Relationship Restaurant with Poppy and Geoff: Recent Episodes
Poppy and Geoff Spencer
We want to share a decades-long discovery with you: most relationships fail when there’s a breakdown in communication. It happened to us more than three decades ago. Based on research from hundreds of stories of human communication and behavior, we as "Millennial Translators" offer programs to work with you in a number of ways: corporate groups, couples, individuals, and families who desire successful strategies to break down barriers in communication.
We talk with The Crew Coach, Karine Rayson, who talks about real life “Below Deck” life and how to communicate, how to receive feedback, and how to ask the right questions.
Karine's great passion is to empower individuals to carve an enriching life for themselves by equipping them with useful tools and strategies that will culminate into a positive lifestyle change. From Down Under by way of South Africa, Karine’s background includes a Bachelor of Social Science in Organisational Psychology and Psychology, Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling from the Australian College of Applied Psychology and a Postgraduate in Collective Entrepreneurship from Torrens University.
Award-winning writer and bestselling author, Jennifer Billock is a high-spirited and exceptional journalist and writing coach who kicks gaslighting to the curb from her personal experiences. Listen in as she shares her journey and how she used her intuition and writing expertise to triumph in spite of a masterful attempt to being gaslit.
Jennifer Billock is an award-winning writer, bestselling author, writing coach, and editor. Check out her website at jenniferbillock.com and her books at her publisher. Follow her on Twitter @jenniferbillock and on Instagram @jenniferjoanbillock. She also co-hosts the Macabre Traveler podcast and edits the Kitchen Witch Newsletter. She is currently dreaming of an around-the-world trip with her Boston terrier.
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In this first segment of The Great Awakening Series, Poppy and Geoff lay out our default mode to cognitive dissonance because we have been conditioned and programmed most of our lives, and that there may be a whole new awakening we can experience if we just pause to ask ourselves, “What if…?
Certified Expert in Somatic Movement, Heidi Hadley from Australia, Shows US How We Can Easily Shift and Immediately Dismiss Stress and Negative Energy From our Bodies.
Would you like the free awesome guide from Heidi? Click here: https://poppyandgeoff.com/contact-poppy-and-geoff/ and enter “Podcast Question,” and we will send it to you!
The video version is on our website or here: https://youtu.be/rBqK_ar534w
Did you know that the way you position yourself on a Zoom meeting is as critical to how you’re received and perceived... as the actual words you say? Zayna discusses how to avoid mismatched messages with our image and style so that we can be a harmoniously aligned speaker on the stage or on Zoom.
Zayna has offered a special complimentary session to our listeners. If you'd like to take her up on that, contact her at zayna@zaynarose.com.
If you'd like to learn more about how to look and feel good when you go on camera, you can check out her free guide: https://zaynarose.com/cameraready/
In this extended podcast, exceptional cardiologist, Dr. Chippy, shares her raw and vulnerable story of how she found self-love, as well as her Rx for transforming our minds and bodies with Love, Meditation and Food.
When Trupti Karjinni and her husband worked 16+ hour days in their corporate careers, they were depleted. Learn what courageous steps Trupti and her husband took to transform their lives and bring about a deepened loving connection to their relationship.
Using the Law of Attraction principles, Vita teaches women how to let go of the past so they can move on to their next chapter with courage and confidence.
Aussie leading Single mom podcaster and expert, Julia Hasche, shares her nuggets fro how to naviagte single motherhood. With all of the challenges single mums/moms face, Julia has you covered, by giving you the strategic tools to flourish in her Single mother community.
We continue to discuss “heart-healthy” communication best practices with psychologist, Stepmom Coach, and Stepmom, Dr. Payan, who gives her expertise on how Stepmoms and their spouses can productively and successfully communicate together as loving and supportive partners, as well as, with their shared children.
Learning Specialist, Jill Wolf, shares her proprietary learning toolkit and best practices to help parents help their kids as they navigate a new educational norm.
With pain and chaos permeating our world, here are some suggestions to listen, see, and act with a fresh heart and mind.
