Relationship Blog
Rekindling Joy and Laughter
Maintaining healthy relationships requires effort, communication, and understanding. However, even the strongest bonds can go through periods of strain, where joy and laughter seem like distant memories. By fostering open communication, practicing empathy, engaging in shared activities, and nurturing a positive mindset, we can create an environment where happiness thrives once again.
What is a Marriage Coach?
I get this question a lot, especially at wedding expos and bridal shows. A marriage coach is a professional who helps couples improve their relationship and resolve conflicts. Marriage coaches provide guidance and support to couples in all stages of their relationship, from those just starting out to those facing major challenges. Good marriage coaches are trained in various methods for improving communication, resolving conflicts, and helping couples achieve healthier, happier relationships. Marriage coaches are also called relationship coaches and there are even coaches who specialize as a Wedding Coach or a Bridal Coach. Check out this blog post to learn more about what a Wedding Coach is.
Managing Stress, Anxiety, and Overwhelm while Wedding Planning
Maintaining positive mental health while wedding planning is crucial for ensuring that the planning process is enjoyable and fulfilling and that the wedding day is a happy and memorable experience. When you are feeling stressed, anxious, or overwhelmed, it can be difficult to enjoy the planning process and make decisions that align with your values and vision for the day. Additionally, stress and anxiety can take a toll on your physical and mental well-being, which can affect your ability to enjoy the wedding day and your future life together.
Mental Health and Your Relationship
Many people don’t think of how their relationship affects their mental health or how their mental health affects their relationship. But the two are intertwined and you must take care of one in order to be better able to take care of the other. So what do I mean by mental health? Well, mental health refers to a person's overall psychological well-being. It encompasses a range of emotional, psychological, and social factors that impact how an individual thinks, feels, and behaves. Good mental health allows a person to lead a fulfilling and productive life, while poor mental health can lead to a range of emotional and behavioral problems.
Healthy Conflict Management in Relationships
Conflict management in relationships is a critical component in maintaining a healthy and harmonious partnership. Conflicts are inevitable in all relationships, whether it is between friends, family members, or romantic partners. While it is natural to disagree, the way conflicts are managed can either strengthen or weaken the bond between two people. Conflict management involves addressing differences and disagreements in a way that is respectful, fair, and solution-focused. When conflicts are managed effectively, partners are able to resolve their differences and find mutually satisfactory solutions that take into account the needs and interests of both parties.
The Importance of Maintaining Your Relationship
We all dream of happy, healthy, fulfilling relationships and strive to accomplish this desired relationship. But a healthy, thriving relationship is not easy to achieve and takes consistent work to maintain. Whether you are in a new relationship or have been together for years, it is important to work together to build a strong and lasting connection.
What is a Wedding Coach?
A Wedding Coach is a life coach who specializes in essentially all things “wedding”. A Wedding Coach is someone who is solely focused on supporting the client - the bride, the groom, or both, depending on the contract. A Wedding Coach can help you navigate difficult family relationships, create wedding timelines, meet those deadlines consistently, will teach new tools and skills around healthy communication, stress, and effectively managing overwhelm, while regularly checking in on the client (most often the bride), to ensure she is feeling supported, successful, and enjoying the wedding planning process rather than dreading it or allowing stress and overwhelm to create a toxic mindset about wedding planning.
What is Premarital Coaching?
Premarital coaching is designed for couples recently engaged to be married or who are in a serious relationship and contemplating marriage. Premarital coaching is different from premarital counseling as you will be working with a coach instead of a counselor or therapist. The purpose of coaching is to help the couple learn and develop healthy skills and tools to work through current problems toward future goals. Coaching takes the approach of “where are we going?” and explores current blocks, challenges, and struggles the couple is facing.
How to Ask for What You Want in Your Relationship
When asking for what you need, be clear, direct, and concise. Don’t leave things up to interpretation, don’t be vague, and definitely don’t assume your partner understands why you’re frustrated or upset you say “I’m fine”, “nevermind, I’ll do it myself”, or “I’ve told you a thousand times I like this brand of bread, not that brand, why don’t you listen to me?” Assumptions can be deadly.
What is Relationship Coaching?
There are many benefits of working with a Relationship Coach. Relationship Coaches can help couples work through current or long-standing issues and conversations, learn how to better communicate with each, explore planning for the future, learn how to share expectations, desires, dreams, ideals, goals, frustrations, struggles, and resentments with your partner. Relationship Coaches can help bring your relationship to a place of greater happiness, love, joy, acceptance, peace, stability, honesty, trust, and communication.
