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The premiere of Voice America's newest show, Relation-slips, begins their series with an introductory episode explaining the Spirit and Ego, and how a balance must be found between the two to keep a relationship from becoming a relation-slip. Relation-slips also welcomes it's first celebrity guest, ABC's The Bachelor and The Bachelor in Paradise's, Clare Crawley. Celebrity psychotherapists evaluate the Spirit and Ego relationship with the help of Clare Crawley, and her relating the ego and spirit complexity to dating in and out of the celebrity limelight while also giving away some of The Bachelor's best kept secrets.

Relationships become relationslips when your ego and spirit balance is out of whack - both INTERpersonally and INTRApersonally. How can you possibly keep interpersonal relationships from becoming relationslips if the first slip up is on the intrapersonal level....we're talking KNOW THYSELF people! That's the premise of today's show: Knowing yourself first. Then knowing the other person. Many marriages end in divorce when one says He/She is different now or We grew apart. Maya Angelou says When someone tells you who they are; believe it. What we're saying: STAY AWAKE and VIGILANT on that very first date. He/she is showing in more ways than one just who they are. Don't fall into the trap of grabbing ahold of one thing a person says or one trait and levitating it above all others on your own accord...it might not be the most accurate picture because you are PROJECTING. Tweet us your anecdotes of falling asleep in knowing a person and knowing YOURSELF.

Substance abuse takes a toll on not only the user him or her self, but also on all of the relationships that the addict has in his or her life. Joining this week's show is Jody Belsher, whose personal story directly reflects the extreme effects substance abuse can have on the family, and the strain it puts on relationships. Jody Belsher, is a Documentarian, and the creator of the Documentary Film, The Other Side of Cannabis Negative Effects of Marijuana on Our Youth —A Documentary. Belsher's appearance on Relation-slips will inform listeners not only about The Other Side Of Cannabis, her inspiration to make the film, and the uncovered risks of today's marijuana, but also the ego and spirit with regard to the effect substance abuse has on a family and relationships.

In the dating world, many factors play in to both who, and how we date. Self esteem, self image, our core values and interests, our own personal deal breakers, and both negotiable and non-negotiable qualities, each of these items influence to how we begin our own selection process. With the help of Olympic Speed Skater, Allison Baver and MTV's Girl Code Shalyah Evans, the two therapists will identify and differentiate between each of these topics, and share some of their own personal deal breakers, values, and how their self image plays a role in their dating lives.

Each and every one of us has an image painted in our minds of who we would LIKE to be, but that image is not always who we SEE ourselves to be. Sound familiar? Understanding the difference between your idealized self and your realized self plays a huge factor in the build up, or the breakdown of your self image. This in turn plays a factor in our relationships, especially the relationship between ourself and our significant other. With the help of celebrity guest Sarah Herron, former contestant from ABC’s The Bachelor, Dr. Bobbe and Lori Lynn will talk about how we see ourselves, despite or maybe because of our differences while further dissecting the subject of self-image psychology.

How do you communicate with your partner? What type of communicator are you? Are you a verbal, nonverbal, visual, or written communicator? Communicating with your partner isn't always easy, especially when it surrounds conflicting ideas, or disagreements. Understanding what kind of communicator you are is key to not just romantic relationships, but professional. Join Dr. Bobbe Sommer and Lori Lynn Mann MFT-i as they dissect each type of communication and find how to better communicate what you're feeling and thinking to those around you.

Finding love should be an easy task, right? Wrong. Finding someone with similar values, lifestyles and interests can be a real challenge, and even once entering a relationship, how do you know it's true love? In today's busy world it's hard to find a balance between our professional life and personal life, let alone find a match who is really right for us. So how then, is the best way to go about finding your match? With the help of celebrity guests Rachel Federoff and her husband Destin Pfaff of Bravo's Millionaire Matchmaker, Dr. Bobbe and Lori Lynn will share with their listeners these masters' secret to true matchmaking and the recipe needed to find love.

What's the opposite of love? Most say hate, but guess what? Love and hate are both passions, while indifference is actually the opposite of love and hate. When ending a relationship or approaching a divorce, a flood of emotions may take over. One cannot move on until reaching acceptance. Acceptance takes place when one is able to embrace indifference. Behavior can never changes unless the accompanying emotions change. Join Dr. Bobbe and Lori Lynn as the two therapists dissect the very human and emotional experience of the end of a relationship. Together they will inform listeners of the accompanying states of ego and spirit and give tools for how to come to acceptance by way of reaching a balanced state.

This episode will discuss power, envy, and jealousy, how these are related and how they turn relationships into relation-slips in professional settings, romantic relationships, families, and more. Be it a business relationship that goes sour or an intimate relationship, the problems remain the same. Spirit and Ego are at work with regard to jealousy and envy. This week's episode will also feature celebrity guest, Madison Hildebrand, formerly of Bravo's hit show, Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles and current President and Founder of The Malibu Life, Inc. + With one of the most recognizable faces in the world of real estate, we will discuss how power, envy, and jealousy have played a role in Madison's world of business and how he has dealt with these confrontations.

The premiere of Voice America's newest show, Relation-slips, begins their series with an introductory episode explaining the Spirit and Ego, and how a balance must be found between the two to keep a relationship from becoming a relation-slip. Relation-slips also welcomes it's first celebrity guest, ABC's The Bachelor and The Bachelor in Paradise's, Clare Crawley. Celebrity psychotherapists evaluate the Spirit and Ego relationship with the help of Clare Crawley, and her relating the ego and spirit complexity to dating in and out of the celebrity limelight while also giving away some of The Bachelor's best kept secrets.