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Let's Sit With This
If you've ever wished someone would just talk about the hard stuff in a way that actually makes sense — this is that place.
Let's Sit With This is hosted by Kristen Callaway, LMFT, a licensed therapist in Edmond, OK. This podcast is for anyone who is getting through hard moments, healing old hurt, or growing into someone they're proud of.
Here we talk about the things that are hard to say out loud — anxiety, grief, trauma, relationships, self-worth, and the patterns that keep us stuck. It feels more like chatting around a campfire than sitting in a therapist's office. You'll leave with perspective, practical tools, and the reminder that you are not as alone in this as you might feel.
Pull up a chair, get comfy, and let's sit with this together.
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Find Kristen at www.seekingpeaceok.com or on Instagram and Facebook @seekingpeacecounseling.
Let's Sit With This
10 Ways to Make Your Relationship Worse (And How to Stop) feat. Megan Secrest, LCSW
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If you've ever felt stuck in the same argument, the same distance, the same pattern that never seems to change — this episode is for you.
I'm joined by returning guest Megan Secrest, LCSW, EMDR Certified therapist, and owner of Gift of Grit Counseling here in Edmond, Oklahoma. Megan is pursuing certification in Relational Life Therapy — a couples model developed by Terry Real that is refreshingly honest, a little unconventional, and genuinely effective.
We dig into Terry Real's five losing strategies from The New Rules of Marriage, walk through Megan's viral post "10 Fantastic Ways to Get Less of What You Want in Your Relationships," and talk about what's actually happening underneath the patterns that push people away — and what to do instead.
This one is for anyone in a relationship of any kind. You don't have to be in crisis for this to be useful.
In this episode:
- What Relational Life Therapy is and how it's different from other couples models
- The five losing strategies and what's underneath each one
- Why skills don't work until you do the deeper work first
- How to make requests instead of complaints — and why it changes everything
- The difference between withdrawal and responsible distance taking
- What to do when your partner isn't on board
Resources mentioned:
- The New Rules of Marriage by Terrence Real
- The Feedback Wheel/How To Complain Effectively
- Fair Fighting Rules
- Fierce Intimacy by Terry Real — available on Spotify Premium
- The Verbally Abusive Relationship by Patricia Evans
- 7 Types of Rest/How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis
- Find an RLT therapist
- Megan Secrest, LCSW — Gift of Grit Counseling: www.giftofgritcounseling.com | @giftofgritcounseling on social
Let's Sit With This is hosted by Kristen Callaway, LMFT — a licensed therapist in Edmond, OK.
Got a topic or question for the podcast? Submit it here
Find me here: Website: seekingpeaceok.com Instagram & Facebook: @seekingpeacecounseling
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Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational and supportive purposes only and is not a substitute for individualized mental health care. If you are in crisis or experiencing an emergency, please call 911 or contact your local crisis line.