All couples have ups and downs and all relationships bring opportunities to learn, to grow,

to work on ourselves.

And it's also true that there is a difference between a relationship rough patch that

heralds a growth opportunity and a sign that your relationship is

really in trouble and might even be on the brink. So on today's episode, you're going to learn

about real relationship warning signs so that you know what to do to get things back on track. our mood music today is my face and taught a memory

our mood music today is from Ms. PJ Harvey. The song is on Battleship Hill, which I chose

for us because it is a gorgeous song. But I think it also just conveys a feeling that happens in a truly

distressed relationship. I mean, even when people have good intentions still, it feels like

an ongoing battle. PJ Harvey has a new album out that you can check out on her band camp page

called Old Year Dying. And be sure to follow her so that you

know when she's going on tour. And welcome to another episode of the Love Happiness and Success

podcast. This is for growth-oriented people like you who are on a mission to create more

love, happiness, and success in their lives.

I'm your host, Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby. I'm the founder of growing self-counseling and coaching.

My background, I'm a licensed psychologist, a board-certified coach, and I'm also a licensed

marriage and family therapist. So we talk a lot about love and relationships on this show, and today is going to be one of those.

Again, you know, I really wanted to record an episode for you on this topic about how to know if your relationship is really in distress because there are some unique

characteristics of relationships that are really starting to go down the tubes.

And it's important to be able to see that and know how to intervene in order to shift

that because if you don't, unfortunately, I've seen this as a

marriage counselor, couples can get to this point of no return where even if they do get into

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