Love During Lockdown

“How do we carve out time for our relationship when we’re just processing so much ourselves as individuals and taking care of the needs of our children?”
— Allison Villa

With the lockdown regulations constantly shifting, it’s hard to find your rhythm as a parent. Kids thrive when they have routines and dealing with work and school from home has been a huge challenge for many of us.

On top of that, many of us are feeling ‘pandemic fatigue’ after nearly a year of isolation and doom-filled news stories.

And these added stresses can have a big impact on our relationships.

In times like these, it’s more important than ever to make time to work on your connection with your partner.

In this episode of Couplehood, I share some of my favourite simple daily and weekly actions to strengthen your relationship.

One of the most important areas to tackle is sleep.

If your children sleep through the night, you’re already winning the lottery. If you have small children who don’t sleep through the night, this already challenging situation is going to be more challenging. While you don’t have access to a wider circle of support during lockdown, you and your partner can support each other by giving each other space for naps during the day or alternating nights with the baby.

From sleep schedules to home office placement to planning out the school day, you have so many opportunities to make choices that deepen your connection.

Listen to the episode to discover:

People-pleaser problems — and how to avoid letting them make life more challenging
The importance of rethinking how you use the space in your home
The #1 small thing that you should be putting in your schedule every single week