A quick tip if Covid-19 has strained your relationships.
In relationships, we develop a rhythm, homeostasis, agreements, and habits that create safety and stability. The changes of this year, like working from home or changes in work and hobbies can disrupt the daily and weekly rhythms, creating stress.
One way to manage the stress is to open up and tell your partner:
“I need help with ____.”
Especially if what you used to work for you, individually and together, isn’t working anymore. Another way is to offer support and be curious:
“Is there anything I can help you with? Support you in?”
Stress can drive you apart, isolate you, and make you feel alone. Or it can be an opportunity to love and care for each other on a deeper level.
Here are a few older posts on stress and parenting and marriage.
How Stress Affects Your Parenting
A Quick Tip For Stress and Marriage
I’ve been recommending these two videos a lot to clients lately:
This book has been the most helpful emotionally and spiritually to me this year:
Get Your Life Back: Everyday Practices for a World Gone Mad
This interview with the author talks about the burnout and trauma so many have experienced this year.
Right-Side Up Leadership: “You are experiencing trauma” John Eldredge (Apple podcast)
Right-Side Up Leadership: “You are experiencing trauma” John Eldredge
