08/04/2025
Make the Most of Life’s Transitions
As summer winds down and new routines begin, August naturally brings a season of transition. Whether it’s back-to-school, shifting work rhythms, or personal changes, these moments of transition can be powerful opportunities for growth.
Here are 4 tips to support you (and your relationship) during this season:
1. Normalize the Discomfort
Transitions often feel messy before they feel meaningful. Remind yourself—and each other—that stress or uncertainty doesn’t mean something is wrong. It means something is changing, and that’s a normal part of growth.
2. Validate Your Emotions
Change—even normal, good change—can stir up big feelings. Give yourself permission to feel it all: excitement, fear, grief, hope. Emotions are messengers, not problems to fix.
3. Revisit Your Priorities
As routines shift, take a moment to ask: What’s most important to us right now?Aligning your energy with shared values can reduce friction and build connection.
4. Create a Soft Landing
Little rituals of connection (https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-5iItjq5dp/) —like an evening check-in, morning walk, or no-phones-at-dinner rule—can anchor you during change. These moments build safety, stability, and closeness.
Need support navigating change?
We are here to help. Whether you’re moving through a life transition or ready to grow together as a couple, our therapists offer a space for you to reflect, reset, and reconnect. Contact us (https://connectcouplestherapy.com/contact/) and let's get started.
💡 Have you seen our TWO New Resource Pages?
We’re excited about our two new resource pages—designed to support you between sessions and beyond. Each page includes free worksheets and short videos created by our team to help guide reflection, strengthen relationships, and spark meaningful conversations.
❤️ For Couples:
Explore tools to deepen connection, improve communication, and grow together.
📎 Connect Couples Therapy Resource Page (https://connectcouplestherapy.com/resources/)
🧠 For Individual Work:
Find resources for navigating betrayal, exploring relational patterns, or reflecting after early dating experiences.
📎 In Session Psych Resource Page (https://insessionpsych.com/resources/)
Quick Reads
Our blog has been written by our team to increase relationship satisfaction and mental health:
- Why We Blame and Deny in Relationships - and What to Do Instead (https://connectcouplestherapy.com/why-we-blame-and-deny-in-relationships-and-what-to-do-instead/)
- Let the Tool Do the Work: A Golfer's Guide to Better Relationships (https://insessionpsych.com/let-the-tool-do-the-work-a-golfers-guide-to-better-relationships/)
1-Day In-Person Workshop
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
Our Seven Principles Workshop (https://connectcouplestherapy.com/the-seven-principles-marriage/) will be In-Person at our Charlotte, NC office on Friday, September 26, 2025.
Led by Brittany Bolden (https://connectcouplestherapy.com/brittany-bolden-pcd/) , LMFT, LCAS, and Certified S*x Therapist.
You and your partner will gain practical tools to strengthen respect, affection, and emotional closeness in your relationship. Using Drs. John and Julie Gottman's 7 Principles, you will deepen your understanding of each other’s inner world, improve communication skills for navigating conflict, and learn strategies to overcome common relationship roadblocks. You will also develop healthy approaches to managing differences, fostering a strong foundation for long-term happiness and connection.
*Limited to 3 couples
Deepen Your Bond
Join our 2-Day Couples Workshop
Our next Hold Me Tight® Couples Workshop (https://connectcouplestherapy.com/hold-me-tight-workshop/) will be In-Person at our Charlotte, NC office on August 22nd and 23rd, 2025.
Led by Karen Naegel (https://connectcouplestherapy.com/karen-naegel-lmfta/) , LMFT and Certified EFCT Therapist
You and your partner will explore the power of attachment bonds and gain a deeper understanding of your relationship. You will enhance your emotional connection through effective communication, becoming more aware of your negative couple cycle, and build a stronger emotional foundation.
*Limited to 3 couples - 1 spot remaining
Enhance Intimacy
1-Day Couples Workshop
Ready to reignite the spark in your relationship? Join us for a powerful 1-day workshop designed to help couples enhance intimacy and strengthen their bond. In this small, supportive setting, you'll gain valuable tools for more meaningful, passionate, and lasting connection.
Workshop Highlights:
✔️ Deepen Emotional and Physical Intimacy
Discover how emotional closeness enhances physical connection.
✔️ Communicate Desires and Boundaries
Safely share desires and set boundaries to build trust.
✔️ Reignite Passion & Create Connection Rituals
Learn strategies and create rituals to keep the spark alive.
Date: September 12, 2025 from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
Cost: $575 per couple
Location: Charlotte office
*Limited to 3 couples
Virtual Women's Betrayal Group
Break out of isolation and loneliness and join other women who can offer you support around all the feelings and devastation betrayal has had in your life. Learn, lean, and share together! Led by Anna Malles, LCSW (https://insessionpsych.com/anna-malles-lcsw/) , this supportive group helps women navigate the complexities of infidelity, process emotions, rebuild trust, and create bonds that will help you get through one day to the next.
Read our blog posts on how powerful this group can be:
✨ Healing from Infidelity? Find Your Power in a Support Group (https://insessionpsych.com/healing-from-infidelity-find-your-power-in-a-support-group/)
✨ Does Life Get Better After an Affair? (https://insessionpsych.com/healing-after-infidelity-does-life-get-better-after-an-affair/)
Who is this for?
Designed for female betrayed partners
When?
Every 3rd Tuesday of the month
Next one: August 19, 2025
Where?
Virtual via Zoom - you can log in from anywhere with a secure and confidential location
Cost?
$30
*If you are interested, contact us today to schedule your free 20-min consult with Anna.
Our licensed therapists offer M-Sat, daytime and evening availability. Anna Malles, LCSW is offering individual therapy through In Session Psych (https://insessionpsych.com) .
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