How to End the Year Strong in Your Relationship

As the year comes to a close, many couples find themselves reflecting on the highs and lows of their relationship. In this episode of the Music and Therapy Podcast, host Keana W. Mitchell, trauma‑informed relationship coach, explores how to move beyond reflection into intentional action. You’ll learn practical tools to stop cycles of conflict and start building deeper connection, so you can finish the year with love, grace, and strength.

🌱 What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why reflection gives clarity but connection gives strength.
• How to end the year strong by choosing connection over conflict.
• The importance of nurturing your relationship with yourself alongside your romantic relationship.
• Insights from psychologists like Carl Rogers (self‑acceptance), Brené Brown (boundaries as self‑love), and Kristin Neff (self‑compassion).
• Five healing exercises that blend music therapy and narrative therapy to help couples reconnect.

🎶 Healing Exercises Featured

1. The Pause Practice – Stop reactive cycles with intentional pauses.
2. Gratitude Swap – Build appreciation through daily gratitude sharing.
3. Music & Movement Reset – Use music to shift emotional atmosphere.
4. “I Feel” Statements – Replace blame with vulnerability and empathy.
5. Connection Ritual – Create nightly habits that foster intimacy.

Listeners are invited to try the Music & Story Healing Challenge, a five‑day practice combining music and narrative therapy to reframe relationship stories, reduce conflict, and strengthen connection.

💡 Key Takeaway

Ending the year strong isn’t about perfection, it’s about choosing intentional love, practicing grace, and nurturing both your partner and yourself. Relationships don’t thrive by accident; they thrive when we nurture them.

📅 Release

New episodes of the Music and Therapy Podcast are available every Wednesday.

Connect with Keana: 💌 Website: Emory Rose (keanawmitchell.com)

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