Family secrets can live on for generations, shaping our lives in ways we may not recognise or fully understand.

In this episode Andrew talks to Dr Galit Atlas, author of Emotional Inheritance: A Therapist, Her Patients, and the Legacy of Trauma about how our struggles in life are linked to the emotional inheritance we receive from our families.

Dr Atlas is a psychoanalyst and clinical supervisor in private practice in Manhattan.She is a clinical assistant professor on the faculty of the New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis and faculty at the National Training Program (NTP) and the Four-Year Adult training program at the National Institute for the Psychotherapies (NIP) in New York City.

Dr. Atlas has published three books for clinicians and numerous articles and book chapters that focus primarily on gender and sexuality. Her New York Times publication “A Tale of Two Twins” was the winner of a 2016 Gradiva Award

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This week supporters will hear:

- Three things Dr. Galit Atlas knows to be true.

- How to repair a relationship with an estranged family member

- AND subscribers also access all of our previous bonus content - a rich trove of insight on love, life and meaning created by Andrew and his interviewees.

Follow Up

Get Andrew’s free guide to difficult conversations with your partner: How to Tell Your Partner Difficult Things

Take a look at Andrew’s new online relationship course: My Best Relationship Tools

Read Dr Galit Atlas’ new book Emotional Inheritance: A Therapist, Her Patients, and the Legacy of Trauma

Visit Dr Galit Atlas’ website

Follow Dr Galit Atlas on Facebook @GalitAtlas and on Instagram @galit_atlas

If you’re interested in the drama triangle discussed in this episode, you might also enjoy Andrew’s interview with therapist Chris Partridge on Being a Rescuer

You might also like to listen to Andrew’s interview with Julia Samuel MBE on Inherited Pain

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Child Proof Your Relationship.

You love your children but if you focus too much on their needs and exhaust your relationship, that helps no one.

From 40 years helping couples make better marriages, I know that many couples lose their way when they become parents.

Day to day issues about getting them of to school in the morning and managing bedtimes can also disguise deeper conflicts about different parenting philosophies. It means that many couples arrive in my therapy office with lots of unresolved issues that are driving them apart.

Lisa Bruton has a masters degree in integrative counselling and psychotherapy and an advanced diploma in couple’s therapy. She is a Mindfulness Facilitator and a guest tutor at Oxford University.

Her speciality is helping couples not only be better parents but better partners too.

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This week supporters will hear:

- Keeping the sexual flame alive even when you have children

- Three things Lisa Bruton knows to be true.

- AND subscribers also access all of our previous bonus content - a rich trove of insight on love, life and meaning created by Andrew and his interviewees.

Follow Up

Get Andrew’s free guide to difficult conversations with your partner: How to Tell Your Partner Difficult Things

Take a look at Andrew’s new online relationship course: My Best Relationship Tools

More information about Lisa Bruton at lisabruton.com

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Love and relationships are already complicated, but they can feel even more so if you’re living with a mental health condition.

This week author Allison Raskin talks about her experiences with OCD, and how overthinking can be managed in relationships and dating. How do you talk to a partner about your mental health? What is the difference between having valid concerns and catastrophising? What can you do if you’re overwhelmed by negative thoughts?

Allison Raskin is a New York Times bestselling author and podcaster. Her latest book is Overthinking About You: Navigating Romantic Relationships When You Have Anxiety, OCD, and/or Depression. She also has a highly successful YouTube channel, Just Between Us, and has worked as a screenwriter for Netflix, MTV and 20th Century Television.

If You’re Looking for More….

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This week supporters will hear:

- Three things Alison Raskin knows to be true.

- How to keep going when looking for love, change, or growth

- AND subscribers also access all of our previous bonus content - a rich trove of insight on love, life and meaning created by Andrew and his interviewees.

Follow Up

Get Andrew’s free guide to difficult conversations with your partner: How to Tell Your Partner Difficult Things

Take a look at Andrew’s new online relationship course: My Best Relationship Tools

Read Allison Raskin’s new book Overthinking About You: Navigating Romantic Relationships When You Have Anxiety, OCD, and/or Depression

Watch Allison Raskin on her YouTube channel Just Between Us

Follow Allison Raskin on Instagram @emotionalsupportlady and on Twitter @AllisonRaskin.

Visit Allison Raskin's website

You might also enjoy Andrew’s interviews with Kathleen Smith on Making Anxiety Your Friend and with Kate Lucey on Depression: What Worked For Me.

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Andrew offers regular advice on love, marriage and finding meaning in your life via his social channels. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube @andrewgmarshall