Couples Enrich Your Relationships & Marriages

No partner gets into a relationship looking to be separated. No spouse gets married looking for a divorce. Why do, these outcomes happen, one may ask? Of course, there are a number of reasons why couples do not stay in relationships. Even fewer are successful in their marriages.

In my humble assessment, there are four pillars or tips that couples can use to sustain their relationship and live an enriched married life.

Four Tips for couples to enrich their relationships are as follows.

1 Spend Quality time. Do things together. Be it being in the same room, or doing common outdoor activities. Spending time together creates a bond and friendship. If you remember, your relationship was built on the foundation of companionship. This is what all “good dates” start of achieving. Continue to organise “date nights” all through your marriage.

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Suicide Prevention

Did you know that suicide is the second leading cause of death for youths between the ages of 15 and 29? According to the World Health Organization (WHO) there are 800,000 suicides yearly. That’s one person taking his/her life every 40 seconds. Furthermore, for every one of those, there are 20 other suicide attempts.

I became passionate about the subject early in my career, as I was once a troubled teen myself. I committed myself to saving at least one person from making a desperate decision after I experienced the suicide of one of my Grade 11 students when I was teaching Social Science and Psychology.

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Self-Care

A person can benefit from being cognizant of their self-care at any time throughout the day. The multitude of stress factors that come with everyday life, no matter how trivial they made seem, can easily pile up and take a toll on your wellbeing.

                              

Luckily, there is an easy exercise that you can do to help alleviate stress and tension. It only takes a few minutes and it involves steady, rhythmic breathing that can be done anyway. In fact, you can try the following activity in the middle of your workday if you start to feel overwhelmed by your tasks, or even if you just need to recentre yourself. Read more here…

How to Get Through a Contentious Divorce

Going through a contentious divorce is likely to add stress and anxiety to your life. In all likelihood your marriage was already contentious before you filed for divorce. It is understandable that you might feel unfocused, exhausted, tired, angry, upset, depressed, and a whole host of other feelings that negatively impact your life in a variety of ways.

                            


You might also find yourself questioning your ability to make sound decisions for yourself and your children. How do you re-ground yourself when you feel like things are out of control? Read more here...

Deal With It By: Kevin-Joel Coupland

Why are these toys in the middle of the floor? Whose turn is it to do the dishes? When are you going to mow the lawn? Our neighbours are giving us dirty looks. Everyday we make decisions whether to ignore things or deal with them. Some challenges are easier to solve, while others, not so much.