We don’t have a choice on whether we will experience stress. However, we do have a choice on how we will face it. Today, we share three practical ways you and your spouse can tackle stress as a team.

3 WAYS COUPLES CAN TACKLE STRESS AS A TEAM

1. Reaffirm your team mentality
2. Stay open and stay communicating
3. Laugh, cry, or eat your equivalent of ice cream

TAKE THE “US TIME” CHALLENGE

Reaffirm your team mentality. Whether the stress you are experiencing is big or small, remind each other that you are on the same team.

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TEAM US RESOURCES

• Team Us: The Unifying Power of Grace, Commitment, and Cooperation in Marriage (https://ashleighslater.com/team-us/)
• FREE Team Us Study Guide (https://ashleighslater.com/team-us/free-team-us-study-guide/)

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

• “The Four Trauma Responses: Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn” by Sarah Schuster at Health.com (https://www.health.com/fight-flight-freeze-fawn-8348342)
• “Love Under Pressure: Managing Stress as a Couple” by Lauren Church at Utah Marriage Commission (https://extension.usu.edu/strongermarriage/blog/love-under-pressure-manage-stress-as-a-couple)
• “Rescuing Your Relationship from Stress” by Jon Beaty at the Gottman Institute (https://www.gottman.com/blog/rescuing-relationship-stress/)

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