253: Risk It All to Have It All with Linda and Charlie Bloom

Married since 1972 and trained as psychotherapists, relationship counselors, and seminar leaders, Linda and Charlie Bloom join Chelsea 10:30 minutes in to talk about their 5th book, An End to Arguing: 101 Valuable Lessons for All Relationships.

We dive deep into preventing painful interpersonal conflict, dropping the mask and exposing the whole spectrum of who you are early, dating with the agreement that you’re both practice partners who will do the best in this now moment while holding out the vision of where’d you’d like to go, the need to confront your partner about any misalignments before making the decision to leave, the importance of staying on the responsible side of a breakup, the vulnerability and threat that comes with caring, what drives us toward someone who is different than us, why there’s no passion without authenticity, how to ignite closeness after times of separation, and how the value and pleasure of a relationship only comes once you’ve hung in through the times when many people call it quits.

Linda and Charlie Bloom:

Website: https://bloomwork.com
Services: https://bloomwork.com/our-services
Latest Book: An End to Arguing: 101 Valuable Lessons for All Relationships
Psychology Today Blog: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/linda-and-charlie-bloom
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV3lPZs0gRNYCTQ6vgz4Q6Q
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lindaandcharliebloom

Chelsea Leigh Trescott:

Website: https://breakupward.com
Email: chelsea@breakupward.com
Advice Column: https://www.huffpost.com
Writing: https://thoughtcatalog.com/chelsea-leigh-trescott
Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/thankyouheartbreak
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/musings