| Hi Friend,
We've been talking a lot about stress in the last few emails we've sent. That's because that's what a lot of people are experiencing these days.
Stress is corrosive. It doesn't feel good, it erodes your quality of life, and it assaults your well-being and health.
While the world is focused on Covid-19 for obvious reasons, and while that is a major stressor for couples right now, the reality is that stressful situations and events come in many different shapes and forms and will continue when Covid-19 is a distant memory.
Finances. Raising a family. Health issues. Looking after aging parents. Careers. Accomplishing goals. Making dreams a reality. And the list goes on. All of these have, do and will continue to cause stress for all couples at one time or another...and too many marriages will break under the strain.
That is....
Unless you have something in your back pocket to immunise you and your relationship against all these sources of stress.
What does it mean to be immunised?
Well, in the medical world, being immunised doesn't mean that you will never get exposed to, or even acquire, an illness at some point. What it means is that if and when you get a virus, you aren't taken out. Your body has the tools to manage, contain, disarm and destroy it. You can go about your day almost as if nothing was wrong. You remain productive, happy, creative, and engaged with life.
That's what the "Between Men and Women" Online Couples Communication Workshop does for your marriage or relationship. It gives you new understandings and practical tools to manage, contain, disarm and destroy sources of stress in your relationship before the virus that stress is, kills it.
"Between Men and Women" doesn't guarantee that sources of stress won't show up. Since we've been together, Jason and I have experienced health issues, financial challenges, my Mom's death, the challenges of helping my Dad who just turned 90, business issues, career changes, both kids being injured, and more.
But through all of that, we had each other. Solid and unshakeable. That was never in question. Not because we're special. We're not. We're just like you. No different.
What we had was an understanding of each other. We knew what we each needed to feel safe and secure. We had each other's back. We knew how to avoid arguments by knowing what not to say at the wrong time. And we knew how to help each other get through something by knowing what to say at the right time.
When I say we understood each other, I don't mean that Jason understood me as Donna, and that I understood him as Jason. That's too limiting.
What I mean is that I understand Jason as a man, and he understands me as a woman. When I really got that Jason is like all other men in terms of why he does what he does, how he behaves and how he reacts to what I do, I was free from blaming him. It's not Jason's fault he's this way or that. That's how men are. It's sort of built into the DNA. It's natural. It's not his fault, so why would I hold him accountable for things he may not even realise he's doing? The same is true of Jason's understanding of me. We don't blame each other!
This doesn't give him or me license to be any way we want with impunity. We have to be responsible for how we land with each other. But in order to be responsible we have to be aware.
And that's what the "Between Men and Women" Online Couples Communication Workshop gives you - AWARENESS of who you each are for yourselves and who your partner is too.
Awareness of yourself gives you freedom to be who you are....to finally know you aren't crazy or to know that you matter. Awareness of your partner replaces judgment and frustration with compassion and empathy.
I know...it almost sounds too good to be true. But I've got almost 15 years of personal and professional experience that proves it, in my relationship with Jason, and in the relationships of the 100's of couples I've worked with, including some who were literally on the brink of divorce.
Some people who get these emails have been receiving them for years without registering in "Between Men and Women", and gifting themselves the freedom, peace of mind, and connectedness that they want and deserve.
Don't let anymore time go by just wishing things were better. We're all spending A LOT of time at home these days and a lot of time with our partners. There may never be a more opportune time to let the "Between Men and Women" workshop transform your relationship once and for all. Join us online on April 25-26!
If you have questions or are ready to register, simply call me at 403-455-9351 or reply to this email. We'll finalise your registration, and email you the link you can use to join us online.
Enjoy your evening! Stay safe and be healthy!
To Your Greatness,
Donna
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