As the New Year is upon us, we hope you take time to pause and reflect on this past year. Take a moment (or longer) to count your blessings and feel gratitude for achieving all that you have accomplished together over this past year. If you are like most, it has not been an easy journey. Appreciate yourselves and each other for the effort and commitment you have put forth in your relationship. What are the routines and strategies that have worked well for you as a couple? What would you like to accentuate and magnify in 2025? Here are some ideas to incorporate into your relationship; 1. Make time for each other, set aside time each day for your relationship, even if it is a few minutes. Schedule a date night each month. 2. Practice Gratitude, each day tell your partner something that you are grateful for or that you appreciate in them and in your relationship. Be generous with compliments to each other. 3. Be present with each other, give your partner your full attention when you are talking. Put away the cell phones and try to eliminate distractions. 4. Be honest in the moment about what is bothering you. Do not build up anger and resentment. Make your own list of intentions that you can commit to as a couple. Relationships take hard work! We feel blessed to be on this journey with so many of you, and we are grateful for all that we have learned from the work we have done together. Wishing you all a Happy and Healthy New Year!

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