About this episode

Raine Maida and Chantal Kreviazuk discuss the complexities of long-term love and relationships in an intimate conversation with Dr. Tracy.

With the release of their new joint memoir, I’m Going to Break Your Heart: A Rock N Roll Love Story, and their upcoming fall tour, this conversation with Raine Maida and Chantal Kreviazuk feels especially timely to revisit.In this intimate conversation, Dr. Tracy sits down with the Canadian musicians and longtime partners to talk about the real work of long-term love: marriage, family, therapy, creativity, conflict, repair, and the choice to keep turning toward each other through the messier seasons of life.Together, they explore the story behind their documentary I’m Going to Break Your Heart the “burnt chicken” moment that revealed deeper invisible labor dynamics, and how everyday micro-heartbreaks can quietly shape connection over time. They also talk about maximizer / minimizer patterns, men’s resistance to therapy, the power of reframing therapy as coaching, and why interdependence, not perfection, is the foundation of lasting partnership.You’ll hear how Raine and Chantal use tools like CPR (Catch, Pause, Repair), eye-gazing, and intentional autonomy to stay connected through parenting, touring, hormonal shifts, and the evolving seasons of a decades-long relationship.If…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Tracy

Guests: Raine Maida, Chantal Kreviazuk

Topics covered

• marriage
• long-term relationships
• therapy
• creativity
• conflict resolution
• parenting
• interdependence

Keywords

• marriage
• therapy
• relationship dynamics
• creativity
• conflict
• repair
• interdependence

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: I’m Going to Break Your Heart: A Rock N Roll Love Story, I’m Going to Break Your Heart

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