One woman’s journey of vulnerability, courage, and resiliency in the time of COVID-19. Resilient and courageous, Rani St. Pucchi navigates yet another life-altering event as she comes out on the other side, healing from having the Coronavirus. A four-time bestselling author, and international award winning designer, St. Pucchi effuses her positivity, humility, insightful wisdom, and grace once again, as she conquers her own struggle with the Coronavirus. Previous podcast episode guest interviews with Rani include: https://poppyandgeoff.com/e045-not-perfect-is-perfect/ and https://poppyandgeoff.com/e033-brides-soulmates-and-monks/
Link to video: https://youtu.be/U4WbOiSVveU
Special guest, Randy Kessler, shares the 1 thing that co-parents can do right now for the well-being of the children. A Family Law Attorney, Kessler shares his recommendations for how divorced parents should address timesharing schedules and child support when both have been highly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our homeschooling guest, Stephanie Kirby shares her tips on what she has done for several years to homeschool her kids, and how she and her husband adjusted and communicated their expectations during the #stayhome order during the Coronavirus.
Key Takeaways: * Block out segments of time and keep consistency * One focus at a time. Do not try to homeschool and your wfh at the same time * Get online resources such as zoo or aquariums that offer feee online worksheets * Structure is important * Mansplaining your expectations * Coordinating routines * Homeschooling should not follow regular school day 8-3
Wouldn’t it be great to know how your innate preferences for taking in information and making decisions impact your behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic? In Ep #071 of the Relationship Restaurant, Poppy and Geoff give you tips for how to speak to your partner in a productive, heart-healthy way.
Extroversion. introversion. Thinking or feeling. Your Myers Briggs preferences can help you understand your thoughts, feelings, and behavior with the coronavirus.
Contact us to get a hugely discounted accurate assessment of your Myers Briggs (just mention the COVID discount in your message!) and discover how you can be the best version of yourself at home.
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Tapping into acclaimed scientist’s research, Dr. Masaru Emoto, we tackle how the words we communicate with one another have a powerful impact on our physiological and emotional wellbeing.
Our clients, Couple, Kylie and Derek, asked us if they could share their stories of overcoming external challenges to preserve their relationship, communicate wholeheartedly, and have the courage to deepen their intimacy.
Join us as we bust through the myths and misconceptions of Hospice care and how to best manage communication and relationships through the process.
We all have biases that keep us from blending and belonging. Understanding how we "cherry pick” our decisions based on ill-informed info, can diminish confirmation bias and lead us into honest, heart-healthy relationships.
On Episode #66, London Business School’s Professor of Organisational Behavior, shares his views on how we manage perceptions, emotions, conflict and trust in our interpersonal relationships.
In Podcast #65, we reached out to Norway’s Norselab’s Senior Partner and Minister of Culture, Ivar Kroghrud, to dive into his inspired topic of leadership in all relationships, and how a User Manual in any relationship is an essential element to powerfully understand and interact with one another.
In Episode #64 of the Relationship Restaurant, we explore the motivations and values that couples have and how those values influence their decision making and relationship.
In Podcast #63, we speak with Mentor coach and bestselling author of Storyjacking, Lyssa deHart, who asks us to do a deep dive and invite curiosity into all of the stories we tell ourselves and others.
Redlining occurs in cars when the maximum RPM’s is exceeded in the engine. Redlining also occurs with dogs who ignore commands because they are fixated on chasing a squirrel, for example. And sometimes in relationships, people experience redlining in a heightened exchange, by blurting out unfiltered comments, seemingly unable to control their reactivity. On this episode #62 of the Relationship Restaurant, we share how to prevent redlining from “overheating” our relationships.
Based on the terminology of Marriage and Family Therapist, Peter, Walker, we explore the defense responses we learned in childhood and how they influence our relationships today on episode #61 of the Relationship Restaurant.
In episode 60 of the Relationship Restaurant, we dig deep with neuroscience expert and best selling author, Dave Kruger, MD, to uncover the healthiest and most productive ways, based on neuroscience, to approach communication with the right mindset and have deeper more meaningful relationships.
In Episode #059 of The Relationship Restaurant, we break down the acronym, “TRIP,” to examine the goals couples have (often unconsciously) when they are in conflict.
