Listen to an On-air Therapy Session with Carolyn

Carolyn Bushong counseling Howie & Wendy
The Alice Morning Show 105.9FM

Howie from Alice 105.9FM and his wife, Wendy, have been married for four years and still love each other, but each blames the other for the problems in their relationship (which is common). They each think that everything would be fine if the other person would just change. They asked me for advice on how to put their marriage back on the right path. I first told them that they have to stop pointing the finger at each other (like most couples do). We start with the top issues each has against the other, I show them how to really listen to the other, then we look for solutions.

All in all, the few on-air therapy sessions were successful in helping Howie and Wendy start turning their relationship around! Can you believe it – even BJ was impressed!

 

Thursday Show (Session #1)

In the first session, I laugh when Howie’s top issue about Wendy is how she makes his sandwiches each day for lunch. I accuse her of passively/aggressively messing with his sandwiches, and she agrees. Wendy tells us how self-righteous Howie is – which is, of course, obvious. We find solutions for both issues.

Friday Show (Session #2)

In our second session, Howie complains that Wendy eats with her mouth open. Wendy tells us how Howie leaves his stuff all around, expecting her to pick up after him. Some solutions involved Wendy “fining” Howie for each item he leaves around. And I told Howie that when Wendy is grossing him out with her eating habits, he should ask her to eat with manners, and if she doesn’t, Howie should tell her first, and then go eat in another room.

Monday Show (Session #3)

Our third session is a recap of the therapy so far, as well as finding out about Howie and Wendy’s infamous date night. Saturday night Howie and Wendy went to dinner and dancing , which sounds great, but wait until you hear about their mishaps.

Howie and Wendy plan to continue negotiating their list of complaints on their own for now, and of course they’ll keep their weekly date night – maybe with a little less alcohol next time!