Coaching for Relationships & Community

Romantic Relationships

Finding and maintaining healthy, nurturing romantic relationships can be delightful and challenging. Surrounding yourself with quality relationships that support, uplift, and inspire you is an important wellness component.

Finding the kind of romantic relationships we deserve often begins with believing we are deserving of the love and support they can provide.  For this reason, personal development and self-esteem are often heavily intertwined in the stories of our romantic past and future.  Past experiences sometimes leave us with complicated feelings that carry themselves into new relationships.  Coaching can help you explore the qualities you are looking for in a romantic partner, behaviors you want to practice and engage in yourself, and support you in navigating the sometimes complicated world of where and how to find a partner.

In addition to love, maintenance and development of romantic relationships requires a nourishing recipe of flexibility, self-awareness, compromise, communication, and compassion.  Whether in a new or long-term relationship, coaching can help you enhance some or all of these elements and move forward in your life with a greater sense of harmony and satisfaction.

Social Relationships

If independence is important to you, you’re not alone.  We live in a society that values independence and self-efficacy.  Independence is not a bad thing, but difficulty incorporating social relationships into our lives, and the vulnerability that comes with that, can leave us feeling isolated, alone, and give us the idea we should be able to do it all on our own.  If we don’t believe ourselves to be deserving of support, we probably won’t attract relationships with those who are able to give it.

If you’re familiar with the saying “it takes a village,” you may be familiar with the many benefits of having the support and belonging that often comes with being part of a healthy community.  We’re not meant to do everything alone and humans have always relied on each other in some ways.  Community refers to unity tying a group of people together, usually created by something shared.  Community is an important component of wellness and can form in many ways.  Communities can be created by virtue of living or working within close physical proximity to one another, or by having a common identity trait, value set, interest, challenge, or purpose.  Communities can also exist on the internet or in the form of organized religions, spiritual practices, support groups, or teams.

In addition to what we gain from healthy relationships, it’s also important to consider what we’re able to contribute to others.  Healthy relationships are reciprocal and involve effort and nourishment. Taking a break from focusing on ourselves and expressing kindness toward others through words or actions can also help us lead happier lives.  According to the Kindness Matters Guide from the Mental Health Foundation in the UK, benefits of practicing kindness and compassion include feeling emotionally healthier, increasing self-esteem, and maybe even helping us live longer.

A lot of us spend a large portion of our time around family, friends, and co-workers.  These dynamics can be challenging to navigate.  These relationships can also offer some of the best opportunities to listen, learn, and grow.  If you are struggling with communication, boundaries, or other interpersonal dynamics, relationship coaching can help you explore these elements, as well as how to simultaneously move forward and care for yourself.

Engaging with quality social relationships can be helpful in countless ways.  If you’re feeling like this domain of your life is lacking, let’s help you find safe and accepting relationships and continue spreading love.