In part two of this two-part blog, we’ll create a self-care plan built specifically for relationships and discuss how to communicate this to the important people in your life. Click here to catch up on part one! 

Typically we talk about self-care in an individualistic context, but self-care is also crucial for the health and quality of our relationships.

After traveling almost 3 weeks abroad with my significant other, I am reflecting on our experience and how traveling can teach us so many things about how we interact with one another.

After traveling almost 3 weeks abroad with my significant other, I am reflecting on our experience and how traveling can teach us so many things about how we interact with one another.

After traveling almost 3 weeks abroad with my significant other, I am reflecting on our experience and how traveling can teach us so many things about how we interact with one another.

Throughout our days and busy lives, connecting with our significant others can become much more difficult than we ever expected.

Making the decision to pursue counseling can be nerve-racking, intimidating, and difficult. Add a tense relationship to the mix, and it can make it that much more challenging.

I recently found myself in a situation where my significant other said, “Elise, I feel like everyone else is getting the best of you and there’s nothing left for me.”

You had a horrendously stressful day at work, traffic was a nightmare on the way home, and your childcare for Friday just fell through.

Throughout our days and busy lives, connecting with our significant others can become much more difficult than we ever expected.

Healthy communication involves two parts – the speaker and the listener – and there are skills that both partners can implement to significantly improve their connection, understanding, and overall communication.

Our world moves fast. We are constantly flooded with messages and stimuli that our brain filters to determine what we actually need to pay attention to and put energy into.

You've likely heard one of these phrases or others about our "comfort zone". Each speaks about the power of living our lives outside of our comfort zones, indirectly implying that being inside our comfort zone should be avoided.

“You are your own worst enemy. If you can learn to stop expecting impossible perfection, in yourself and others, you may find the happiness that has always eluded you.” 
― Lisa Kleypas, Love in the Afternoon