Is couple’s therapy a pitstop before divorce? Your mental health directly impacts your relationships; romantic, platonic, and most importantly, with yourself. So how can couple’s navigate prioritizing their individual mental health or receiving a mental illness diagnosis? How do you tell the person that you’re in a relationship with that you’re concerned about their mental health?

On this episode of the Playing House Podcast Dominique and Kolter Bouchard discuss mental health and mental illness, going to couples therapy, and how prioritizing mental health leads to more physical intimacy.

Dominique shares the realities of postpartum depression/postpartum psychosis, Kolter recalls his experience navigating the medical system after receiving multiple mental illness diagnoses, the couple share their favourite ways of sharing an intimate moment when they’re in a bad mood, and share their visions for the future.

**Resources:**

Finding a Black Mental Health Professional (Canada and US): https://blacktherapistlist.com/?fbclid=PAAaYxa9F7KlqmvxqKUPshFMW8A_kglFmUhDGkQEcb2UHag_ZG3LLX1gRNLHo

Connect with a POC Mental Health Professional (Canada): https://www.altheatherapy.com/

Finding a Black Mental health Professional (US): https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/african-american

Eating disorder resources for US residents - https://goop.com/ca-en/wellness/health/good-programs-for-eating-disorder-treatment-and-recovery/

Eating disorder resources for Canadians - https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/healthy-living/eating-disorders-teens-information-parents-caregivers.html

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