Phil and Maude on Successful Relationships
Each week this podcast talks about some aspect of personal relationships. Phil and Maude believe that conflict-free relationships are possible for everyone, and talk about how they achieve that between them.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 5 minutes
- Episodes
- 112
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
What is Peace in a Relationship Actually Like?
PHIL: When we talk about peace with people who have not experienced it directly, they conceive of it as an absence. It has long been associated with death—the Latin, “Resquiescat in pace,” or R.I.P.,…
00:05:47 |
Sun 27 Apr 2025
You Can’t Love If You’re Not There: Why Presence Matters
PHIL: It’s time to talk directly about being present. We have mentioned it recently when writing about other topics like listening, paying attention, and hanging out. But what does it involve? I have…
00:05:03 |
Sun 20 Apr 2025
How Attentive Listening Strengthens Your Relationships
MAUDE: Pay attention! Listen! These seem like rather simple admonishments. And yet, so many of us find it very challenging to do so. Listening to others with an open heart and full attention seems to…
00:06:07 |
Sun 13 Apr 2025
How Peaceful Relationships Create the Freedom to Be Yourself
MAUDE: Peaceful relationships are attractive. Once you have experienced the kind of deep calm and relaxation that such a connection provides, it is natural to want more. Developing these kinds of int…
00:05:07 |
Sun 06 Apr 2025
Why Differences Don’t Need to Create Problems in Your Relationships
Here’s a conversation we had the other night about why differences aren’t a problem for us. They don’t need to be a problem for you, either. PHIL: Let me try and describe the nature of our relationsh…
00:03:39 |
Sun 30 Mar 2025
How Hanging Out Enhances and Strengthens Your Relationships
Maude, with a little assist from Phil, wrote today’s post. Phil and I have, since the very early days of our relationship, set aside a time every evening to be alone with each other. We do many diffe…
00:03:27 |
Sun 23 Mar 2025
Why Respect is Important for Creating Peaceful Relationships
PHIL: Respect. Like many words, it has come to have several meanings. There is deference: you should respect your parents or pay your respects to someone. But in a relationship, it has a different me…
00:05:29 |
Sun 16 Mar 2025
How to Find Joy, Peace and Inner Strength Through Your Relationships
When we write these posts, we sit down, talk together, then write separately. This offers you the same subject from two different perspectives with a certain amount of overlap. PHIL: We usually pick …
00:04:46 |
Sun 09 Mar 2025
Why Peaceful Relationships Depend on What You Do and Don’t Do
MAUDE: It was recently our 20th anniversary of meeting (and a joyous celebration it was!), and Phil and I were talking about the components of our relationship and other deep relationships with frien…
00:06:08 |
Sun 02 Mar 2025
Why It’s Important to Relate to Community as Well as Individuals
MAUDE: Recently, Phil and I and another friend attended a gathering to listen to our government representatives talk about the current situation. It was held a few blocks from where we live, here in …
00:04:54 |
Sun 23 Feb 2025
Embracing Acceptance: How to Let Go of Annoyances in Relationships
MAUDE: Phil shared a thought last night: “Why get cross with anyone? You will only have to fix it later. It’s like knocking over a vase of flowers because you don’t like the arrangement. You’ll just …
00:04:34 |
Sun 16 Feb 2025
Rely on Relationships to Stay Sane in an Insane World
MAUDE: In these challenging and turbulent times, it is important to fill your moments with presence; to be calmly, lovingly present. One of the best ways to do that is through your relationships. Sta…
00:05:20 |
Sun 09 Feb 2025
Why Acknowledgment is Like a Magic Charm for Relationships
PHIL: We were talking about the role of acknowledgment in relationships. At basis, it’s a recognition that the other person exists. You are saying “I see you”, which is incredibly affirming. It’s mor…
00:04:21 |
Sun 02 Feb 2025
How to Let Conflicts Go Until You Can Talk Without Charge
Here’s a conversation we had that illustrates how you can connect without a negative charge on a topic that could be loaded. PHIL: I think this might be the perfect time to talk about something that …
00:06:55 |
Sun 26 Jan 2025
Pay Attention – It’s How to Best Support Each Other
MAUDE: Last week, Phil had a big birthday. I had been thinking of how to celebrate him for many months, and had made numerous suggestions to him for grandiose celebrations, parties and trips. He neve…
00:05:50 |
Sun 19 Jan 2025
Just Talk to Each Other – It’s That Simple
PHIL: It may seem obvious; of course you talk to your partner. But lots of conversations are about the shopping or politics or how bad the traffic was, while there can be a whole interior monologue g…
00:03:57 |
Sun 12 Jan 2025
The Importance of Sharing Your Truth in Relationships
PHIL: I had an imaginary conversation in my head: “Tell the truth; it’s so much easier than lying.” “But people would say mean, nasty, hurtful things!” “Oh, just tell the truth, but not in a mean, na…
00:05:52 |
Sun 05 Jan 2025
Let’s Create Peace in the World, One Relationship at a Time
PHIL: We have a peaceful relationship. We don’t quarrel, attack each other or act passive-aggressively. Magic, huh? We do this through trust, acceptance and choosing to live peacefully. Our values ar…
00:03:39 |
Sun 22 Dec 2024
A True Connection Between People Brings Peace and Joy
PHIL: A few days ago, I had the sense that I wasn’t giving you enough attention; that I was wrapped up in myself and my thoughts and resented being disturbed and intruded on. I thought that that’s no…
00:04:47 |
Sun 15 Dec 2024
Make Fairness a Foundation of All Your Relationships
When you practice fairness in your relationships, it is transforming. It is a quiet yet powerful type of assurance that acknowledges without words that you are always on the same side, wishing the be…
00:04:03 |
Sun 08 Dec 2024
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