Healthy Relationships

As you read the title for this blog, I'm confident that you are slightly perplexed by it. I know, it is totally different from what I normally write about, but I figured I'd switch it up. Health encompasses so many things so I didn't want to ignore the importance of healthy relationships. Here's a quick fun fact connecting eating habits and healthy relationships: couples often find more joy when their eating habits are alike. This is not to say that if your eating habits are different, you won't have any joy. That is not true! But I think that fact is pretty cool. In this blog, I'm going to highlight a 3 things that I believe help make a healthy relationship.

Mutual Respect

Respect is something we all want to receive, but may have a hard time giving it. Let's be honest! In a healthy relationship, showing mutual respect is key. It involves valuing someone else's opinion, perspective, feelings and choices. Each individual has their own set of opinions, beliefs, etc and it is not your job to change or persuade them into a new perspective. If you desire a healthy relationship, showing respect is a must.

Boundaries

Setting boundaries around topics you are comfortable discussing, or physical contact, etc. is essential to maintaining your own individuality. If boundaries are set in a relationship, both parties will feel respected and valued. A relationship with no boundaries could lead to resentment or arguments.

Equal Effort

In a relationship, especially an unhealthy one, it feels like one party is putting more effort into it. The investment in the relationship may feel unbalanced. If there isn't equal effort, it starts to blur the lines of codependency or enablement. Many times, unresolved past traumas act as a barrier to extending equal effort in a relationship. So, it's important to address past trauma or any other mindsets that prevent you from showing more effort in a relationship.

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