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The Norm Jones Show
Always an adventure with Norm Jones.
ARCHIVES:
Form vs Function (Sept 2016) - click to listen - Are you paying attention to the form of your relationship, as in the job titles of Boyfriend, Fiance, and Husband? Or are you paying attention to substance, as in "Am I getting what I need?" Avoid the conflicts and disappointments these differences make inevitable.
Strategies for Sex (Aug 2016) - click to listen - What are men and women looking for, and how do they go about getting it? Is there a difference between dating for fun and dating for commitment? Is dating more than one person at a time a good idea? What about Friends with Benefits? How does biology impact men and women differently?
Listen on AM 580 WTCM (times TBD) Submit your questions beforehand or topic ideas -- listen live
Your questions are always appreciated -- Call in live 231.947.0023
ARCHIVES:
032 *** Are the most popular fantasies sabotaging your relationships? *** click to request podcast
Air date 5.26.16
The ideas sound marvelous ... you'll find The One, it will be Love at First Sight, and you'll Live Happily Ever After... but when we look into what havoc these fantasies cause in our relationships, you might be surprised how they impact YOU -- whether you intellectually believe in them or not!
031 *** By Default vs By Design ***
Air date 4.15.16
Fun conversation about the how instinct impacts the selection of our dating and mating partners. A lively, and fun conversation about what our inner caveman and cavewoman are up to. The Intentional Dating and Mating series is discussed.
030 *** Set Yourself Free *** click to request podcast
Air date 12.30.15
Looking for some ideas of what to give up this New Year? I'm giving you my top 5 list; things that are good to give up anytime of year. Plus, the Set Yourself Free workshop will be discussed.
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029 *** The Hidden Power of Appreciation *** click to request podcast
Air date 11.25.15
What happens to humans when we don't get enough appreciation? What kinds of things do we do to "even the score" when we don't feel we are geting as much as we are giving? (Hint: they're not pleasant!) What registers as appreciation? You'll have to tune in to find out. What makes YOU feel appreciated?
028 *** Men and Women on Anger *** click to request podcast
Air date 10.21.15
Men and women are called "the opposite sex" for a reason. Our anger reactions can be opposite, and worse still, they can be opposing -- causing lots of confusion, frustration, misunderstanding, and hurt feelings. Understanding our own and our partner's primal instincts on anger helps to alleviate a lot of the antagonism we experience together.
027 *** The 5 A's of UNhappy Relationships *** click to request podcast
Air date 9.17.15
What are the 5 A's of unhappy relationships? What can you do if you discover you have one or more of them in your relationship? Tune in to find out what you can do to easily and quickly turn things around.
026 *** How Do Injuries Get Created? *** click to request podcast
Air date 8.12.15
Terrible things happen to people. Sometimes we get stuck with them and sometimes we don't. What makes the difference? How are some people able to rise above and move on, while others suffer for years? Are some wounds just too deep to heal? Tune in and discover how injuries get created and how to set yourself free from the suffering.
025 *** The 5 A's of Happy Relationships ***
Air date 7.27.15
What are the 5 A's of Happy Relationships? How many of them do you have on your relationship report card? Tune in and find out what they are and how to make sure your relationship gets a good grade.
024 *** Disempowerment Doesn't Work ***
Air date 6.24.15
Are you unknowingly bringing out the worst in your partner? What do we do when we can't get our needs met? When we don't have enough power to get what we need from the seemingly more powerful person? We unconscously do all sorts of yucky things...that don't work. What are those things? What are the costs?
023 *** Understanding Men and Motivation ***
Air date 6.12.15
How do you motivate a man to get him off the couch and willing to help? Men and women are motivated in opposite ways, causing misunderstandings, hurt feelings, and frustration on both sides.Learning what compels us to act (and what doesn't), and use it to motivate, all the while preventing bad feelings and resentments from getting in the way.
022 *** How People Listen (or Don't) ***
Air date 5.28.15
Despite thinking we're listening to others, we're really not. What's happening instead? How does not listening cause us problems in our communication? Is there a better way?
021 *** Are you Hoarding your injuries ***
Air date 4.22.15
Are your injuries piling up and making a mess of your life, stinking up the place? Are you holding on to past hurts and old injuries? Do you sweep them under the rug and pretend they aren't happening? Discover whether or not you're an injury hoarder and what you can do to start shoveling out the 'trash.'
It's not about the nail
020 *** How do injuries get created? *** click to request podcast
Air date 4.17.15
Terrible things happen to people. Sometimes we get stuck with them and sometimes we don't. What makes the difference? How are some people able to rise above and move on, while others suffer for years? Are some wounds just too deep to heal? Tune in and discover how injuries get created and how to set yourself free from the suffering.
