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How to Stop Your Fitness Goals from Destroying Your Relationship (EJ and Tarah Kerwin) | Ep 274


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Is your fitness journey unintentionally straining your relationships? How can you pursue personal goals while maintaining emotional intimacy? What systems can help couples thrive in both their health and love lives?

Philip (@witsandweights) explores the intersection of fitness and relationships with EJ and Tarah Kerwin, licensed therapists and co-hosts of the Relationship Renovation Podcast. Together, they uncover practical tools for navigating conflicts, aligning goals, and fostering collaboration in your fitness journey without sacrificing connection with your partner.

Discover how to avoid common pitfalls, communicate more effectively, and build systems that honor your individuality while strengthening your bond. Whether you're meal prepping or juggling gym schedules with kids, this episode offers essential strategies for harmony in both your fitness and personal lives.

Today, you’ll learn all about:

2:45 Relationship dynamics and connection with fitness and nutrition
6:38 Managing different schedules and priorities with adaptiveness and intention
10:06 Creating collaborative systems as a couple
13:23 Plan, predict, and prepare
16:25 Maintaining emotional and physical intimacy during intense fitness phases
18:21 Balancing parenting, meeting needs, and gym time
22:21 Recognizing how to show support in coupleship
26:14 Agreement boundaries in coaching dynamics
31:06 Addressing body image and emotional triggers
35:09 Communication strategies, triggers, and boundaries around fitness and nutrition goals
44:02 Navigating differences in parenting and shared values evolve over time
49:13 How vows and flexibility support long-term relationships
53:48 Rapid-fire questions
57:45 Outro

Episode resources:

  • Website: relationshiprenovation.com
  • Podcast: relationshiprenovation.com/podcast 

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