Richard Kerry is a Licensed Professional Counselor who works with couples and individuals. In this episode, Richard and Erin discuss Richard’s work as a marriage therapist and the most common issues he sees with marriages in conflict (codependency and faulty core beliefs from trauma). They share stories from their own marriage and ways they try to work on their individual issues in order to decrease codependency and connect consistently with each other. Key Topics: - The biggest challenges in marriage today - When to know if you need individual counseling or counseling as a couple - Creating healthy emotional and physical intimacy - Connecting with your partner in a vulnerable way - The importance of differentiation in a marriage - Conflict styles that stall a marriage Sponsor: Use the code sparking to get 40% off the yearly pass at Beducated here: https://beducate.me/september