In episode #058 of the Relationship Restaurant, we offer 7 tips for several Myers Briggs personality preferences to be aware of and manage a toxic relationship.
On episode #057 of the Relationship Restaurant, we examine the unhappiness factor in relationships and the surprising key ingredient that is on the decline with unmarried couples, plus what to do to make your relationship sparkle.
Guests Jonathan & Brecken Farnsworth Discuss Their Secrets as a Husband and Wife Team Who Work Together, Parent Together, and Play Together to Achieve Work-Life Balance.
Using Myers Briggs as one guidepost, this episode of the Relationship Restaurant Unpacks the Emotional Baggage That People (Often Unknowingly) Bring to Their Next Relationship. #Toxicrelationships #MBTI #MyersBriggs #PoppyandGeoff.com
In Episode #054 of the Relationship Restaurant We Talk with Guest, Dr. Gregory Firestone, About Mediation’s Enormous Advantage That Gives You Empowerment as You Consider Divorce.
From reaching out to Dr. Craig Malkin, Rethinking Narcissism best-selling author, we talk with guest, Stacy, who shares her journey of being married to (and now divorced from,) a narcissist.
On Podcast #052 of the Relationship Restaurant, We Discuss What to Expect When Expectations Aren’t Set, and Ways to Proactively Head Off Conflict Before it Happens.
Listen in as VP of Your Tango Experts, and Masters Level Therapist, Melanie Gorman, Shares Many Insights into Worklife Balance & How to Immediately Reduce Conflict.
On episode #050 of the Relationship Restaurant, we sat down with guest, Karen Covy, a Divorce Attorney, to discuss the "D-word," that January is considered “Divorce Month” in the USA, (30% increase in divorce filings at the start of the New Year), her awesome resource book, and the practical and real answers you need, whether you’re on the fence or not.
In Episode #049 of the Relationship Restaurant, Poppy and Geoff Discuss How to Redirect Undesirable Behavior and Maintain Harmony During the Holidays
In Podcast #048 of the Relationship Restaurant, Poppy and Geoff Bring Awareness to Unhealthy Relationship Dynamics and Give Tips to Protect Yourself
In Episode 047 of the Relationship Restaurant, poppyandgeoff.com peel back 7 strategies to have heart-healthy communication at the holiday table. With a free downloadable kit at poppyandgeoff.com to print out for each place setting, this guide is like gravy to smooth out any palpable tension or personality differences.
In Podcast 046 of the Relationship Restaurant, we examine the markers of a toxic relationship. From Loneliness, Distractions and Micro-cheating, we unpack how to recognize the toxic red flags and discover what you can do to have a heart-healthy relationship.
In episode #045 of the Relationship Restaurant, world-reknowned fashion designer and guest Rani St. Pucci delivers gold nuggets in our across the globe USA to Bangkok interview. In sharing from her newly-released book, Gold in the Cracks, Rani shares her go-to process for how to overcome fear; how she continues to inspire thousands of women to embrace their body; and how, even though you don’t see eye-to-eye with someone, you can still go hand-in-hand.
Renowned parenting expert and Author of award-winning, Mommy Burnout: How to Reclaim Your Life and Raise Healthier Children in the Process, Dr. Sheryl Ziegler gives must-do tips to reclaim yourself as a mom and improve total healthy family functioning.
In Episode #043 of the Relationship Restaurant, we tackle the Fortnite phenomenon that some call addictive, and others call, weak parenting. We offer 5 tips to ensure healthy family choices.
Along with our guest, Larry Burton, we discuss how to identify our own energy and that of another, and what to do about it; energy healing, and ways to overcome being an enabler.
Live the FUEL guest, Scott Mulvaney, shares how he channels his health nut, adrenaline sports energy into everything he influences.
In episode #040 of the Relationship Restaurant, Rabbi Manis Friedman shares secrets on what happens before intimacy can be reached & how to apply the principles of intimacy to raising our kids. And if you do this #1 daily practice, you can give your children the very best gift for a life of purpose, servitude, and authentic happiness.