019 *** Liberating with Honor ***
Air date 3.18.15
Announcing the Liberating with Honor workshop series - learn how to set yourself and others free from suffering. End. All. The. Suffering. Listen as we discuss the details of each of the sessions of this powerful series.
018 *** Liberating with Honor *** click to request podcast
Air date 3.6.15
Announcing the Liberating with Honor workshop series - Christal and I discuss the schedule for the series and what's included in each of the sessions.
017 *** Romance Beyond Valentine's Day ***
Air date 2.12.15
Find out what men's least favorite holiday is, and why. Also, two of the biggest mistakes women are making, and what to do to turn it around. Plus 14 things you can do (for FREE) to bring the romance beyond Valentine's Day. Click the GirlsAskGuys link to read what others had to say about: How to Bring Romance Beyond Valentine's Day.
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016 *** New Year's Promises *** click to request podcast
Air date 1.2.15
What's a New Year's Promise? Better than a resolution. The top 5 promises you can make for getting along with your partner (and anyone else) in the new year.
015 *** Hunter and Gatherer Databases *** click to request podcast
Air date 12.12.14
How are men and women's brains wired up to record and store different types of information? What can we rely on the opposite sex to pay attention to, care about, and remember? Also included, the secret for making sure you always have happy gift-giving holidays.
014 *** The Power of Appreciation *** click to request podcast
Air date 11.28.14
Listen as Christal and I discuss the different kinds of appreciation that will make your partner feel loved. Are you giving your partner the wrong kind? What happens to us when we do get appreciation from others, and what happens when we don't - hint: it's not good! How exactly does appreciation work, anyway? You'll have to tune in to find out.
013 *** Hoarding in Relationships *** click to request podcast
Air date 11.14.14
How are we like hoarders in our relationships? Do we really live like that? What can we do to clean things up?
Click the link below, and if you are one of the first 10 people to register, you will get a discounted price for the Partnership Bootcamp.
012 *** Veto Power *** click to request podcast
Air date 10.31.14
What happens when our ability to provide and protect gets threatened? How can we empower others' ability to provide and protect us?
011 *** Disempowerment *** click to request podcast
Air date 10.17.14
What do we do when we can't get our needs met? When we don't have enough power to get what we need from the bigger and stronger person? We (unconsciously) do all sorts of yucky things. Mark Watkins and I talk about what those are, what the costs are, and what to do instead.
010 *** 7 Steps on the Path to Partnership ***
Air date 10.3.14
7 Steps on the Partnership Bootcamp is discussed. Christal and I go over some of the steps and how survival mode is killing our relationships. Special discounted rate available by clicking the link below by 10/5/14.
009 *** Power - part 2 ***
Air date 9.19.14
Christal and I talk about the other side of the power coin - when we have power, what happens? How does it work? What makes the engine run? Hint: it's not controlling.
008 *** Power - part 1 ***
Air date 9.5.14
Do you ever feel like you have to please someone? Or avoid displeasing them? Learn what happens to us when we perceive we are in a smaller and weaker position and what to do to break the cycle and immediately relieve the tension. Hint: It's not a personality disorder.
007 *** Understanding Men and Women - part 2 *** click to request podcast
Air date 8.1.14
Christal and I go over more of the ways that men and women are opposites. How are men and women motivated? Should you play hard to get?
Click the PAX Programs link for more information about Understanding Men and Women.
I highly recommend In Sync with the Opposite Sex!
006 *** Understanding Women - part 1 ***
Air date 7.4.14
Is your brain wired up like a Gatherer's? It might be if you get accused of being scattered or unfocused and have difficulty prioritizing or completing tasks. Do you think you might have ADD? Learn about Diffuse Awareness (one of two healthy human operating systems) and how you can use it to better understand yourself and other Gatherers.
005 *** Understanding Men - part 1 ***
Air date 6.6.14
Is your brain wired up like a Hunter's? It might be if you get accused of ignoring or not listening to your partner and get frustrated when you can't complete a task and moving on to something else. Learn about Single Focus and how you can use it to better understand yourself and other Hunmen (and women in hunter-mode).
004 *** Expectations ***
Air date 5.2.14
Find out how the human animal guarantees our disappointment and also our initial reaction to change: "It's different and I don't like it!"
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003 *** Anger ***
Air date 4.11.14
We discuss Step 2: Explain your Anger from my eBook 7 Steps on the Path to Partnership
002 *** Interrupting ***
Air date 3.7.14
Christal and I talk about the biggest mistake men and women make with each other in conversation, and what you can do to stop it.
001 *** Reltionships *** click to request podcast
Air date 2.14.14
Christal and I talk about the Valentines' Day and other miscellaneous relationship stuff.
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Caren Field MA LMFT - Traverse City, MI - individual and couples counseling