How to negotiate new living and working arrangements

Skills for coping with stress, loss and uncertainty

How to manage your mental and physical health together

Put into practice what you're learning with exercises to do either by yourself or with your partner.

Couple therapists Dr. Hannah Sherbersky and Martin Gill explore the ways in which the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping romantic relationships and how to tackle these challenges head on.

Learn from case studies of couples Hannah and Martin have worked with and how they navigated common issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Discover how to nurture your relationship as you navigate the new challenges brought on by the pandemic; from negotiating work space and homeschooling to coping with loss and uncertainty.

Introduction

The Effects of Home-Based Working

Managing Your Mental Health and Wellbeing Together

Parenting During the Pandemic

Loss and Acceptance

Managing Fear in an Uncertain Future

Good Communication in Times of Stress

Conclusion

Progressing in the Pandemic

General

How to keep your partner feeling affirmed, happy and supported

Simple strategies to keep your relationship fun and fresh

Join Dr. Terri Orbuch as she blends decades of experience as a therapist with research-based findings on how to keep your relationship happy, exciting and passionate!

Learn from case studies of couples Terri has worked with and how they navigated common relationship issues.

Couples in happy relationships are healthier, more positive about the world and take better care of themselves. By adopting a few simple strategies, you too can enjoy a relationship that’s happy, exciting and passionate!

Set Realistic Expectations

Dispelling Common Relationship Myths

Identify Your Own Expectations

Do or Say Simple Things Often

Understand That Support Comes in Different Ways

Ask for the Support You Need

Get to Know Your Partner (Again)

Resolve Disagreements Well

Getting Out of a Relationship Rut

Appreciating Two Kinds of Love

Reignite Passion & Excitement

Important Overall Things to Remember

Relationship Foundations

Connection

Couple and Family therapist Judith Lask teaches you about common causes of conflict in couples, how to argue well, and skills in negotiation and compromise.

Learn from case studies of couples Judith has worked with and how they navigated common areas of conflict.

Being able to argue well is a great asset for a couple. However, it's like learning to dance. You may do it well in other situations, but you have to refine your skills to fit with your partner.

Understanding Sources of Conflict

Seeing the Positives

How to Start a Discussion

The Art of Communication

Stopping Arguments From Getting Out of Hand

Managing Emotions

Vulnerabilities and Self-Protection

Negotiation and Compromise

Looking at the Wider Context

Difficult Issues

Keeping Up the Good Work

Managing Conflict

Conflict

Tips for managing the stresses of parenting

How to carve out time to keep intimacy alive between you

Couple therapists Dr. Hannah Sherbersky and Martin Gill help you to explore what kinds of parents you want to be together, and how to manage your role as parents alongside your couple relationship.

Learn from case studies of couples Hannah and Martin have worked with and how they navigated common parenting issues.

We'll be your guides in exploring what kinds of parents you want to be together, and once you are parents, how to manage this role alongside your couple relationship.

Early Parenting - Preparing for Parenthood

Early Parenting - Commitment and Support

Early Parenting - The Baby Has Arrived

Early Parenting - Building Your Support Network

Early Parenting - Attachment in Your Child

Early Parenting - Attachment in Your Couple

Early Parenting - Parenting Styles

Early Parenting - Your Parenting Styles

Middle Parenting - Family Scripts

Middle Parenting - Integrating Family Scripts

Middle Parenting - Romantic Moments

Middle Parenting - Small Fish in a Bigger Pond

Middle Parenting - Influencing Your Child

Middle Parenting - The Ebb and Flow of Intimacy

Middle Parenting - Keeping Intimacy Alive

Later Parenting - Who Are Teenagers Anyway?

Later Parenting - Befriending our Defences

Later Parenting - Teenage Independence

Later Parenting - Launching Children Into The World

Parenting as Partners

Home & Work

The attachment styles of you and your partner

How to successfully manage each other's styles

How to develop an earned secure attachment

Couple therapist Pam Custers teaches you the attachment style that you and your partner have, and how that understanding can improve your relationship.

Learn from case studies of couples Pam has worked with and how they navigated common attachment issues.

We all fall into three broad styles of attachment, and we can use this knowledge to develop a closer connection with our partner.

Where Our Attachment Style Comes From

What Is My Attachment Style?

How Attachment Styles Impact Relationships

Why Healthy Dependency Matters

I’m Anxious

My Partner is Anxious

I’m Secure

I’m Avoidant

My Partner is Avoidant

How to Repair Disconnection

Attachment Styles

How to develop sexual creativity and imagination

How to communicate about sex with your partner

How to deal with issues of orgasm, erections, and more

Sex and intimacy expert Dr. Pepper Schwartz teaches you about your sexual self and how to make your relationship more fulfilling.

Learn from case studies of couples Pepper has worked with and how they navigated common sexual issues.

If we can challenge ourselves to overcome inhibitions, set the right stage for love and eroticism, and understand that we do change over time, then our sexual life together can be a terrific support in our relationship.

Keeping Intimacy Alive

Reprioritising Intimacy

Desire and Arousal

Problems with Desire

Getting to Desire

Getting in the Way of Desire

Problems of Arousal

Reawakening Arousal

Cultural Barriers to Sex

Difficulties Communicating Sexual Needs

Creating Intimate Sexual Conversations

Breaking Out of Sexual Routines

Sexual Creativity and Imagination

A Great Sex Getaway

Perfecting Orgasms

Frequency of Sex

The Sexual Life Cycle

Sex and Intimacy

Sex & Intimacy

Crucial qualities to look for in a partner

Put into practice what you're learning with exercises to help you identify the right person for you.

Dating expert Dr. Duana Welch teaches you how to dispel dating myths, your attachment style, and crucial qualities to look for in a partner.

Learn from case studies of individuals Duana has worked with and how they navigated common dating challenges.

By learning about yourself, your fit with other people, and your must-have standards, you'll bring yourself closer to finding the right person for you.

Myths About Finding Love

Your Attachment Style

Attachment Styles In-Depth

Changing Your Style

Choosing Your Attachment Match

Your List for a Partner

Are Your Standards Too High?

Your Top Two Must-Have Standards

Other Must-Have Standards

Dating Mindsets

Dating

The impact of family scripts on your relationship

How to build a healthy boundary around your relationship

Couple and Family therapist Mark Rivett teaches you about the patterns you inherit from your family of origin and how these may influence your relationship.

Learn from case studies of couples Mark has worked with and how they navigated common family patterns.

By understanding the messages we've learnt about relationships from our families growing up, we are more able to transcend these messages and make the relationship that we want in our lives.

10 minutes a day to a better relationship

Love More. Stress Less.

Connect with your partner every day

Answer fun, research-based questions to bring you closer together.

Learn the secrets of a great relationship

Read relationship tips from leading academics and couple therapists.

Discover relationship strength and growth areas

Compare answers to weekly couple quizzes and track your relationship satisfaction over time.

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