Seven Effective Tools to Deal with Stress in Your Relationship (Podcast Episode 294)

It doesn’t take a genius to know that your relationship is worse off when you or your partner are under stress. A fight with your friend, money woes, that nasty commute, little Jimmy’s newly diagnosed gluten allergy, and those long work days bleed over into your relationship. The research shows that the more frustrations and issues people had outside the home, the more stress they had in their relationship and the less satisfied they felt with it! Stress will kill your relationship faster than almost anything else. But I’m here to help! Today we’ll talk about a new way to look at handling stress and my top seven effective tools to deal with stress in your relationship.

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Research and Resources for Seven Effective Tools to Deal with Stress in Your Relationship

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Neff, Lisa & Karney, Benjamin. (2009). Stress and Reactivity to Daily Relationship Experiences: How Stress Hinders Adaptive Processes in Marriage. Journal of personality and social psychology. 97. 435-50. 10.1037/a0015663.

Falconier, Mariana & Nussbeck, Fridtjof & Bodenmann, Guy & Schneider, Hulka & Bradbury, Thomas. (2014). Stress From Daily Hassles in Couples: Its Effects on Intradyadic Stress, Relationship Satisfaction, and Physical and Psychological Well-Being. Journal

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Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers by Robert M. Sapolsky

The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It by Kelly McGonigal

Graham, J. M., & Barnow, Z. B. (2013). Stress and social support in gay, lesbian, and heterosexual couples: Direct effects and buffering models. Journal of Family Psychology, 27(4), 569–578. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0033420

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