Articles by Mr. Jones

Episode 132 | Our Differences Make Us Better

Why do we usually react to the word ‘different’ as something negative? Our differences can help us to learn more about ourselves which can lead to individual growth as well as strengthen our relationships. Kel from Expansive Connection Coaching joins us this episode to help us understand how and why we react to something different and gives us tools to help explore them and turn those differences into opportunities for growth!

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Episode 131 | Finding Your Tribe in the We Gotta Thing Community

What makes the WGT community unique? We are not a dating site. We are not like a Facebook group. Nor are we similar to a Discord server, a Slack channel, a Zoom meeting or a WhatsApp conversation.

What are we then?

We are a community full of real people in real relationships who are looking to explore, learn, share and interact with others in a safe, non-judgmental and secure virtual environment.

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Episode 130 | All About Swolly Relationships

Catherine from Expansive Connection Coaching joins us to help define that ‘squishy’ term that is a result of some combination of ‘swinging’ and ‘polyamory.’ She then discusses pro’s and con’s of what to expect when creating your own brand of ‘swolly’ and then shares tips on how to successfully communicate and navigate along the way.

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Episode 129 | Taming the Voices Inside My Head

You’re awake again at 3:00am. You can’t go back to sleep. You caclulate how much sleep you’ll have if you go back to sleep right now. Then, while staring at the ceiling, a voice inside your head decides to make up a (absolutely truthful and believable) story about a missed opportunity with another couple and why they aren’t responding to your messages to meet again….

Sound familiar? In this episode Meshei from Expansive Connection helps us to understand where that voice is coming from, how to recognize the lack of logic in that voice and how to redirect the conversation to something more logical and accurate. Also, you are not the only one expriencing these very convincing voices!

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Episode 127 | Trust: What It Is Not

What is trust not? Trust is not a feeling that someone else creates in us with their actions.

Some of us think we can trust people only when they are doing what we want them to do so we don’t feel uncomfortable things we don’t want to feel. Additionally, trust is not using other people as our emotional security blankets.

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Episode 126 | The Many Flavors of Jealousy

Fearing or experiencing jealousy is one of the biggest reasons couples either don’t try the lifestyle or don’t last in the lifestyle. Why is that? It’s more complex than we realize! Join us as Catherine from Expansive Connection Coaching helps us to understand the many flavors of jealousy to include envy, comparison, performance insecurities, fear of abandonment and many more.

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Episode 124 | Handling Rejection in the Lifestyle

Meshai from Expansive Connection Coaching joins us as we dive into the topic of being rejected in the lifestyle. We all experience the negative emotions when rejected by others and Meshai helps us to understand why we feel this way and how to process and respond to these feelings.

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