Ask a Therapist: How to Make Your Relationship Work

Most couples wait an average of seven years longer than they should before going to therapy. Seven years of unspoken assumptions, avoided conversations, and tension that could have been addressed so much sooner.In this episode of Couchside Conversations, Advisor Beau Wirick sits down with licensed therapist Jennie Marie Battistin to talk about a different approach — one where therapy isn't a last resort but a tool you use early to build understanding, communicate better, and strengthen what you already have.Tune in if you're interested in:Why couples wait too long to start therapy and what it costs themWhat the Gottman research actually says about healthy relationshipsHow to bring up therapy with a partner who is resistantWhat strong couples do differently from the startHow to have the conversations most people were never taught to haveTo watch the episode or read the transcript, visit our website here.