5 tips for healthy relationship.

Here are my top 5 relationship
tips for having and maintaining
a healthy relationship:
1) Learn to Communication
Effectively : This is probably the
most important tip of them all
because without good couples
communication, the rest can go
“south” pretty quickly. Research
“active listening” and “I-feel”
statements for a good start.
2) Educate Yourself About
Emotional Safety : “ Emotional
safety ” is one of the
cornerstones of my couples
counseling work. People have
slightly different ideas about
what this means and I have a
pretty specific definition that
can be found in an article I
wrote here: Basically, the more
emotionally safe couples feel
together – the more connected
they are.
3) Maintain Relationship
Balance : Relationships are like
two overlapping circles with the
middle section representing the
“relationship” and the outer
rings representing the
“individuals” in the relationship.
Usually the healthiest
relationships are those where
there is attention paid to all
parts but couples will probably
have slightly different versions
of what works for them – which
is ok!
4) Check in With Each Other :
Life is so hectic these days that a
lot of couples forget to check in
with each other. Kids, jobs,
friends, bills…the list of
distractors can go on and on. I
encourage couples to plan
atleast one time a week where
they know they can spend
uninterrupted time to be
together to check in. “How are
you? What’s going on?” It’s
amazing how easy it can be to forget to do this and the
distance between two people
can slowly grow.
5) Don’t Forget to Laugh :
Humor is the great conflict de-
escalater and a wonderful
release. I’m always encouraged
by couples I’m working with
who laugh a lot, have private
jokes, pet names for each other
or whatever! If you lighten up in
your relationship it will pay
great dividends.

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