this week’s episode, we spoke with Stranz and Mallory Wolfgramm, couples therapist, about their top three tips for making marriage work. We discuss...2020-08-0400 minMake Marriage WorkRachel & Tre: How to Communicate Hurt and Take Action TogetherToday's guests are Rachel & Tre Smith.
These High School sweethearts share how they navigated the challenges of being newlyweds while Rachel began Dental School and how communicating openly about fears and worries helped make their marriage work. We also talk about how Tre and Stranz have throwing food during arguments in common. Ha!
At the end of each episode we give you three "Work It" Takeaways to sit down with your partner and WORK into your relationship to make your marriage work just a little bit better.
Rachel's Instagram: @lilbabyraerae
Tre's Ins...2020-06-1636 minMake Marriage WorkDominique & Adam: How Your Differences Can Strengthen Your RelationshipToday's guests are Dominique & Adam Dove. Dominique is a therapist in training and Adam is an author so all of their words are so wise and beautiful. They give tons of insight into working with and connecting through differences in approaches to finances and finding a healthy balance. Adam shares his mental health journey with his OCD diagnosis and how each of them have used individual therapy to strengthen themselves and their relationship.
At the end of each episode we give you three "Work It" Takeaways to sit down with your partner and WORK into your relationship t...2020-06-1650 minMake Marriage WorkSarah & Sam: Sharing Emotions to Connect after Drifting ApartTodays' guests are Sarah & Sam Baker.
The Bakers get real and vulnerable to share moments in their relationship where they drifted apart and how they grew back together. They share how they each handle emotions differently and how they learned to work with those differences together. They share about worries they had trying couples therapy for the first time and how it strengthened their relationship. (Yay for couples therapy!)
At the end of each episode we give you three "Work It" Takeaways to sit down with your partner and WORK into your relationship to make y...2020-06-1635 min