On this week’s episode of the podcast I spoke with Malik Spencer, the author of “Navigating Love: A Roadmap for Building Healthy Relationships”. Listen to it HERE!

What We Covered:

1:02-Malik Spencer, Author of Navigating Love: A Roadmap for Building Healthy Relationships

1:58-Maji & Mongo

3:50-Malik Spencer Background

6:08-Navigating Love

7:26-A Sustainable Self

8:55-Selfish Attraction

9:58-Sustainable Attraction

11:57-Counterproductive Traits

15:37-Safe Space/Perceived Notions

16:10-Importance of Being Attracted To What’s Real

17:58-What Made You (Malik Spencer) Write This Book?

20:07-Relationship Rescue By Dr. Phil

22:10-Examples of Repeated Problems in Relationships

24:53-Problems With Infatuation

26:15-www.navigatinglove.com

27:58-Critical Thinking

28:42-Law of Unintended Consequences

30:56-Cognitive Dissonance

35:48-People Tend To Create/Conform a Reality

39:00-How Should Couples Be Using The Book?

42:48-Series of Rationalizations

44:10-There’s A Common Thread In Problems All Couples Face

45:40-What Is The Most Common Relationship Mistake?

46:58-4 Step Process For Addressing Conflicts

57:39-You Cannot Be In A Healthy Relationship Without Being Healthy

58:36-Purchase The Book “Navigating Love: A Roadmap For Building Healthy Relationships on Amazon

59:27-Topic For Next Week Is Sustainability

Dr. J. Renae Norton is a clinical psychologist, specializing in the outpatient treatment of obesity and eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, bulimarexia, and binge eating disorder (BED) and the Director of The Norton Center for Eating Disorders and Obesity in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is the Director of The Norton Center for Eating Disorders and Obesity in Cincinnati, Ohio.