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Lee Bauckham

Lee Bauckham

Dr. Lee Baucom is a marriage coach, licensed therapist, and author who created the Save the Marriage System, and hosts the Save The Marriage podcast.

Oct 9, 2026

7:39
But why do you think so many people end up carrying the emotional weight of the relationship alone, along with maybe even the emotions?
7:49
So there is a piece of our process for everyone where we kind of often take turns in who is taking the lead and holding the emotions.
7:58
I mean, sometimes you just come in and you're tapped out.
8:01
So that's normal for there to be some fluctuation.
8:04
But when one person has checked out, if both people decide to be checked out, there is no way forward.
8:12
And at that point, the person who's like, you know, I This is important to me for whatever reason.
8:16
And there are lots of reasons why someone might save their marriage.
11:26
But for some of our listeners who don't, can you explain what you meant by deposit?
13:07
And what would the solution to that be?
13:09
Well, so before we get there, let's talk about kind of the damage done.
13:12
We humans are connecting creatures probably more than at least more than any other creature we know of.
13:19
There is not another creature that I know of that it takes us 18 plus years to launch them into adulthood.
13:25
Most babies in the world are doing their thing long before that.
13:29
But we humans are so connecting because that's how we learn.
13:32
That's how we grow.

19 MINS LATER

32:09
What would you say to that, to that woman who has that question?
13:57
Yeah, yeah.
13:58
I've often said that the chaser is who is often watching.
14:02
If you're the spacer, you're not likely going to be looking up stuff on how to save your marriage or listening to podcasts or books.
14:08
You're just going, hey, I'm good.
14:10
I just need some space here.
14:11
Yeah.
14:12
So almost always they're the chaser that's looking to get help.

13 MINS LATER

27:21
Yeah.

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