148: Practicing Good Emotional Hygiene To Improve Your Relationship

We’ve all been in a situation where we’ve let our emotions get the better of us. We snap at our partner, stress ourselves out and react negatively to the smallest transgressions. Worry no more. Today’s episode will give you amazing actionable tips to help control your emotions, feel better and improve the relationship with yourself and your partner.

In this episode we discuss relationship advice topics that include:

How to take control of your mood and emotions

Finding an emotional grounding to avoid being controlled by the events of your day

How to respond rather than react

Creating a buffer period to decompress and interact positively with your partner

Body scan exercises to help control your emotions and create happier relationships.

And much more!

Kongit is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Sex Therapist in the state of California. She's the founder of the Inspired Journey Counseling Center in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles.

Full show notes and episode links at: http://idopodcast.com/148

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