Pro tip: individual counseling before engagement and marriage is just as important as pre-engagement or pre-marital counseling.
Use individual counseling to
- work through differentiating from your family of origin
- deal with your unfinished business and unresolved issues of the past
- heal from trauma and get free from your addictions, secrets, and shame
- get comfortable with who you really are
- understand the strengths and growth areas associated with your personality
- address any character flaws and immaturity
- have a purpose, direction and plan for your life and the future
- develop empathy and emotional intelligence so you can communicate and resolve conflict effectively.
If there’s one silver lining for how the pandemic is messing up everyone’s engagement and wedding timelines it’s that it’s giving people time to slow down and work on their stuff.
