Couples Under (Mismanaged) Stress: The Impact of Stress on Relational Functioning and Happiness
- Types and origins of stress in modern partnered relationships
- Identifying and navigating the mental load
- Neurological underpinnings of stress
- 3-part stress cycle
- Diffuse Physiological Arousal (DPA)
In-Session Tools for Flooded, Heated Couples: Decreasing the Emotional Temperature in the Room
- How to recognize when an individual is flooded
- When to step in, when to step back
- Tools: Stop Action, BPM tracking, Deflating the Balloon, The Dan Wile, Cross Questioning, Relaxation, Mindfulness, Breathing, and Breaks
- Recovery, repair, and personal responsibility
- Tools: Psychoeducation, Acceptance, The Stress-Reducing Conversation, Negotiation, Remembering “we”, Coregulation, Creating a Break Plan
Couples that De-Stress Together… : Lifestyle Changes for Long-Term Relational Happiness
- Helping couples identify the stress they “create”
- The 3-part system for managing stress - individually and together
- Radical Responsibility
- Tools: Completing the Stress Cycle, Awareness of tasks + Redistribution, North Star Values, Meaningful Time together, The Weekly Meeting