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Love Shack Live: Helping Couples Rescue Their Relationships
Relationships are complex. They are filled with ups and downs, highs and lows. And sometimes, it can feel like you're struggling just to keep your head above water. If you're feeling like this, then it's important to reach out for help. That's where Tom and Staci Bartley come in. As relationship experts, they have helped countless couples overcome the challenges that they're facing. And now, they're here to help you. The Love Shack Live Show is filled with advice and tips that will help you get your relationship back on track. So if you're struggling in your relationship, make sure to tune in, it could be the best decision you ever make.
Episodes
258 episodes
#258: In Conversation With a Couple: How Relationship Skills Show Up in Real Life
Sometimes the most meaningful collaborations don’t start as collaborations at all.Marnie and Patrick originally came to Staci as clients. Two passionate, creative humans who loved each other deeply, but could feel that love alone wasn’t ...
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#257: The Skill You’re Missing That’s Ruining Every “Talk”
When a new year starts, a lot of people quietly hope their relationship will feel lighter by now.Less tension.Less distance.Fewer conversations that end in the same painful place.But if it still feels hard to get thr...
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#256: Same Fight, Different Day: How to Break the Pattern (For Real)
You walk into the conversation thinking, Okay, this time we’re talking about money. Or parenting. Or sex. Or the thing you agreed on and nobody followed through.And somehow you still end up in the exact same place: confusion, de...
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#255: Hope Is Not a Strategy: Why Waiting for Them to Change Isn’t Working
If you’ve been waiting for the “right time” to talk…You’re not alone.A lot of couples don’t look like they’re falling apart. From the outside, life looks fine. But inside, there’s a low-grade tension that never really leave...
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#254: Why Relationship Resolutions Fail (And What Actually Works)
It’s a new year, and maybe you caught yourself thinking: This is the year we finally work on us.Not in a dramatic, “we’re getting divorced” way. More like… you’re tired of the same tension. The same looping conversations. That f...
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#253: My Partner Asked for Space. What Should I Do?
When separation comes up, most couples split into two roles fast:One becomes the Fixer. You want to talk, solve, repair, and close the gap now because the silence feels unbearable.The other becomes the Escaper. You s...
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#252: The Land of Maybe: The Relationship Phase No One Teaches You How to Handle
Are you stuck in the question that never seems to get answered: Should I stay or should I go?Some days your relationship feels warm enough to keep trying. Other days it feels so lonely you can’t believe you’re still sharing the sa...
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#251: The 3 Relationship Skills Every Couple Needs (But No One Teaches You)
You were told that love would be enough.That if you just cared more, tried harder, stayed patient, and didn’t give up, your relationship would work itself out. So when the distance crept in, when conversations started going sideways, whe...
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#250: How to Navigate Holiday Conflict When Your Relationship Is Already on Edge
Have you ever walked into a holiday gathering with a smile on your face and a knot in your stomach? You’re passing the potatoes, making small talk, and meanwhile you’re sitting on years of unspoken hurt, unresolved conversations, and roles you ...
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#249: How to Navigate the Holidays When Your Relationship Feels Fragile
When your relationship is already on the rocks, the holidays don’t feel magical. They feel brittle. One sharp comment in the kitchen, one loaded question at the dinner table, and suddenly everyone is walking on eggshells just trying to “get thr...
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#248: The Dating Rebellion: How to Date Differently After Heartbreak
Have you ever looked around your life and thought, “I didn’t plan to end up here”? Maybe you’re standing in that uneasy space between what was and what’s next, holding on, letting go, or trying to begin again.In this episode of ...
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#247: From Roommates to Lovers Again: The Skills That Bring You Back Together
You’re not fighting. You’re just… quiet. The kind of quiet that hums with tension instead of peace. Conversations stay about the calendar, the kids, and dinner, but not each other. You can feel the gap growing even while you sit side by side, a...
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#246: When They Ask for Space: The Skills That Keep You Connected
Living together but feeling miles apart.You still share a home. Maybe even a bed. But the real stuff, the fears, the wants, the touch, has gone quiet. You keep telling yourself, “It’s just a phase.” But deep down, you know the dis...
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#245: Your Brain on Separation: Why You Are Spinning and How to Stop
If your partner asked for space and your whole body has been bracing ever since, you are not broken. You’re in survival mode.On this episode of Love Shack Live, we’re speaking directly to you, the partner who’s been asked for spac...
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#244: Why does loving someone feel like losing myself?
Have you ever said yes just to avoid an argument? You take it on, you promise you’ll change, you nod along. Even though inside you’re thinking, “I can’t keep doing this.” That’s not weakness. That’s an agreement that needs a closer look....
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#243: How to Reconnect When You Feel Miles Apart From Your Partner
Feeling close but not connected? You talk, you share a couch, you share a life… and yet the room feels cold. This episode of Love Shack Live is for anyone at a relationship crossroads who’s worn down by daily conflict and a widening emot...
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#242: Why Space Doesn't End Relationships - Miscommunication Does
Have you ever stared at your phone, heart pounding, wondering if one wrong text could push your partner even further away? You're not alone. In this raw and practical episode, we break down the real reason relationships don't survive space - an...
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#241: Can You Really Come Back After Space?
When someone you love pulls away, the question on loop is: Can we come back from this, or is the distance proof it’s over? If you’ve lived through weeks of silence, guarded talks, and feeling miles apart while sitting side-by-side, thi...
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#240: Should I Text If They Asked for Space?
Your chest is tight. Your brain won’t stop spinning. Do you send the text…or go silent?In this episode of Love Shack Live, Staci, Tom, and Brooke unpack what to do when your partner asks for space, and it feels like the b...
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#239: Stop Choosing Silence: Skills that Save Relationships Under Pressure
When a partner says they need space, most of us freeze, wait, and hope, until reality lands like a punch in the gut. In this episode, Staci, Tom, and Brooke unpack the “default option”: the unconscious choices (shutting down, chasing, over-expl...
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39:00
#238: Space Isn’t a Plan: Why “Leaving Them Alone” Backfires
Have you ever stared at your phone, heart pounding, wondering if the silence from your partner means they’re slipping away for good? You replay old conversations. You imagine what they’re thinking. You tell yourself to “give them space,” but in...
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#237: The Truth About Space: What Most Couples Get Wrong (and How to Get It Right)
Have you ever felt like your relationship was running on empty, like the emotional gas tank hit “E” and suddenly your partner said, “I need space”? In that moment, everything can feel terrifying. The silence. The distance. The question...
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#236: Have You Lost Yourself in the Space? (Find Out Which Survival Pattern You’re In)
When someone asks for space, it can feel like the ground falls out from under you. You start spiraling, Googling, second-guessing everything, and trying to hold it all together, but underneath, you’re unraveling.This week, we’re openi...
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#235: When “I Need Space” Feels Like Goodbye
They didn’t say it’s over. They just said they need space. But the silence that follows? It’s deafening. You’re still in the relationship, but not really. Still sleeping in the same house, maybe. Still scrolling their old messages. Still wonder...
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#234: Why Do I Keep Pretending Everything’s Fine in My Relationship?
You love them. You want it to work. But no matter how hard you try, something keeps getting in the way of that deep connection you crave.This episode is for anyone standing at the edge of love, wondering why it feels so lonely even when ...
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