How to rescue a relationship from the brink of breakdown

Navigating life’s biggest changes takes resilience and adaptability, especially when multiple challenges occur simultaneously.

Even highly capable individuals can struggle when faced with unexpected events, from starting a business and having a child in a foreign country to dealing with illness and death.

Jon and Lori Smith’s experience highlights the importance of acknowledging the cognitive stress that builds up in periods of upheaval, rather than maintaining a “happy-go-lucky” mindset that everything will simply work out.

This episode will help you

• Explore how to rebuild a relationship after significant personal and professional challenges
• Understand the importance of pausing and prioritising self-care in times of overwhelming stress
• Learn how curiosity and open communication can transform conflict into connection

Highlights

• [00:06:01] Startups, moves, new lives, and uncertainties
• [00:14:29] When things began to fall apart
• [00:19:45] Jon and Lori meet Sally-Anne
• [00:23:05] Things take a turn for the worse
• [00:29:34] Help arrives, with a difficult choice
• [00:34:28] Finding space to renew and repair
• [00:40:36] Looking over the parapet
• [00:48:06] The fears Jon & Lori faced
• [00:51:03] What Fearless Forward means for Jon and Lori
• [00:55:52] Takeaways from Sally-Anne

Resources

• Connect with Jon via LinkedIn
• Connect with Lori Alexa-Smith on LinkedIn
• Connect with Sally-Anne via LinkedIn