Thank you for joining us for episode 511 of Live Happy Now.

Some of the most vital connections are those we make with our romantic partners.

But as we all know, the road to romance is not always a smooth one.

So today's guest is here to give us a better roadmap.

I'm your host, Paula Phelps, and today I'm joined by relationship expert, Dr. Gloria Lee,

a professor of counseling psychology and clinical director at Brentwood Counseling Center in Vancouver, Canada.

Gloria, who is author of the best-selling book, The Connected Couple, Seven Secrets to Transforming Your

Relationship, is here to talk about what it takes to truly connect as a couple, how to

navigate conflict for greater connection, and she shares a gratitude practice that can

change your entire relationship. Let's have a listen. Dr. Gloria, thank you for joining me

on Live Happy Now.

Thank you for having me, and please call me, Gloria.

I shall do that going forward. Thank you. And this is the month that at Live Happy,

we're talking about connections. That's our theme for all of March. And so it was a great time to talk to you. Obviously, romantic connections are a big part of that. So I want to start by asking what it

means to be a connected couple. To be a connected couple means that you are emotionally and

mentally connected. And it will typically lead to a physical connection as well. So we're

connected in different ways. Most people think, oh, we're

connected because we're physically one, but it's more than that. It includes the mental, the emotional,

the physical, and the spiritual, I would say. And a lot of times now, especially, I'm sure it's

always been the case, but especially in this age of dating apps and quick connections, we overlook some of the, like the

communication that we need and some of the other components. What do you see us missing out on

when we are jumping in too fast and making that a physical connection and not making all the

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