On podcast #039 of the Relationship Restaurant, we tiptoe into the bedroom to learn why our guest, Mariah Freya, “Beducated” co-founder, claims that “Your Sexuality is Your Superpower.” Listen in as we unpack the myths around sex, why sex shame still exists in 2018, and how parents can approach the sex talk with their kids.
Brothers, Life Coaches, Entrepreneurs, and Curious Adventurers Tell You How to Quickly Make Micro Shifts for Macro Transformation and Be Immediately Inspired to Follow Their 200, 000 Worldwide Podcast Listeners to Their Personal Development Without the Fluff, Podcast
On Episode #037 of The Relationship Restaurant, Intuitive counselor for 20 years, Jodi Aman, breaks down anxiety and shares her tips for helping adults and kids to become self-reliant.
Our guest, Divorce Attorney, Morghan Richardson, Debunks Divorce Myths and Tells You the Real (Legal) Deal if You’re Contemplating Divorce
We interview our guest, Rachel Cubas-Wilkinson, from CPP - The Myers Briggs Company, about how understanding, and applying, the Myers Briggs Type Instrument can immediately improve the quality of communication in all of your relationships.
Listen in to our guest, Jaya Jaya Myra on the Relationship Restaurant podcast as she shares how your energy types aligns with others.
Our guest, Rani St. Pucchi, is a celebrity and couture bridal designer, speaker and bestselling author, who shares her insights to help guide brides; what makes a soulmate, and her journey at a Buddhist Monastery to find this #1 thing we all need in our relationships in order to be fulfilled.
In podcast #032, discover this #1 one word that is destroying relationships today with renowned guest, Rabbi Manis Friedman, and hear the fascinating insights and wisdoms of this world-renowned Rabbi to learn:
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why love and sex are not the goals in a relationship
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how love can be a form of abuse
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why sex is not intimacy
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why people are miserable in their relationships today
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and the 2-letter word that threatens marriages today
In Episode #031 of the Relationship Restaurant, we explore the themes that the iconic Mister Rogers gave us, and how his timeless views of serving and being kind can be instilled in our families today.
In Podcast #030 of the Relationship Restaurant, we sat down with with world-renown, Dr. Gary Chapman, to get the nuts and bolts of how The 5 Love Languages, his #1 bestselling book for more than 25 years, transforms marriages and relationships. Dr. Chapman is syndicated on more than 400 radio show programs and is an internationally recognized marriage counselor. A few questions include: “Can love languages be developed? Can you love someone you hate?” And, “How can I improve communication with my teen with love languages?” With 11 million copies of The 5 Love Languages sold worldwide, and in 50 languages, author, Dr. Gary Chapman hits the nail on the head with all of the queries.
In this episode of the Relationship Restaurant, we sit down with Sara Pearce, a new single mom, who shares how she co-parents with her ex and his fiancé, and how the most important message is to make every decision in the best interest of the child.
Poppy and Geoff offer counsel to a caller who inquires about grief as it influences her relationship. They discuss respecting one’s grief and offer solutions to approach the topic with cathartic ways to manage grief.
On Episode #027 of The Relationship Restaurant, Poppy Interviews Geoff and his 2 Best Friends, Jim Hays, and Eldridge Bravo, III about Their Life Journeys; Through the Ups and Down, and the One Thing that Matters Most.
The #1 secret to surviving and thriving in a long-distance relationship is not what you think, according to our guests, Asha and Bhuvan Unhelkar, a 30+ year married couple who have spent the last two years apart living on different continents. Listen in to Episode #026 of The Relationship Restaurant as we talk about the heart-healthy communication tips to thrive in a long distance relationship. You’ll be surprised to discover how close connections are created and that absence does indeed, make the heart go fonder.
In this Relationship Restaurant podcast, Cairns, Australian guest, Tyson Franklin, who is an author, speaker, and wildly entertaining, shares his unique 365 Hour Mental and Physical Challenge, gives tips on goal-setting, and discusses the discipline that he offers in his bestselling book, It’s No Secret, There’s Money in Small Business.
In this podcast and group live coaching, we reveal 3 secrets that are fundamental to cultivate the relationship of your dreams, one of which is our trademarked discipline.
