BLUF

Knowing how to raise mental health concerns with empathy, patience, and skill helps preserve relationships, strengthens communication, and ensures both partners are equipped to cope and thrive.

Learning Outcomes.

  • Learn how to initiate mental health conversations with partners using timing, language, and empathy that reduce defensiveness.
  • Understand the importance of active listening, mirroring, and emotional validation in supportive dialogue.
  • Recognise the need for self-care and boundaries when supporting a partner through mental health challenges.

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