Dr. Tracy Dalgleish

Dr. Tracy Dalgleish Couples Therapist | Author | Founder of Be Connected Digital | Podcaster | Speaker | Mother of 2
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✨EXCITING NEWS✨I am thrilled to share with you that my new book — You, Your Husband, and His Mother — is available for...
07/09/2025

✨EXCITING NEWS✨

I am thrilled to share with you that my new book — You, Your Husband, and His Mother — is available for pre-order!

After nearly two decades as a couples therapist, I’ve witnessed one dynamic that causes so much pain behind closed doors 👇

The tension between a woman and her mother-in-law.

Women tell me, “I love my partner, but I don’t know how to deal with my MIL” when navigating guilt, boundaries, and loyalty.

That’s why I wrote this book: You, Your Husband, and His Mother.

It’s for every woman who’s ever felt torn between keeping the peace and honoring herself.

It’s for the daughter-in-law who feels like the scapegoat and always made out to be the “bad guy.”

It’s for couples who want to stop fighting about “his mom” and start building a united front.

💥 The cover is finally here!!

I can’t wait for you to read it. This is the book so many daughters-in-law have needed.

✨ Pre-orders are now available!

Comment ‘THE TRIANGLE’ now and I’ll DM you more details so you can be among the first to receive it when it drops November 4, 2025!



Relationship Boundaries Marriage After Kids InLaw Drama
mother-in-law relationship advice
setting boundaries with in-laws
mother-in-law conflict
Couples Therapy Tools

The key to shifting out of roommate status? 👇✨ The strength in your bond does not come from big moments. Instead, it is ...
05/24/2025

The key to shifting out of roommate status? 👇

✨ The strength in your bond does not come from big moments. Instead, it is about the small moments that you can do each day over the coming months that reignites what feels exciting and joyful - the parts that you once experienced when you were dating, only better.

👉👉 Join me for my next cohort of my MORE THAN ROOMMATES challenge. We get started May 28th. Join the thousands of couples who have taken the challenged and turned the page from roommates, back to lovers. I've curated my best strategies from working directly with couples, just like you into this easy to digest 10 day challenge. Whether you and your partner need a new path or even if your partner just doesn't seem interested, join me starting the 28th. Comment or DM ROOMIE and I'll send over the link. Grab your spot now.

I'm cheering you on

“I just wish my partner would change.”I hear this all the time. And while it’s a valid wish, staying stuck in what they’...
05/19/2025

“I just wish my partner would change.”
I hear this all the time. And while it’s a valid wish, staying stuck in what they’re not doing often leaves you spinning in resentment and helplessness.

Here’s the truth no one really tells you:
Your power is not in getting them to be different.
Your power is in how you show up. How you set limits. How you tend to your pain.
It’s in preparing new ways of responding instead of falling into the same arguments.

If you keep reacting the same way, you’ll keep feeling the same stuckness.
But if you shift—not for them, but for your own clarity and calm—you’ll start to feel more grounded, more certain, more like you.

Comment or DM ROOMIE for the link to my next cohort of the More Than Roommates Challenge. Inside the More Than Roommates Challenge, you’ll take 10 days to stop waiting for your partner to show up differently and start focusing on how you can reconnect with what matters.
Small shifts. Big difference. We get started May 28th.

I'm right there with you

Bids for connection are any attempts your partner makes to be acknowledged and connected with you.According to research ...
05/17/2025

Bids for connection are any attempts your partner makes to be acknowledged and connected with you.

According to research by the - couples who divorced turned towards each other's bids for connection only 33% of the time, whereas couples who stayed together turned towards each other's bids 86% of the time.

Want to really lean into these small opportunities to connect?

👉 Struggling to feel heard, seen, or even just noticed by your partner?

That’s often a sign that the small but important bids for connection. Those gentle reaches like a glance, a comment, a touch—are being missed or ignored.

The More Than Roommates Challenge helps you turn toward each other again. In just 10 days, you’ll learn how to recognize those bids, respond with more presence, and rebuild emotional closeness one small moment at a time.

Comment of DM me ROOMIE and I'll send you the link to join. Expert led, designed for busy families. Do something different for your relationship today, even if your partner is not on board.

I'm cheering you on

If something is important to us, simply letting it go for the sake of avoiding a hard conversation isn’t helping our rel...
05/09/2025

If something is important to us, simply letting it go for the sake of avoiding a hard conversation isn’t helping our relationship in the long run.

Remember: We repeat what we don’t repair.

That repetition is where resentment and contempt seep in.

Repairing is a skill - one that many people struggle with. But like other skills, you can learn how to do this.

This week on the podcast, Greg and I talk all about what to do with a bad apology. We dive into what they sound like, why they happen, and how you can both make changes to learn how to repair.

Comment 'EPISODE 14' and I'll DM you the links to listen.

