I am a Certified EFT Therapist and I am saddened at the very limited mindsets of some of the guests you have on this podcast. I just listened to the Healing From Religious Harm episode and felt disgusted as I listened. The guest is spewing the same kind of prejudices that she says she had to heal from growing up in a religious family. The assumptions she makes about how religious people don’t emphasize human relationships and are all filled with shame aren’t broadly accurate, but she speaks about these things as though this is truth with a capital T. She and the hosts fail to point out that those are unhealthy subsystems within religion. Instead, she talks about religion as being wrong, a toxic system, abusive, and incompatible with critical thinking. I can’t even believe how judgmental this episode is, and how the hosts join right in. What about the people who do believe the tenets of their religion, not because they’ve been indoctrinated but because like me, they came to the conclusion later in life after plenty of exposure to higher education and scientific work and even after my own period of atheism? Are you ok if religious people listen to this and think that somehow they’re not ok because this guest is saying religious people are childlike, not accessing their inner resources, not able to make good decisions, etc? This whole episode is so rife with prejudice, broad-brushing, and errors in logic that it is clearly a just a platform for airing the hosts’ and guest’s personal feelings about religion, which is really not what I thought this podcast was about. To call something you don’t like “toxic” is pitiful and weak. I won’t be listening to this pod anymore. If I use the guest’s definition, I am now traumatized by listening to this. I’m hearing that I’m not ok, that I’ve been brainwashed, that believing in sin is toxic. So disappointed.

I’ve been listening for quite a while now and was hoping the sound quality would get better because the content is really awesome. I just really encourage you to update or completely overhaul whatever you’re using because the sound quality is not good and I think that you lose a lot of viewers because of it. I love everything you guys talk about you guys have been so helpful with me understanding emotionally focused couples therapy and individual therapy. That is the reason for the four star review instead of five star. I’ve never written a review before on any other podcast but I am really loving the show and I really want to encourage you to update the sound.

I got so much out of the two episodes on Forgiveness. I found it helpful to think of it as a process rather than a single event. I have listened to multiple episodes and you have great guests that inform my personal life, and my professional life in healthcare. There are shows that I share with friends that could benefit from a deeper understanding of the struggles they are going through. Keep those great guests coming.

Content is 5 stars, audio quality is 1 star, which is a real shame for an audio only platform.

This podcast gives the listener new perspectives into how and why humans relate to themselves and others. I’ve enjoyed listening to the guests that Naomi and Deb choose for each episode. Please tune in if you are curious about learning more about your relationships.

Wonderful content, however, if you could improve the audio quality I would enjoy it so much more!!

I first discovered this podcast when I heard your episode on Anger. Thank you for talking about what often seems to be a “forbidden” and scary topic to help us improve our relationships. Loving digging into the other episodes too - such good content!! 👏🏻👏🏻

I love how Jila is able to explain the complexities of emotions around grief, loss, immigration and marriage and shame. Thank you!

Such an amazing podcast. Especially the episode on COVID, the “Difficult Conversations during Challenging Times,” explores the range of emotions most of us feeling during the pandemic. Very validating.

Such a wonderful podcast! We can be grateful AND grieving at the same time during this shutdown of missing human touch and lacking in-person emotional connection with our extended community.. Thank you Jila for bringing up the piece of, can we allow for each other's pain during this challenging time? Can we see each other in our family who is sequestered at home? Can you see me? Can we see pain as the portal into a better understanding of each other? We ask this of our clients, and we now are able to lean into this with ourselves.Thank you Jila, Naomi, and Deb!

I listen to every episode because it is a quality topic every time. My partner and I sometimes listen together. This is not superficial relationship advice. This is the real deal from top experts. Thank you!

This show has really great guests. The early episodes had sound issues but they’ve been resolved. Highly recommend!

Amazing content, hard to enjoy or focus in because of the sound quality. Seems like such a simple fix and all of your listeners are begging for it!! 5 stars if the sound improves!!!

I am hoping that my low rating might get the hosts’ attention because while the content is amazing and so useful, the sound quality is just so bad I had to stop listening. It’s a waste of your tremendous efforts to package this crucial information in such terrible sound quality. So sad to have to delete this from my rotation. Will change my rating when they get new microphones!

The hosts of this show have interesting guests and a delightful curiosity about the subject matter, but what‘s up with the audio? Just as a guest begins making an important point, a pop song starts playing in the background. Distracting and confusing.

The hosts, the guests, the material are all good stuff but the sound quality is so poor it is hard to hang in there. I hope this technology issue can be figured out and improved.

I came across The Couch during my last year in graduate school and would listen to these two wonderful therapist during my commute. They made me think, laugh, and desire more to be an EFT counselor. I highly recommend the podcast.

I’m in the counseling field myself, and I find myself getting a lot out of this podcast both professionally and personally. My hope is that the hosts can dramatically improve the sound quality. There are times where I just can’t understand what is being said (it’s always something like “And the most important thing a husband can do to have better sex is msunfbskfosnb,” and then Deb says “I wholeheartedly agree!” and then I keep replaying the clip over and over like a deranged maniac!), and random music clips play out of nowhere! But other than that, this is some truly great stuff, and you can’t beat the price!

I love the content and the hosts of this podcast. My only suggestion is the sound quality. Sometimes, the sound gets quiet all the sudden or it echos.

The Couch is really well done. Deb and Naomi are entertaining and interesting with topics that are timely and pertinent for therapists as well as couples. Great podcast!

I love this podcast! As an EFT therapist, I find this podcast extremely informative and fun - and it's a great resource for my couples.

I am glad I found this podcast, I am just learning EFT method for couples and been enjoying this conversations. I also believe it’s suitable for regular listener who likes to strengthen relationships or understand the past relationships:)

Very helpful. Very thoughtful. One of the best discussions I have ever heard of a very difficult subject. I highly recommend it.

As an EFT therapist I really enjoy the podcast. Keep up the good work.

Great podcast for anyone in a relationship or just interested in psychology. Discussion of relationship topics from the perspective of marriage therapists. The hosts are very warm and charming.

Both informative and funny, Deb and Naomi strike a great balance doing serious work with grace and humor. Highly recommended!