Together Apart Ep3: It's What You Say and How You Say It

If you and your significant other spend a lot of time apart due to travel or a demanding schedule, this is the show for you. Dr. Kristina Reihl is a psychologist whose husband works out of state half the year. She brings her personal experience and expertise in dealing with that reality to this show. She and her guests give you practical tools and solutions so you can navigate the unique challenges of sticking together while you’re apart.

Communication is fundamental, we all communicate everyday yet is it one of the most common areas couples struggle. With the added challenges posed to couples often apart such as communicating without body language, communicating in short interactions, and having little time to connect through conversation optimizing communication with your partner is essential. Dr. Audrey Atkinson is our guest this week, she became well versed in couples work during graduate school when she served on a clinical research team studying the HOPE approach to couples therapy. The approach focused on combining the best parts of other forms of couples therapy to create a new program. Together we discuss the communication pitfalls in communication to watch out for and provide several useful skills to improve the way you are communicating with your partner on a daily basis.

 

 

 

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