Coaching Married Couples to Emotional Connection

As I mentioned in my last post, there is a big difference between counseling and life coaching. In a counseling situation we are typically trying to regain some sort of normalcy. But life coaching is about taking a person, or a couple, from normalcy to excellence.

Many of my clients are happily married couples who want to take their relationship to another level. The first thing I usually discuss with them is the importance of building an emotional connection.

According to www.lifescript.com, an emotional connection is "a bundle of subjective feelings that come together to create a bond between two people." Perhaps the most important part of this phrase is "two people". If you want a strong emotional connection with your spouse, both of you have to put in the time and effort!

Here are 7 ways you can create a stronger emotional connection:

1) Study your partner and gain a better awareness of their needs

2) Trust your partner

3) Be emotionally available

4) Show affection

5) Fight Fair

6) See the world through the other person's eyes

7) Overcome the obstacles

These are just some of the ways you can create strong emotional connections - many times you need a third party to navigate all of these areas successfully. If you are interested in exploring what it would look like to have some relational coaching, let me know!