About this episode
Kat and Steve discuss the impact of life's burdens on relationships and the feeling of disconnection even when living together.
In this episode, Steve and I talk about something I think a lot of couples quietly go through: when the load of life becomes so heavy that it starts impacting the relationship. Not because love is gone or because anyone’s doing something terribly wrong. But because one person is overloaded, stretched thin, carrying too much and the relationship starts feeling the weight of it too. I share honestly about missing Steve recently, even while living in the same house. Missing the connection, the f...
People in this episode
Host: Kat John
Guest: Steve
Topics covered
- relationships
- mental load
- communication
- couples
- connection
Keywords
- relationships
- mental load
- couples therapy
- communication
- connection
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