Building connection (and closeness) with your partner is fundamental to having a happy and satisfying relationship. Yet it’s the first thing that takes a back seat when you are busy, stressed, or just in the routine of your life.

Yes, maintaining connection takes effort. If you thought you could be in a marriage without effort, someone needs to inform your partner! But it doesn’t need to be extravagant or just be when you have time for date nights. In this episode you will hear 3 ways to build and maintain connection in your everyday life, so that your long-term life can be satisfying for both of you!

Relationship Resources

The next round of 30 Day Couples Challenges start May 1st. Now we have the level 1, prioritizing Us, and the level 2, Rebuilding Us challenges. You can see the details of both of them at our main weblink here: https://www.meetthefreemans.com/links

The last 2 years could have torn us apart and made us turn against each other. It felt like life was throwing everything at us at once, all while we had a newborn baby.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Our personal journey of what trials we faced over the last 2 years

• How exactly we triumphed after these challenges and got stronger than EVER

• What social psychology says about overcoming stressors and adversity

• 4 areas of wisdom to guide you through anything you face as a couple

As you listen, make sure you also get signed up for one of our 30-Day Couples Challenges:

The Level 1 ‘Prioritizing Us’ Challenge focuses on filling your Love Accounts, improving your communication, and strengthens your connection.

The Level 2 ‘Rebuilding Us’ Challenge focuses on repairing and rebuilding the foundation of your partnership after being in a harder season of marriage.

Who's to blame for your frustrating problems and patterns in your relationship?

It's obviously your partner, right... they're the problem. No… blaming them doesn't get you anywhere, in fact it makes things worse and more difficult to get out of.

If there's one thing that is inarguable in social psychology it's that relationships are bi-directional.Meaning, your attitude, actions, and choices affect your partner's attitude, actions, and choices, and vice versa.

Unfortunately many couples stay stuck in frustrating cycles or without a solution because they aren't in a problem-solving state. If you truly operate as a team and dive a little deeper into WHY you keep encountering this frustrating pattern, you can overcome it together.

In this episode you’ll hear a deep-dive into:

• The 5 root causes of most marriage problems/issues

• 4 self-reflective questions to ask yourself to identify your partner in the situation

• Understanding more about a psychology approach to effective problem solving

Use this link to join the mentioned Rebuilding Us 30-Day Couples Challenge (level 2).

Or for other resources, link on our general website link.