Struggling with how to repair after a bad apology—or not knowing what to say at all? If you’re looking for a place to start, 30 Days to Us will walk you through small, daily steps to rebuild trust, reconnect, and finally feel like a team again. Comment or DM 30DAYS and I'll send you the link.

marriage advice | marriage help | relationship expert | couples therapist

Bids for connection are any attempts your partner makes to acknowledge and connected with you.Sometimes they might not s...
04/24/2025

Bids for connection are any attempts your partner makes to acknowledge and connected with you.

Sometimes they might not sound like "I miss you."

They might sound like:
"Did you see the reel I sent you?"
"Remember when we?"
"What do you want for dinner?"

These can feel random, even annoying, but they're often your partner's way of reaching for closeness.

How you respond can either bridge or widen the gap between you two.

Research done by the gottman institute shows that couples who stay together turn towards those bids 86% of the time where couples who ended in divorce this was only 33% of the time.

But the reality is it can be easy to miss these moments.

Which is exactly why I created my latest resource from the More Than Roommates series, 30 Days to Us. To help you slow down, tune into, and respond to your partner in a way that builds connection. Comment or DM 30 Days and I'll send you the link so you can get the best strategies that I use everyday, with couples just like you.

You've got this.

How do you know if you're in a negative communication pattern?If you and your partner are having an argument about an is...
04/23/2025

How do you know if you're in a negative communication pattern?

If you and your partner are having an argument about an issue - say, a challenge with the kids, household duties, or in-laws - the pattern of communication underlying those different subjects is the same.

The subject matter may be a specific point of difference or a particular unmet need, but the argument itself is a result of the same thing:

Your cyclical pattern of communication.

As a whole, patterns of communication can be positive OR negative...but either way, a pattern is bound to exist - therefore predisposing you to similar emotions, behaviours, and reactions no matter the issue at hand.

Negative communication patterns consist of:
- negative displays of emotions
- unmet needs and longings
- blame and hostility, and
- withdrawal.

These behaviours and experiences become entrenched into a repeating, cyclical pattern that continues to reinforce over time.

👉 Not sure about your negative cycle? Comment QUIZ and I’ll send you more details to learn more about what type of pattern you're stuck repeating.

👉 Need an additional layer of support? Comment 30DAYS and I'll send you the link to my newest resource from my popular More Than Roommates series. This expert led resource walks you through simple daily things you can do now to get out of these communication patterns and back turning towards each other.

I'm cheering you on.

Let's dive deeper into these topics:📖 In my book, I Didn’t Sign Up for This, Peter shuts down on his partner anytime she...
04/23/2025

Let's dive deeper into these topics:

📖 In my book, I Didn’t Sign Up for This, Peter shuts down on his partner anytime she tries to address his boundaries with his ex-wife. Karine knows his ex is toxic, yet anytime Peter receives a text, he seemingly jumps at her call. Each time Karine goes to Peter, he stonewalls and shuts down. But underneath his stonewalling there is something much deeper.

Comment COUCH to order my book. I teach you how to build interdependence so you and your partner can feel close and connected.

My 30 Days to Us Challenge helps you break that stuck communication cycle. With daily prompts, scripts, and simple actions, you’ll learn how to shift out of defensiveness, actually hear each other, and rebuild your connection. Comment or DM 30Days and I'll send you the link.

I'm here to support you

When we think of healthy relationships, we often talk about the importance of trust, honesty, respect, and safety. These...
03/24/2025

When we think of healthy relationships, we often talk about the importance of trust, honesty, respect, and safety. These things are important and needed.

But what are some of those not-so-common characteristics we need to build a healthy connection and put into practice to shift out of the stuck, roommate feeling?

Here are 5 things I commonly talk about with the clients I work with. Hit save to send to your partner who might need to hear this.

And..

Comment of DM ROOMIE to join me for my next cohort of the More Than Roommates Challenge. Designed for busy couples just like you, I've taken the top strategies from working directly with couples just like you and curated 10 days for you to find a better path forward with your partner.

You've got this!

Make your next choice. Comment 30 DAYS and I’ll DM more details on my 30 Days to Us. Marriage Advice | Secure Attachment...
03/03/2025

Make your next choice. Comment 30 DAYS and I’ll DM more details on my 30 Days to Us.

Marriage Advice | Secure Attachment | How to feel close

Deep dive into this with me on my most recent video all about how this emotion is driving a wedge in your connection.Com...
02/25/2025

Deep dive into this with me on my most recent video all about how this emotion is driving a wedge in your connection.

Comment or DM me OVERLOOK and I'll send you the link for more.

relationship goals | couples coaching | Healthy marriages

Comment EP2 to learn the real reasons behind conflict avoidance and uncover how silent resentments are taking a toll on ...
02/17/2025

Comment EP2 to learn the real reasons behind conflict avoidance and uncover how silent resentments are taking a toll on your relationship. I’ll send you the link to my latest podcast all on this tricky experience that is preventing you from feeling close.

Let’s keep changing what’s happening in your relationship. The first place to start is being able to stop your negative cycle. Not sure what your cycle is? I’ve got you covered with my FREE quiz and guide so you can understand what it looks like and how you can begin to change. Comment QUIZ and I’ll DM you the link.

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