Coupled Up

We discuss how depression, anxiety and other mental health issues can contribute to your relationship stress and dissatisfaction. Experiencing depression and anxiety is very difficult and can impact all areas of your life including relationships. If you or your partner are experiencing depression, anxiety or other mental health issues, it is possible that the perception of any situation can become distorted. You may think a situation is worse than it is, you may be more irritable and more easily annoyed with your partner, more distant, less forgiving, you may not see any hope within the relationship, and you may think that the only solution is to end the relationship. If there are underlying issues with depression and anxiety, treatment of these issues can allow the opportunity for better resolution of the relationship stress.In addition, understanding and support of a partner with depression and anxiety can be invaluable.

Couples Segment: Building respect and recovery into a relationship are two of the most significant protective factors that we consider to be the foundation of a healthy relationship. Developing and maintaining mutual respect creates a positive and healthy dynamic. Recovery is a way to connect and to show respect for one another after a disagreement. Basically, how a couple recovers from a conflict can build their relationship up instead of causing wear and tear that may eventually cause distance, resentment or the relationship to end. Singles Segment: Online Dating Profile Musts and what you need in your profile to represent yourself well Weekly Couple's Challenge: Consider doing one small thing each day to make your partner's day softer...

Learn how to Set Goals as a Couple. You will see how setting goals together creates a common ground and gives you forward movement as a couple. Discussing and setting goals together creates a connection and working towards the goals further solidifies that connection. As you work towards the goals that you set together, you create positive history and momentum that propels your relationship forward to become closer.

We discuss how depression, anxiety and other mental health issues can contribute to your relationship stress and dissatisfaction. Experiencing depression and anxiety is very difficult and can impact all areas of your life including relationships. If you or your partner are experiencing depression, anxiety or other mental health issues, it is possible that the perception of any situation can become distorted. You may think a situation is worse than it is, you may be more irritable and more easily annoyed with your partner, more distant, less forgiving, you may not see any hope within the relationship, and you may think that the only solution is to end the relationship. If there are underlying issues with depression and anxiety, treatment of these issues can allow the opportunity for better resolution of the relationship stress.In addition, understanding and support of a partner with depression and anxiety can be invaluable.

Listen in to learn how to get What you want in a relationship. We will be sharing with you ways to determine what you are looking for and how to develop your plan to getting that within your current relationship or in your next relationship. You can define your relationship wants, needs and values to gain a good roadmap to move forward to develop the relationship that you have always hoped for. I love talking to clients about what they are looking for in a partner. Whenever I ask that question-What are you looking for in a partner?, I often get a blank stare in return, not because they have no idea, it is just often not at the forefront of their minds. But by really consciously thinking about it and defining it in detail, it gets moved forward and becomes in the forefront where it should be if you are actively looking for a partner. Our Weekly Couple’s Challenge this week will assist you in defining the relationship that you want.

Increase respect and admiration for your partner. The benefits of taking the time to increase and maintain respect are numerous including being more content within your relationship, feeling better about your partner and your partner about you, improved self esteem, becoming closer and creating a relationship that is protected from internal and external influences. We will offer simple ways that you can increase respect and admiration for one another.

Couples Segment: Building respect and recovery into a relationship are two of the most significant protective factors that we consider to be the foundation of a healthy relationship. Developing and maintaining mutual respect creates a positive and healthy dynamic. Recovery is a way to connect and to show respect for one another after a disagreement. Basically, how a couple recovers from a conflict can build their relationship up instead of causing wear and tear that may eventually cause distance, resentment or the relationship to end. Singles Segment: Online Dating Profile Musts and what you need in your profile to represent yourself well Weekly Couple's Challenge: Consider doing one small thing each day to make your partner's day softer...