Prioritizing your mental health in a relationship

Send us Fan MailWe’re kicking off Season 3 with a convo our all-former-foster-youth podcasters are so eager to explore— How can we prioritize our mental health while navigating romantic relationships?  Derenice and Myh’Keith explain ways to talk openly—even about the hard stuff. They also explain how “growth-bonding” can be a great way to build your relationship.  We get into the red flags that might signal a relationship is not right for you. Remember: your relationship with yourself is just as important as your relationship with someone else. We hope to help you understand that meeting your needs is not selfish. In fact, doing so can actually help you become a better partner in the long run. Resources:Our Top 10 tips for developing healthy relationships: PDF download Video series Blog article On the RHEP website Learn how to engage in honest communication, even in times of conflict:  ”The Most Effective Way to Make a Request” “All About Communication” Get help learning when it’s time to grow and when it’s time to move on:  “9 Questions to Assess the Health of Your Relationship” “Warning Signs of Abuse” 4 Tips for Having a Difficult Conversation With Your Partner How to Balance Your Independence and Interdependence for Healthy Relationships Content Advisory: The stories we are sharing sometimes touch on different kinds of trauma, please take care of yourself while you listen.Host:Derenice (she/her), RHEP Youth Advisory Board memberParticipant: Myh’Keith (he/him), RHEP Youth Advisory Board memberAbout Self-Taught: Former Foster Youth on Sex, Health, and Life:Self-Taught: Former Foster Youth on Sex, Health, and Life is a podcast from foster youth, for foster youth, with unfiltered conversations about puberty, relationships, sexual health, identity, and much more that we wish were part of our upbringing. It is hosted by the youth advisory board of the Reproductive Health Equity Project at the National Center for Youth Law. Self-Taught: Former Foster Youth on Sex, Health, and Life is supported through a grant to the National Center for Youth Law from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. We are very grateful for their support. Contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Hilton Foundation. Self-Taught: Former Foster Youth on Sex, Health, and Life is produced in California. Laws, policies and programs discussed in this episode may be specific to California. Watch our episodes at https://rhep.info/self-taught.Learn more about the podcast and the Reproductive Health Equity Project at www.fosterreprohealth.orgEmail us with questions, comments, and feedback at [email protected].