About this episode

Peter and Abbey discuss their long-distance relationship, parenting a teenager, and the chaos of home renovation.

On today's episode of The Therapy Crouch , Peter and Abbey are back together from opposite sides of the world, with Pete still in Los Angeles covering the Club World Cup while Abbey holds down the fort in Portugal... and it's fair to say long distance is still bringing plenty of chaos. The pair kick things off by catching up after time apart, with Peter showing off his questionable LA haircut before the conversation quickly spirals into expensive celebrity barbers, World Cup stories and Abbey receiving an unexpected history lesson on Maradona's infamous "Hand of God". Elsewhere, Abbey opens up about a brand new parenting challenge as the couple navigate life with a 15-year-old daughter and the reality of teenage boys beginning to appear on the scene. They also tackle one listener's noisy partner, another whose role play was completely derailed by an overly committed builder delivering a full loft conversion quote, and revisit the legendary "lingerie crab" story after the couple write back with a surprising update... and some very happy news. There's also a fiery renovation debate as Peter discovers more surprise bills arriving for their new house, admits his only contribution has…

People in this episode

Hosts: Peter, Abbey

Topics covered

• long distance relationships
• parenting challenges
• celebrity culture
• home renovation
• teenage issues
• football
• personal growth

Keywords

• long distance
• parenting
• teenagers
• renovation
• football
• celebrity barbers
• World Cup
• Maradona
• chaos

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Los Angeles, Portugal, Club World Cup, 15-year-old daughter, new house

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