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Relationships

Building Emotional Intimacy: A Couples Guide

Corie Muldoon

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, we’ll be touching on relationships this month!

Emotional intimacy is the sharing of thoughts and feelings with another person in a way that is… safe, trusting, and vulnerable. It is a key aspect of interpersonal relationships.

What does emotional intimacy involve?

  • Feeling close to another person
  • Sharing personal feelings
  • Receiving personal validation
  • Being open and honest with each other
  • Sharing your deepest thoughts and feelings

Strong emotional intimacy comes from showing up emotionally for someone consistently over a long period of time.

When we show up for someone emotionally, we’re making a deposit into their emotional piggy bank. Make enough deposits = something of true value.

Here are some ways to build emotional intimacy, starting with smaller steps:

Daily Connection:

  • 10-minute check-ins about your days
  • Share one good thing and one challenge each day
  • Physical touch without sexual pressure (hand holding, hugs, light touches)
  • Express appreciation for specific things you notice

Activities Together:

  • Cook a meal together
  • Take walks and talk
  • Try a new hobby or class together
  • Create shared goals or projects

Deeper Connection:

  • Share fears and hopes
  • Ask about each other’s feelings beyond surface level
  • Show vulnerability about your own emotions
  • Listen without trying to fix
  • Share memories of why you fell for each other

Small Daily Gestures:

  • Send thoughtful texts
  • Leave little notes
  • Do small favors
  • Express genuine compliments
  • Ask about their feelings/thoughts

Remember to:

  • Start small and build gradually
  • Be patient with the process
  • Focus on quality time without distractions
  • Share your appreciation when they make efforts

A little bit everyday adds up.

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Featured Series, Relationships

Getting Healthy Together: A Couple’s Guide

Corie Muldoon

Are you and your partner looking to embark on a health and wellness journey together? Congratulations on taking the first step!

Getting healthy together can bring many benefits to your relationship, including:

  • Increased motivation and accountability
  • Enhanced teamwork and communication
  • Improved overall health and well-being
  • More quality time spent together

Here are some tips to help you and your partner get healthy together:

1. Set Common Goals

Discuss and set specific, achievable health goals together. This can be anything from running a marathon to cooking healthy meals at home.

2. Create a Shared Vision

Develop a shared vision for your health and wellness journey. This will help you both stay motivated and focused on your goals.

3. Schedule Healthy Time Together

Plan regular healthy activities together, like:

  • Morning yoga or meditation sessions
  • Evening walks or jogs
  • Cooking healthy meals together
  • Weekend hikes or outdoor adventures

4. Support Each Other’s Strengths and Weaknesses

Recognize and support each other’s strengths and weaknesses. If one partner is struggling with a particular aspect of their health journey, offer encouragement and support.

5. Celebrate Milestones and Progress

Celebrate each other’s progress and milestones along the way. This will help keep you both motivated and encouraged to continue working towards your health goals.

6. Make Healthy Choices Together

Make healthy choices together, like:

  • Preparing healthy meals at home
  • Avoiding unhealthy snacks and treats
  • Drinking plenty of water throughout the day

7. Be Patient and Flexible

Remember that getting healthy is a journey, not a destination. Be patient and flexible with each other, and don’t be too hard on yourselves if you slip up.

Healthy Couple Challenges

Try these fun and healthy challenges to keep you and your partner motivated:

  • Cook a new healthy recipe together each week
  • Take a 30-minute walk together each day
  • Do a 10-minute workout together each morning
  • Try a new outdoor activity together each month

Conclusion

Getting healthy together can be a fun and rewarding experience for couples. By using these tips and challenges, you and your partner can support each other and achieve your goals together.

Share your favorite healthy couple activities and tips in the comments below!

✨ Stay healthy and happy ✨

Mindfulness, Relationships

Love is a verb

Corie Muldoon



Love is action displayed without expectation.

Love happens unconditionally.

Rough day? Love.

Arguments stirred by emotion? Love.

Fear, doubt, worry? Love.

Love is the ground that we as a couple walk on.

No matter the pains that life may bring us, nothing ever beats our love for one another.

On my darkest days, I know I can count on his love. And on his, he can count on mine.

We show up whenever we possibly can and just love.

There’s no running tally of who has loved the most. Or whose turn it is to love this time.

Love is not 50/50… it is 100/0.

Giving your absolute all with no expectation from the other.

It’s not easy, it’s a true commitment and takes true understanding and compassion.

It’s constant work —> helping each other through the storm to self realization.

Together we empower each other.

But I do not look to him to meet my needs. Nor does he look at me to meet his.

We simply are. We simply do. And we simply be. Loving and serving every step of the way.

xx Corie and Joey