Midlife Crisis or Just a Leather Jacket? Answering Your Relationship Dealbreakers!

The Therapy Crouch
9 ott 2025 30 min
Midlife Crisis or Just a Leather Jacket? Answering Your Relationship Dealbreakers!
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About this episode

<p>On this week’s Ask Me Anything episode of <em>The Therapy Crouch</em>, Abbey and Peter are back on the sofa tackling your juiciest listener dilemmas. From midlife crises and changing bodies in marriage to fighting over playlists and separate dinners, nothing is off-limits.</p><br><p>The pair reflect on marriage, juggling career ambitions, body confidence, and friendship groups, while keeping things as funny and unfiltered as ever. Expect heartfelt advice, cheeky confessions, and plenty of laughs as they get real about the highs and lows of long-term love.</p><br><p><strong>00:00</strong> – Intro: Abbey and Peter kick off the AMA with laughs</p><p><strong>00:54</strong> – First listener dilemma: career ambition vs contentment in marriage</p><p><strong>03:40</strong> – Abbey and Pete debate contentment vs striving for more</p><p><strong>05:33</strong> – Success defined: promotions vs family time</p><p><strong>08:45</strong> – A raw question about weight changes in marriage</p><p><strong>11:13</strong> – Body confidence, beauty standards, and menopause talk</p><p><strong>12:31</strong> – A listener’s husband hits a midlife crisis</p><p><strong>15:21</strong> – Abbey’s story about <em>Erin Brockovich</em>’s Hells Angel neighbour</p><p><strong>18:19</strong> – Should couples laugh at each other in public?</p><p><strong>21:06</strong> – Fighting over playlists: pop vs heavy metal</p><p><strong>23:34</strong> – Food battles: vegan vs carnivore couple</p><p><strong>26:08</strong> – Friendship circles after marriage and feeling left out</p><br><p>Email: thetherapycrouch@gmail.com&nbsp;</p><br><p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetherapycrouchpodcast</p><br><p>TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thetherapycrouch&nbsp;</p><br><p>Website: https://thetherapycrouch.com/&nbsp;</p><br><p>For more from Peter</p><p>https://twitter.com/petercrouch</p><br><p>For more from Abbey</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/abbeyclancy</p><br><p>Our clips channel</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZntcv96YhN8IvMAKsz4Dbg</p><br><p>#TheTherapyCrouch #AbbeyAndPete #RelationshipAdvice #Podcast</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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