Roommate Mode and Midlife Relationships: A Conversation with Katie Rössler

Content warning: Katie shares some a surprising history, so this is one you might not what to listen to this with young kids in the car. In this episode, Erica is joined by Katie Rössler, relationship strategist and couples counselor, to talk about what perimenopause is really doing to our relationships.Katie shares what she sees when couples come to her — almost always in roommate mode, functioning well as a household but emotionally disconnected. She talks about how perimenopause becomes the catalyst that forces couples to do the deeper work, why both partners need to understand this season of life, and what shifts when the person who has always kept the peace finally starts to wake up.This is a conversation about relationships, identity, and why midlife might be the most important portal you'll ever walk through — together.Katie Rössler hosts the weekly podcast Relationship Reset and works with couples who have been together more than ten years. Find her at katierossler.com.Website: https://www.katierossler.comPodcast: https://www.katierossler.com/podcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@katierosslerFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RelationshipResetwithKatie-----Book your Life Patterns Review here.Follow me on Substack: https://substack.com/@ericavoellGet the latest email newsletter: https://ericavoell.com/newsletterConnect with me: erica[at]ericavoell[dot]comFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericavoell.coaching/