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Choosing To Live A Healthier Life

A few years ago, I realized that I needed to get healthy for my kids. I weighed around three hundred pounds, and it was really difficult for me to get around comfortably. I was even having problems with things like sleeping and driving, which is why I shifted my focus to a healthier lifestyle. I started eating right and exercising daily, and I quickly realized that my life was improving day after day. One day, after losing about a hundred pounds, I realized that I could run faster than I had ever been able to before. This blog is all about choosing to live a healthier life and doing it with style.

3 Benefits Of Premarital Counseling

Planning a wedding can be very exciting. But while you're in the middle of picking out the flowers and the cake, don't forget that's it's important to learn how to cultivate a healthy relationship once the glow of the honeymoon fades. Whether you think you don't need it or you just haven't given it a lot of thought, here are just a few benefits of premarital counseling.

Get Professional Guidance

You and your partner have probably had lots of conversations about your future. But there might be some things that have been swept under the rug or simply not discussed. This often happens when people don't believe that certain situations will affect them, or they just don't think about potential problems. That's where having professional guidance can help.

For instance, both parties might agree to keep separate bank accounts with the notion that they're immune to money problems. But keeping your money separate doesn't mean there won't be disagreements on how to spend that money.

A counselor offers professional guidance in these instances, bringing up topics you either haven't thought of or you've been afraid to bring up with your partner. They can create possible scenarios, asking you both how you'd handle them. If there are disagreements, you can learn how to navigate through those disagreements or avoid them altogether.

Become a Better Listener

A lot of people firmly believe they're all ears when their friends or loved ones come to them with a problem. But it's easy to misinterpret what you hear when you feel like you're at the root of that problem.

For example, suppose your fiancé says they feel like you're spending too much time with your friends. It's natural to go on the defense and interpret this as "my partner doesn't want me hanging out with my friends anymore!" But in reality, your fiancé may not necessarily want you spending less time with your comrades. They could just want you two to squeeze in an extra date night here and there.

Premarital counseling can teach you the listening skills that are needed for a happy relationship, which include listening without judgment, making eye contact, keeping an open mind, not interrupting or making assumptions about the other person's feelings, and asking questions before jumping to conclusions. And you and your partner can also learn how to word things that are less likely to be misinterpreted. 

Decrease Your Chance for Divorce

While there are obviously no guarantees here, studies show that marriages that began with counseling have a higher success rate. So if you want to reduce your chance for a divorce down the road, premarital counseling is the way to go. 

Talk with a counselor like Sharon O'Connell, MA for more guidance.