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Welcome to the Pilot's Wife Podcast! This is a show for authentic couples who want to get an even more enriching relationship, and want to be a better spouse, without becoming a doormat! Learn from and with Amy McLaren, marriage educator and wife of jet pilot Joshua McLaren. Both Josh and Amy have been running non-religious pre-marriage education courses for over 10 years, and have had to overcome more than their share of challenges. Inside each episode, Amy shares her biggest "ahas" and proven relationship enrichment tips with complete honesty.
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Sunday Apr 04, 2021
#50 Special Guest - Josh The (Currently Not A) Pilot
Sunday Apr 04, 2021
Sunday Apr 04, 2021
With much awaited anticipation, Amy today welcomes her husband Josh as a special guest on the Pilot's Wife show, for the 50th episode. Hear his perspective on the three things he notices most in couples and their relationships.
Amy and Josh also talk about the one thing they would say (if they could only say one thing) to encourage couples around the world. And there are some analogies from within the cockpit that can be applied to romantic relationships - if you want to hear a little about how pilots talk while up front...
Sunday Mar 21, 2021
#49 How To End Up With A Lazy Spouse
Sunday Mar 21, 2021
Sunday Mar 21, 2021
Have you ever wondered how you (or someone you know) ended up with a lazy / bossy / controlling etc partner?
Here's one way it could have happened - but if this is the way it happened, the good news is, it's reversible. Find out how in this latest episode.
Sunday Mar 14, 2021
#48 Assertiveness: The Clean Truth About a Dirty Word
Sunday Mar 14, 2021
Sunday Mar 14, 2021
Has anyone ever told you you're too assertive, or not assertive enough? There's a certain connotation from the word that makes it a dirty word in romantic relationships.
Amy shares the true definition of assertiveness to remove all doubt and explains how to set the scene to exercise some level of assertiveness, so as not to suffer consequences later on.
Saturday Mar 06, 2021
#47 Free time: Chilled Beats, and Bystanders
Saturday Mar 06, 2021
Saturday Mar 06, 2021
Take a chill break from whatever you are doing, and have a listen to this chilled "free time" chat from Amy McLaren on a couple of relationship musings.
Amy takes a social psychology phenomenon to do with crowds, and wonders if the same thing doesn't happen even when there's just two, not even a crowd.
She also chews the fat about contingency planning, given what Josh has been working through at his job this past week.
(Backing track is "I Got This" from Fesliyan Studios)
Thursday Feb 25, 2021
#46 A Shout Out To My Joshy
Thursday Feb 25, 2021
Thursday Feb 25, 2021
Sometimes, we don't give each other enough credit. This episode is about correcting that.
Hear a little bit about Josh & Amy's biggest conflict area in their marriage and how it has been working out during this time, when this area of their marriage has been under the most intense pressure in all their 18 years of being together.
https://myweddingmag.co.nz
Friday Feb 19, 2021
#45 Two Simple Things To Transform A Relationship
Friday Feb 19, 2021
Friday Feb 19, 2021
Has anyone ever asked you the rhetorical question: "What did you expect?" with the meaning that you shouldn't have expected anything other than what you got?
In this episode Amy invites couples to actually seek the answer next time someone asks them that. And she invites the male listeners to go against a social norm (in the privacy of their own home of course).
Plus, find out how many millions make a billion (oh, you already know? Amy had to look it up - must be all that lack of sleep!) in this refreshing episode of The Pilot's WIfe.
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
#44 Non-Verbal Communication Hacks
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
A whole lot of our communication is non-verbal. When we are having a heated discussion, the non-verbal stuff actually blocks the real message getting through. This is often why the argument goes around in circles without getting resolved: because the real message isn't getting through.
Amy gives a hack for either type of non-verbal communication style - both body language, and tone, which can be applied in any relationship to trump the non-verbal stuff and allow the real message to get through.
Saturday Feb 06, 2021
#43 Movies Can Save Your Marriage
Saturday Feb 06, 2021
Saturday Feb 06, 2021
In this episode Amy has been digging around, and found some research from a few years back about an unconventional method for preventing divorce.
http://www.rochester.edu/news/divorce-rate-cut-in-half-for-couples-who-discussed-relationship-movies/movie-list.html
Friday Jan 29, 2021
#42 A Secret Skill For Happy Relationships
Friday Jan 29, 2021
Friday Jan 29, 2021
In this special episode, you will get probably the one and only opportunity for you to be a fly on the wall within one of Amy's private couples counselling sessions.
Amy goes through some of the values exercise material in a different way to usual, and explains a key concept in maintaining a successful and satisfying relationship that has not been covered before.
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
#41 A Hidden Bonus For Us Relationship Ninjas
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
There are obvious benefits to working on our relationship skills, primarily being happier and enjoying our life much more when our marriage is doing well.
There are also some hidden benefits to becoming relationship ninjas too. Amy highlights one benefit that contributes to a lasting legacy we can build, simply by having a good relationship with our spouse.