This episode is brought to you by Alma. Visit <a href= "https://helloalma.com/podcast/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=paid&utm_campaign=ATPP&utm_content=allthingspp"> HelloAlma.com/ATPP</a> to learn more Get the Couples Therapy 101 course: <a href= "https://www.couplestherapistcouch.com/">https://www.couplestherapistcouch.com/</a> Join the Couples Therapist Inner Circle: <a href= "https://www.couplestherapistcouch.com/inner-circle-new">https://www.couplestherapistcouch.com/inner-circle-new</a> Join The Couples Therapist Couch Facebook Group: <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/295562197518469/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/295562197518469/</a> In this episode, Shane talks with Dr. Laura Copley about trauma bonds. Laura is a trauma therapist, international speaker, and author of the relationship self-help book, Loving You Is Hurting Me. Hear the stigma around trauma bonds & toxic relationships, how trauma bonds work, how to help your clients face their fears, the similarities between trauma bonds & addiction, and how to give hope to your clients’ relationships. To learn more about Dr. Laura Copley, visit: <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Loving-You-Hurting-Authentic-Connection/dp/1538741393"> Loving You Is Hurting Me on Amazon</a> <a href= "https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/loving-you-is-hurting-me-laura-copley/1143031744"> Loving You Is Hurting Me on Barnes & Noble</a> Instagram <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/doccopley/?hl=en">@DocCopley</a>

237: Transformative Couples Therapy (TCT) with Dr. David Mars

This podcast is about the practice of Couples Therapy. Many of the episodes are interviews with leaders in the field of Relationships. The show is meant to help Therapists and Coaches learn how to help people to deepen their connection, but in the process it explores what is most needed for each of us to love, heal, and grow. Each week Shane Birkel interviews an expert in the field of Couples Therapy to explore all about the world of relationships and how to be an amazing therapist.