Magnificent Midlife

An extremely helpful and empowering interview with Nicola Foster, relationship and intimacy therapist and coach. Nicola has created a Relationship Survival Guide for Lovers in Lockdown. I thought here was a woman I just had to get on the podcast! Even the best of relationships have been under strain in the crazy condition of the pandemic. There is lots of great advice here and you’ll find a link to the guide below. It's also my personal therapy session! We talk about: The biggest issues Nicola’s been seeing recently that prompted her to create the guide The relationship resilience pyramid The importance of looking after ourselves The importance of laughter and having fun The rise of TikTok The big mistakes we can make in our relationships especially when under stress How to avoid flash points of irritation when you’re together a lot with little space to escape How we can all get better at communication Giving your partner space and not needing to fix their issues Looking for the positive and appreciating you