Dear young married couple, have you ever felt like your spouse just didn't get your stress?

Maybe one of you shuts down while the other just explodes.

There is a reason for that.

And if you don't understand it, stress could slowly be tearing your marriage apart.

This is what we see so often in counseling sessions.

I probably should do a study to see how many couples that end up in our office are struggling

with stress. Because let's face it, stress is one of the leading causes for disconnection in marriage.

And the way you handle stress is probably different from how your spouse handles it.

Really?

Yeah.

So today, we're going to help you identify your stress style.

There are three different stress styles.

So you'll be able to identify with one of those.

Maybe different times you could identify with several of them, but we're also going to have you

identify a simple, practical tool that helps you navigate stress together instead of against each

other.

So let's dive in.

The thing is, is that stress isn't just about your work or your finances or your responsibilities

because everybody has those.

Everybody has those things to manage, but not every couple is stressed.

So there are clear differences between how some couples handle it and others handle it.

And we know that's really because it's not the things that make you stress, but it's the meaning

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