Honey, We Screwed Up The Family!
Matthew's Substack helps fix family dysfunction, break toxic cycles, and lead your home with confidence—straight from a marriage and family therapist who tells it like it is.
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You Aced the Date Nights and Still Got a C (opens the original)
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It’s a Good Thing You Feel Bad (opens the original)
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Getting Out of the Tribute Trap (opens the original)
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The Harder You Love, The Emptier It Gets (opens the original)
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From Blame, Shame, and Guilt to Explore, Explain, Evolve (opens the original)
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Ever feel like you’re stuck in the same argument again and again? You swear it’s about the dishes or the text left on read — and ten minutes later you’re at emotional DEFCON 5 wondering how a missing emoji turned into a meltdown.Here’s the truth: most couples don’t fight about what they think they’re fighting about. In this episode, licensed marriage and family therapist Matthew Maynard breaks down the blame-shame-guilt trap — the emotional pinball game that leaves both partners dizzy and bruise
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