2/22 - When Health Changes Your Marriage: Navigating Illness, Aging, & Physical Transitions Together
When Health Changes Your Marriage: Navigating Illness, Aging, and Physical Transitions Together Marriage vows often include the promise to love each other “in sickness and in health.” Most couples say those words sincerely and when they say them, they really mean them—but few truly understand what they mean until health changes become part of their daily life. Most people don't really think that far into the future to consider what life may look like when illness and aging changes the marriage dynamics. A new diagnosis, chronic illness, injury, mental health challenges, or the natural aging process can deeply impact not just the individual, but the marriage itself. Roles shift. Emotions intensify. Expectations change. And many couples quietly wonder: How do we stay connected through this? Why do I feel so lonely even though we’re together? Is it normal for our relationship to change this much? Is there something wrong with us? If you and your spouse are...