Inspired by Gretchen Rubin’s answer to our question using her Four Tendencies, we explore the red flags that threaten and undermine relationships.
Insights from Super Bowl #52 give us a new perspective on why our brains are hard-wired to root for the underdog, and 3 tips on what that means for our interpersonal relationships.
Poppy and Geoff interview Anna and Will, young millennials who are dating. In their two plus year relationship, Anna and Will share the #1 secret they do to keep their lines of communication open, especially around money. Tune is as this loving couple share their tips for successful heart-healthy communication in all facets of their relationship.
Here on Episode 020 of The Relationship Restaurant, Poppy and Geoff talk about their word of the year: Accountability, as well as, a few of Freud’s Defense Mechanisms, and why we use them. And 3 tips to make accountability work for you. Tune in to listen how defense mechanisms and accountability are like oil and water, and what you can do to override that dynamic. Learn how accountability, while at first blush seems uncomfortable, can actually improve your relationship with others as well as yourself.
A holiday microcosm of human emotions, The Family Stone movie inspired us to dig deep into our relationships. Listen how we can manage conflict better and learn 5 tradition-preserving tips!
With the Holiday shopping season on the go Poppy and Geoff bring the very special Cheryl Albright, creator of Soul To Soul Yoga project, to help us on alleviating all of the stress of the season. Not only does Cheryl help people alleviate some of that stress but she also brings that to all kinds of people with special needs.
You can find Cheryl here:
https://www.soultosoulyogasrq.com/
Poppy and Geoff will talk about 5 reasons not to wait until the end of the holiday season to break out the bad news to everybody.
With guest, Jeff Bloom, a mediator, speaker, and trainer, we talk about communication and Jeff shares his expertise on how you can save a lot of $ by working with him before you reach out to the attorney.
Author and pastor Mike Murphy talks about parenting, divorce, and how to "make love" from morning to evening.
In the first of our April Series on Shame and Guilt, guest Anita Lustrea shares her tips on how to get beyond shame and guilt.
In the last of our Spring Forward series we talk with a personal trainer about the mind and emotional resiliency we need.
In-studio guest, Kelly Christiansen, a senior marketing strategist, shares her tips on how to be the best version of yourself before, during, and after a break up.
Listen in to our double-long episode where our corporate well-being consultant, Megan McNealy, shares how we can get rid of the masks and discusses her optimal Well-Being Blend™ of practices and strategies that keeps our body, mind and spirit in perfect flow.
Learn how in 0.8 seconds, you can prevent this one thing from compromising your relationships on this weeks episode with the Relational Experts, Poppy and Geoff Spencer.
Following the Oscars, learn how you too can take home an Oscar for heart healthy communication.
This week’s podcast includes special guest, friend, and colleague, Jodi Aman, amazing author of You 1, Anxiety 0. The three experts share tips on managing anxiety that threatens work/life balance.
Starting today, what if you could extend Valentine’s Day, days and months after February 14th? You can.
Learn how to immediately identify and address changing winds to “right your own ship” in your relationship.
What’s Love got to do with it. In this month’s podcast series, we explore our motto: “Heart Healthy Communication.”
In this week’s podcast of Your Relationship Makeover, we will share how you can stay on the left side of the Emotional Clock® – the Encouraged side by not allowing fear to overtake us. Encourage means to, “Stay in your heart.”
In this week’s episode of Your Relationship Makeover series, we’ll run the table on eliminating those thoughts that no longer serve us well. From Green Bay Packer wisdom, and Jack Canfield insights, to our client’s experience, as well as our own, we can sack those limiting beliefs in less time than the play clock at the NFC Championship Game in Atlanta this weekend. Bonus treat: Geoff sings lyrics that resonates with this week’s message.
In this 2nd podcast of 2017, you will learn the elements of the Emotional Clock® and the perils of what goes on if you drift into what we call, the “Emotional Bermuda Triangle.”
In this premier weekly podcast series from the Relational Experts, you will hear three client stories of how they worked through relationship challenges as we worked with them: their own emotional check-ups.